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"Following the success of their anthology, Poems That Make Grown Men Cry, father-and-son team Anthony and Ben Holden, working with Amnesty International, have asked the same revealing question of 100 remarkable women. What poem has moved you to tears? The poems chosen range from the eighth century to today, from Rumi and Shakespeare to Sylvia Plath, W.H. Auden to Carol Ann Duffy, Pablo Neruda and Derek Walcott to Imtiaz Dharker and Warsan Shire....
2) Gitanjali
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When W.B. Yeats discovered Rabindranath Tagore's work in translation, he felt an intense kinship with a man, whose work was similarly grounded in spirituality and opposition to the British Empire. For the Irish poet, Tagore's poems were at once deeply personal and essentially universal, like a secret kept by all and shared regardless: "I have carried the manuscript of these translations about with me for days, reading it in railway trains, or on the...
3) The prophet
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Almustafa, the chosen and the beloved, who was a dawn unto his own day, had waited twelve years in the city of Orphalese for his ship that was to return and bear him back to the isle of his birth.
And in the twelfth year, on the seventh day of Ielool, the month of reaping, he climbed the hill without the city walls and looked seaward, and he beheld his ship coming with the mist.
Then the gates of his heart were flung open, and his joy flew far over...
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Ode to Jesus Christ is a three volume set of poetry books totaling 415 poems in all, authored by Darl Dinger and his friend, Louise Carter, over the past 36 years.
Anyone paying attention today can see that many things are not right with our world today. Our world is ruled by lies, greed, endless corruption, wickedness and sin. These two poets make sense out of this unusual era in all of world history known as the final days of the end times of Bible...
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I hope my thoughts will be a help in the further meant of enlightenment for the citizens of our potentially beautiful and peaceful future of our planet. I am excited to present this my fourth book of philosophical poetic thoughts. This volume is dedicated to ideas both ancient and on the cutting edge of science, spiritualism, and beneficial reasoning. How these things are related in this day and age to what I believe to be the most productive and...
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Jean Marie wrote this book during some very difficult trials. She always relied on God for her healing. Her book is about God first, then family, friends, and her two cats. She loves all these with her whole heart and soul.
Jean Marie Patty was raised in Anniston, Alabama. She has also lived in California, Florida, New Hampshire, and Atlanta.
She studied at Florida State University and loved writing and art courses. She also loves photography....
7) Elijah
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A Dangerous Prophet for Dangerous Times! Israel. 9th-century BC. Jezebel has killed the true prophets of the Lord, and Elijah must flee her wrath. But, he is not alone. Embraced by a shapeshifting goddess, counseled by a great angel, he is empowered to call down fire from Heaven!
In the spirit of Dante, Shakespeare, and Homer, this 12-book epic relives the stunning miracles of the great prophet as described in the Old Testament-fed by ravens, raising...
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In this collection of poems, I explore topics of love, loss, connection, social injustice, and family ties.
During the pandemic, there was a sense of loss within small communities, yet there was also hope. As a result of long periods of isolation, people found themselves thinking about their friends and family members and there was an increase in compassion and concern for others. Mental health concerns grew in number and severity, as did problems...
9) Rising Soul
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From an identity crisis and being naive about my beliefs, Rising Soul is about accepting my identity and understanding the depth of my faith. Rising Soul covers topics of womanhood and self love.
10) The Human Race
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In 1986 I continued on with my prayer time. It wasn't much, just continuing on during prayer time with the Father. Then one night it changed, I prayed a little more when suddenly I was aware that this was a prayer to almighty God. I continued on a little bit and whoops, I made a mistake. So I made a correction and started from there. I made a few more lines and whoops, another mistake, So I fixed it and started again, only I didn't get even halfway...
11) Blossoming Heart
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"Paper thin skin
easily bruised
but she remains
gentle with everything
for God loves
those who are gentle."
Blossoming Heart is a compilation of poems about conquering your fear and forgiving yourself. Learn about yourself and love yourself in your journey. Find stillness in your life. Let your brokenness find hope and peace. Through faith, you will heal.
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A crackling, moving new collection from one of America's greatest living poets.
In over twenty-six original books, the poems of John Ashbery have long served as signposts guiding us through the delights, woes, hypocrisies, and uncertainties of living in the modern world. With language harvested from everyday speech, fragments of pop culture, objects and figures borrowed from art and literature, his work makes light out of darkness, playing with tone...
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A hybrid of Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience that brings poetry, philosophy and spirituality into an all-inclusive text that's both accessible and enlightening. These selections have an easy-to-follow format that allows readers to smoothly transition from one book to the next.
Blake's writing consists of two parts: one focusing on "innocence" and the other on "experience." They each feature a group of poems that fit their respective themes....
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Te invito a creer en el amor de Dios, a escuchar Su Voz, a confiar, a abrir tu corazón de par en par; a soñar que el mundo puede y debe cambiar, si nos unimos con fe y bondad.
Te invito a formar parte del ejército de Dios y a encontrar, en cada página de este libro, la pasión y ternura que se manifiestan de diferentes formas: sueños, visiones, canciones, mensajes, etcétera.
Son señales. Solo tienes que cerrar tus ojos y abrir tu corazón,...
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• I intended to ensure this book, further opens the eyes to the truth and light of God.
• We can see the need for Christianity worldwide and the Irish and people of Ireland are seen to be one of the special lights of God.
• I also understand that the foundation of holiness and being holy and the foundation of this also seen in Ireland as well. As touch of Gods hand was on me, this helped in the growing of this book.
• There is one light and...
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Marvin Samson Jr. was born in Dayton, Washington, and spent most of his life in the midst of the Willamette Valley. The mountains and woodlands of Oregon have inspired his writings of nature and instilled in him a great love of wildlife and the wilderness. His poems reflect a mixture of love, nature, physiology, blues, and spirituality, mirroring his own experiences and feelings about life.
It is Mr. Samson's desire to share his God-given gift of...
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Dr. Chen has distilled his life's thoughts as a medical doctor, contemplating the memory of pain and suffering of thousands of patients through the years and as a pioneering scientist in cancer research and in the understanding of organismal developmental processes.
This little distillate of his life's experience is a collection of simple verses, which will touch the souls of many, the worker in the bus, the housewife in the market, the scientists...
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About ten years ago, I started writing down thoughts that popped into my head in my spare time. Poems for the Common Man became the working title. These poems are meant to enlighten and touch your senses and thought processes in many different ways. I hope you enjoy them.
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A Mother (Extract) A mother is precious she goes through Pain to bring life Whose there for you through the good times as well as the trouble and strife Her warm smile is always a joy to see Her loving arms always a joy to feel Her words of wisdom may not always be what we want to hear But deep down inside we know she is being truthful, caring, sincere Life is a journey with a mother whether you see eye to eye or not Remember you have the one true...
20) I'm Blessed
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I'm Blessed is the christian poetry book from established writer Shane O'Garro. Take a trip through faith, failure, rise and falls. With poetic stores that are so relatable, it's amazing He weaves words together to make a statements that he hopes will leave an impact. This book is for Christians, people struggling with their problems and people who just like poetry. In essence, this book is for everyone.
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