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by Jalal Al-Din Rumi (Author), Peter Washington (Editor)A gorgeously jacketed hardcover collection that draws on a wide variety of translations of Rumi's deeply moving, sensually vibrant poetry. The poetry of the medieval Persian sage Rumi combines lyrical beauty with spiritual profundity, a sense of rapture, and acute awareness of human suffering in ways that speak directly to contemporary audiences. Trained in Sufism--a mystic tradition within Islam--Rumi founded the Sufi order known to us ...

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Report copyright infringementby T. Crunk (Author)A memoir in prose poetry, Hopkinsville represents the pinnacle of T. Crunk's skill as a poet, as well as a prose writer. An ode to a place and its people and their shared past, every page both moves and informs the reader. "T. Crunk's masterful memoir, Hopkinsville, reads like sifting through a picture album of his life. Snapshots told in vivid detail with extraordinary vision, Crunk's lens-as through a child's perspective, noticing J C Penney'...

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Report copyright infringementby Nina Zivancevic (Author)In Death of New York City: Selected Poems, Nina Zivancevic's writing straddles two major cultural groups (American/English and European/non English) using English as her medium. Fluent, and having written in her native Yugoslavian, as well as French and English, she is able to bring a wider scope of linguistic references with which to apprehend the psychological and physical phenomena that inform her writing. Nina Zivancevic lives up to ...

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Report copyright infringementby Lilian Sauter (Author), Jeffrey S. Reznick (Editor)This biographical volume includes Lilian Sauter's only published collection of poetry, Through High Windows, along with letters, photographs, and extensive biographical material, all framed by a scholarly introduction, detailed annotations, and contextual images. Offering a rich and layered portrait of an overlooked woman writer, this edition brings Sauter's literary and political life into focus-situating her ...

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by John Milton (Author), John Leonard (Editor), John Leonard (Introduction by)John Milton's celebrated epic poem exploring the cosmological, moral and spiritual origins of man's existence A Penguin Classic In Paradise Lost Milton produced poem of epic scale, conjuring up a vast, awe-inspiring cosmos and ranging across huge tracts of space and time, populated by a memorable gallery of grotesques. And yet, in putting a charismatic Satan and naked, innocent Adam and Eve at the centre of this st...

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Report copyright infringementby The Poet Amin (Author)Life, Hell & Heaven is his own personal story, which confronts the pain of being trapped in hell. Before you enter into the ''Heaven'' part of this book, it begins with the poem ''Welcome.'' You will then start traveling into this ''One World of Poetry.'' As he prepares you for future book titles to come, Life, Hell & Heaven is the foundation and is guaranteed to bring an understanding to those who may not know its roots of destruc...

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Report copyright infringementby Rupendra Guha Majumdar (Author)Canary Hill, is explained in an eponymous poem towards the end. Canary Hill is apparently the name of a small, undistinguished hillock near Guha Majumdar's old boarding school where he and his friends would often gather on weekends. The poems of Guha Majumdar are not really narrative, but several do refer to stories, and all are full of metaphors and images, a characteristic of the poet's mind which cannot conceive of a person, pl...

The Key to Everything: May Swenson, a Writer's Life

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Report copyright infringementby Margaret a. Brucia (Author)An intimate portrait of the twentieth-century American poet May Swenson (1913-1989) was one of the most important and original poets of the twentieth century. The Key to Everything is a biography of this experimental American modernist that draws directly from her unpublished diaries and her letters to friends, family, and colleagues, most notably Elizabeth Bishop. In 1952, Swenson wrote in her diary, "I want to confirm my life in a n...

Subparts of a Life: 40 Stories on Being Human

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Report copyright infringementby Chris Ehrlich (Author)What are the greatest traits we all share? Subparts of a Life tells stories that reveal the abstract virtues within each of us. They make us human. They give us hope and meaning.Subparts of a Life is a positive gift of art and philosophy for anyone to better perceive, understand, and live their sub-life.Subparts of a Life: 40 Stories on Being Human is the sequel to Parts of a Life: 40 Stories on Youth to Adulthood.Contents: 1. Identity 2. ...

The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso - Paperback

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by Dante Alighieri (Author), Robin Kirkpatrick (Introduction by), Robin Kirkpatrick (Translator)A stunning 3-in-1 edition of one of the great works of Western literatureAn epic masterpiece and a foundational work of the Western canon, The Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as his guide; his ascent of Mount Purgatory and reunion with his dead love, Beatrice; and, finally, his arrival in Heaven. Examining questions of faith, desire, and enlightenment and furnished wit...

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare - Leather

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by William Shakespeare (Author), Michael A. Cramer (Introduction by)No library is complete without the classics! This leather-bound edition includes the complete works of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, considered by many to be the English language's greatest writer. Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, King Lear, Hamlet, and Macbeth--the works of William Shakespeare still resonate in our imaginations four centuries after they were written. The timeless characters and the...

Extracting the Stone of Madness: Poems 1962 - 1972 - Paperback

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by Alejandra Pizarnik (Author), Yvette Siegert (Translator)Revered by the likes of Octavio Paz and Roberto Bolano, Alejandra Pizarnik is still a hidden treasure in the U.S. Extracting the Stone of Madness: Poems 1962-1972 comprises all of her middle to late work, as well as a selection of posthumously published verse. Obsessed with themes of solitude, childhood, madness and death, Pizarnik explored the shifting valences of the self and the border between speech and silence. In her own words, ...

The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Esq.

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Report copyright infringementby William Cowper (Author)This book comprises the complete works of the esteemed poet William Cowper. Wonderfully translated from Latin and Italian by Milton, this inspiring compendium of poetry is a worthy addition to any bookshelf and a collector of Cowper would be remiss to ignore this comprehensive text. One of the most popular poets of his time, William Cowper was an English poet and hymnodist who defined 18th century nature poetry with his poetic illustratio...

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Report copyright infringementby R. R. Tavárez (Author)How did you grow to be who you are? What loves nurtured you into becoming? What seeds have been sown within you to nurture hope? Which avenues through life have allowed you to expand your self and transform in myriad ways? I am not one thing. Drag Queen Preacher is a reflection of being and a revelation of love. In poetic snapshots, R. R. Tavárez--pastor, urban farmer, artist, advocate, drag queen--reveals the complexities and rich beautie...

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Report copyright infringementby Malcolm Alexander-Neal (Author)"Verses of Life: Through Chapters of Love" is a deeply personal poetry collection that explores the profound journey of love, growth, and introspection. Each poem, rooted in real events and emotions, is paired with a short narrative that illuminates its inspiration and context. This unique format invites you into my world, offering a window into the pivotal relationships, childhood memories, and transformative experiences that hav...

William Gilmore Simms: The Novelist, The Poet (1896)

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Report copyright infringementby Samuel Albert Link (Author)""William Gilmore Simms: The Novelist, The Poet"" is a biography written by Samuel Albert Link in 1896. The book provides a detailed account of the life and work of William Gilmore Simms, a prominent American author and poet of the 19th century. Simms is known for his contributions to Southern literature and his depictions of the antebellum South. The biography covers Simms' early life, his education, and his literary career. Link pro...

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Knoester (Author)For author Peter Knoester, putting thoughts on paper isn't as easy as it sounds. Not after ninety years and not after everything he's lived through. Growing up during World War II and enduring the Hunger Winter, the Dutch famine of 1944-1945 in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands, have greatly influenced Peter's outlook on life. They shaped who he is as a person-as did his time as a merchant marine and his career outside the navy. Based on the ...

Reading Secrets: A Queer Inheritance of Life and Scripture

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Report copyright infringementby Malcolm Himschoot (Author)A trans pastor's fascination with the Scripture inherited from his closeted, fundamentalist father.When his dad died, Malcolm Himschoot inherited his father's Bibles. He chose to re-read them, examining his dad's notes in the margins, teasing out the details of his upbringing and gender identity amid the structures and forms of biblical narratives. For Malcolm, coming out meant exile and verbal excommunication; he embodied all his gay ...

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Report copyright infringementby Queen Washington (Author) Number of Pages: 158 Dimensions: 0.5 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: November 01, 2023

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by Ovid (Author), David Raeburn (Translator), Denis Feeney (Introduction by)Ovid's sensuous and witty poem, in an accessible translation by David Raeburn In Metamophoses, Ovid brings together a dazzling array of mythological tales, ingeniously linked by the idea of transformation--often as a result of love or lust--where men and women find themselves magically changed into new and sometimes extraordinary beings. Beginning with the creation of the world and ending with the deification of Augus...

Walt Whitman: The Complete Poems - Paperback

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by Walt Whitman (Author), Francis Murphy (Editor)From Leaves of Grass to "Song of Myself," all of Whitman's poetry in one volume In 1855 Walt Whitman published Leaves of Grass, the work that defined him as one of America's most influential voices and that he added to throughout his life. A collection of astonishing originality and intensity, it spoke of politics, sexual emancipation, and what it meant to be an American. From the joyful "Song of Myself" and "I Sing the Body Electric" to the el...

A Seat at the Table: Stories and Poems by Veterans (Book V)

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Report copyright infringementby The Veterans' Writing Group San Diego (Author) Number of Pages: 214 Dimensions: 0.49 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: May 06, 2025

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Report copyright infringementby Chris Campanioni (Author)Death of Art dissects post-capitalist, post-Internet, post-death culture; our ability and affinity to be both disembodied and tethered to technology, allowing us to be in several places at once and nowhere at all. "The future is trash. Recycling it, re-arranging it. Making it beautiful again." "Lately I had been thinking about writing a memoir because everything else I've ever written is a memoir while pretending to be something else an...

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Report copyright infringementby J. D. Waggy (Author)Denomination after denomination makes the news for the latest scandal or squabble around sexuality and identity, and the same Bible verses get thrown around over and over. In this mix of poetry and worship, Waggy offers an invitation to conversation not about proving someone else wrong but about exploring the mystery of grace, belonging, and healing. Written for Christians seeking to understand the LGBTQ+ community and for the community hopi...

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Report copyright infringementby Artress Bethany White (Author), Barbara McCaskill (Foreword by) Number of Pages: 104 Dimensions: 0.5 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN Publication Date: June 17, 2025

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Report copyright infringementby Said Shaiye (Author)This innovative Afrofuturist memoir returns in a second edition with a new introduction by Douglas Kearney. Said Shaiye's cross-genre debut Are You Borg Now? blends nonfiction and poetry in an experimental interview the author conducts with his younger self, rejecting the conventions of memoir and what is expected of who writes them, specifically when that writer is an immigrant. Are You Borg Now? cyphers with trauma through a poetics of ref...

Student of The Game-A Storyteller's Soul

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Report copyright infringementby Brandon Soul Cole Coleman (Author)This captivating memoir, artfully expressed in spoken word, unfolds across nine powerful chapters, each a standalone masterpiece that weaves together to form a coherent narrative. As a trú storyteller, I invite you on a journey that not only reflects my life but also resonates with anyone embracing their path of growth.Each chapter connects the dots of my experiences, leaving you inspired to accept and learn from the ebb and fl...

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Nott (Author)A no-holds-barred biography of the great poet and sexual rebel, who could "give the dead a voice, make them sing" (Hilton Als, The New Yorker).Thom Gunn was not a confessional poet, and he withheld much, but inseparable from his rigorous, formal poetry was a ravenous, acute experience of life and death. Raised in Kent, England, and educated at Cambridge, Gunn found a home in San Francisco, where he documented the city's queerness, the hippi...

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Report copyright infringementby Noel Aquino (Author) Number of Pages: 356 Dimensions: 0.79 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: June 20, 2025

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Report copyright infringementby Paul Clancy (Author)Ask yourself: "but how the heck did it get this way?" Pondering Minds is the multifaceted, weird, and genre-transcending brainchild of New York-born, Austin-based musician and poet Paul Clancy. At once a tale of his travails hitchhiking across the United States in the late 1970s and a chronicle of late-night subway rides away from ten dollar rooms in Hoboken, Clancy's memoirs reveal a cross-section of American life and love at the tail end o...

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Report copyright infringementby Nella Coiro (Author)Snapshots through Time is an empowering book of poetry about the author's personal experiences and life transitions which span several decades. This book addresses adversity, trauma, loss, disappointment, struggle, betrayal. Other topics include spirituality, inner strength, learning lessons, personal growth, hope, resilience and healing.These poems are meant to find you wherever you might be in your own life journey.Get your copy today and ...