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Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In The Exchange, poet Sophie Cabot Black explores the surprising interplay between mortality and money, between the next world and this one, between the language of disease and the language of finance. Following a beloved friend through long illness and eventual loss, these poems confront with stark emotion the aftermath, even as the outside world-the world of debts paid and collected, of power and dominion- intrudes. Hers is a look behind the curtain...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
A diaspora of memories runs through this poetry collection--a multiplicity of voices, bodies, and houses hold archival material for one another, tracing paths between Brooklyn, Beirut, and Jerusalem. Boundaries and borders blur between space and time and poetic form--small banal moments of daily life live within geopolitical brutalities and, vice versa, the desire for stability lives in familiarity with displacement. These poems take stock of who...
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Characterized by "a radical simplicity and seriousness of purpose, along with a fearless interest in autobiography and its tragedies and redemptions" (Matthew Zapruder, New York Times Magazine), Marie Howe's poetry transforms penetrating observations of everyday life into sacred, humane miracles. This essential volume draws from each of Howe's four previous collections-including What the Living Do (1997), a haunting archive of personal loss, and the...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
From a co-creator of the Emmy-nominated web series Brown Girls comes an imaginative, soulful debut poetry that collection captures the experiences of being a young Pakistani Muslim woman in contemporary America. Orphaned as a child, Fatimah Asghar grapples with coming of age and navigating questions of sexuality and race without the guidance of a mother or father. These poems at once bear anguish, joy, vulnerability, and compassion, while also exploring...
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Language
Deutsch
Description
Das Komponisten-Paar Schönherz & Fleer ist der Schöpfer des mehrfach preisgekrönten Rilke Projekts. Renommierte Schauspieler und Sänger interpretieren ausgewählte Texte Rainer Maria Rilkes im Zusammenspiel mit eigens komponierter Musik - eine kongeniale Mischung. Erstmals widmen sie sich mit ihrem neuen Album WUNDERWEIßE NÄCHTE einem bestimmten Thema: der Schönheit, der Anmut und der Dramatik von Herbst und Winter. Das Hörbuch verströmt...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Following several of his internationally acclaimed, beloved novels, A Year of Last Things is Michael Ondaatje's long-awaited return to poetry. In pieces that are sometimes wittily funny, moving, and always wise, we journey back through time by way of alchemical leaps, unearthing writings by revered masters, moments of shared tenderness, and abandoned landscapes we hold onto to rediscover the influence of every border crossed. Moving from a Sri Lankan...
9) Moonshadows
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Language
English
Description
In Moonshadows, the poems beckon to the elusive whispers of inner dreams, akin to tender 'moonbeams' lighting the dark corners of the soul. Each piece oscillates between delicate tenderness and a raw, abrasive spirit, offering a spiritual balm one moment, and presenting a playful or challenging muse the next. As you traverse through the pages, you'll encounter a tapestry of characters – elusive, amusing, spiritual, or grim – each adding a unique...
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Language
English
Description
A collection by the author of twenty one, "easy to read" pieces of poetry for all ages, although aimed primarily at the younger reader.While the majority of the work is written in a simple and traditional style, ie. there is rhyme and rhythm in each stanza, while a few only embody other recognised formats but are, none-the-less, still very easy to read. It is the author's intention that his work is found to be entertaining, so please read on and enjoy....
Author
Language
Español
Description
Cuando el alma me inspira es un conmovedor viaje a través de las emociones humanas, un libro de poesía que teje palabras con la delicadeza de un pincel sobre un lienzo en blanco. Las páginas de esta obra nos invitan a explorar los múltiples matices de la experiencia humana, ofreciendo un vistazo a la diversidad de sensibilidades y respuestas que surgen en el enfrentamiento de la vida.
La autora, con una sensibilidad palpable en cada verso, se...
Author
Language
English
Description
A collection of verse inspired by the style of John Cooper Clarke, the 'Godfather of Punk Poetry.' The verse is mostly commentary on current social issues, attitudes and mores addressed in a sardonic and hopefully amusing manner.
Ideally, the verse should be read to a club or pub audience in a rapid manner and in a Manchester accent. The author has a bash at establishment figures, 'celebrities,' and 'political correctness,' and other current topics....
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Language
Español
Description
Memorias del silencio, a decir de las palabras de su autora, es un pedazo de su vida, de aquellos días donde escribir fue su única satisfacción.
A veces, la gente decide callar y dejar en el cajón sus letras tristes, pero la autora tomó la decisión de poder llegar a muchos corazones que, como ella hacía, viven esa tristeza en silencio. Edith Velázquez Vargas grita esa desolación en su propio lenguaje; así nace la poesía, y así, la poesía...
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Language
English
Description
Throughout life, many grapple with the overwhelming feelings of depression, anxiety, and the disquieting sensation of losing oneself. Many yearn for a beacon, a guiding light to reignite the dwindling ember within. This book offers tales woven with poetic intricacy, waiting for your discernment and reflection. Designed to help you navigate life's challenging waves, it shares narratives of love, addiction, and resilience – lessons crafted for every...
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Español
Description
El autor asume que tiene una soledad salvaje que necesita ser domesticada y que debe ser sometida a ciertas reglas para no convertirse en dolor: "No puede saltar a mi cama y clavar sus garras / despedazar la almohada / como si destrozara un alma". La ausencia es resistida, pero se impone y es así como la soledad se corporiza y ocupa los espacios cotidianos.
El escritor comparte vivencias de su propia soledad y las clasifica a medida que es consciente...
16) Untitled for Now
Author
Language
English
Description
A journey Through the hardships of life. The struggles, The darkness within, The rights, The wrongs. To a moment, A simple moment Of clarity, Leading to Self-discovery. We each have our own journeys in life: paths we are forced to take, and passageways through which we all struggle. Darkness surrounds us, slowly consuming us, and a darkness within screams out the names of every sin. Every restless night, every tiresome day, every tearful fight, and...
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Language
English
Description
The Summit in the Horizon is an anthology of poems written by the author on subjects of nature, notable persons, personal reflections, and daily experiences. The title was chosen to signify the importance of realizing that a summit or point of achievement or success always exist regardless of the degree of hardship or suffering. There is always hope so we should never choose hopelessness.
Christiana Guarino began writing poetry and short stories...
18) Love and Shadows
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Language
English
Description
Love and Shadows is a collection of insightful and compelling poetic pieces that grasps the raw chasms of human emotions. This collection has been written by a young woman who has trodden the path of spiritual awakening and is inviting you to follow her into the process of self-healing. She shares bits and pieces of what she has learned about love, hope, freedom, sorrow, despair, bravery, resilience, and beauty. Her pieces are a unique blend of both...
19) Planeta tú
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Language
Español
Description
Hay lugares en donde no llega la luz. Asfixiantes. Casas abandonadas. Ciudades en ruinas. Campos sin vida. Planetas olvidados. Sitios que no son apropiados para desarrollarse, cultivarse, expandir las alas.
Pero hay otros lugares que, al apenas llegar, sentimos cómo nuestros pulmones se llenan, nuestra tierra germina y nuestros ríos corren. Planeta Tú es ese astro propicio en donde encontramos calma, la quietud de un alma plena, el amor que se...
20) Caprice
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Language
English
Description
Embark on a whimsical journey through the myriad facets of memory in Caprice, where each page is an invitation to relive joys and pleasures, often overlooked or cast aside in the rush of the mundane. Amidst the storms and diatribes of the present, let's ascend towards a realm where reflections blossom into a vibrant tapestry of experiences. Cast aside inhibitions, embrace fate's whimsical tune, and traverse through this kaleidoscopic memoir that urges...
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