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Austin Macauley Publishers LLC No Name
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Austin Macauley Publishers LLC Love Obsession
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Austin Macauley Publishers LLC The Crumbling Tower of My Life
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Austin Macauley Publishers LLC Reflections of My Soul
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Austin Macauley Publishers LLC The Unbroken Spirit
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Austin Macauley Publishers LLC I Swallowed the Cosmos and Spit Out the Stars
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Antrim House Dancehall
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International Polar Institute Karma Goat
Book SynopsisKarmageitin (Karma Goat) and Gentukamarið (A Girl's Room) are a literary pair, each having its own expression and character. They are written in two different genres, poems (Karma Goat) and a play (A Girl''s Room). The works can be read in any order, and are not linearly or causally connected, but rather as two nested works, where the dialogues of the drama, the movements of the poems, the states of mind and the physical spaces, grow into each other. As the title A Girl''s Room indicates, it is about a female protagonist. The same is the case in Karma Goat. Here we follow the poet as a middle-aged woman. The poems are located in the woman''s home, but arise and grow out of her childhood bedroom. It is from here that the poet''s perception of the world springs, and here that it is linked to the family. The room has been passed down from the aunt to the poet. A remarkable insistence is found in the movement of the poems; a longing and a desire to become part of the world, but the desire to connect is turned inside out and returns home to the girl''s childhood bedroom, or the kitchen of midlife crisis; not necessarily out of a direct longing for home, but as a necessity. As soon as the poem has returned home, the poet is made invisible and exhaustion sets in, and so begins the growing of a new longing.
£75.00
Broadview Press Victorian Poetry An Anthology
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University of Alberta Press There Are Not Enough Sad Songs
Book SynopsisThere is beauty in the teacup like dresses requiring crinoline or beaded purses too small to carry anything but anger. — from “Inheritance” Marita Dachsel’s third poetry collection explores parenthood, love, and the grief of losing those both close and distant. In the tradition of Karen Solie and Suzanne Buffam, and with a touch of Canadian Gothic, Dachsel’s poetic skills unfold in a variety of brief and expansive forms. Authentic and controlled, full of complexity and disorder, her poems offer release despite their painful twists and topics. Readers across generations will find kinship in Dachsel’s grief-fuelled and vulnerable words.Trade Review# 1 on Edmonton Fiction Bestsellers list, April 3, 2019"Dachsel’s poems also offer a kind of spiritual clarity, navigating a sequence of uncertainties with a careful confidence..." -- Rob Mclennan"...strike a balance between the potent dramas of family life and the sense that all can be lost in a moment of forgetfulness, or the ever-ready subsuming of mortality.... The balance is maintained, but like a teacup on the tip of a pencil, and the value of the collection rests in our recognition that we, too, search for that balance." [Full review at https://ormsbyreview.com/2020/03/20/775-carroll-dachsel-thornton/] -- John Carroll * The Ormsby Review *"These [three] fine collections focus on loss... Wisdom of both the aging and the ages shines through. Wistfully, they explore growing older and what comes next—or doesn’t.... Dachsel’s more ribald images... are jolting and rich." [Full review at https://canlit.ca/article/never-enough-sad-poems] -- Crystal Hurdle * Canadian Literature *Table of ContentsContents 1 after the funeral 2 spring 3 sizzle 4 illusion 5 vermin 6 inheritance 7 our home needs to be painted 8 self portrait 9 alberta avenue 10 the impossibility of fireflies 11 klondike 12 may is an uneasy month 13 returning from seeing the man with the beard of bees 14 our guilt stays with us 15 good to keep busy 16 neighbourly 17 he always gave us the creeps 18 my money’s on the magpie 19 my mum’s grandmother had a terrible accident when she was a young mother 20 grown up 21 main & broadway 22 hold on 23 your light, your light 24 a sonnet for middle-age mothers 25 solstice 26 gentle infestation 27 mothering 28 cavity 29 clover point 30 beached 31 epithalamium 32 check for spots 34 yes, let’s 35 the forties 36 unfasten 37 these days, those days 38 accumulate 39 now is the season of open windows 40 shuswap july 41 vanish 42 plato island 43 always with the fucking fish 44 we both wore red lipstick 45 obligatory road trip 46 swing therapy 47 before serious 49 even bleach can’t remove the smell 50 for phillis wheatley 51 the birth of father yod 52 roots 53 keepsake 54 last suppers 55 arbutus 56 there are not enough sad songs 57 down under 58 terminal 59 new year’s day, 2015 60 child 63 Acknowledgements
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Hammersmith Health Books Hope Through Poetry: Poems for resilience and
Book SynopsisFrom her own experience of mental illness and what she has learned from friends and family, and extensive research, Samantha Crilly shares a collection of more than 50 inspirational poems that give an honest and relatable insight into what it means to have a mental illness and what causes and triggers may lie behind it. Some are light-hearted and humorous, others go very deep, but all shed new light and have a positive ending for the reader. If you have a mental health issue, Samantha's insightful poems are there as comforting companions. For families and carers of sufferers, these poems bring fresh understanding of what your loved one is battling. Through Samantha's experience of recovery they also bring acceptance, strength and Hope.Table of ContentsOver 50 poems relating to mental health and the experience of living with: depression, suicide, OCD, anxiety, eating disorders, body dysmorphia, postnatal depression, self-harm. They also look at the effect of mental illness on relationships and include the themes of: it's okay not to be okay; self-esteem; building acceptance towards one another; the pressures to conform; power; energy; humour; the need to live sustainably emotionally as well as physically.
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Wake Forest University Press Collected Poems
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£19.76
HarperCollins Publishers Inc A Good Cry
Book SynopsisThe poetry of Nikki Giovanni has spurred movements, turned hearts and informed generations. She’s been hailed as a firebrand, a radical, a courageous activist who has spoken out on the sensitive issues that touch our national consciousness, including race and gender, social justice, protest, violence in the home and in the streets, and why black lives matter. One of America’s most celebrated poets looks inward in this powerful collection, a rumination on her life and the people who have shaped her.As energetic and relevant as ever, Nikki now offers us an intimate, affecting, and illuminating look at her personal history and the mysteries of her own heart. In A Good Cry, she takes us into her confidence, describing the joy and peril of aging and recalling the violence that permeated her parents’ marriage and her early life. She pays homage to the people who have given her life meaning and joy: her grandparents, who took her in and saved her life; the poets and thinkers who have influenced her; and the students who have surrounded her. Nikki also celebrates her good friend, Maya Angelou, and the many years of friendship, poetry, and kitchen-table laughter they shared before Angelou’s death in 2014.If there was a need for poetry that galvanized and inspired, there was also a demand for poetry that comforted and unified — and Ms. Giovanni provided on both counts. — The Washington Post
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Two and Bed
Book SynopsisJim Cartright lives in Lancashire, where he was born. Road, his first play, won the Samuel Beckett Award, 1986; Drama magazine's Best New Play Award 1986; was joint winner of the George Devine Award 1986 and Plays and Players Award, 1986. The TV version won the Golden Nymph Award for the best film at the Mnote Carlo Television Festival. His other plays include The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (Royal National Theatre, Cottesloe, 1992 and the Aldwych Theatre, London, 1992) winner of the Evening Standard Best Comedy Award in 1992 and teh 1993 Olivier Award for Best Comedy.
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Faber & Faber Ben Jonson Selected by Thom Gunn Poet to Poet
Book SynopsisBen Jonson (1572-1637) was born in London, and became a leading poet, playwright and essayist of the Elizabethan age. In 1598 he killed an actor in a duel but escaped hanging by pleading benefit of the clergy, and by 1616 had re-established enough Court favour to be awarded a pension by James I - in effect making him the first Poet Laureate.
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Orion Publishing Co The Book of Tree Poems
Book SynopsisCould there be a more pleasant way to spend a warm afternoon than lazing under a tree reading poetry inspired by these shade-giving wonders of the world? Trees have sparked some of the biggest literary imaginations over the ages and - as the climate emergency escalates - it has never been more important to appreciate our vital connection to them. This beautifully illustrated anthology of sixty tree poems is a celebration of our love of trees. With poems by some of the world's best-loved poets including William Wordsworth, Thomas Hardy, William Meredith and W.H. Auden, The Book of Tree Poems will help you see trees as you've never seen them before. Our natural historians have amazed you with their biology and the ways in which they influence our lives, now it's the poets' turn to make you fall in love with their beauty, strength and character.The Book of Tree Poems taps into the trend for gifty poetry anthologies and is a
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Little, Brown Book Group Pandemonium
Book SynopsisTell, Mighty Wit, how the highest in forethought and, That tremendous plus, The Science, Saw off our panic and Globed vexation Until a drape of calmness furled around the earth And beckoned a new and greater normal into each life For which we give plenty gratitude and pay Willingly for the vict''ry triumph Merited by these wisest gods. Pandemonium is an epic mock-heroic poem, written in response to the pandemic with all the anger and wit that Armando Iannucci brings to his vision of contemporary events. It tells the story of how Orbis Rex, Young Matt and his Circle of Friends, Queen Dido and the blind Dom''nic did battle with ''a wet and withered bat'' from Wuhan.Trade ReviewI think he's brilliant, very funny. His is exactly the sort of hilarious yet civilising brain that does the world good. Whatever he says on Twitter, I always think: 'This is wisdom.'" -- David MitchellIt's a really funny poem...Jonathan Swift would approve -- Samira Ahmed, BBC Front Row
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Pan Macmillan Poetry of the First World War
Book SynopsisThe First World War was one of the deadliest conflicts in modern history and produced horrors undreamed of by the young men who cheerfully volunteered for a war that was supposed to be over by Christmas. Whether in the patriotic enthusiasm of Rupert Brooke, the disillusionment of Charles Hamilton Sorley, or the bitter denunciations of Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen, the war produced an astonishing outpouring of powerful poetry. Edited by author and editor Marcus Clapham, the major poets are all represented in this beautiful Macmillan Collector’s Library anthology, Poetry of the First World War, alongside many others whose voices are less well known, and their verse is accompanied by contemporary motifs.Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.
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Smokestack Books The Advantages of Nearly Dying
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Birlinn General Oyster
Book SynopsisOyster is the second collection from prize-winning Edinburgh poet Michael Pedersen. From Grez-sur-Loing and festive nights to sizzling summers stretched out in the Meadows and Portobello, Michael Pedersen’s unique brand of poetry captures a debauchery and a disputation of characters, narrated with an intense honesty and a love of language that is playful, powerful and penetrative; he vividly illuminates scenes with an energy that is both witty, humourous but also deeply intelligent. Oyster is iced, spiced, baked and beaming for your pleasure. Oyster features bespoke illustrations from Frightened Rabbit lead singer and songwriter Scott Hutchison.Trade Review'Pedersen's poems exist in a febrile realm of heightened emotion; they come pouring across the page like a rowdy crowd at a Hogmanay street party [with] an infectious enthusiasm for the downright amazingness of existence' -- Roger Cox * Scotsman *
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HarperCollins Publishers Jane Austen's Universal Truths: Wisdom and
Book SynopsisThe enduring appeal of Jane Austen’s fiction is captured in this pocket-sized collection of quotations taken from her celebrated works. The novels of Jane Austen are famed for their ability to perfectly convey the nuances of social interactions in the Regency period. Perhaps what makes the books still so popular is just how recognisable the social situations and character types of two hundred years ago are today. Well-known for her humour, Jane Austen’s Universal Truths is a collection of some of Austen’s most choice and wry observations. Featuring witticisms on love and marriage, the battle of the sexes, town and country and moral duty, and dipping into all of Jane Austen’s six published novels, this collection will delight fans and is the perfect breakdown to introduce a classic author to a new audience. The universal truths are accompanied by illustrations from celebrated artist Polly Fern.
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Five Leaves Publications North by Northnorth
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Columbia University Press New Russian Drama An Anthology Russian Library
Book SynopsisThis anthology offers an introduction to New Russian Drama through plays that illustrate the versatility and global relevance of this exciting movement. Both politically and aesthetically uncompromising, they chart new paths for performance in the twenty-first century.Trade ReviewRecommended for scholars, theater makers, and readers with a serious interest in world theater. * Library Journal *The ten pieces featured in Maksim Hanukai and Susanna Weygandt’s anthology are not so much plays in the traditional sense, complete with conflict and resolution, as live recordings of twenty-first-century Russian reality: snippets of dialogue framed by text. -- Anna Aslanyan * Times Literary Supplement *This timely and skillfully edited anthology of plays introduces us to the inventive genius and sheer courage of young dramatists who continue to defy the aesthetic, social, and political conservatism of Putin’s Russia. -- Julie Curtis, University of OxfordThe early years of this young century sparked an unprecedented flourishing of new writing for the theater in Russia. With abundant theatricality and often mordant wit, these plays represent some of the best and most enduring works from a vital generation of new Russian playwrights. -- Christian Parker, Columbia UniversityThere has never been a more important moment to stay connected to Russian theater and culture. This rich, comprehensive, and timely anthology offers a vital and inspiring lifeline for scholars, students, theater makers, and the general public alike. -- Duška Radosavljević, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of LondonA whole that is much more than the sum of its parts, this volume brings together a wide range of “texts for performance” that embody and enact a defiantly unruly theatrical sensibility, each rendered in an idiom that makes them legible and compelling to English-language audiences while preserving their provocative strangeness. This is theater that stuns, wounds, and transforms its readers and viewers. The texts gathered and expertly contextualized here offer us an opportunity to imagine and experience word as action, with culture and politics, emotion and ideology coming together to reshape the possibilities of the stage. -- Boris Wolfson, Amherst CollegeThis well-edited and beautifully translated volume introduces an English-speaking readership to one of the most interesting Russian cultural phenomena of the twenty first century: New Drama. * Slavic Review *It will be vital resource for scholars and theatre directors alike, and will no doubt spur greater interest in this rich and dynamic era of Russian drama. * Translation and Literature *Table of ContentsForeword, by Richard SchechnerIntroduction by Maksim Hanukai and Susanna WeygandtA Chronology of New Russian Drama1. Plasticine, by Vassily Sigarev2. Playing the Victim, by the Presnyakov Brothers3. September.doc, by Elena Gremina and Mikhail Ugarov4. The Brothers Ch., by Elena Gremina5. The Blue Machinist, by Mikhail Durnenkov6. The Locked Door, by Pavel Pryazhko7. The Soldier, by Pavel Pryazhko8. Summer Wasps Sting in November, Too, by Ivan Vyrypaev9. Somnambulism, by Yaroslava Pulinovich10. Project SWAN, by Andrey Rodionov and Ekaterina TroepolskayaNotesAbout the Authors
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Harvard University Press Old English Poems of Christ and His Saints
Book SynopsisReligious piety has rarely been animated as vigorously as in Old English Poems of Christ and His Saints. Ranging from lyrical to dramatic to narrative and showing great inventiveness, these ten anonymous poems vividly demonstrate the extraordinary hybrid that emerges when traditional Germanic verse adapts itself to Christian themes.
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Harvard University Press He Spoke of Love
Book SynopsisThe 700 poems of Hindi poet Biharilal’s Satsai weave amorous narratives of the god Krishna and the goddess Radha with hero and heroine motifs, bridging divine and worldly love. This new translation presents 400 couplets from the seventeenth-century classic. He Spoke of Love brims with rivalries, secret trysts, and the sorrows of separated lovers.
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Princeton University Press Earthly Delights
Book SynopsisTrade Review"National Book Critics Circle Award–winner Jollimore presents a new poetry collection richly infused with classical mythology and analysis of classic movies, plays, works of art, and literature, and of relation to creations. . . . Jollimore offers unique perspectives on the self we play at being and the self we are or think we are in poems about singular characters in such films as No Country for Old Men, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and Being John Malkovich. Jollimore's immersions raise the question, Are we simply vessels to be filled?" * Booklist *"[A] ruminative, elegant fourth book by Jollimore. . . . As the book’s title [Earthly Delights] suggests, Jollimore’s delight and pleasure in description is evident in these gorgeously textured poems that are equally full of intellectual inquiry and feeling." * Publishers Weekly *"Sophisticated yet accessible, this sonorous work addresses life in an unillusioned way and will appeal widely." * Library Journal *"The poetry excels . . . where Jollimore incorporates his concern of the contemporary observer with the unique situations of today: corporate public relations, movie theaters, and a devastated environment."---Keene Carter, Colorado Review
£14.24
Princeton University Press A Violence Poems
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Princeton University Press Atom and Void
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University of Nebraska Press The January Children
Book SynopsisIn her dedication Safia Elhillo writes, “The January Children are the generation born in Sudan under British occupation, where children were assigned birth years by height, all given the birth date January 1.” What follows is a deeply personal collection of poems that describe the experience of navigating the postcolonial world as a stranger in one's own land.Trade Review"A taut debut collection of heartfelt poems."—Publishers Weekly"Safia Elhillo's triumph is not that she sings about novel love and heartbreak, but that she does so in an unforgettable voice."—Irene Mathieu, Muzzle"Safia Elhillo’s The January Children offers the reader a galaxy of Sudanese voices engaging individual and collective memory in a manner that not only introduces readers to the nuances that animate that ancient land of layered diversity, which lends this collection a collage-like quality that is as sublime in its coherence as it is revelatory in its execution."—Post No Ills Magazine“The first sound of what will be a remarkable noise in African poetry. Safia Elhillo has already laid out in this collection a complex foundation for a rich and complex body of work. What is unmistakable is her authority as a poet—she writes with great control and economy, but also with a vulnerability that is deeply engaging. Above all, her poems are filled with delight—a quality of humor that is never trite but always honest and insightful.”—from the foreword by Kwame DawesTable of ContentsForeword by Kwame Dawes Acknowledgments asmarani makes prayer vocabulary Sudan Today. Nairobi: University of Africa, 1971. Print. to make use of water [did our mothers invent loneliness or . . . ] while being escorted from the abdelhalim hafez concert application for the position of abdelhalim hafez’s girl abdelhalim hafez asks for references talking with an accent about home origin stories a brief history of silence the last time marvin gaye was heard in the sudan first interview for the position of abdelhalim hafez’s girl the lovers talking with an accent about home first adornment callback interview for the position of abdelhalim hafez’s girl bride price old wives’ tales date night with abdelhalim hafez first quarantine with abdelhalim hafez self-portrait with dirty hair watching arab idol with abdelhalim hafez self-portrait with the question of race second date abdelhalim hafez wants to see other people red moon night self-portrait with yellow dress others alternate ending [& what is a country but the drawing . . . .] late-night phone call with abdelhalim hafez republic of the sudan / ministry of interior / passport & immigration general directorate / alien from sudanese origin passcard talking with an accent about home talking with an accent about home (second take) second quarantine with abdelhalim hafez portrait with asylum talking to boys about abdelhalim hafez at parties biopic containing lies about abdelhalim hafez asmarani does psychogeography why abdelhalim self-portrait with lake nasser abdelhalim hafez asks who the sudanese are the part i keep forgetting talking with an accent about home (reprise) third quarantine with abdelhalim hafez final interview for the position of abdelhalim hafez’s girl self-portrait as abdelhalim hafez’s girl portrait with abdelhalim hafez with the question of race lovers’ quarrel with abdelhalim hafez portrait of abdelhalim hafez as orpheus glossary everything i know about abdelhalim hafez notes
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Wayne State University Press The Collected Works of Ruth Whitman
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£27.90
Encounter Books Ithaca
£17.09
Andrews McMeel Publishing Clarity & Connection
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the celebrated author of Inward comes the second in series, a collection of poetry and short prose focused on understanding how past wounds impact our present relationships.In Clarity & Connection, Yung Pueblo describes how intense emotions accumulate in our subconscious and condition us to act and react in certain ways. In his characteristically spare, poetic style, he guides readers through the excavation and release of the past that is required for growth.To be read on its own or as a complement to Inward, Yung Pueblo’s second work is a powerful resource for those invested in the work of personal transformation, building self-awareness, and deepening their connection with others. Trade ReviewPerfect for gaining some thoughtfulness and perspective at any point in the day . . . I'm always surprised how impactful even a short poem from Yung Pueblo can be." (Dr. Mark Hyman, New York Times bestselling author)
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Andrews McMeel Publishing Self Love Poetry: For Thinkers & Feelers
Book SynopsisReaders have called her work “life changing,” “pandemic medicine,” and “part of my daily ritual.” Oprah Magazine and the Today Show have featured her work for its timely, uplifting wisdom. Now, Self Love Philosopher Melody Godfred shares her first poetry book, Self Love Poetry: For Thinkers & Feelers, a collection of 200 thought-provoking and heart-opening self love poems. In Self Love Poetry, Godfred explores concepts like authenticity, surrender, resilience, gratitude, believing in yourself, and of course, love, through 100 pairs of poems, each dedicated to a central theme. On the left side of the book are "thinker" poems that light up the analytical, more literal, left side of the brain, and on the right side are companion "feeler" poems that speak to the creative, more emotional right side of the brain. Combined, the poems electrify the mind, body and soul through a completely unique poetry experience that inspires each of us to embrace all parts of ourselves. This empowering poetry book will not only engage you to think and feel, but will make you feel seen, show you how to love yourself, and encourage you to seek out the hope and beauty in the world … and in yourself. It’s the perfect gift for yourself or someone you love, especially after a most difficult year.
£11.69
Nick Hern Books A Doll's House
Book SynopsisDrama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little Price Henrik Ibsen's revolutionary play about a woman's awakening to her need for a life of her own. A Doll's House was premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December 1879. This English version of A Doll's House is translated and introduced by Kenneth McLeish.
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Nick Hern Books Love and Information
Book SynopsisSomeone sneezes. Someone can't get a signal. Someone shares a secret. Someone won't answer the door. Someone put an elephant on the stairs. Someone's not ready to talk. Someone is her brother's mother. Someone hates irrational numbers. Someone told the police. Someone got a message from the traffic light. Someone's never felt like this before. In this fast moving kaleidoscope, more than a hundred characters try to make sense of what they know. Caryl Churchill's play Love and Information was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in September 2012.Trade Review'This exhilarating theatrical kaleidoscope... What is extraordinary about Churchill is her capacity as a dramatist to go on reinventing the wheel' * Guardian *'A myriad of short scenes, a plethora of ideas, a large cast, a script of unallocated lines (with an appendix of "random" alternatives), a comedy of communication, a drama of depression, a modern manual of sex, memory and schizophrenia. I'm not quite sure how it happens, but every time Caryl Churchill writes a play, she breaks the mould' * Whatsonstage.com *'In the fast-moving traffic of life there are still quiet moments of beauty, heart wrenching sorrow, joy, and profound epiphanies... (The) succinct and thought-provoking script... speaks volumes about the fast turnover of modern life. Five Stars' * Huffington Post *'A wonderful web of complex emotions, memories, secrets and facts' * A Younger Theatre *'The wit, invention and structural ingenuity of Churchill's work are remarkable...she never does anything twice' * Telegraph *
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Nick Hern Books Lucy Kirkwood Plays: One
Book SynopsisSince her debut in 2008, Lucy Kirkwood has firmly established herself as a leading playwright of her generation, the writer of a series of savagely funny, highly intelligent and beautifully observed plays that tackle the pressing issues of our times. This collection, with an introduction by the author, brings together five of her plays, starting with the wild and riotously funny farce, Tinderbox (Bush Theatre, 2008), a disturbing vision of a dystopian future where England is dissolving into the sea, realised with 'off-kilter imaginative flair' (The Times). Written for Clean Break theatre company, it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now (Arcola Theatre, 2009; winner of the John Whiting Award) is a devastating report from the hidden world of Eastern European women trafficked to London to work in the sex industry. The previously unpublished small hours (Hampstead Theatre, 2011), a collaboration with Ed Hime, directed by Katie Mitchell, is an intimate dissection of the claustrophobic world of a new mother struggling to cope on her own. The sharply satirical NSFW (Royal Court, 2012) is a 'richly absorbing and inventive' (Telegraph) look at power games, privacy and gender politics in the media. The volume concludes with Chimerica (Almeida Theatre and West End, 2013), a gripping and provocative examination of the shifting balance of power between East and West. Winner of multiple awards, including the Olivier and Critics' Circle Awards for Best New Play, the Evening Standard Best Play Award and the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, Chimerica is 'gloriously rich and mind-expanding' (Guardian), and a 'tremendously bold piece of writing' (Evening Standard). 'Kirkwood is the most rewarding dramatist of her generation' Independent
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Andrews McMeel Publishing the mermaids voice returns in this one
Book SynopsisGoodreads Choice Award-winning poet and USA TODAY bestselling author Amanda Lovelace presents the mermaid’s voice returns in this one — the third and final installment in her “women are some kind of magic” series, featuring a foreword from Lang Leav and 13 guest poems from leading voices in poetry such as Nikita Gill, KY Robinson, and Orion Carloto. The mermaid is known for her siren song, luring bedroom-eyed sailors to their demise. However, beneath these misguided myths are tales of escapism and healing, which Lovelace weaves throughout this empowering collection of poetry, taking you on a journey from the sea to the stars. They tried to silence her once and for all, but the mermaid’s voice returns in this one.Trade Review“This is a collection that lives and breathes #MeToo. Each poem isn't necessarily about sexual assault, but rather surviving sexual assault. The final in Lovelace's trilogy of poetry books "Women Are Some Kind of Magic," Lovelace poured herself into every single word of this collection.” (Marie Claire)
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Andrews McMeel Publishing The Space Between Us: Poetry and Prose
Book SynopsisA universal narrative on the significance of distance with love; remember to hold on to what you believe in. Ideal for those “whose love knows no bounds," The Space Between Us is full of profound anecdotes and messages, illustrating the courage and heartache of enduring physical distance.The Space Between Us explores the trials of love and what it's like to live a life separated by distance from someone you care about. Its content is thoughtfully divided into five chapters, or phases, of the long-distance experience:At First GlanceLiving for TomorrowLonely NightsGrow Together/Grow ApartWhen I See You.A combination of poems and prose are sporadically connected with small graphics and maps to visualize the journey of physical distance. These poems serve as an adhesive between the reader and the ones they miss, the longing, the anticipation, and the eventual relief. Though both authors bring with them a unique perspective, the lens is singular; each is attuned to navigating this complex terrain.
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Faber & Faber Everyman
Book SynopsisEveryman is successful, popular and riding high when Death comes calling. Forced to abandon the life he has built, he embarks on a last, frantic search to recruit a friend, anyone, to speak in his defence. But Death is close behind, and time is running out.One of the great primal, spiritual myths, Everyman asks whether it is only in death that we can understand our lives. A cornerstone of English drama since the 15th century, this new adaptation by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy was presented at the National Theatre, London, in April 2015.
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Bonnier Books Ltd A Voice
Book SynopsisThis collection of words from Havva Ramadan has its origins during lockdown and her work continues to resonate to this day, finding an even wider audience through her rapidly growing online presence. With a million followers, Havva Ramadan's words have struck a chord with people all around the world, including celebrities such as Annie Lennox, Khloe Kardashian and Alison Hammond.Now, in her first book, A Voice: Turning Pain into Power, those words take a different form, collected to give us a very personal journey that we can all relate to, reflecting the pain of grief, the struggle of mental health and the journey we need to take to help us collect our pieces and find a way to rebuild ourselves once again.A Voice is beautiful new collection of Havva's work. With a mix of material that has resonated with her audience and additional unpublished work, Havva also now shares secrets she has never posted online, revealing her troubled early life and
£11.69
Tuttle Publishing The Life and Zen Haiku Poetry of Santoka Taneda:
Book SynopsisThe fascinating and quirky biography of a disheveled poet, skillfully interwoven with his original works.Zen monk Santoka Taneda (1882-1940) is one of Japan's most beloved modern poets, famous for his "free-verse" haiku, the dominant style today. This book tells the fascinating story of his life, liberally sprinkled with more than 300 of his poems and extracts from his essays and journals—compiled by his best friend and biographer Sumita Oyama and elegantly translated by William Scott Wilson.Santoka was a literary prodigy, but a notoriously disorganized human being. By his own admission, he was incapable of doing anything other than wandering the countryside and writing verses. Although Santoka married and had a son, he devoted his life to poetry, studying Zen, drinking sake and wandering the length and breadth of the Japanese islands on foot, as a mendicant monk.The poet's life alternated between long periods of solitary retreat and restless travel, influenced by his tragic childhood. When not on the road, he lived in simple grass huts supported by friends and family. Santoka was a lively conversationalist who was often found so drunk he could only make it home with the help of a friendly neighbor or passerby. But above all, throughout his life, he wrote constantly; poetry and essays flowed from him effortlessly.Santoka's eccentric style of haiku is highly regarded in Japan today for being truly modern and free from formal constraints. His journals and essays are equally thought-provoking—the musings of an unkempt but supremely self-conscious mind on everything from writing to cooking rice and his failure to live a more orderly life.This translation and its introduction are by best-selling author William Scott Wilson, whose other works include The Book of Five Rings and The Lone Samurai. Wilson provides sensitive renditions of the haiku illustrating Santoka's life as well as an extensive introduction to the influences on Santoka's work, from contemporary haiku poets and his Buddhist teachers.Alongside the book, readers have access to a two-hour online audio recording of 331 of Santoka Taneda's haiku, read in Japanese by a native speaker, and in English.Trade Review"I feel guilty, finding so much joy in another man's sadness…" --Red Pine, author of Finding Them Gone, translator of The Heart Sutra"William Scott Wilson has unearthed yet another neglected Japanese treasure. Both biography and poems are elegant, inspirational, and brimming with life. Wilson has outdone himself." --Barry Lancet, award-winning author of Japantown and The Spy Across the Table"In this extraordinary book, William Scott Wilson brings his vast experience as a renowned translator of Japanese literature and religious thought…a must read for all those interested in how traditional Japanese culture endures in modern times." --Steven Heine, author of Readings of Dogen's Treasury of the True Dharma Eye
£15.29
Button Poetry If My Body Could Speak
Book SynopsisThe latest anthology from one of most recognised names in spoken word and slam poety.
£14.39
Two Rivers Press Point of honour
Book SynopsisThis landmark book brings together, for the first time in English, translations of 75 poems by the renowned Portuguese poet Maria Teresa Horta. It contains selections from each of her 21 volumes of poetry published over a writing career that spans six decades. The poems are presented in their original Portuguese with facing-page English translation by prize-winning poet Lesley Saunders. The book opens with a critical essay by leading scholar in comparative literature, Ana Raquel Fernandes, which - together with the translations - enables an English readership to acquire a sense of the formal, emotional and intellectual power and significance of this poet's work. The book also serves to underline the importance of sustaining cultural connections between the UK and Europe.Trade Review“I am writing to you following my delighted experience of reading Lesley Saunders’ translations of Maria Teresa Horta. The quality of the work, as well as the elegance and clarity of the publication are exemplary” — Gerard Noyau‘Point of Honour stands out as a celebration of Horta’s poetry. Through the inspired voice of Leslie Saunders, it establishes Maria Teresa Horta as one of the must-read poets of our times, not only within the Portuguese-speaking world, but also in dialogue with other authors and texts, important at this particular moment of growing intolerance and indifference, both in Europe and in Great Britain.’ ~ Ana Filipa Prata, Portuguese Studies, Vol. 35, No. 2
£11.69
Andrews McMeel Publishing Whiskey Words a Shovel I
Book SynopsisCompletely revised and expanded brand-new edition of Volume I, the first book in the Whiskey poetry trilogy!Whiskey, Words, and a Shovel, Vol. 1,is about reclaiming your power on the path to a healthy relationship. It is a testament to choosing to love yourself, even if it means heartbreak.Originally released in 2015, this re-rerelease packs the same punch as the first version, but makes an even greater connection with the soul of the reader. Each piece has been re-seen and revamped to reflect the author''s continuing journey with his partner, Samantha King, without whom this book would not exist. Samantha is the muse, the ''she'' the writer speaks of; she is every woman who has felt like she wasn''t good enough, and every woman who struggles to find love. Trade Review"R.H. Sin uses poetry to share his accounts of heartbreak and unhealthy relationships. He speaks of his muse, who is every woman who has struggled to find love and felt like she wasn't worthy of it." (Dominique Etzel, Alloy)"That [past] relationship continues to fuel his writing, which encourages women to dump lesser men, avoid jerks, and stand up for what they want." (Sheila Marikar, The New Yorker)
£12.59
Andrews McMeel Publishing Bloom
Book SynopsisA stunning collection of 140 short poems about growth and renewal from popular Australian poet Beau Taplin. Beautifully designed with several pieces to a page, Bloom offers a unique twist on age-old topics: love, grief, and learning from them.
£9.49
Andrews McMeel Publishing Memories
Book SynopsisBest-selling poet Lang Leav presents a gorgeous hardcover gift book featuring the best of Lullabies and Love & Misadventure plus thirty-five new poems for fans to discover, along with original color illustrations by the author. For fans of Lang Leav, this beautiful gift book is a must-have! Beloved pieces from Lullabies and Love & Misadventure are collected together in this illustrated treasury. In addition, 35 new poems that have not been published in any Lang Leav collection offer something new to discover. The author's original art is presented in lovely four-color illustrations. Lang Leav's evocative poetry in a gorgeous package with ribbon marker and cloth spine is an irresistible gift for any poetry lover! * Bestseller: over 26K copies of Love & Misadventure shipped in the UK * Huge Crossover Audience: Hits the sweet spot of YA/Adult crossover appeal-hitting both the t
£13.49
Cengage Learning, Inc Interpersonal Communication
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart I: THE FABRIC OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION. 1. A First Look at Interpersonal Communication. 2. Communication and Personal Identity. 3. Perception and Communication. 4. The World of Words. 5. The World Beyond Words. 6. Mindful Listening. Part II: WEAVING COMMUNICATION INTO RELATIONSHIPS. 7. Emotions and Communication. 8. Communication Climate: The Foundation of Personal Relationships. 9. Managing Conflict in Relationships. 10. Friendships in Our Lives. 11. Committed Romantic Relationships. 12. Communication in Families. Epilogue: Continuing the Conversation. Glossary. References. Index.
£71.99
Batsford A Nature Poem for every Autumn Evening
Book Synopsis Poems to celebrate autumn. A companion volume to the successful winter and spring titles, this anthology of poems is as sweet as pumpkin spice and warming as a roaring log fire. With one poem for every autumn evening, it''s the perfect literary companion as the days begin to shorten. Whether you keep it on your nightstand for some evening reading, or in your bag for when you come across the perfect cosy coffee shop, this collection of poems is bound to make you feel ready for big scarves and crunchy leaves. With classics from Katherine Mansfield, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Percy Shelley, William Blake, William Morris and more, you won''t be sad that summer''s over: you''ll be celebrating because autumn has begun. This beautiful and collectable anthology of poems derives from the popularA Poem for Every Night of the Yearand features poems about every aspect of autumnal nature.
£13.49
