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Classic Plays by Women: an anthology of the best plays by female dramatists from 1600-2000
Staged in theatres by successive generations and proving relevant to contemporary audiences, the plays demonstrate the wit, theatrical skill and innovation of their creators in exploring timeless topics from marriage, morality and money to class conflict, rage and sexual desire. An essential resource for students, playwrights, colleges, universities and libraries,...
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Blaque Diamond explores the world through poetic verses. She touches on different aspects of life including, love, nature, intimacy, death, heartbreak, and inspiration. She even delves into her own personal testimonies for which she tells her stories straight from the heart. There is a little of everything you can imagine included in this collection of carefully, hand-picked poetry. There is sure to be something to speak to the poet in you. These...
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My most impossible ambition has always been to understand human nature. So when I discovered poetry at 17, it naturally evolved into a way to express my puzzling findings. Granted that it is often myself I end up studying (the easiest and nearest subject), the focus has always been to observe and report the quaint, illogical, stubborn and silly things we continually do. The journey has included explorations into odd corners: child abuse, addiction,...
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Do you feel the universe?Quantum Lyrics explores the cosmos within us all. Each poem illuminates universal expansion as well as inner wisdom. Both sections invite you to explore love and creation in terms of quantum physics. Reminiscent of Rumi, Quantum Lyrics combines Tesla, Einstein, and Buddha to create a meditative, energetic world of cosmic proportion.Energy, vibration, and frequency are the architects behind the words. Each poem moves from expansive...
6) Like a Slam
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This book is a collection of poetry and thoughts that dictate a state of mind, an emotion, a situation personally lived or witnessed.Mostly sounding "like slam", it highlights a perspective written to vent, to be at peace and overall to bring closure.The inspiration came from the author's life mainly, but it also was derived from her surroundings and complete strangers with whom she had the chance to exchange stories and talk about life in its beauty...
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These 81 poems have been written over the course of several years, and therefore reflect a myriad of sensibilities. Some of the poems reflect emotions as they pertain to being a woman, feeling judged, abused, inadequate, but also powerful after confronting inner demons. This collection is also reflective of an appreciation of nature, and goddess imagery as a form of strength and female empowerment.
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The poetry of Samantha Underhill is haunting, darkly beautiful, and melancholic. Follow her to the deep on an epic journey of honesty and vulnerability, where feelings and self-perceptions are artistically expressed in classic verse. Naked truths of inward aching, reflect the muddled mixing of fear and anger within the role she has placed upon herself. Hidden beneath the veneer of Greek mythology, lie the shapes and forms of loneliness, regret,...
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Liu's poetry collection offers a poignant exploration of childhood experiences, intricately woven with nostalgic, introspective verses. From the streets of New York to the corridors of the mind, Liu's keen eye illuminates the ordinary moments of life with extraordinary depth and insight. Through her lyrical compositions, readers are invited to embark on a journey of remembrance and reflection, where each poem becomes a mirror reflecting the myriad...
11) True Stories
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Inspired by various disasters, from climate change to the pandemic, the poems of True Stories whirl together extreme weather, isolation, and interpersonal dysfunction into a gathering storm of a book. The first poem, "100-Year Storm" foregrounds cyclical themes, asking readers to consider-again and again, over and over-the effects of interconnected catastrophes. When one storm ends, the next one begins. When waters recede in one place, they flood...
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Six Muslim women. One poetry collection exploring family, identity, and homeland.Our Ancestors Did Not Breathe This Air brings fresh voices of poignancy and a much-needed representation in modern poetry. From the scents of a bustling street market in India to the warmth of stories rooted in Venezuela to snippets of college days shared at MIT, the poetry in this book features an ache for grounds no longer walked upon. With a range of distinct styles...
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A landmark definitive edition of one of our most innovative and beloved poets
The landmark oeuvre of Marianne Moore, one of the major inventors of poetic modernism, has had no straight path from beginning to end; until now, there has been no good vantage point from which to see the body of her remarkable work as a whole. Throughout her life Moore arranged and rearranged, visited and revisited, a large majority of her existing poetry, always adding...
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A wonderful opportunity presented itself in early May of 2012. Patti Larsen, a Prince Edward Island author, was going to be presenting at the Montague Regional High School. With Patti already travelling East of Charlottetown, she was more than willing to visit our school to work with some of our budding writers. A group of thirty-nine students from grades seven, eight, and nine were selected by their English teachers based on ability and interest...
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Set sail with nine authors as they share their favorite memories, imaginative dreams, and most passionate stories of the sea. Discover hidden troves beneath foamy waves, sing along with the bravest of sailors, and spend downtime with selkies of the north. There's a little something for everyone in this sprawling, epic adventure for lovers of all things nautical.
17) Tears of Poetry
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Echoes of the past reflected in the candlelight and the gentle rain of tears... This short book of poems is a compilation of free verse inspired by history, Celtic culture and mythology. It evokes loss, strength, magic, and perseverance in the face of adversity. Tears of Poetry is an epic adventure in verse.
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Eight published writers, all from St. Andrew's Presbyterian church in Fergus, Ontario, just couldn't resist combining their expertise to produce this exceptional book. They have agreed to assign their royalties to the church's mission program in Haiti. We know you will enjoy reading it as much as they enjoyed writing it.Don't expect to find Echoes from the Hill Top full of preaching or Christian teaching. Rather, in it, you will discover that 'church'...
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How do we speak what feels unspeakable?
Exploring the landscape of grief in the wake of divorce, Most of All the Wanting is a treatise on intimacy in the face of change. Throughout, Amanda Merpaw's poems attend to the fluidity of queer desire, documenting the complexities of intimacy, longing, and joy where "there's burning beyond / the cusp of our cups." Set in an environment of political and ecological upheaval, Most of All the Wanting asks what...
20) Sweet 16
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At 16, embarking on the journey from adolescence to adulthood, each
day is a chapter in the book of self-discovery and growth.
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