English Poetry

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Looking to take your Mandarin Chinese vocabulary to the next level? Unlock the full potential of Mandarin Chinese with "Mandarin Chinese Vocabulary Builder: Cheng Yu 成语 Proverbs and Poems" by Eric Engle. Learning a new language can be a challenging experience, but with the right tools and resources, it can also be an enjoyable and fulfilling journey. This comprehensive guide offers a unique approach to language learning, with a focus on Cheng Yu 成语 proverbs and poems - an essential part of Chinese language and culture. With over 200 Cheng Yu 成语 proverbs and poems included in ...

Climate is a journey in embracing change both internally and externally. It guides listeners through all the weather they face. From heartbreak to the storms we create inside our brain, Climate reminds listeners to embrace the sun, storm, and rain. Most importantly, it emphasizes the beauty, value, and consistency of change.

In this poetry collection, Elektra Flowers transforms the traditional card suit of coins/pentacles into meditations on the earth.

Featuring a delightful cast of characters and timeless Buddhist wisdom, and with His Holiness' compassion pervading every chapter, The Dalai Lama's Cat is simply enchanting. Not so much fly-on-the-wall as cat-on-the-sill, this is the warmhearted tale of a small kitten rescued from the slums of New Delhi who finds herself in a beautiful sanctuary with sweeping views of the snowcapped Himalayas.

Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation,for through him God created everything. . . . He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together. —Colossians 1:15–17 Like a vast, ever-growing Tree of Life, Christ—the expression of Divine love—expands endlessly throughout the universe. This is the perspective of ancient Celtic spirituality, and it is this concept that Ray Simpson reveals in his poem-prayers. Inspired by the traditional Celtic style of prayer, he gives words to our individual ...

the Writing On The Wall Global Magazine- Issue 5, by Author Reneé Drummond-Brown and tried, tested and true poets from across the sphere is an influential elixir. The magazine is loaded from A to Z with: abstracts, alliteration, assonance, attitudes, BIO’S, citations, confessions, drama, end-stops, excerpts, extracts, fables, forewords, hyperbole, imagery, justification, knowledge, lyres, lyrics, memories, metaphors, narratives, novels, onomatopoeia, passages, personification, précises, publications, reflections, repetitions, résumés, reviews, rhythm, rhymes, similes, stanzas, stories...

Enter the world of magical realism in this anthology of modern tales, poems, and art. Immerse yourself into worlds where demons ride the subway, gods work at food pantries, characters travel through time, creatures vent their frustration, ghosts befriend children, folktales come to life, and more. The boundary between the real and magical becomes an interwoven tapestry of wonder for 50 of the best contemporary fiction writers, poets, and artists. In its breadth and variety, this magical realism anthology is like no other. "Unity Volume 1: A Magical Realism Anthology is a collection of ...

In this book of prose and poetry, this multifaceted author provides thoughts and observations about obsession—the state of preoccupation about someone or something. Obsession may be healthy if directed toward a rational and essential objective, or unhealthy if it is intrusive, unwanted, or destructive. In these 41 pieces, the full range of subject matter and type of fixation is explored with reflective candor, wit, and vital commentary.

"Cousins has given us a compelling biography of Keats' short and tragic life." MENSA Bulletin It is difficult; To get the news from poems; Yet men die miserably every day; For lack; Of what is found there. William Carlos Williams John Keats composed the most glorious jewels in the crown of English poetry. His are the most perfect poems in English. His letters are also considered a great literary achievement where he developed his ideas and concepts on art and life. The ability to transcend self by emotionally merging with nature's beauty became an essential credo for John Keats. His ...

A marvelous collection of Poems and Short Stories from Robert E. Kearns - Award Winning author of Hy Brasil: Island of Eternity, Crabb, Carnivore, Freedom is For the Few, Ossuary, Embers and A Donnybrook Affair. In this work Kearns provides us with thought provoking poems, and an array of incredible stories. . Now with a Five Star editorial review from Readers' Favorite, Poems & Short Stories Vol. 1 is the perfect introduction to the author's work, which can be cherished over and over.

This is not a book about losing faith. It’s about walking away from the version of it that asked you to disappear. In Not Your Good Girl Anymore, Faith Hubble writes with razor-edged tenderness about what it means to grow up obedient, to unlearn silence, and to come home to a self you were never taught to love. Told in three parts—what they taught me, the leaving, and free looks like this—this collection traces the quiet violence of religious shame and the fierce, beautiful work of reclaiming your body, voice, and worth. These poems are for the ones who stopped being good to start ...

The follow-up to the internationally best-selling sensation The Lost Words, The Lost Spells is an audio treasure that evokes the magic of the everyday natural world.

The Trail of Tears left a deep mark on the Cherokee nation, a mark that still ripples through the descendants of that culture. It should also leave an indelible mark on the current conscience. Come, Wewoka - Poems on the Trail of Tears is a collection of heartfelt reflections on Cherokee culture during those days and after. Diary of Medicine Flower - Cherokee Aphorisms is prose-poetry reflecting Cherokee views on modern life. Together, these two works provide a sense of the vibrancy of Cherokee culture that is far from faded, but in well worth the sampling. Edward C. Patterson (Nv-wo-di A-...

Love That Dog shows how one boy named Jack finds his voice with the help of a teacher, a pencil, some yellow paper, and, of course, a dog. Written as a series of free-verse poems from Jack's point of view, and with classic poetry included in the back matter, this novel is perfect for kids and teachers, too. Jack hates poetry. Only girls write it and every time he tries to, his brain feels empty. But his teacher, Miss Stretchberry, won't stop giving her class poetry assignments - and Jack can't avoid them.

Who are you? Where did you come from, and where are you going? What will you leave behind? In his first collection, Benjamin Daniel Lukey ruminates on these questions and invites you to seek the answers in your daily life. These verses contain meditations on love, family, personal growth, dreams, nature, and the supernatural.

Bella Moon features sweetly rhyming children's poetry. This fun poetry book offers a variety of both short and long poems for every reader's ability. Whether you're keeping company with fairies, watching a medieval tournament, or watching Santa glide through winter skies, Bella Moon offers poems that are sure to delight the imagination. I want a dog, but which is best? Let's put our knowledge to the test.A poodle is small, with hair that's curly,While pugs and bulldogs are big and burly. Siberian huskies, I've heard it said,Work hard in snow by pulling sleds.Fox and coonhounds, a few to ...

This book contains 101 thought-provoking haiku poems, covering broad topics such as life, love, death, and almost everything in between. The poems are filled with insight, passion, and a touch of humor. The author first encountered haiku in high school. He thought they were cool back then, as he does today. The challenge and enjoyment in crafting a haiku is in attempting to portray a meaningful thought or emotion using only three lines and seventeen syllables. That was the challenge the author faced in writing this book. He’s hopeful that you will find these haiku poems both eloquent and ...

The book is in the form of the so-called prosimetrum—a combination of poetry and prose. It contains different poetic forms, predominantly sestinas, which have never been used in Serbian poetry, and quatro sestina has never been used anywhere in the world. The book characterizes epic momentum and various themes, including the Earthly dimension interwoven with extra-terrestrial and otherworldly dimensions embodied by the Cosmos and God. Also, the book contains elements of an epic work, essay, novel, drama, and a dominant line of pure philosophy.

When temptation and forbidden fruit sleeps right down the hall from you... Nasha is the perfect girl for Zena. She's beautiful and sexy, sweet and innocent, with a body made for inappropriate behavior. But there are two obstacles standing in the way: Zena is older at twenty-one, and Nasha is eighteen and still in high school. Worse than that, their parents are engaged to be married. They all live under the same roof and not giving in to the temptation of the sinfully curvaceous Nasha is literally driving Zena crazy. From the curious, longing look in her eyes, Zena can tell Nasha wants her ...