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"It takes just one glimpse of Charles Simic's work to establish that he is a master, ruler of his own eccentric kingdom of jittery syntax and signature insight." -Los Angeles TimesFor over fifty years, Charles Simic has been widely celebrated for his brilliant and innovative poetic imagery, his sardonic wit, and a voice all his own. He has been awarded nearly every major literary prize for his poetry, including a Pulitzer and a MacArthur grant, in addition to serving as the poet laureate of the United States in 2007 and 2008.In this new volume, he distills his life's work, combining for the first time the best of his early poems with his later works--including nearly three dozen revisions--along with seventeen new, never-before-published poems. Simic's body of work draws inspiration from a range of topics, from the inscrutability of ordinary life to American blues, from folktales to marriage and war.Consistently exciting and unexpected, the nearly four hundred poems in this volume represent the best of one of America's most distinguished and original poets.

Fibs, porkies, little white lies, absolute whoppers and criminal evasions: the ways we can deceive each other are legion. Liar, Liar, Lick, Spit, the new collection by ¿tepoti poet and writer Emma Neale combines a personal memoir of lies with an exploration of wider social deceptions.

Message is one of the greatest poems in the whole of Portuguese literature. It was also Fernando Pessoa's only book written in Portuguese to be published during his lifetime. At the time of its release, in October of 1934 (just over a year before the author's death), Europe of the Enlightenment and freedom was succumbing to the advance of modern dictatorships, the escalation of expansionary nationalisms and a brand of imperialism based on atheistic materialism which, half a decade later, would trigger the Second World War. It is out of this atmosphere of general European decline, and with unwavering focus on his own country in particular, that Pessoa orchestrates his Message: a telling of the great events and protagonists behind the genesis of Portugal, of the golden age of maritime discovery and of subsequent national entropy, all of it predictive and flowing towards the future construction of a new and different empire: the Fifth Empire, which, in the author's vision, would be a matrix of spirituality, messianism and millenarianism. Introduced and annotated by Antonio Apolinario Lourenco, the present bilingual edition of Message offers to its readers both a guide for understanding and an interpretation of the poem in light of the history of Portugal and the doctrines of esoteric and heterodox Christianity, all of which played a central role in the intellectual education of Fernando Pessoa. This bilingual edition, with translations by Martin Earl, is introduced and annotated by Antonio Apolinario Lourenco and illustrated by Fatinha Ramos.

Bilingual and illustrated edition with verses written by great poets who were born or lived in Lisbon, Portugal's iconic capital city. The globally celebrated Luis de Camoes and Fernando Pessoa, along with the latter's heteronyms, are joined in this collection by three other poets widely praised within the Portuguese speaking world: Cesario Verde, Mario de Sa-Carneiro, and Florbela Espanca. With translations by Martin D'Evelin and Martin Earl, illustrations by Andre Carrilho, and a foreword by Claudia Pazos-Alonso.

The poems in Lana Hechtman Ayers' The Autobiography of Rain explore the healing powers of art and nature in a world that is as rife with grief as it is as ripe with beauty.

Cycle is the second step in a thorny yet hopeful journey to self discovery. It is filled with love, which is the food of life, and heartbreak, which is the water a flower needs to grow. Cycle is a year in the existence of a young adult who learns about the world. Each page one turns brings one closer to her secret universe-and to her vivid core. Cycle is like a woven basket. Its words were weaved to create a whole, to give sense to unanswered questionings and to what is so difficult to cure.

Phoenix by Lauren Sheetz is a captivating collection of poetry that takes readers on a transformative journey of self-discovery. With exquisite craftsmanship, Sheetz's evocative verses delve into the depths of the human experience, exploring themes of resilience, love, and personal growth. Through her lyrical prowess, she weaves words into a tapestry of emotions, igniting a spark within the reader's soul. Each poem is a testament to the power of healing and the beauty found in rising from the ashes. With poignant imagery and profound insight, Phoenix invites readers to embrace their own inner strength and embark on a poetic voyage that will leave them inspired and forever changed.

A collection of poems encapsulating the feeling of being twenty-one.Covering such themes as fear, love, friendship, the inevitable speeding passage of time and the worry that you will never be able to be the person you dreamed you could be, these beautiful words will transport you back to that precarious time of life - if you are older - reassure you that you are not alone if you are not.

These are not common-or-garden poems. They don't behave like poems at all. They sing, they dance, they make the reader wince, they get under the skin. Reading New And Selected Poems is like going to a smoke-filled jazz club, or the back streets of a beautiful crazy Italian city. By the time you get home you'll never be the same.

The Ecopoetics of War explores the interrelationality of human and non-human entities in the context of conflict as it is recorded in literature and culture.

The dance between words on a page has the ability to move us in many directions. How we react to those words, both as a reader and a writer, tells more about ourselves than we might think.This book is a collection of poems ranging from Space to Earth to Family - from the vastness of the Universe to the intimacies of interpersonal relationships. Life, and the meaning of life, is many things to many people. Examine our existence. Examine ourselves. Can we draw many parallels? Maybe.Whether our lives are touched by poetry or not, words have staying power beyond pen on paper, words spoken aloud.It is not always what we write that carries weight in our lives, but what we don't write - the pauses, the spaces between where we stop - the unwritten words. Truths often live between those lines.

In this significant rhetoric, Lytrell Bundy has woven a web of questions and statements; lamentations and aspirations. There may be nights of terror and a person may feel shattered and socially lost, but ultimately every soul is a seed meant to grow. Lytrell's themes in this book of poetry eventually reinstate the belief that you are not alone in whatever you feel; these emotions are universal, and this darkness and helplessness can only be lifted through kindness and hope.

Palestine is personal for writer, Yahia Lababidi. His Palestinian grandmother, Rabiha Dajani - educator, activist and social worker - was forced to flee her ancestral home in Jerusalem at gunpoint some eighty years ago. As an Arab-American, Lababidi feels deeply betrayed by the USA's blind support of Israel's genocide of Palestinians. InPalestine Wail, he reminds us that religion is not politics, Judaism is not Zionism, and to criticize the immoral, illegal actions of Israel is not antisemitism - especially since, as an Arab, Lababidi is a Semite himself. Using both poetry and prose, Lababidi reflects on how we are neither our corrupt governments nor our compromised media. Rather, we are partners in humanity, members of one human family. Not in Our Name will the unholy massacres of innocent Palestinians be committed (two-thirds of whom are women and children) nor in the false name of 'self-defense'. In turn, Lababidi reminds us that starvation as a weapon of war is both cruel and criminal, as is collective punishment. Palestine Wailinvites us to bear witness to this historical humanitarian crisis unfolding in real-time while not allowing ourselves to be deceived, intimidated or silenced. We are made aware of the basic human truths that no lasting peace can be founded upon profound injustice and that the jailor is never Free...

The ideal gift for lovers of Shakespeare to enjoy the intrinsic beauty of the Bard's prose and poetry, laid out in all its glory, unfettered by fussy notes, with line numbers for ease of use, and an accessible design. An attractive and timeless collection that will appeal to all: The Tragedies.

The ideal gift for lovers of Shakespeare to enjoy the intrinsic beauty of the Bard's prose and poetry, laid out in all its glory, unfettered by fussy notes, with line numbers for ease of use, and an accessible design. An attractive and timeless collection that will appeal to all: The Comedies.

The ideal gift for lovers of Shakespeare to enjoy the intrinsic beauty of the Bard's prose and poetry, laid out in all its glory, unfettered by fussy notes, with line numbers for ease of use, and an accessible design. An attractive and timeless collection that will appeal to all: The Histories.

Aubrey has a compulsion to write. Every part of them, from the most loving to the most painful, is documented in poetry making us reflect and consider our own lives.

Building Bridges is a poetry anthology that seeks to provide a platform for stories and voices that have been marginalised, and to celebrate the great diversity and rich variation in the identities and communities of people from around the world and from a huge cross-section of walks of life.

"What would Greek and Roman myth look like if women had written the stories?" asks Tara Welch in her illuminating Introduction to this volume. Stanley Lombardo and Melina McClure's faithful translation of Ovid's famous letters, purportedly written by heroines of classical antiquity to their absent lovers, offers an inkling of one intriguing possibility.

The book consists of two parts. The first part contains poems and photos of twenty-five common Norwegian trees. The second part has perspectives on plant nature and natural medicine.There are sections on: 1) the five elements used in feng shui and traditional Chinese medicine 2) trees as flower medicine 3) trees as archetypes with reference to human design, human nature. Whether you are interested in feng shui, Bach flower remedies, or human design, you will be able to enjoy this collection of poems.

Cedar: A Captivating Verse-Documentary Unveiling the Modern Lebanese Experience Delve into the tapestry of the modern and contemporary Lebanese experience with "Cedar" by Omar Sabbagh.

This book explores the diverse means by which Shakespeare's poetry enriches his drama, illustrating how particular words in a particular order render his dialogue distinctive and create supreme literary and dramatic value.