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Light Shining Out of DarknessLight Shining Out of Darkness is a vivid and beautifully illustrated edition of William Cowper's famous poem/hymn, "God Moves in a Mysterious Way.' It contains 32 pages of gorgeous illustration by Samantha Griffitts which accompany Cowper's words, as well as a brief biography of...
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Seneca: Fifty Letters of a Roman StoicA selection of Seneca's most significant letters that illuminate his philosophical and personal life. "There is only one course of action that can make you happy. . . . rejoice in what is yours. What is it that is yours? Yourself; the best part...
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The Surrender Tree / El Árbol de la Rendición: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom/ Poemas de la Lucha de Cuba Por Su Libertad (Bilingual)The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle For Freedom / El árbol de la rendición: poemas de la lucha de cuba por su libertad is a lyrical, Newbery Honor-winning history in poems, and this bilingual edition has the Spanish and English text available in...
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Frost: Poems: Edited by John HollanderFrom one of the most brilliant and widely read of all American poets, a generous selection of lyrics, dramatic monologues, and narrative poems. Robert Frost's poetry, steeped in the wayward and isolated beauty of his native New England, has delighted generations of readers. This...
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Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and English: Bilingual Spanish-EnglishIn simple words and sun-drenched paintings, Alma Flor Ada and Simón Silva take us into the fields and orchards, and into the lives of the people who work them. Simple poems in Spanish and English, one for each letter of the Spanish alphabet, describe...
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Burn: PoemsThe world is burning with fire and hatred, but at the same time it is filled with love and incredible beauty. The poems in Burn tango with why the world is so beautiful and terrible at the same time. Hamby asserts that everything is...
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The Portrait Gallery Called ExistenceIn his final book, poet Neeli Cherkovski paints a portrait of his life through luminous details of encounters with his illustrious comrades."A prolific poet and denizen of beatnik cafes who chronicled the literary ethos of bohemian culture."--New York TimesTo be published on what would...
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The Harp and Laurel Wreath: Poetry and Dictation for the Classical CurriculumConvinced that a critical part of education is to foster in our children a love of the beautiful and true, teacher and writer Laura Berquist presents this wide selection of poetry for every age level from grades one to twelve. Language development is significantly...
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Two Worlds ExistA finalist for the 2016 National Jewish Book Award in Poetry, Yehoshua November's second poetry collection, Two Worlds Exist, movingly examines the harmonies and dissonances involved in practicing an ancient religious tradition in contemporary America. November's beautiful and profound meditations on work and family...
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The Canvas of Life: A Collection of Poetry and ArtYou don't simply leave your mark at a grave It is engraved in the hearts of others It's like touching moonlight, the shimmer in your eyes A glowing wonder, a billion fireflies.This collection brings together free verse poetry and visual art to create an...
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Archy and MehitabelArchy, a New York City cockroach, and Mehitabel, a New York City alley cat, were characters created by "The Evening Sun" columnist Donald Robert Perry Marquis. The subject of hundreds of humorous poems and stories, Archy is portrayed as having been a free verse...
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Essential PoemsThis edition collects a wide selection of Dickinson's brief but memorable poems. Bursting with insights about life, love, nature, death, and immortality, these works are among the most beloved in American poetry.Author: Emily DickinsonPublisher: Union Square & Co.Published: 09/02/2025Pages: 312Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 7.09h...
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The Lais of Marie de France: Text and TranslationThe only facing-page student edition of Marie de France's lais. Author: Claire M. WatersPublisher: Broadview Press IncPublished: 02/15/2018Pages: 432Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.04lbsSize: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90dISBN: 9781554810826About the AuthorClaire M. Waters is Professor of English at the University of California, Davis. This title...
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Haiku: The Last Poems of an American IconHere are over 800 haiku by Richard Wright, one of the early forceful and eloquent spokesmen for black Americans, author of the acclaimed Native Son and Black Boy. Wright discovered the haiku in the last eighteen months of life. He attempted to capture, through...
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After the Witch HuntAs if she discovered a small army of silenced women captive in her pen, Megan Falley releases them in the spilled ink that is her most brilliant collection of poems, After the Witch Hunt. Demanding "if you really love a writer, bury her in...
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In the Pockets of Small GodsIn his latest poetry collection, Anis Mojgani goes into the persistent shadow of grief. With an eloquent and delicate hand, Mojgani skillfully navigates the intricate terrain of carrying grief without allowing it to become an overwhelming burden, where joy and pain become interconnected threads...
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Can We Anything We SeeCatherine Bresner's Can We Anything We See initiates a new mode of ekphrasis in the postinternet age. In this long poem, Bresner explores the ways in which current technologies, specifically artificial intelligence, outline the uncanny valley of speculative thought and shape a sense of...
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The Valley of SorrowsThe unknown inheritance of a war in prose, poetry, and photographs.The Valley of SorrowsThe Que Son Valley was like no otherTook your sons took your brothersStole your dreams ruined livesMade widows out of wives.For all who walked away they live within it every daySmell...
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The Venus of Odesa: New and Selected Poems: Selected PoemsCompassion and irony define the human predicaments and historical conditions in Askold Melnyczuk's extraordinary new collection of poems that spans nearly fifty years. His cosmopolitan perspective-one that twines Ukraine and New England-probes time and death, and the relationship between the tragic and the comic...
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Dissociative EffectDissociative Effect is a reflection on several common narratives of girlhood as well as the author's own journey to a more embodied self. In the introduction, Dr. Redmer reminds us that humans have evolved to "think in stories, to talk in stories, to narrate...
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