Why Poetry, Paperback

Reducere. This second volume of the history of the Han dynasty consists of chapters dealing principally with the reign of Emperor Wu, one of the most energet...

This book examines the ways in which we find meanings in nature which can act to constrain us, and looks at science and culture, including environm...

Prose Poetry in Theory and Practice vigorously engages with the Why? and the How? of prose poetry, a form that is currently enjoying a surge in pop...

Poetry has long been thought of as a genre devoted to grand subjects, timeless themes, and sublime beauty. Why, then, have contemporary poets turne...

DescriptionIn The Eclipse I Call Father: Essays on Absence, David Axelrod recalls a balmy night in May 1970 when he vowed to allow no one and nothi...

Reducere. Write poetry in the great metrical tradition of Dante, Shakespeare, Dickinson, Frost, and the poets of the current Formalist revival. In this conte...

Reducere. The articles collected in George Orwell's Essays illuminate the life and work of one of the most individual writers of this century. This outstandi...

Reducere. THE LIMBERLOST REVIEW: A LITERARY JOURNAL OF THE MOUNTAIN WEST is a literary annual edited by Rick & Rosemary Ardinger of Boise, Idaho, featuring p...

Reducere. Description"What is poetry? Poetry is art made with words. The rest of this book is about what that means."Speak Like Rain goes through the artisti...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Sari NusseibehIn The Story of Reason in Islam, leading public intellectual and political activist Sari Nusseibeh narrates a...

At issue in the Book of Job is a question with which most all of us struggle at some point in life, "Why do bad things happen to good people?" Jame...

An authoritative and accessible account of French literature from medieval romance to avant-garde poetry. It explores the medieval roots of modern ...

Reducere. H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among the most remarkable literary documents of their time, and they are a major reason why he has become such an ico...

Reducere. Poetic Diction, first published in 1928, begins by asking why we call a given grouping of words ``poetry`` and why these arouse ``aesthetic imagina...

A revised and updated edition of a comprehensive biographical and critical reading of the works of American poet and memoirist Maya Angelou (1928-2...

Reducere. "This is a book for anyone, " Glyn Maxwell declares of On Poetry. A guide to the writing of poetry and a defense of the art, it will be especially ...

Philosophy and Animal Life offers a new way of thinking about animal rights, our obligation to animals, and the nature of philosophy itself. Cora D...

Reducere. Wallace Stevens is a major American poet and a central figure in modernist studies and twentieth-century poetry. This Companion introduces students...

Reducere. Viral Modernism reveals the literary and cultural impact of one of the deadliest plagues in history, the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919, bringing ...

Reducere. Description"L. Ann Wheeler's powerful debut examines why we leave and what happens to those who stay. This richly layered multi-genre book digs dee...

Reducere. With a wide range of subjects and drawing from events in her life and the Bible, Norah Ranck has written a heartwarming collection of inspirational...

Reducere. In this tour de force of historical and literary research, Fone, an acclaimed expert on gay and lesbian history and professor emeritus at the City ...

Reducere. Awards🏆Finalist (2014) - Lambda Literary Awards - (Anthology)Contributor(s): Author: Regie CabicoWith: Brittany Fonte"We sometimes can browse the w...

Reducere. A Health Choice Children's Book. Healthy kids can not get other kids sick. This book helps dispel many myth that circulate about vaccine free infan...

Reducere. Need a break? Hop to it The hundred poems in this book will get you moving from nose to toes You can climb like a cat, sign the phrase watch me, or...

DescriptionMusic of a Distant Drum marks a literary milestone. It collects 129 poems from the four leading literary traditions of the Middle East, ...

Reducere. Everything is done in pairs or unions. This Universe is a perfect balance of a mixing of chemicals (or elements) as on the periodic table. The mixi...

Reducere. For military service members, veterans, and families-and all those who write about them Tap into PUBLISHING INSPIRATIONS, WRITING MARKETS, and CREA...

Reducere. The Real Enemy of All Mankind, is about the person every single Human Being on earth MUST AND SHOULD, hate. This person is Satan The Devil. Scriptu...

Reducere. I'm writing for all of you.Broken heart only to share the pieces.The pain is presented with love. I give you my all.Why me? Well, why not?Because I...

Reducere. "Complex, personal, and profound ... a brash and brave piece of writing ... filled with the swords and spears that inflict the carnage of the Iliad...

Like the landscape of his native Chile, Neruda's poetry encompasses great extremes-peak and prairie, deluge and drought-all connected by a spine of...

The framework of these short volumes introduces the reader to the specific focus of the book. The accompanying poems and images offer an aesthetic ...

Reducere. R. Scott Yarbrough has combined his talents as poet and as painter to produce a truly unusual book of art and poetry. The poems are lyric in that t...

DescriptionFrom Chapter 1: Ten years ago, I was a psychoanalyst in a beautiful coastal community. Often, I was struck by an awareness of the abyss ...

Reducere. Layla Robinson is not crazy. She is suffering from unrequited love. But it's time to move on. No more stalking, no more obsessive calling. What she...

How much control do we have over love? Much less than we like to think. All that mystery, all that poetry, all those complex behaviors surrounding ...

Reducere. This book is the most complete, up-to-date collection of aviation poetry ever published. Its sole purpose is to consolidate all of the best in avia...

Reducere. By exploring big themes such as democracy and empire, nationalism and capitalism, as well as art and poetry, The Long Shadow is stunningly broad in...

Reducere. There is nothing in the universe like water. It is unique and beautiful and without it there could be no life on earth. Little wonder, then, that p...

Reducere. "Were Merwin not one of America's most admired poets, he would still be as famous as translators get." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)"In the ...

Reducere. Here is an unusual book for anyone who appreciates the beauty and wonder of the stars. Solidly based upon years of thorough research into astronomi...

Reducere. A prose poem is a poem written in prose rather than verse. But what does that really mean? Is it an indefinable hybrid? An anomaly in the history o...

Reducere. The Tang Dynasty (618-907), traditionally regarded as the golden age of China, was a time of patricians and intellectuals, Buddhist monks and Taois...

With grace, poetry, clarity, and expert knowledge, artist Etienne Appert brings us a book about the very origins of the art of illustration--what i...

Reducere. The Wonders of Colloidal Silver is the premier guide to understanding the uses of CS as an important natural antibiotic. This book tells why CS is ...

Reducere. Why do living things and physical phenomena take the form they do? D'Arcy Thompson's classic On Growth and Form looks at the way things grow and th...

Reducere. Olga Rosales Salinas is a poet and nonfiction writer interested in the intersectionality and ambiguity of the various roles she plays as mother, da...

Reducere. Liberties - A Journal of Culture and Politics features new essays and poetry from some of the world's best writers and artists to inspire and impac...

Reducere. This is a revised and expanded edition of a popular 1991 booklet that changed the way "the discovery of America" is taught in classroom and communi...

Reducere. "In the old old days, Ryka Aoki would be tagged as some kind of prophet, and the thumbsucking masses, bewildered & flummoxed by her talking stories...

"A subversive volume that translates a series of complex works of literature into a single-page illustration...A variety of artists rise to a uniqu...

Become inspired, find your voice, and create work that matters. Why are human beings driven to make? It's as if we collectively intuited, long befo...

Reducere. David Berman's posthumous collection Progressions of the Mind abounds in sagacity, empathy, and wit. Often in sonnet form, this former lawyer's med...

Reducere. DescriptionI fell for Connor Drake. I didn't want to; I fought against it, but I fell in love with him anyway. With his words. With his poetry. Wit...

"What is my life? What is in my life? Why now do I understand rest, and the connection between body and mind?" "Do I still believe I can find color...

These poems entwine round such matters as how roots move as they grow or how feet plant themselves, why a forest admits lanes and lines but obstruc...

Reducere. What I Learned from the Trees delves into the intricate relationship between humans and nature, and how these often overlooked, everyday interactio...

Publisher: Nine Arches PressNumber of pages: 240Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 141 x 215 x 23Cover type: Paperback / softbackEditor(s): Ian Hump...

Reducere. The poetical masterpiece that confronts the inexplicable mystery of good and evil can be a companion on your own spiritual journey.The book of Job,...

DescriptionThe long-awaited, first-ever print biography of "Canada's band" -- now in paperback. "A clever, touching, and very informative book that...

Reducere. Poetry collection by Lupe Mendez, poet, teacher and activist. Why I Am Like Tequila is a collection of poetry spanning a decade of writing and perf...

Reducere. How to Read a Poem is an unprecedented exploration of poetry and feeling. In language at once acute and emotional, distinguished poet and critic Ed...

In this shining and unsparing new collection, celebrated poet Luisa A. Igloria draws from her own childhood memories, relationships, and keen senso...

I AM NOT MY SO-CALLED ILLNESSThis celebration of Samuel Laties braids his visionary and humorous fiction, poetry, and essays together with Andrew L...

Fiction. Edited by George Fragopoulos. Introduction by Mark Jacobs and George Fragopoulos. A nearly impossible text to categorize--is it a collecti...

"If anyone might be profitably compared to Clarice Lispector, it might well be Maria Gabriela Llansol. This is because of the fundamentally mystica...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Chloe FrayneCover Design by: Jessica BarrosA collection of poetry by Chlo Frayne. ****** This book is for you, sweet strang...

Reducere. Awards🏆Finalist (2008) - Connecticut Book Awards - (Poetry)Contributor(s): Author: Aracelis GirmayWinner, 2015 Whiting Award for Poetry Stunning, h...

Reducere. H. D.'s (Hilda Doolittle, 1884-1961) late poems of search and longing represent the mature achievement of a poet who has come increasingly to be re...