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"A witty, illustrated collection of humorous (and sometimes even heartwarming) poems and nonsense inspired by the absurdities of everyday life"--

"Step right up, animal lovers! It's your turn to judge in this poetic competition of superlative animal abilities. Structured as a guessing game competition, and told through deftly crafted persona poems, the book celebrates animals' standout qualities, from the biggest (blue whale) to the smallest (shrew), with all the favorite creatures (speedy cheetahs, long-necked giraffes) plus some less common animals with equally amazing abilities (long-lived...

Barrett began writing love poems in his early 20's. He is a distant relative of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and when introduced to her work became immediately inspired. This book is comprised of poems Barrett has written over the past 40 years. They are both love poems and inspirational poems which he hopes will be enjoyed by readers of all ages. Many of the love poems were dedicated to his first real love, Lynn, and others written to his late wife,...

"Shortlisted for the Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry, Arrowsmith Press" Simon Armitage is UK Poet Laureate and professor of poetry at the University of Leeds. The former Oxford Professor of Poetry, he also previously taught at Princeton University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. In addition to celebrated translations of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Death of King Arthur, and Pearl, he has published more than a dozen poetry collections and three...

This new and revised edition of poems about the men and women of the North features the most loved ballads by Robert Service and is illustrated with lively art by Marilen Van Nimwegen. While living in Whitehorse, Robert Service wrote The Cremation of Sam McGee, and other well-known poems. He wrote and published into his mid-eighties. He was quoted as saying, I just go for a walk and come back with a poem in my pocket.

Das Komponisten-Paar Schönherz & Fleer ist der Schöpfer des mehrfach preisgekrönten Rilke Projekts. Renommierte Schauspieler und Sänger interpretieren ausgewählte Texte Rainer Maria Rilkes im Zusammenspiel mit eigens komponierter Musik - eine kongeniale Mischung. Erstmals widmen sie sich mit ihrem neuen Album WUNDERWEIßE NÄCHTE einem bestimmten Thema: der Schönheit, der Anmut und der Dramatik von Herbst und Winter. Das Hörbuch verströmt...

Edmund Keeley (1928–2022) was the Charles Barnwell Straut Class of 1923 Professor of English, emeritus, and professor emeritus of creative writing at Princeton University. Philip Sherrard (1922–1995) was research fellow at St. Antony's College, Oxford, and lecturer in the history of the Orthodox Church at King's College London. George Savidis (1929–1995) was professor of modern Greek at the University of Thessaloniki and George Seferis Visiting...

Dentro de nuestra tradición poética, Jaime Sabines ocupa un lugar definitivo como una figura fundamental en las letras mexicanas. Conceptos como el amor, que nos invade intensamente; la muerte, que ronda a nuestros seres más cercanos, y la sensibilidad, que nos acerca al hecho poético, permiten que conectemos fácilmente con su palabra y nos redescubramos en sus versos. Me tienes en tus manos es una antología seleccionada y presentada por Jazmín...

All of us at one point will experience grief to one degree. The apostle Paul says that Sorrow but not as those who have no hope. It is my desire to give people hope, as well as some tools to navigate through the process. Grief does not just shut off. But we can live our lives with golden memories and even some shed tears, and then live our lives as intended by God, and grow a little stronger. We can also turn grief into comforting one another. We...

"In the Yule-Log Glow, Book I" by Various. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks...