English Poetry Anthology

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Book of Longing by Leonard Cohen. Book of Longing is Leonard Cohen's first book of new poetry since Book of Mercy was published two decades ago. It collects Cohen's poetry written between the 1980s and the present. Book of Longing demonstrates the range and depth of Cohen's work, revealing an extraordinary gift of language that speaks with rare clarity, passion and timelessness.

Under Sonoran Skies: Prose and Poetry from the High Desert is an anthology of fiction and nonfiction that includes poems and short stories, as well as general, historical, and reflective essays. Drawing on diverse life experiences, spanning education, engineering, ministry, law, and the performing arts, the six authors bring a complementary tone, style, and rhythm to both fiction and nonfiction in this 240-page book.

Flowers is an eclectic collection and collaboration of poetry focused on growth, nature, and healing. It is written for those who feel the deepest feelings in their stages of growth during life. Those who cry the most tears, laugh the hardest, and choose to repeat as many times as necessary. It is a short poetry collection to calm your heart while weaving a story of beauty and grace. Stories often seen in nature and in our walk of life, almost simultaneously. Authors include: Blair Hayse, Mayuko Fukino, Abby Weitkamp, and Zachary Shiloh Watts.

Angels are undeniably associated with religion and more usually Christianity, Islam and Judaism. Often they are seen as supernatural beings, benevolent celestial intermediaries interposed between God, Heaven and humanity. Obviously there are complications, a fact that our classic poets through the centuries, including Alexander Pope, Edmund Spenser, Radclyffe Hall and Hafiz, use as they write verse to explain, to reveal and to help us understand exactly why Angels are so prevalent amongst our thoughts.

Empowering life lessons from myths and monsters. Encounter rebel goddesses, stories of complex love and the mythical might of women as Nikita Gill takes listeners on a magical journey of empowerment. Inspired by ancient Greek mythology, discover the power and glory of the greatest goddesses. From the potent venom of Medusa and transformative sorcery of Circe to the rising up of Athena over Olympus, these are the mothers, warriors, creators, survivors and destroyers that shook the world.

Stories matter. In this collection of poems and stories that are shaped like poems, Ken Briodagh hopes to say that every story has the potential to educate, titillate, entertain, and stimulate. He also thinks that the most fun and interesting stories come from those places that are deemed “sinful” by authority figures and killjoys (not mutually exclusive). Here, he explores being queer, loving as much as possible, living polyamorous, and his probable overfondness of allegory. (Note: Sorry, Papa Tolkien.)

With its intricate structure and imagery, Four Quartets is the culminating achievement of T. S. Eliot's career. Its greatness is done full justice in this rendition by the late Poet Laureate Ted Hughes. Containing some of the most melodic passages in modern poetry, Four Quartets blends the religious, the philosophical and the personal themes that preoccupied T. S. Eliot.

Expressions of Poetry by Montice Harmon is a beautiful collection of semi-confessional poems that speak about the poet's trials and tribulations. The poems are a kind of motivation for depressed minds and discouraged people to rise above their problems and face the world with a positive attitude. Most of Harmon's poems are prose poems. He takes prose poems to another level with this collection. The poems all deal with some aspect of the poet's personal struggles - his joys and sorrows - and they connect you with his spirit and inner mind.

In this debut poetry collection, Marina's talent for powerful, evocative song lyrics finds a new outlet as her words weave stories of resilience and self-discovery. Each poem resonates with the same creative melodies and emotional depth that have made her an artistic sensation. Hailed by The New York Times for 'redefining songs about coming of age, and the aftermath, with bluntness and crafty intelligence,' Marina delves even further into teenage trauma, youth, and the highs and lows of relationships in these profound, autobiographical poems.

With Love, Grief and Fury contains love poems, for people and the planet; grief poems brimming with compassion, sharing tears and mourning what was and contemplating what could be; and poems of fire and fury that will kick some ass, tell the truth and inspire change and hope. Over thirty years after she first stormed the UK poetry scene, the trailblazing and award-winning writer Salena Godden has produced her most audacious and definitive collection to date. Like a big sister’s arm around your shoulder, With Love, Grief and Fury is important and nourishing for the soul.

An educator and poet, Shemique Blair offers creative, inspirational, and thought-provoking life lessons based on her own personal journey through poetry. In this collection of poetic writings, listeners explore memories of first love, commitment, relationship building, heartbreak, forgiveness, and personal growth.

A Private Anthology: Poems from the Heart is an inspiring collection of stream-of-consciousness poetry that invites listeners to explore personal emotions and reflections on life's challenges.

DEFG is Volume 2 of The Alphabet Soup series by Aaron LaLux, the creator of Circular Pop Poetry—a style that blends rhythm, insight, and relevance into something entirely its own. This collection invites you to explore the raw, tangled threads of life, where meaning is found not in neat answers, but in the complexities that weave us together. From Dalai Lama Spaceship to Gypsy Friends & Fig Leaves, LaLux creates 100 poems that pulse with emotion and thought.

A former English teacher at Seattle University, Lyons enhanced his love for poetry by studying the great classical poets in the original Greek and Latin. This anthology is not just for connoisseurs. It is for everyone who enjoys poetry.....

Simon Snootle and Other Small Stories is about seven misguided tales of humorous woe by several downtrodden characters that are simply looking to be themselves. The book begins with Simon Snootle, a meager young man who lived most of his life at the bottom of a cistern with neighborhood cats. He is not aware of any tragedy of the situation, but rather makes the best of it, knowing that eventually more things will fall in as he did.

Board in the City is a community cafe project where everyone from the very lonely, the mentally and physically unwell, to the homeless and the depressed … all are welcome and will be supported physically and emotionally. More than 1,000 different board games are available with lots of tables to play them on and volunteer staff are on hand to act as strategists and games masters if needed. All the helpers and staff are trained volunteers and Board in the City exists on donations and fund raising. Authors Reach Ltd authors all wrote a short story (or two), or contributed poetry to make up ...

By Riverside So Dear gently guides listeners along a path of healing and spiritual awakening, much like a river nourishes and rejuvenates the land it touches. This heartfelt Audible edition features a beautifully narrated collection of 40 original poems, brought to life by the soothing and expressive voice of Camrie Fletcher.

Artificial Verses: A Collection of AI Poetry is a groundbreaking anthology that explores the intersection of technology and artistry, where silicon meets soul. The verses contained within these chapters are crafted by an artificial intelligence, taught to understand human emotions and express them in various poetic styles.

This is a collection of bad poems, short stories, rushed parables, and hastily-written diatribes written over the last 4 years. Shut in my home due to the government’s tyrannical response to COVID, I did a lot of reading, thinking, and reflection. During this time, I came to admit to myself a lot of dismal truths about the “true” state of humanity, especially when it is pushed to the limits by fear and doubt. In such cases, Man becomes savage and focuses on the differences in his fellow men; he leans into his raw savageness to bifurcate and destroy. He is primal. He is reckless.

In this urgent outpouring of American voices, our poets speak to us as they shelter in place, addressing our collective fear, grief, and hope from eloquent and diverse individual perspectives.