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Report copyright infringementby Chris Vinsonhaler (Author)"This groundbreaking translation ... reveals the un-Beowulf-a riddling maze never seen before, a murder mystery of smoke and mirrors."- Robert Bjork, editor of Klaeber's Beowulf"Vinsonhaler presents startling new evidence for the poem's 'enigmatic design, ' in which good kings such as Beowulf and Hrothgar are repeatedly complicated by allusions to kin-murder, vengeance, and avarice, drawing them ever closer to the monsters they confron...

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by Diane Seuss (Author)WINNER OF THE 2022 PULITZER PRIZE IN POETRYWINNER OF THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR POETRYWINNER OF THE 2022 PEN/VOELCKER AWARD FOR POETRY COLLECTIONWINNER OF THE 2021 LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR POETRY A resplendent life in sonnets from the author of Four-Legged Girl, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize "The sonnet, like poverty, teaches you what you can do / without," Diane Seuss writes in this brilliant, candid work, her most personal collection t...

Little Poet Emily Dickinson: In Emily's Garden

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Report copyright infringementby Kate Coombs (Author), Carme Lemniscates (Illustrator)Introduce clever babies to classic poets with Gibbs Smith's new Little Poet series. Avid gardener and poet Emily Dickinson collected 424 pressed flower specimens and wrote nearly 1800 poems in her lifetime, with nature and plants inspiring many of her beloved works. Lines and couplets from Dickinson's poems paired with Carme Lemniscates' gorgeous illustrations bring In Emily's Garden to life, letting toddlers...

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Report copyright infringementby Bonnie Worth (Author), Aristides Ruiz (Illustrator), Joe Mathieu (Illustrator)NATIONAL BESTSELLER - Laugh and learn with fun facts about sharks from the smallest (the dwarf lantern) to the largest (the whale shark), the most notorious (the great white) to the most obscure (the goblin), and more--all told in Dr. Seuss's beloved rhyming style and starring The Cat in the Hat! "In a super shark tank that is like a small sea, we will visit with sharks. Do you dare ...

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Report copyright infringementby Deborah Brevoort (Author)A mother from New Jersey roams the hills of Lockerbie, Scotland, looking for her son's remains seven years after he was lost in the crash of Pan Am 103. She meets the women of Lockerbie, who are fighting the U.S. government to obtain the clothing of the victims found in the plane's wreckage. The women, determined to convert an act of hatred into an act of love, want to wash the clothes of the dead and return them to the victim's familie...

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by Danii Jasmine (Author)HOMEMADE SHRINE is derangement, romance, addiction & an ode to that very special & dark part of your life which was romanticised & mired in melancholy & self-destruction, but was also something you secretly miss about yourself. . . Cultish & cathartic, what sets this compelling collection of evocative poems & journal/scrapbook pages apart is its interactive nature, as it prompts readers to embark on a short journey of self-reflection. By encour...

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Report copyright infringementby Robert Louis Stevenson (Author), Gyo Fujikawa (Illustrator)Originally published in 1885, A Child's Garden of Verses has served as a wonderful introduction to poetry for each new generation. Stevenson's beloved poems celebrate childhood in all its complexity and joy, from the sunny pleasures of "At the Seaside," to the imaginative musings of "Foreign Lands" to the playful, ever-popular "My Shadow." Of the many available editions, Gyo Fujikawa's is one of the swe...

This Way to Change: A Gentle Guide to Personal Transformation and Collective Liberation--Poems, Prose, Practices - Hardcover

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by Jezz Chung (Author)An inspirational roadmap to changing yourself--and the world--through self-healing, transformation, and decolonization from artist, poet, and changemaker Jezz Chung. Artist, poet, and performer Jezz Chung (they/them) focuses on cultural change through personal transformation. In This Way to Change, Jezz shares contemporary poetry, accessible prose, and healing practices from different therapeutic modalities to explore subjects like healing your inner child, nourishing fr...

Daughters of Latin America: An International Anthology of Writing by Latine Women

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Report copyright infringementby Sandra Guzman (Author)"Full of heart and wisdom, Daughters of Latin America sheds a brilliant light on Latine and Caribbean women writers across time, space, languages, and genres."--World Literature TodaySpanning time, styles, and traditions, a dazzling literary anthology of essential works from 140 Latine writers, scholars, and activists from across the world--from warrior poet Audre Lorde to novelist Edwidge Danticat and performer and author Elizabeth Aceved...

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by Natalie Diaz (Author)WINNER OF THE 2021 PULITZER PRIZE IN POETRY FINALIST FOR THE 2020 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR POETRY Natalie Diaz's highly anticipated follow-up to When My Brother Was an Aztec, winner of an American Book Award Postcolonial Love Poem is an anthem of desire against erasure. Natalie Diaz's brilliant second collection demands that every body carried in its pages--bodies of language, land, rivers, suffering brothers, enemies, and lovers--be touched and held as beloveds. Throug...

Braided Creek: A Conversation in Poetry: Expanded Anniversary Edition - Hardcover

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by Ted Kooser (Author), Jim Harrison (Author), Naomi Shihab Nye (Foreword by)In her loving Foreword to this expanded anniversary edition, Naomi Shihab Nye writes "Braided Creek: A Conversation in Poetry is one of the dearest, most appealing books ever published. These poems are tiny delicious American haiku affectionately exchanged between two friends... This slim volume acts as a palate-cleanser, a spirit-booster, a little rocket-ship of wonders."While Ted Kooser and Jim Harrison were an unl...

Vita Nuova: A Dual-Language Edition with Parallel Text - Paperback

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by Dante Alighieri (Author), Virginia Jewiss (Translator), Virginia Jewiss (Introduction by)A totally unique poetic treatise, La Vita Nuova is an elaborately and symbolically patterned selection of Dante's early poems, interspersed with his own incisive prose commentary. The poems themselves tell the story of his undying love for Beatrice, from their first meeting at a May Day party, through Dante's sufferings and his attempts to conceal the true object of his devotion, to his overwhelming gr...

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Report copyright infringementby Homer (Author), Robert Fagles (Translator), Bernard Knox (Introduction by)The great war epic of Western literature, in a stunning translation by acclaimed classicist Robert Fagles A Penguin Classic Dating to the ninth century B.C., Homer's timeless poem still vividly conveys the horror and heroism of men and gods wrestling with towering emotions and battling amidst devastation and destruction, as it moves inexorably to the wrenching, tragic conclusion of the Tr...

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Report copyright infringementby Karen Roosa (Author), Maggie Smith (Illustrator)A colorful board book that captures the fun and excitement of a day at the beach. Sun, sea, and sand meet bright illustrations and a fun rhyming text in this delightful summer story. The perfect board book for summer! Buoyant verse and bright, playful illustrations capture the singular feeling of a hazy, lazy day by the ocean, complete with a ball game with new friends, water-skiers and sailboats, and a picnic l...

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by Maggie Nelson (Author)Suppose I were to begin by saying that I had fallen in love with a color . . .A lyrical, philosophical, and often explicit exploration of personal suffering and the limitations of vision and love, as refracted through the color blue. With Bluets, Maggie Nelson has entered the pantheon of brilliant lyric essayists.Maggie Nelson is the author of numerous books of poetry and nonfiction, including Something Bright, Then Holes (Soft Skull Press, 2007) and Women, the New Yo...

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by Porsha Olayiwola (Author)Porsha Olayiwola's debut poetry collection soars with the power and presence of live performance. These poems dip their hands into the fabric of black womanhood and revel in it. Shimmer establishes Olayiwola firmly in the lineage of black queer poetics, celebrating the work done by generations of poets from Audre Lorde to Danez Smith. Each poem is a gentle breaking and an inventive reconstruction. This is a book of self and community-care―in pursuit of building a w...

Between The Dark and The Light - Paperback

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by R. William Parmenter (Author)Between The Dark and The Light marks the debut of R. William Parmenter, a powerful collection of poems exploring the raw and authentic experience of living with bipolar disorder, depression, and anxiety. This deeply personal work journeys through the shadows of mental illness, while also uncovering the moments of light and inspiration that give hope.Created to share the realities of mental illness and to inspire others, this collection reminds readers that they...

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by Bill Martin (Author), Michael Sampson (Author), Nathalie Beauvois (Illustrator)2022 Gold Medal Recipient of the Moonbeam Award for Best Picture Book in the 4-8-Year-Old Category"Armadillo Antics pays tribute to the night creatures that roamed the woods outside [Martin's and Sampson's] houses in Commerce, Texas. It's this nocturnal aspect that the talented Argentine collagist Beauvois captures so beautifully."--The New York TimesJoin the Armadillo on His Nightly Romp!Children will love the ...

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by Ocean Vuong (Author)The New York Times-bestselling collection of poems from the award-winning writer Ocean Vuong"Take your time with these poems, and return to them often." --The Washington Post How else do we return to ourselves but to fold The page so it points to the good part In this deeply intimate second poetry collection, Ocean Vuong searches for life among the aftershocks of his mother's death, embodying the paradox of sitting within grief while being determined to survive beyond ...

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Report copyright infringementby Emily Skillings (Author)"These poems are stitched with lush, unforeseen textures and unexhausted time. ...They make the ghost of John Keats smile in ecstasy. Raymond Roussel would have kept this collection under his pillow." --Lucy IvesEmily Skillings' highly anticipated second collection of poems, Tantrums in Air, is a wild romp through verbal reality, marking her as one of contemporary poetry's shining stars of humor, insight and edge. It follows her first co...

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Report copyright infringementby Homer (Author), Emily Wilson (Translator)Composed at the rosy-fingered dawn of world literature almost three millennia ago, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty, and power; about marriage and family; about travelers, hospitality, and the yearning for home.This fresh, authoritative translation captures the beauty of this ancient poem as well as the drama of its narrative. Its characters are unforgettable, none more...

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Report copyright infringementby Useni Eugene Perkins (Author), Bryan Collier (Illustrator)Six-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and four-time Caldecott Honor recipient Bryan Collier brings this classic, inspirational poem to life, written by poet Useni Eugene Perkins. Hey black child, Do you know who you are? Who really are?Do you know you can be What you want to be If you try to be What you can be? This lyrical, empowering poem celebrates black children and seeks to inspire all young pe...

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Report copyright infringementby J. R. R. Tolkien (Author)Tales told through the ages of quests and curses, enduring love and immeasurable tragedy "The power of Tolkien's central characters--tragic, cursed Túrin; the lovers Beren and Lúthien--shines through."--Library Journal Gathering together two of the most crucial stories in Tolkien's world--those of Túrin, a hero living under a ruinous family curse, and Lúthien, an elven princess whose love for a mortal man is mirrored ages later in Arw...

Poemhood: Our Black Revival: History, Folklore & the Black Experience: A Young Adult Poetry Anthology

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Report copyright infringementby Amber McBride (Author), Erica Martin (Author), Taylor Byas (Author)"A rich, thoughtful anthology exploring centuries of Black poetry." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"This deep and complex assemblage of Black poetry culminates in a joyful, painful, and emotionally rich experience." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)"An eclectic mix of Black experiences fills this unmatched anthology that features both modern poets, such as Nikki Giovanni and Ibi Zoboi, and ...

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Report copyright infringementby Raffi (Author), Nadine Bernard Westcott (Illustrator)Raffi's hilarious version of the classic song about strange events that happen down by the bay, where the watermelons grow... Singing supports and encourages even the youngest child's speech and listening skills, which makes Down by the Bay perfect for early learning. In this friendly board book edition, irresistible art by Nadine Bernard Westcott depicts wonderfully amusing creatures such as a bear combing h...

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Report copyright infringementby Edmund Spenser (Author), Thomas P. Roche (Editor), C. Patrick O'Donnell (Editor)'Great Lady of the greatest Isle, whose lightLike Phoebus lampe throughout the world doth shine' The Faerie Queene was one of the most influential poems in the English language. Dedicating his work to Elizabeth I, Spenser brilliantly united Arthurian romance and Italian renaissance epic to celebrate the glory of the Virgin Queen. Each book of the poem recounts the quest of a knight ...

The Ring of the Dove; Or the Dove's Neck-Ring - Paperback

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by Ibn Hazm (Author), A. R. Nykl (Translator)2014 Reprint of 1931 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Ibn Hazm (died 1064), drawing upon personal experiences, composed this famous work on "pure love" called Ṭawq al-ḥamāmah ("The Ring of the Dove" or "Dove's Neck Ring"). Its lucid prose, interspersed with poetry, has many times been translated into Western languages. The theme of love was especially popular, and a wide variety of i...

Howl: Original Draft Facsimile, Transcript, and Variant Versions, Fully Annotated by Author, with Contemporaneous Correspondence, Account of First Pub

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Report copyright infringementby Allen Ginsberg (Author)"Ginsberg is both tragic and dynamic, a lyrical genius...probably the single greatest influence on American poetical voice since Whitman." --Bob DylanFirst published in 1956, Allen Ginsberg's Howl is a prophetic masterpiece--an epic raging against dehumanizing society that overcame censorship trials and obscenity charges to become one of the most widely read poems of the century. This annotated version of Ginsberg's classic is the poet's ...

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by Will Alexander (Author)The fifth volume of our Spotlight poetry series, Compression & Purity is a new collection of poetry by Los Angeles-based African American surrealist Will Alexander. Known for densely textured visionary epics influenced by poets like Aimé Césaire and César Vallejo, Alexander here returns to shorter forms to address his ecological, cosmological, and historical concerns. Highlights include a monologue from the perspective of "The Blood Penguin," a song by the "New W...

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Report copyright infringementby Brian Fence (Author)A queering reflection of twenty poems on lost love, melancholy, grief, and substance abuse.This volume deals with heartache, identity, and what it means to feel loneliness to its truest extent. Number of Pages: 28 Dimensions: 0.06 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: November 28, 2022

The Complete Poetry & Prose of William Blake

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Report copyright infringementby William Blake (Author), David V. Erdman (Editor), Harold Bloom (Commentaries by)Since its first publication in 1965, this edition has been widely hailed as the best available text of Blake's poetry and prose. Now revised, it includes up-to-date work on variants, a chronology of poems, and critical commentary by Harold Bloom. An "Approved Edition" of the Center for Scholarly Editions of the Modern Language Association.Front JacketSince its first publication in 1...

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Report copyright infringementby Jack Kerouac (Author)One of the renowned Beat writer's most formally inventive books, Mexico City Blues is Jack Kerouac's essential work of lyric verse, now reissued following his centenary celebrationWritten between 1954 and 1957, and published originally by Grove Press in 1959, Mexico City Blues is Kerouac's most important verse work. It incorporates all the elements of his theory of spontaneous composition and his interest in Buddhism. Memories, fantasies, d...