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Ur författaren Liselotte J Anderssons baksidestext: VEM ÄR INGVAR HOLMBERG? Ett självporträtt med glimten i ögat kan lyda så här: 'Överviktig och underutbildad - men ändå glad'. Det finns mer att säga om denne språkbegåvade globetrotter. Han är en resande, ständigt på väg.Likväl hinner han uppfatta det sköna och sköra i tillvaron. Det finns en medelålders längtan att slå av på takten, samtidigt en stark ovilja mot att vara fyrkantig och färdig. Både i denna samling och tidigare skriver Holmberg med värme och ömhet om den mognande kärleken. För mig blev eftersmaken som helhet - HOPP! Det är mycket som inte är försent, ens efter fyllda femtiofyra.En bok för alla som vill fortsätta älska livet utan att blunda för det som dödar vår livsglädje.

True in essence to the meaning of ''haiku'', or ''pleasure verse'', and just like the late-bloomer cherries of Shillong, Late-Blooming Cherries is meant to be savoured as slowly, embracing the beauty of each poetic moment.

Poetry. Winner of the 2002 Dorset Prize, and recipient of the Ruth Lilly Fellowship, Ilya Kaminsky is a recent Russian immigrant and rising poetic star. Despite the fact that he is a non-native speaker, Kaminksy's sense of rhythm and lyic surpasses that of most contemporary poets in the English language. This magical, musical book of poems draws readers into its unforgettable heart, and Carolyn Forché wrties simply "I'm in awe of his gifts."

The first English translation of one of the most pivotal collections in contemporary Galician poetry, Whales and Whales navigates the urgent, playful, shapeshifting journey of a young woman affirming her place in the world. Caught between a father toiling far away in the icy waters of the Atlantic, and a mother who works in a canning factory, Luisa Castro's 'daughter of the sea' casts her voice from her home on the North Galician coast. Throwing the romantic clichés of love, labour, girlhood and rural living overboard, Castro's subtle sleight-of-hand - fluidly sung into English by Keith Payne - brings the innocent, irreverent desires of her emboldened protagonist to life. Disarmingly vulnerable and intensely liberating, these poems reveal the dreams and awakenings of a young girl becoming a woman in a society yet to learn how to accommodate her. Praise for Whales and Whales "Whales and Whales surges in from the sea, trembling poetry; an erratic wave, a magnificent and disturbing inner storm." - Manuel Rivas

Diverted to Split is Hugh McMillan's new poetry book, his sixth from Luath. As before, his poetry ranges widely in subject matter, from his friends and family to his travels and his politics, and deals with life's great issues, love and mortality. Andrew Greig has noted that McMillan's poetry finds the universal in the microscopically personal, a platform, a verge, a wake, a train ride. As ever, humour plays a large part, sometimes bleak, sometimes wholehearted, but you're never laughing so much you lose sight of the human story, its triumphs, its ultimate failures. This poetry collection will not only be a hit with fans of Hugh McMillan's work, but any poetry lover that is seeking for warmth and the wit of humans during these turbulent times.

From objects imbued with meaning and memory to the places that nurture and anchor us, Denise Bennett's poetry is grounded in a sense of the sacredness of the everyday. There is a deep sense of justice and relationships of integrity here that burn a bright light in dark places and an attention to the everyday that asserts the sacredness of all life. The poetry here is not only accomplished but deeply felt. It comes from a place of listening and seeing with the heart and is delivered in imagery that is lucid, precise and moving.

Jenny Morris has a gift for observation translated into fresh and lyrical imagery. In Eye Level she looks beneath the surface of memory with a wistful but never sentimental gaze. Here 'memory stains your bones' and we enter a landscape of yearning and mortality is never far away, yet there is also hope and resilience here, the ways in which we pass on hope to the generations below us because 'The story must go on and on.' Along the way, ancestors are honoured, the places and people who form us are witnessed to and new generations are celebrated. Eye Level is a compassionate and intelligent collection leavened with verbal dexterity and wry humour from a mature and accomplished voice. A delight to read and re-read.

The Life and Works of Korean Poet Kim My¿ng-sun offers an introduction to Korea's first modern woman writer to publish a collection of creative works, Kim My¿ng-sun (1896-ca. 1954).

The book is the first study of Paul Muldoon's elegiac poetry. It covers virtually all of his elegies, showing how the elegiac attitude has underlain Muldoon's poetic development and shaped his aesthetics and formal developments, as it also demonstrates the extent to which Muldoon's elegies have transformed the genre

Dante Alive documents the pervasive presence of Dante's imaginary universe in popular culture today. These essays examines through a specific critical lens an area of Dante's continued influence on various spheres of life. Artistic creation, political imagination, and commercial enterprise emerged as all marked by Dante's seal

Seeing Shakespeare's Style offers new ways for readers to perceive Shakespeare and, by extension, literary texts generally.

Boasian Verse explores the understudied poetic output of three major twentieth-century anthropologists: Edward Sapir, Ruth Fulton Benedict, and Margaret Mead.

How poetic modernism shaped Arabic intellectual debates in the twentieth century and beyondCity of Beginnings is an exploration of modernism in Arabic poetry, a movement that emerged in Beirut during the 1950s and became the most influential and controversial Arabic literary development of the twentieth century. Robyn Creswell introduces English-language readers to a poetic movement that will be uncannily familiar-and unsettlingly strange. He also provides an intellectual history of Lebanon during the early Cold War, when Beirut became both a battleground for rival ideologies and the most vital artistic site in the Middle East. Arabic modernism was centered on the legendary magazine Shi'r ("e;Poetry"e;), which sought to put Arabic verse on "e;the map of world literature."e; The Beiruti poets-Adonis, Yusuf al-Khal, and Unsi al-Hajj chief among them-translated modernism into Arabic, redefining the very idea of poetry in that literary tradition. City of Beginnings includes analyses of the Arab modernists' creative encounters with Ezra Pound, Saint-John Perse, and Antonin Artaud, as well as their adaptations of classical literary forms. The book also reveals how the modernists translated concepts of liberal individualism, autonomy, and political freedom into a radical poetics that has shaped Arabic literary and intellectual debate to this day.

"No one taught me more about poetry than Jerome Rothenberg."--Nick Cave

This collection of essays situates George Gascoigne in context as the pre-eminent writer of the early part of Queen Elizabeth's reign.

This volume offers 18 new studies reflecting the latest scholarship on Latin verse, explored both in its original context and in subsequent contexts as it has been translated and re-imagined. All chapters reflect the wide research interests of Prof. Susanna Braund, to whom the volume is dedicated.

Life is life, and it will continue that way. Some people have it easier than others; some will know nothing more than suffering and strife; some are born wealthy and won't ever work a single day of their life. However, this is my reality, as fictitious as it may seem. I only hope and pray that I can reach as many others in the process, and save them from all of the mistakes I have been lucky enough to live through this time around.

A collection of smaller collections. Combinations of sapphics words that I like, molded into sentences and stanzas I like even more. Writings about women loving women. Expressions of passion in every form. The most intimate parts of my mind scribbled out on paper, transcribed into text and then published into print. A book. A book of poetry.

Embark on a poetic journey through the seasons of the heart in this collection that explores the delicate tapestry of growth, the enduring power of love, and the timeless essence of renewal. Each verse is a lyrical testament to the transformative beauty found in the evolving landscapes of life, capturing the tender moments that shape us and the resilient spirit that blossoms through the seasons of the soul.

""It is a fact, that people often struggle with finding true love. It is the ultimate goal for many, and yet we question ourselves and our worth in a myriad of ways. We often fight against our feelings or not make them known for fear of being rejected. MJ Sexton observes the many ways in which we express our feelings to others and the impact it has on the way we look at the world and ourselves. Written mostly in the first person, the poems in Mosaic Heart read like love letters to potential lovers and private journal entries questioning dreams and desires, the longings we have for others and our need to be wanted in return. It is intensely written, and the feelings and emotions conveyed are raw, honest and relatable to all.""

""In the powerful memoir, """"Chicken Back,"""" Natasha Hunter shares her remarkable journey from surviving childhood abuse to becoming a retired Navy Chief Petty Officer, a dedicated single mother, and a thriving entrepreneur. This poignant narrative delves into Natasha's triumph over the emotional, physical, and mental scars of her past. Through her candid journal entries and reflective notes, she provides an intimate glimpse into the resilience that fueled her transformation. Natasha's story resonates with universal themes of strength, perseverance, and self-discovery. """"Chicken Back"""" is more than a memoir; it's a testament to the indomitable human spirit. Natasha's unwavering commitment to overcoming adversity serves as an inspiration to all who are doing the work of facing their past and sorting through assorted messes to become well. Whether you're seeking a story of triumph over adversity, a glimpse into a black woman's real-life thoughts, or an empowering journey of self-discovery, this book is a raw and thoughtful read. Join Natasha Hunter on a path of reflection, healing, growth, and ultimately success.""

A collection of musings and rambles, with everything from protests to love letters to stories.

Divided into six sections, the collection opens with 'Edinburgh is a Story', a commissioned poem performed at the opening of the 2022 Edinburgh International Festival.The collection then delves into the past and into the unwritten women of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. With vignettes of the unheard voices from Stevenson's gothic masterpiece, this is a powerfully vivid evocation that gives new meaning to the tale. In her longest piece in the book, Fractals (a way if seeing infinity), Hannah looks at the recent past and takes the reader on a journey from the old inherited wounds to the trauma of tearing open again these chasms within recent discourses and events.

This is a book of meditative reading with an aim to experience and to examine gentleness, how it shapes and pervades Rilke's work, how his poetry might gently inspire us to become more gentle people.

Using a framework based on J. L. Austin's understanding of performative speech and Angela Esterhammer's work on how things are done with words in Milton's and Blake's poetry, this study provides an extended close reading of the speech acts of characters in Blake's epic poem Milton.