Poetry

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Report copyright infringementby J. M. Barrie (Author)The star-studded production of the timeless classic, which Charles Frohman staged on Christmas Day 1905 at the Criterion Theatre in New York, has always been a spectacular showcase for the acting prowess of the greatest female actors, from Ethel Barrymore to Helen Hayes. The main character, Alice, returns from India to England with her husband and struggles to acclimatize to the house and kids she left behind. Amy, her intelligent and creat...

Agamemnon Of Aeschylus And The Bacchanals Of Euripides: With Passages From The Lyric And Later Poets Of Greece (1865)

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Report copyright infringementby Aeschylus (Author), Euripides (Author), Henry Hart Milman (Translator)Agamemnon of Aeschylus and the Bacchanals of Euripides: With Passages from the Lyric and Later Poets of Greece is a book written by Aeschylus in 1865. The book is a collection of two Greek plays, Agamemnon and Bacchanals, along with passages from other Greek poets. Agamemnon is a tragedy that tells the story of the king of Argos, who returns home after the Trojan War and is murdered by his wi...

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Report copyright infringementby Lateisha Ray (Author)Dear Little Black Boy is a radiant and empowering children's book that celebrates the brilliance, resilience, and boundless potential of boys of color. With heartfelt words and uplifting affirmations, this inspiring story encourages young readers to embrace who they are, believe in their dreams, and shine their light boldly in the world.Through poetic storytelling and powerful messages of self-worth, author Monay A reminds every little Blac...

'La Belle Dame qui eust mercy' and 'Le Dialogue d'amoureux et de sa dame': A Critical Edition and English Translation of Two Anonymous Late-Medieval F

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Report copyright infringementby Joan Grenier-Winther (Editor)La Belle Dame qui eust mercy and Le Dialogue d'amoureux et de sa dame are two late-medieval poems in which a courtly gentleman and lady debate the merits of his pleas for her affections. In both cases, the lady is recalcitrant, dismissing her suitor's lovesickness as a trifle, denying that she ever gave any sign of encouragement, and wishing to protect her reputation. The lady in Le Dialogue never capitulates; in contrast, the Belle...

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Report copyright infringementby T. a. Douglas (Author)Step into "A Narcissist Broke My Heart," a poetry collection that dives right into the messy reality of love gone wrong. This powerful book tackles the heartbreak and confusion that come from toxic relationships, inviting you to explore your own feelings and experiences.With relatable language and vivid imagery, each poem captures the pain of betrayal and the battle to reclaim your identity after losing yourself in a relationship. This col...

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Report copyright infringementby Kent Dellaire (Author)This is a tale of two brothers, and of their families who either love or hate them. Of the older one who is king, and of the younger one who wants to be king, and gains the crown by means of treachery. But, this victory is short- lived, when the older brother discovers the mysterious Sword of Tarsus, and then triumphs over his sibling and the ancient, foreboding black Dragon who protects him. This is a tale of an advanced race of people, c...

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Report copyright infringementby Kendra Sterling (Author) Olivia Bailey is the epitome of a bounce back queen. Who dreams of becoming an accomplished Poet. But her life paints a different picture. Bound by her past trauma, addiction, toxic relationships, identity crisis, and unfavorable life decisions. It seemed like Olivia would never rise again. survival was her only options. When it seemed like it was all over, she gained strength and knowledge navigating through circumstances designed to d...

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Report copyright infringementby Marquita Tyson (Author)What happens when everything you thought would save you ends up breaking you?In Woman 2 Power, Marquita A. Tyson delivers a gripping and intimate account of rebuilding a life from the ashes of trauma. With raw honesty and original poetry, she takes readers through the hidden struggles of abuse, identity confusion, betrayal, motherhood, and mental warfare-revealing the silent battles many women fight behind their smiles.But this book is no...

Emotions Cut Deeper when Passions Run Free

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Report copyright infringementby Eric S. Tier (Author)All of those that perished in theWest Warwick Station Nightclub Fire touched so many peoplein so many ways. But have left in me a partthat will live forever.We all shared one common thing; live music.It's what brought us all together and yet still took somany of us away.But for those of us that are still here, theirmemory is like music, it will last in our HEARTS Number of Pages: 170 Dimensions: 0.63 x 11 x 8.5 IN ...

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Report copyright infringementby S. Keenan (Author)Travelling Players in Shakespeare's England is the first extended study of the touring practices and performances of Elizabethan and Jacobean travelling players. It opens with a general introduction to the lively, competitive world of professional touring theatre. Following chapters focus on playing practices and performances in the spaces used as temporary theatres by touring actors (such a town halls and country houses). The final chapter lo...

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Report copyright infringementby Rachael Hinkley (Author)This is a collection of poems and two extended short stories. The first story is a crime of seductive measures with tantalizing twists as a retired detective pairs up with her old partner and flame to catch twisted killer. Not your typical murderer. The second story takes us to the aftermath of a family scorned, abused, and through the death of the familiar glue and advocate, dark secrets emerge. All the poetry are original pieces of tri...

The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso

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Report copyright infringementby Dante Alighieri (Author), H. F. Cary (Translator)The Divine Comedy (Italian: La Divina Commedia) is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. It is widely considered the preeminent work of Italian literature, and is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature. The poem's imaginative and allegorical vision of the Christian afterlife is a culmination of the medieval world-view as it had developed in the Western Church. ...

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Report copyright infringementby Jenn Marie Nunes (Author)A haunting and humorous examination of girlhood and coming into queerness presented in epic form, composed in slacker mantras which perpetually rearrange themselves and provide new clarity with each appearance. At its queer, keening heart, this is a collection about coming of age and breaking through the skin of an ill-fitting womanhood passed from mother to daughter for generations. It is a proliferation of bodies, a proliferation in t...

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Report copyright infringementby Lutz Hübner (Author), Malgorzata Sikorska-Miszczuk (Author), Tena S. Tivicic (Author)Europa brings together four European theatres: Birmingham Repertory Theatre (UK), Dresden State Theatre (Germany), Teatr Polski Bydgoszcz (Poland) and Zagreb Youth Theatre (Croatia) - and four leading playwrights from each country - Steve Waters (UK), Lutz Hübner (Germany), Malgorzata Sikorska-Miszczuk (Poland) and Tena S tivicic (Croatia). This revelatory piece of theatre sets...

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Report copyright infringementby William Butler Yeats (Author)Cathleen Ni Houlihan is a one-act play written by the renowned Irish poet and playwright, William Butler Yeats. The play tells the story of a mysterious old woman named Cathleen Ni Houlihan who appears at the home of a young couple on the eve of their wedding. Cathleen is searching for her four lost sons who were taken from her by the English, and she enlists the help of the young couple in her quest.As the play unfolds, it becomes ...

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Report copyright infringementby Ben Jonson (Author)A well-known English playwright and poet of the 17th century, Ben Jonson wrote the humorous drama "Every Man in His Humour." The play, which is set in London, has a varied ensemble of individuals in a number of hilarious and sarcastic scenarios. A character's "humour," which refers to their major personality attribute or temperament, differs depending on who they are. Jonson expertly captures the follies and eccentricities of human nature via...

Aristophanes BIRDS: An Adaptation for Modern Audiences in Rhyming Verse

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Report copyright infringementby Greg Fraser (Author), Alison Mutton (Illustrator)Two Athenian Citizens - fed up with their hyperlitigious compatriots - leave the hustle-and-bustle of the City to seek a better life...Coming upon the mythical king Tereus - a man whom the gods had turned into "the Hoopoe" - they decide to found a new city, with him, among the birds: Cloudcuckooland...Most versions of this play are for the birds. This one's for you! Here, for the first time, even those without th...

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Report copyright infringementby Eve Leigh (Author)I've got the world at the tip of my fingers, I've got the world at the tip of my tongue, I've got the world in my mouth. After a series of racist murders in their European town, Anna and Eireni decide to infiltrate a far-right festival to identify the culprits. But when the nature of their relationship is uncovered, their safety is threatened. Salty Irina is a coming-of-age story set against the rise of the far-right, about two girls falling i...

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Report copyright infringementby Eamon Grennan (Author)A vibrant collection of short plays bringing Irish history and culture alive through an extraordinary collage of documents, songs, poems, and texts. In Nine Irish Plays for Voices, award-winning poet Eamon Grennan delves deep into key Irish subjects--big, small, literary, historical, political, biographical--and illuminates them for today's audiences and readers. These short plays draw from original material centering on important moments ...

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Report copyright infringementby David Mamet (Author), Richard Bean (Adapted by)In a new adaptation of David Mamet's film, Harvard-educated psychoanalyst Margaret Ford is celebrated for her best selling book 'Driven! Compulsion and Obsession in Every Day Life'.Stepping in to help one of her patients settle his gambling debts, she compromises her professional reputation and is drawn into the seedy underworld of the House of Games poker club.Seduced by charismatic hustler Mike, Margaret convince...

How We Do It: Black Writers on Craft, Practice, and Skill

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Report copyright infringementby Jericho Brown (Author), Darlene Taylor (Author)More than 30 acclaimed writers--including diverse voices such as Nikki Giovanni, David Omotosho Black, Natasha Trethewey, Barry Jenkins, Jacqueline Woodson, Tayari Jones, and Angela Flournoy--reflect on their experience and expertise in this unique book on the craft of writing that focuses on the Black creative spirit.How We Do It is an anthology curated by Black writers for the creation and proliferation of Black ...

The Revenger's Tragedy: Thomas Middleton / Cyril Tourneur

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Report copyright infringementby R. A. Foakes (Author)This play depicts a morally corrupt world where the desire for justice is contaminated by the obsession for revenge. The characters take pleasure in watching adultery, incest and murder. The play's chief moral spokesman, Vindice, is at the same time enamoured of and disgusted by, the luxury of the court. Locating the play in relation to the best recent criticism, and exploring its complexities with a contemporary eye, furthers the reputatio...

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Report copyright infringementby Clarise Griffey (Author)In this raw and unflinching collection, Clarise Griffey opens the pages of her journals spanning from adolescence to adulthood, offering a deeply personal journey through trauma, survival, and renewal.With poems that confront abuse, mental illness, grief, and the search for love, Indigo does not shy away from darkness-but it also shows what it means to rise, to mother, to heal, and to rediscover beauty in the everyday.These are poems of ...

Dear Doft: A Canadian Mennonite farm woman talks to her dead husband

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Report copyright infringementby David Waltner-Toews (Author)Tante Tina is a stage and poetic persona created to share stories told by my mother and one of her sisters about their lives in Canada after fleeing Ukraine in 1926. Number of Pages: 82 Dimensions: 0.2 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: February 22, 2024

The Mountain In You: Stories and Poetry That Inspire Hope and Purpose for Living

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Report copyright infringementby William Stephenson (Author)Synopsis: Dramatic true stories as well as insightful free verse poetry that reflect the work and commitment of the author to his clients and their loved ones. Each story, each poem speaks to the spirit of hope and life that were key to the success in restoring wholeness in a most often fractured environment.Autobiography: Since retiring from private practice as well as from being a clinical investigator for a large insurance company,...

Prose, Poetry and Drama: A Malawian Anthology

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Report copyright infringementby Smith Likongwe (Author)The book is a compilation of poems, short stories and plays. The twenty poems display different types of poetry including lyric, narrative, dramatic, satirical, dirge and free verse. Out of the six plays, one is a radio play to give readers a feel of what radio drama is like. There are six short stories using various types of narrative techniques and other characteristics such as dilemma, intrigue and suspense. The themes and topics are v...

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Report copyright infringementby Friedrich Schiller (Author)Schiller verwebt drei Handlungsstr nge: Im Mittelpunkt steht die Sage von Wilhelm Tell mit dem Apfelschuss und der Befreiung vom Tyrannen Gessler als einem Akt von Notwehr. Der geschichtliche Hintergrund wird durch die Handlung um den eidgen ssischen Bund und die Befreiung der Schwyz (Schweiz) gebildet. Die dritte Handlung wird durch die Liebesgeschichte der Berta von Bruneck mit Ulrich von Rudenz bestimmt, der sich mit seinem Volk ve...

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Report copyright infringementby T. S. Eliot (Author)This volume brings together two of T. S. Eliot's powerful collections into one. It includes such classic poems as "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," "Portrait of a Lady," "Preludes," "Gerontion," and "Sweeney Among the Nightingales." Number of Pages: 64 Dimensions: 0.31 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: July 30, 2008

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Report copyright infringementby Aphra Behn (Author)Oroonoko: or, the Royal Slave is a short work of prose fiction by Aphra Behn (1640-1689), published in 1688 by William Canning and reissued with two other fictions later that year. The eponymous hero is an African prince from Coramantien who is tricked into slavery and sold to British colonists in Surinam where he meets the narrator. Behn's text is a first person account of his life, love, rebellion, and execution. Behn, often cited as the fi...

She Sings Only When I'm Naked: a mélange of translucent moments in poetry and prose

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Report copyright infringementby Christopher Garrett (Author)In this book lie the unvarnished chronicles of a soul laid bare, the raw encounters with a presence demanding nothing less than absolute authenticity. This collection of original writings emerged from those sacred, terrifying, mesmerizing moments.The pages herein will not provide a gentle journey, but they do afford a meaningful voyage on which you'll discover your naked soul warrants no shame, no guilt. Never does it require apology...

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Report copyright infringementby Daisy Cade (Author)I was born in a little town, in a home in which my father built, a place called Ponchatoula Louisiana. I am proud of being from this little Country town; known as a Country Girl. Being from this town, our values were very high, not only how we felt about ourselves, but also how we care about others, and how we treat them. My passion and love in God stemmed from these values and, over the years, has strengthened my walk with the Lord Jesus Chr...

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Report copyright infringementby Baez Bendorf (Author)Winner of the 2013 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize Mark Doty, Judge "It's a joy. . .to come nearer to a realm of experience little explored in American poetry, the lives of those who are engaged in the complex project of transforming their own gender... Oliver Bendorf writes from a paradoxical, new-world position: the adult voice of a man who has just appeared in the world. A man emergent, a man in love, alive in the fluid instability of an...