English Poetry Anthology

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.

This wonderful Holiday Sampler of heartwarming stories and poems offers delights from the authors of the Writers Cooperative of the Pacific Northwest. The collection transports you from toe tapping, belly chuckling, and heart rending to wheels turning thoughtfulness. Holiday Sampler blankets you with reads to cozy up with in front of a fire and get you in the holiday spirit. The Writers Cooperative of the Pacific Northwest gathers together authors from Everett, Washington and the surrounding areas to exchange their expertise on the writing game. We eagerly share with other writers as our ...

An eclectic blend from an unknown poet. Writings of the soul, the heart, the mind and body. Created in the moment, molded by the ebb and flow of that unpredictable thing called Life. This short collection covers a variety of emotions, feelings, themes, and topics Includes: the mystery of living, the sublimity of nature, the instability of self, self-purpose, the fragility of the psyche, animal attitudes and behaviors, anthropomorphism, materialism, assonance, consonance, slant rhyme, formal rhyme sequences, metaphorical conceit, self-destruction, earthly wonder, depression, dehumanization, ...

Now is an extraordinary time. Across the country, people are losing their loved ones, their livelihoods, their homes, and even their own lives to COVID-19. Despite the pandemic, countless protests erupted this summer over the recurring loss of Black lives. Reverberations of shock and outrage remain with us all. There's a Revolution Outside, My Love captures and articulates all of these roiling sentiments unleashed by a profound national reckoning.

There are few better ways to discover the identity of a nation or people than by listening to their poetry. From historical events to moral values to the political landscape (and often visions of the actual landscape), poetry, at its best, reveals the soul of a people. And Russia has offered us some of the very best.

60 poems that cross the ages and emotions. Here is a random selection: Soul For Sale - Explores a man recounting his life's misdemeanours. Claire - Two lovers meet in times gone past but tragedy awaits. Dots And Spaces - What do the gaps between words mean? Mind The Gap - My wife's lover. Shouting Up The Stairs - A desperate father shouts up the stairs to his daughter but realises he is shouting to himself. Dear Old Friend - Old friends meet but one knows the secret he keeps. Pebble On A Wall - A young boy carries a moment in time through to adulthood. You Saw Me Today - An older person ...

Poems from the clouds of reality consist of different realistic poems, written by Six Young Nigerian Poets; members of the Benn Ik young writers association. The book features poems of diverse themes such as Love & Romance, Suicide, Lonilessness, Politics, Africa, Dark Poetry, Brokenness, Heartbreak and Nature.

An ideal gift for a gentle reader of any age, this first volume of the series, The Essence of Emily Evans includes a symphony of intensely descriptive pieces. The settings range from the author's childhood years on an Ohioan farm through her time in Buffalo, Brooklyn, Greenwich Village, Cocoa Beach, and more. Filled with lyric poems of nature, and thrilling, delightful, and sometimes wrenching images of her personal experiences, it was awarded five stars by Literary Titan, who declared it "a very promising start to a series." Volumes II and III will be released in 2024. Excerpts from Volume...

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis loved literature, especially poetry. "Once you can express yourself," she wrote, "you can tell the world what you want from it.... All the changes in the world, for good or evil, were first brought about by words." Now Caroline Kennedy shares her mother's favorite poems and the inspiration behind her strong belief in the power of literature.

This “Unique” book, Peace Begins with us: Poetic Verses on Peace, Love, and Humanity, establishes the fact that peace isn’t far away but nearer than we think, thus it ignites the light that hovers around several areas in our daily lives, calling for the signature of peace to be appended for the advancement of humanity. The poetic devices also used to express Peace leave us with the scent of better times. The fecundity of thoughts expressed by the prolific co-authors in “this book, outlines, defines, brings to understanding, reminds, calls us to reflection, as well as directs the way...

Blending humour with insight, tension with tenderness, complexity with care, Poetry Unbound articulates the power of poetry itself; it illuminates aspects of the human condition, particularly the ways we are inextricably linked to each other, and provides inspiration for grounded self-reflection.

Resonant, raw, and vibrant, Home is a lyrical map to navigating heartbreak. Tracing the stages of healing - from the despair that comes with the end of a relationship to the eventual light and liberation that comes with time - the poems in Home provide comfort and solace, while revitalizing your soul - and helping you make peace with your bees.

In these captivating pages of "Listen Linda presents: The Women of the Waiting Room, Volume 2" , author Jacquiline Cox, known as Listen Linda, takes readers on an extraordinary journey of faith, resilience, and divine inspiration. This is the second volume to the #1 Amazon International Best-Seller, Listen Linda presents... The Women of the Waiting Room Anthology.

In this comprehensive anthology, former Poet Laureate Andrew Motion has gathered together exceptional poems from the 14th century through to the present day, creating an extraordinary poetic journey for the listener. From the love poems of Shelley and Keats to the grim war elegies of Owen and Sassoon, there is a poem here for every sentiment, each with something different to offer.

We the Poets, By the Poets, For the Poets Anthology, by Author Reneé Drummond-Brown and masterful poets from across the globe weigh in collectively with free verse poetry, giving the reader a taste of faith, hope and love through the writer’s minds-eye without hindrance or restraint. Because love is a universal action, extending the olive branch makes a necessary plea of reconciliation that we are in-fact our brother’s keeper in time of need. Power of the pens are seen throughout the vein of this book depicting freedom for our brothers and sisters from all walks of life from sea to ...

Allie Esiri’s anthology, A Poet for Every Day of the Year, is the perfect introduction to 366 of the world’s greatest ever verse writers. Perfect for listening and sharing with all the family, it is bursting at the seams with familiar favourites and exciting new discoveries. Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, Christina Rossetti and Emily Bronte sit alongside Roger McGough, Wendy Cope, Imtiaz Dharker, Leonard Cohen, Sylvia Plath and Ocean Vuong.

Amora dares explore the way women love each other - the atrophy and healing of the female spirit in response to sexual desire and identity. These thirty-three short stories and poems, crafted with a deliberate delicacy, each capture the candid, private moments of women in love. Together, these stories and the women who inhabit them reveal an illuminating portrait of the sacred female romance, with all its nuances, complexities, burdens, and triumphs revealed.

CREATING A BETTER WORLD: AN INTERNATIONAL ANTHOLOGY OF VERSES comprises poems on peace, love, and humanity, written by 68 International poets of the How to Write for Success Literary Network. The book has been published jointly with CIESART - Trinidad and Tobago, of which Brenda Mohammed, Founder of HTWFSLN, is also President. This prized Anthology is dedicated to the memory of the great Trinidadian writer and Nobel Prize Winner 2001 – Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul - Nobel Laureate. V. S. Naipaul was knighted in 1989. He was awarded the David Cohen British Literature Prize by the Arts...

Aileen’s Allure: A Poetic Journey Dive into the enchanting world of love and longing with "Aileen’s Allure: A Poetic Journey." This heartfelt collection of poems chronicles the ardent pursuit of a man deeply in love with Aileen, a woman whose beauty and grace have captured his heart. Despite her initial resistance, his unwavering devotion and eloquent verses slowly begin to soften her guarded heart. Through vivid imagery and tender words, each poem in this collection reveals the depth of his passion and the pain of unrequited love. From "Aileen's Silence" to "The Guardian of My Heart," ...