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John Clare

Book Description Hail, humble Helpstone ... Where dawning genius never met the day, Where useless ignorance slumbers life away Unknown nor heeded, where low genius tries Above the vulgar and the vain to rise. --from "Helpstone" "I Am": The Selected Poetry of John Clare is the first anthology of the great "peasant poet"'s remarkable verse that makes available the full range of his accomplishments. Here are the different Clares that havebeguiled readers for two centuries: the tender chronicler of nature and childhood; the champion of folkways in the face of oppression; the passionate, sweet-tongued love-poet; and the lonely visionary confined, in old age and senility, to asylums.

Reginald Harris

Book Description10 Tongues, Reginald Harris's debut book of poetry, is filled with variations in mood and voice that are honest and courageous. Compelling and musically rich, these accessible verses from an African-American gay male move across the linesof race and sexuality to sing of family, identity, physical and sensual love, giving deep cadence to the images that haunt daily life.

Ancient Chinese poetry has delighted and moved readers throughout the ages. Now this anthology offers foreign students of Chinese at upper intermediate level the means to discover at first hand the beauty and consummate artistry of this fascinating body of verse. The anthology is centred around the Tang poems, but works of other dynasties are also included. A unique feature of this book is the provision of pinyin phonetic transcriptions. This will ensure that the readers have a clear understanding of the tone patterns, so vital to the appreciation of Chinese verse. Every poem is furnished with a commentary, notes on the language, and information about the poet.

Leslie Pockell, Celia Johnson

100 Poems to Lift Your Spirits

Douglas Pagels

Book Description"Positively wonderful! Words to live by and wishes to share with everyone who is very important to you." Hope and joy and encouragement those are so much more than just words on a page. They're essentials that no one should be without. They're feelings and ideals and promises that can come true... and that can be a part of our daily lives... if we just know where to look. Sometimes all it takes is a little reflection and some gentle reminders to help us see the possibilities. This brilliant little book is full of those reflections and filled with those reminders. It's a very unique collection of words to live by and wishes that would love to be passed along. Part of the charm of 100 THINGS TO ALWAYS REMEMBER... is that it's so original; you won't find other authors encouraging you to do all the wonderful things that you're asked to do in these pages. This is a celebration of the things that can bring more serenity to your days and more smiles to your...

Anonymous

Book Description Dating from the eighth century and earlier, the Manyoshu is the oldest Japanese poetry anthology--and it's widely considered to be the best. A committee of distinguished scholars chose 1,000 poems from more than 4,500 possibilities. Their criteria for inclusion demanded poetic excellence, insights into the Japanese national spirit and character, and cultural and historical significance. The acclaimed translations artfully preserve the simplicity and direct quality of the originals, encompassing an enormous range of human emotions and experiences while offering glimpses of a world authentically and uniquely Japanese. Text is in English only.

Come full circle with 180 new, exciting poems selected and introduced by Billy Collins. Inspired by Billy Collins’s poem-a-day program for American high schools that he began through the Library of Congress, the original Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry was a gathering of clear, contemporary poems aimed at a wide audience. In 180 More , Collins continues his ambitious mission of exposing readers of all ages to the best of today’s poetry. Here are another 180 hospitable, engaging, reader-friendly poems, offering surprise and delight in a wide range of literary voices–comic, melancholy, reflective, irreverent. If poetry is the original travel literature, this anthology contains 180 vehicles ready to carry you away to unexpected places. With poems by Robert Bly Carol Ann Duffy Eamon Grennan Mark Halliday Jane Kenyon David Kirby Thomas Lux Donna Masini W. S. Merwin Paul Muldoon Carol...

EE Cummings

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Winegardner

Book Description Offering 3 stories by 33 authors, 3 X 33 combines both a breadth and depth not seen in other contemporary or modern short fiction anthologies.

Douglas Pagels

Book Description"You must never forget what a treasure you are. That special person in the mirror may not always get to hear all the compliments you deserve, but remember..." This is a book that speaks to and inspires the best in all of us. Written with a marvelous perspective on life, this heartwarming collection helps us see things in just the right light. It's like holding a mirror up to a special person and getting them to envision all the wonderful things reflected there. All the qualities. All the blessings. And all the promises that lie ahead. Our busy days don't allow that kind of recognition to happen often enough. And sometimes the people who deserve it the most...get to hear it the least. Think of this book as a remedy for that; it's a thanks, a tribute, and an affirmation all rolled into one. It begins with a note of gratitude, it ends with a request to remember something essential, and -- in between -- it takes the reader through a series of "beautiful things"...

The Urban Monk

A collection of poetry written by Artist, Marcus R. Thomas during his three months of employment at a gas station. In this revised edition there are also poems added from his air flight travels from San Francisco, California to Columbus, Ohio. Along with a collection of poetry of his earlier works while living in Savannah, Georgia.

Ellis, Robinson

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Dianne M. Hamre Dobrin

A Cameo Collection is the author's first published work. Hopefully you, the reader, will enjoy the collection, and perhaps as you read the holiday poems you will find yourself playing Christmas carols in July, or taking a walk in the woods to feel nature rush in your soul. Try napping beneath a tree, or picking violets and buttercups. Ultimately, enjoy this collection of poems, and may they warm your heart for the simple truths and happy memories they revive.

Book DescriptionAvailable November 2003 In Julia Kasdorf's poem ?Mennonites,? she writes of her heritage and her people: ?We keep our quilts in closets and do not dance. / We hoe thistles along fence rows for fear / we may not be perfect as our Heavenly Father. / We clean up his disasters. No one has to / call.? Persecuted by Protestants and Catholics alike throughout history and largely misunderstood by the rest of the world, Mennonites have found it difficult to make their voices heard or respected. It is with a kind of true necessity, then, that an anthology of poetry, compiled by Ann Hostetler, a Mennonite poet herself, has finally emerged; possessing the potential to be both challenging to and corrective of our preconceived notions of this unique religious and cultural group. In this surprising collection, twenty-four Mennonite poets, both men and women, young and old, confront issues of identity, sexuality, religious doctrine, family, and...