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I floated to the West
I floated through the water
Through the air and the land
Then I became the raindrops in the sand
I floated in the night
Weightless. No effort was made by me
And all the stars were smiling
In the morning I arrived
From the Middle Kingdom far away
I floated
I floated to the West
That's what they say
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Scintillata Nee is an extraordinary, experimental volume of verse by young author Cynthia Tenor. While the poems take the reader through the development of a personal relationship, the text is expressed in highly unusual terms: words are often chosen for their sound and/or etymology and rather than for their more obvious meaning. Strange and imaginative coinings of new words are dotted throughout the text, while many of the poems also include deliberate...
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Dive into a tapestry of history and imagination, where facts and fiction intertwine to paint a vivid portrait of ancient Albania and its journey through time. From the tales of ancient heroes to the poignant memories of the 1999 Kosovo war, this collection of poetry is a testament to the rich tapestry of Albanian culture and history. Crafted with passion and finesse, each poem is a mosaic of emotions, touching on themes of love, nostalgia, society,...
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moon on a lone tent
if you seek the occupant
my verses may serve
A delight in the limitless freedom of writing poetry and a lasting fondness of life are the substratum of this late collection.
It's a lifelike chaos.
It is of love's joy and pain, of ambiguities between nature and society, attachment and independence, trust and despair.
It has follies, gloom, rhymes, free verses, loose and traditional shapes, lilts and cadences, and no capital...
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Peoples and nations, like exasperated neighbours stuck in a lift, are looking for explanations and where to place the blame (as ever), but also for a way out and salvation.
How could even a crumb of private life be saved?
This question bothers me, as I find it to be existential for all the arts.
For years now it has not been easy with that expanding intrusion into all spheres of privacy, made worse by the pandemic, in a crowded and even more inconvenient...
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Anxiety throughout your teenage years fills your head with "a billion voices". All of these thoughts make you question what you and the world around you are about, to the point where you feel you are going totally insane. This is my experience, for you to enjoy, meditate and maybe have a good laugh at me and yourself as well, remembering what you also went through during those crazy times.
7) Dancing Seas
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This is a collection of saviours
Without whom I would not have survived
It tells tales
About heartbreak so severe one wasn't sure one would survive it
And of losing, and therefore feeling lost
Losing, and therefore feeling empowered
It's about wanting to get better, but not sure if one ever can.
This collection will prove that it is possible
But that it is okay to feel like it isn't
I know because
When the flood came
The words taught me...
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How come Shakespeare keeps challenging and fascinating us? Why do we keep watching his plays and reading his poetry? Maybe because he knows us so well. His irresistible, playful comedies, full of love and joy, show us at our happiest moments, his tragedies show us the darkest dungeons of the human mind, and his romances have this strong and wonderful tone of reconciliation and forgiveness, that we all need now and then, and his poetry lends words...
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Poems are small individual vignettes. Each one telling a story and painting a picture.
Poetry is a special art form. People from all walks of life can express themselves and their thoughts through poetry.
Sometimes a memory triggers an emotion: if you like to write poetry, then there is no better way to express a moment in time than to write the words that give a poem life.
Poetry can be funny, it can be serious, it can be about love, it can be...
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Poems of the Pretentious Minds features a wide array of self-indulgent, darkly comical but heart-wrenching poetry that covers many topics such as love, family, friendship, death, sex addiction, abuse, anxiety, depression, suicide, mental turmoil, the city of London, various other locations around the UK and the intricacies of the world itself. Some of the poems also explore the contradiction of humanity and how one can appreciate the minute things...
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This poem sequence charts an international route through countries which the author visited before 2020 and which are now facing the pandemic crisis, beyond the usual problems of living.
The book attempts to imagine or recall how people respond to such trials, catching this sense within the concise shape of a poem.
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It's no secret that when children like poems or songs they'll willingly give their approval. They are refreshingly ingenuous and will no doubt like some of this silliness. It's sometimes harder for adolescents and adults to reveal their personal preferences, for fear of criticism or exposure. Although they may identify with some of the expressions of thought, observations or emotions in this book, they will at times keep their opinions secret.
Most...
13) Equation of Time
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The idea of time, a celestial formation through which we pursue a strange reassuring basis bringing change. But the mishap in the perfection of rotation means what to you? If time is simply another unpredictability, are there only changes and perspectives to truly define life?
This is a compilation of poetry, words of change, angst, time, loss and wonders. The stance of change and surroundings on myself, and conversely, mine towards them. A raw copy...
14) Meandering Ideas
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Following Maria Marshall's A Child's War, her memoir of family life during World War 2, this first collection of her poetry covers subjects ranging from the beauty of nature to mind-boggling discoveries about the universe, as well as places and events in Kilkenny City, where she and her late husband Peter lived for the last 20 years.
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Contained within, Poetic words, some grim, of my recent experiences, during these times mysterious, of love and loyalty, and life's' great frailties, words of understanding, and observations on society, I share all this with you, humor, tears, happiness, fears, nakedly I bear my soul, for you to read, because we all need to forgive ourselves in times like these.
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Nativity / In Lockdown with Brecht is a moving collection of poems on many modern themes, including globalisation, hopes invested in the next generation, our guilt concerning the terrors of their inheritance, love, comradeship, mental stress and troublesome romance, but often with a light and elaborate touch. Each poem invokes a contemporary experience of the world that will resonate with a wide range of readers.
Nativity / In Lockdown with Brecht...
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Every poem tells a story, and the poems in this collection are no exception.
A poem like 'Jessie and Josh' is based on the author's early memories, while he and his friend—both passionate writers—were the inspiration for 'Two Old Boys'. 'In My Mind's Eye' is a loving message to his wife, and 'The Old Man' was written for his children, The poem 'I Never Noticed' is based on a friend's comments during a country walk; 'Joe', by contrast, came from...
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Poems of variety and inspiration fill this little book and are definitely food for thought. The poems will particularly appeal to those who don't think poetry needs to be obscure and scholarly. You never know, there could be a message in here for even the fussiest of readers.
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Angels look down from on high. Watching carefully over those they are appointed to protect, they silently lead us through times of trial, shaping us into the people we are destined to be. Their words soothe, comfort, guide and cajole us.
Elephants store the memories of a lifetime, wordlessly documenting all that has been, never forgetting the smallest detail or emotion. They are the great record-keepers, remembering everything exactly as it was....
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John Butler-Hopkins' For the Love of Poetry opens, appropriately enough, with a sequence of poems about romantic love in all its aspects: the dizzying ecstasies of infatuation and first love, then the brutal lessons of rejection and betrayal, and finally the discovery of a soul mate and the development of a true, long-term relationship.
By contrast, the book's second half is concerned with the tragedy of young men going to fight in the First World...
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