Poetry

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Report copyright infringementby Oquirrh Keyes (Author)When grief kept time, She kept count.In the quiet calendar, Oquirrh Keyes offers a moving collection of modern poetry about love, heartbreak, and healing. Across thirty one days of silence, each poem becomes a small act of survival, breathing, remembering and letting go.This is poetry for anyone navigating loss or rediscovering themselves after love. With tender honesty and minimalist grace, Keyes transforms silence into strength and grief...

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Report copyright infringementby Octavio Paz (Author), Eliot Weinberger (Translator), Elizabeth Bishop (Translator)The Poems of Octavio Paz is the first retrospective collection of Paz's poetry to span his entire writing career from his first published poem, at age seventeen, to his magnificent last poem. This landmark bilingual edition contains many poems that have never been translated into English before, plus new translations based on Paz's final revisions. Assiduously edited by Eliot Wein...

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Report copyright infringementby Bhaskar Majumdar (Author)This is a book of poetry and images of the natural beauty that surrounds us and on the flow and rhythms of life. You will find reflections on nature, the environment, sustainability and the effects of climate change that disturbs and threatens our way of life. Experience the splendor of the Rocky Mountains, the magnificence of the Himalayas and the breathtaking beauty of the Great Barrier Reef. Travel to the Sundarbans in Bengal and exp...

A Little Light From The Stars: A Collection of Stories, Poetry and Essays

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Report copyright infringementby Warren Sunkar (Author)In a sweet void of timelessness, awash in a frequency of bliss I stayed raptured. There is only a blurred remembrance of this experience yet I was deeply and inherently coherent throughout this beautiful process of inwardly familiar cosmic re-orientation. Number of Pages: 116 Dimensions: 0.24 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: January 01, 2017

The Meaning of Your Dreams: Formerly, What Your Dreams Meant

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Report copyright infringementby Franklin D. Martini (Author)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Num...

Scanty Plot of Ground: A Book of Sonnets

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Report copyright infringementby Paul Muldoon (Author)An essential anthology of beloved classics, hidden treasures and standout contemporary examples of this ever-vital and enthralling verse form.In the introduction to his selection of some of the greatest sonnets ever written, Paul Muldoon reminds us that part of the reason for the "durability" of the sonnet is its "very specific duration." It is the perfect length for what Dante Gabriel Rossetti described as "a moment's monument" or William ...

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Report copyright infringementby Angela Shanté (Author) National Book Award Finalist Written as a collection of vignettes and poetry, The Unboxing of a Black Girl is a creative nonfiction reflection on Black girlhood. The debut YA title, by award-winning author Angela Shanté, is a love letter to Black girls set in New York City and serves as a personal and political critique of how the world raises Black girls. As Shanté navigates the city through memory, she balances poetry with vignettes tha...

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Report copyright infringementby Bee Williamson (Author)In this new work, which intersperses the poetry with intimate drawings of her loved ones, she shares her poetic vision of the world, speaking with her innermost voice and the voice of nature. Included in this collection are earlier poems from her student years at the Victorian College of the Arts and other poems written during periods of mental illness. Rich in imagery and with a spiritual alchemy that draws on every faith from Sufi to Ab...

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Report copyright infringementby Mary F. McDonough (Author), Martyn J. Clark (Cover Design by)Anomaly is the story of a woman facing and owning her shadows, and discovering joy and light in them. It is a moving, paradoxical, and deeply personal journey of redemption through facing trauma. Number of Pages: 88 Dimensions: 0.21 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: May 19, 2020

Di'bil B. 'Ali: The Life and Writings of an Early 'Abbasid Poet

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Report copyright infringementby Leon Zolondek (Author)Dibil b. 'A1 (765-860) was regarded by his contemporaries as one of the best satirists in the school of Arabic poets which flourished during the early 'Abbasid age. Mr. Zolondek has collected, translated, and annotated 229 fragments of Dibil's verse and has assembled materials for a reconstruction of his long-lost yet widely quoted Book of the Poets. Arabic texts of the poems and of the citations of Book of the Poets are included.Author Bi...

Spontaneous Mind: Selected Interviews 1958-1996 - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Allen Ginsberg (Author)From his conversation with the conservative William F. Buckley on PBS to his testimony at the Chicago Seven trial to his passionate riffs on Cezanne, Blake, Whitman, and Pound, the interviews collected in Spontaneous Mind, chronologically arranged and in some cases previously unpublished, were conducted throughout Allen Ginsberg's long career. From the late 1950s to the mid-1990s, Ginsberg speaks frankly about his life, his work, and majo...

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by J. Andrew Schrecker (Author)Insomniacs compose grocery lists and manifestos, a phoenix lies charred in its own ashes, and shadows hide in corners, afraid of themselves. In this decade-spanning volume of poetry, J. Andrew Schrecker blends surrealism, observation, and personal confession to paint a portrait of heartache and longing in recession-torn America.Author BiographyJ. Andrew Schrecker was born in Owensboro, KY. His life has been rather ordinary. Number of Pages: 114 Dimensions: 0.27 ...

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Report copyright infringementby S. S. Nightshade (Author), Jeff Fisher (Cover Design by)Biography of A Girl Who LivedA collection of poetry from an autobiographical perspective on themes including trauma, mental health and coming into womanhood. Written age 14-24Please note, some artistic elements, subjects, and themes may be triggering to some readers. Number of Pages: 88 Dimensions: 0.18 x 7.48 x 4.72 IN Publication Date: October 31, 2024

Lessons On Being Tenderheaded - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Janae Johnson (Author)Janae Johnson's debut poetry collection explores the notion of being tenderheaded, going beyond Black hair to explore the ways we mask pain.Originally inspired by women's basketball, the book evolves into a poignant coming-of-age narrative centered around Black queer masculinity, emotional healing, and the quest for belonging.Combining lyrical experiments and personified prose, each poem embraces humor, celebrating moments like an eight-ho...

The Iliad: (The Stephen Mitchell Translation)

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Report copyright infringementby Homer (Author), Stephen Mitchell (Translator)From the renowned translator of Rilke, Tao Te Ching, and Gilgamesh, a vivid new translation of Western civilization's foundational epic: The Iliad. Tolstoy called the Iliad a miracle; Goethe said that it always thrust him into a state of astonishment. Homer's story is thrilling, and his Greek is perhaps the most beautiful poetry ever sung or written. But until now, even the best English translations haven't been abl...

Twenty-Nine Goodbyes: An Introduction to Chinese Poetry

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Report copyright infringementby Timothy Billings (Author)CHOICE: OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE A primer for those with no previous knowledge of Chinese, this book introduces readers to the fundamentals of classical Chinese poetry through twenty-nine ways of understanding a single poem. "Seeing Off a Friend," by the great Tang poet Li Bai (701-762) has long been praised for its vividness, subtlety, and poignancy. Anthologizing twenty-nine translations of the poem, Timothy Billings not only introd...

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Report copyright infringementby Edward Walsh (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important e...

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Report copyright infringementby John Mason Harden (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is import...

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Report copyright infringementby Sharon G. Flake (Author)In 9 stories and 15 poems, Sharon G. Flake provides insight into the minds of a diverse group adolescent African American males. here's Tow-Kaye, getting married at age 16 to love of his life, who's pregnant. He knows it's the right thing to do, but he's scared to death. James writes in his diary about his twin brother's terrible secret, which threatens to pull James down, too. Tyler explains what it's like to be a player with the ladies...

Mandarin Chinese Learning Course (Level 1) - Self-learn Chinese, Easy Lessons, Simplified Characters, Words, Idioms, Stories, Essays, Vocabulary, Poem

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Report copyright infringementby Mumu Li (Author)This book provides you Mandarin Chinese learning course study materials designed for the absolute beginners (HSK Level 1, 汉语入门). The book includes numerous lessons for learning Mandarin, including Chinese characters, words, sentences, daily conservations, Chinese pomes, common greetings, fruits, vegetables, etc. This course will expose you to understand over 1,500 Chinese characters and words. The book is suitable for self-learning Mandarin Chin...

Ovid Unseens: Practice Passages for Latin Verse Translation and Comprehension

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Report copyright infringementby Mathew Owen (Author)Ovid Unseens provides a bank of 80 practice passages of Latin verse, half elegiac and half hexameter.Taken from across Ovid's works, including the Metamorphoses, Fasti, Heroides, Amores and Tristia, the passages help build students' knowledge and confidence in a notoriously difficult element of Latin language learning. Every passage begins with an introduction, outlining the basic story and theme of the passage, followed by a 'lead-in' sente...

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Report copyright infringementby Susan Wan Dolling (Author)My China in Tang Poetry is a personal celebration of the genius of the Golden Age of Chinese poetry. Susan Wan Dolling, writer, teacher and storyteller provides a feast of new translations and readings of the poetry with consummate knowledge, understanding and an enthusiasm that is infectious. In her telling, these stories and poems are not archaic or hard, but engaging and alive.Volume Three, Friends and Lovers, offers poets from the ...

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Report copyright infringementby Omar Khayyam (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important e...

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Report copyright infringementby Danald Davie (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important e...

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Report copyright infringementby Dante Alighieri (Author), Mark Musa (Editor), Mark Musa (Translator)Vita Nuova (1292-94) is regarded as Dante's most profound creation. The thirty-one poems in this, the first of his major writings, are linked by a lyrical prose narrative celebrating and debating the subject of love. Composed upon Dante's meeting with Beatrice and the "Lord of Love," it is a love story set to the task of confirming the "new life" this meeting inspired. With a critical introduct...

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Report copyright infringementby Paul Verlaine (Author), Martin Sorrell (Author)Verlaine ranks alongside Baudelaire, Mallarmé, and Rimbaud as one of the most influential poets of late nineteenth-century France. Remarkable not only for his exquisitely crafted verse, Verlaine is also the poet of strong emotions and appetites, with an unrivalled gift for the sheer music of poetry, and an inventive approach to its technique. This bilingual edition provides the most comprehensive selection of his p...

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Report copyright infringementby Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (Author), Robert Talbot (Author)This classic of German literature presents the dramatic story of Faust, a scholar who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power. Goethe's exquisite prose and Talbot's faithful translation make this edition a must-read for lovers of poetry and drama alike.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we kn...

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Report copyright infringementby Prudhomme Sully (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is importan...

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Report copyright infringementby Kayleen M. Hazlehurst (Author)Moon's pale sash across the gulf.Light dispersing. Inlets making.Capes, cast off from islanded floors.K. M. Hazlehurst, 'A Distant Muting' Number of Pages: 152 Dimensions: 0.38 x 8 x 5.25 IN Publication Date: January 16, 2023

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by C. S. Lewis (Author)A repackaged edition of the revered author's poetry--a collection of verse that exemplifies and celebrates his breadth of knowledge, his wide-ranging interests, both spiritual and earthly, and his never-ending search to find God and understand the mysteries of the world.Known for his fiction and philosophical nonfiction, C. S. Lewis--the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Scre...

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Report copyright infringementby Jean Racine (Author), C. H. Sisson (Editor), C. H. Sisson (Translator)Jean Racine (1639-99) remains to this day the greatest of French poetic dramatists. Britannicus (1669), the first play in this volume, takes its themes from Roman history: the setting is bloody and treacherous court of the Emperor Nero. Phaedra (1677) dramatizes the Greek myth of Phaedra's doomed love for her stepson Hippolytus. Athaliah (1691), Racine's last and perhaps finest play, draws on...

Words Make a Way Through Fire: Healing After My Brother's Suicide

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Report copyright infringementby Cyra Sweet Dumitru (Author)For readers in search of emotional and spiritual healing, a courageous, gripping memoir of one woman's journey of gradually healing her traumatized memory through poetry, swimming, and the intuited guidance of a spiritual presence named Voice. Words Make a Way through Fire is an intimate, courageous memoir of a woman shattered by witnessing her eldest brother's horrific suicide when she was a teenager. The book traces her creative jou...