Life Poetry

Ever since twelve-year-old Josh Kline found an antisemitic note in his family’s mailbox in third grade, he has felt uncomfortable about his Jewish identity. At a new school where he’s pretty sure he’s the only Jew, he’s hoping to just keep religion out of everything . . . until the morning someone sprays swastikas all over the building. That’s when everything changes.

The sun shall lurk beyond the trees. What you see shall set you free. Do not ask to take a peek. Through these words you shall seek. A life so changed through words and song. Gives you reason to live alone. Wherefore you should seek to go, Only those in the Heavens know. Kendrick Sims May 2025

Millions of Africans were enslaved during the transatlantic slave trade, but few recorded their personal experiences. Olaudah Equiano's The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano is perhaps the most well known of the autobiographies that exist. Using this narrative as a primary source text, authors Monica Edinger and Lesley Younge share Equiano's life story in "found verse," supplemented with annotations to give listeners historical context.

Celebrant of Life Officiant, M.J.Cousins has composed a selection of poems for today’s Celebration of Life Ceremonies. “Poems written in thought to ease the pain of loss” for all families and friends.

Karma-- Don't color me with your eyes or tongue Your thoughts, your dirty world Your words, your speech, your meddling woes Your middling, tiny, little excursions Into what you never were Who you never thought you could be All that limitation That you wish dumped on me Take that back--it's yours You choose it everyday When you wake up, you think it, entertain it as a friend While I, I wash mine away Leave me to my thoughts My wanderings, My need to make this world bright With flaming color of dance and light And song and poetry And stories-- All bigger than me I refute any Karma That still ...

THE "Aphorisms" appeared originally in The Century. Of the brief paragraphs and verses, some are printed here for the first time; but the greater part are extracts from my longer work, which has appeared in The Century, St. Nicholas, Wide Awake, Harper's Magazine, Harper's Weekly, Harper's Bazar, the McClure Syndicate, The Cosmopolitan, The Overland Monthly, Lippincott's Magazine, Worthington's Magazine, and in "The Ring of Amethyst," and "From Palm to Glacier". JANUARY 1. Remember that the whim of to-day is the impulse of to-morrow, the wish of next week, the effort of next month, the good...

Rachel was a girl who loved science and the sea, books and writing, and all the creatures of the world. Rachel was quiet, a listener by nature. But when she saw problems, she could not remain silent. Some people thought girls shouldn't be scientists or writers. They thought girls shouldn't use their voices to question or challenge, even to protect all the creatures of the world. Luckily Rachel didn't listen to them.

Musings and more written over the course of a year, month by month. What is it like to go through life as a poet, or to view every day things in a poetical way? Excerpts from the book: "There’s more than one kind of ukulele. Tuning one of them is just like tuning some of the strings on a guitar. All of them: soprano, baritone, pineapple sound different. " "Ice doesn’t melt in the shade even when it gets warmer. " "Everyone is a winner! I got a winning flyer for a new car or $25K and another one in a different box where I get mail! Yay! I’m a winner! My Mom went to the dealership and ...

Gay icon, great poet, leather daddy, eccentric professor, English, American, biker, non-driver, drug addict, hedonist, intellectual, enigmatic, friendly, Everyman, one-of-a-kind, brother, roommate, HIV-negative, paradigmatic AIDS writer, Nazi belt wearer, Jeff Dahmer scholar, Guggenheim Genius, secret philanthropist, Formalist, Existentialist, prolific letter writer, some-sort-of-an-angel...Thom Gunn was all of these and more... But hovering above these figures lay the memory of his mother.

A series of poems including the humorous The Man and the optician and My first car. The landscape of the Cumbrian lakes and the Yorkshire Dales and the effect of Climate change and how it is affecting extinction of the ten most at-risk species in C'mon world! and how could it not be Northern if not for the industrial poem Trafford Park

We all want to avoid trials or storms of life. God uses every circumstance in our lives to strengthen our faith and trust in Him. Storms of life can move us toward our purpose if we learn to trust God during our trials. Storms of life act as roadblocks on our road to our destiny, but learning how to navigate and overcome them is vital to fulfilling our goals and purpose on this Earth. “Keys to Withstand Storms of Life” is a Poetry book written by Trinidadian Brenda Mohammed, a multiple-award-winning and bestselling author who has published sixty-one books in multiple genres. This Book ...

26 amazing poets sharing their voice thru WORDS. Words Speak book series was created to give individuals a place to share their work and to become a published author. Vol2 we shared about hurts ....

Here is an audiobook of the hugely successful Josephine Hart Poetry Hours at the British Library. Actors such as Roger Moore and Juliet Stevenson have read poetry from Auden to Eliot and from Larkin to Plath.

Sixth grade is coming to an end, and so is life as Macy McMillan knows it. Soon, her mother will upend their perfect little family, adding a stepfather and six-year-old twin stepsisters. She sends Macy next door to help 86-year-old Iris Gillan, who is getting ready to move into an assisted-living facility. Iris can't pack a single box on her own, and, worse, she doesn't know sign language. Soon, through notes and books and cookies, a bond grows between them, and this friendship, odd and unexpected, may be just what Macy needs to face the changes in her life.

Greetings beautiful humans! In the great tradition and honor of spreading love through the contribution of positive thought, I present to you The Spoken Truth: Life Written in Poetry. This audiobook is about the human spirit, a celebration for life, a dedication to our human strength, and a call to invoke our ability to connect through similar experiences as humans.

Poems on Love, Life & Homeland is a collection of poetry written by Ara John Movsesian over a period of over forty years. Some of the poems are from prior published works while others are from other media endeavors. A number of poems have never been published and are presented for the first time in this collection. In this volume, you will find poems on a variety of topics including, the expression of love, friendship, affection and various other strong emotions. There are poems on life and living, in general, on children's topics, animals and finally, poems on his homeland and people.

This book A Mansion In The Graveyard is a collection of poems I wrote about a man who built a one room house on his mother′s grave to show people that his mother had a rich son. The second reason is that I attended a memorial service of one village old woman over 90 years of age. Her family slaughtered a bull, some goats and chickens for her funeral. It was a very big funeral and an expensive one as well. It costs over R150 000.00. This is common is South Africa where funerals in wealthy families are very expensive. The deceased might be poor but the siblings and relatives buy insurance ...

Jack Underwood's debut collection, Happiness (2015), was celebrated for its unconventional and daring tone: 'conversational, arresting...weird, singular' (Guardian). Such qualities are on accomplished display in this anticipated new collection, as the poems mature and move on to a wide range of preoccupations, including imminent societal collapse and current riots; the limits of masculinity and complexities of fatherhood; as well as uncanny, often amusing scenarios, such as serving drinks to a gathering of 15 babies or group kissing in Empathy Class.

Haiku, and those poems inspired by them, attempt to realize the essence of a moment simply, directly, and creatively. Haiku represent a beautiful combination of presence and transcendence, of wonder and realization, through the crystallization of an instant in time. With two hundred sixty haiku and haiku-inspired poems, Swaying Branches, Rustling Leaves offers insightful observations of everyday and uncommon moments presented with humor, joy, and clarity. Ranging from the traditional to flexible verse, this book explores the simple marvel and delight present in the world in and around us if...

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