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Eric Carle's Animals, AnimalsFish that fly, butterflies that dance, camels that "trollop along," a tiger that has swallowed the sun--Animals Animals! In this commemorative volume, created especially for sharing, Eric Carle celebrates the broadest, liveliest cast of animals yet, illustrating a distinguished collection of poetry and lyrical...
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Dangling in the Tournefortia"The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles."--Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author"He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels."--Leonard Cohen, songwriterThere is not a wasted word in Dangling in the Tournefortia, a selection of poems full of wit, struggles, perception, and simplicity. Charles Bukowski writes...
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Cultivating the Empty Fields: The Silent Illumination of Zen Master HongzhiCultivating the Empty Field is a modern translation of the core of Chinese Ch'an master Hongzhi's Extensive Record. First to articulate the meditation method known to contemporary Zen practitioners as shikantaza ("just sitting") Chinese Zen master Hongzhi is one of the most influential poets...
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Collected PoemsThis collection of poetry showcases the unique talent of James Schuyler and highlights the writing that won him a Pulitzer Prize. "Schuyler's subject is his life, and his poems often read like elegant journal entries." - Publishers WeeklyAuthor: James SchuylerPublisher: Farrar, Straus and GirouxPublished:...
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Collected Poems 1947-1997"Taken all together, Ginsberg's poems are X-rays of a considerable part of American society during the last four decades." -- The New YorkerThis magnificent volume gathers the published verse of Allen Ginsberg in its entirety, a half-century of brilliant work from one of America's...
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CoalCoal is one of the earliest collections of poems by a woman who, Adrienne Rich writes, "for the complexity of her vision, for her moral courage and the catalytic passion of her language, has already become, for many, an indispensable poet." Marilyn Hacker captures...
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Chamomile CloudsChamomile clouds is a book of heart-crafted poetry that was birthed from the author's life experiences of love, loss, joy, and the pursuit of peace and acceptance. These raw and organic poems are relatable and will give hope at the turn of every page.Author:...
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Cajun Night Before Christmas 50th Anniversary Edition"Forget Dancer, Prancer, Comet, and Vixen. . . . Good Clement, wherever he is, will not be gnashing his teeth." --New York Times Book Review Take the classic story of jolly old St. Nicholas, place it in a Louisiana bayou setting, dress Santa Claus...
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Between Latitudes: PoemsMichelle Latvala is the author of Between Latitudes, published by Green Writers Press in March 2025. She is faculty for poet David Whyte's Institute for Conversational Leadership, served as Executive Director of Spirit Rock Meditation Center for a decade, and founded Insight Outside, which...
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Best of FaizAuthor: Kuldip SalilPublisher: Rajpal and SonsPublished: 01/01/2021Pages: 174Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56dISBN: 9788170287919
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Beneath the Skin of Sorrow: Improvisations on LossOver a period of just six months, eminent jazz vocalist and composer Nnenna Freelon's life changed irrevocably. Her soulmate and husband of nearly forty years, the renowned architect Phil Freelon, passed away from ALS, her sister Debbie succumbed to cancer, and the family dog,...
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Angel Sharpening Its BeakPoems that depict the reality of life in rural America. Angel Sharpening its Beak, Michael McGriff's fifth collection, searches for meaning at the intersection of surrealism, place, and poverty in rural America. From long sequences to dense enigmatic sketches, the poems gathered here honor...
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A Beginner's Guide to Japanese Haiku: Major Works by Japan's Best-Loved Poets - From Basho and Issa to Ryokan and Santoka, with Works by Six Women PoeAn old pond;a frog jumps in: the sound of water -- Basho This comprehensive introduction to Japan's best-loved haiku poets is the perfect book for anyone wanting to learn about haiku. Compiled and with commentary by renowned author and translator William Scott Wilson, the...
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100 Selected PoemsE.E. Cummings is without question one of the major poets of this century, and this volume, first published in 1959, is indispensable for every lover of modern lyrical verse. It contains one hundred of Cummings's wittiest and most profound poems, harvested from thirty-five of...
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Reaching the SunReaching the Sun presents a beautiful blend of poems, quotes and lessons on growth and transformation from the author of the bestselling book "Bloom for Yourself." The latest collection features bespoke illustrations depicting the journey of healing and growth, and allows for an immersive...
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Water & SaltThe poems in Water & Salt travel across borders between cultures and languages, between the present and the living past.Author: Lena Khalaf TuffahaPublisher: Red Hen PressPublished: 04/27/2017Pages: 96Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.20dISBN: 9781597090292Review Citation(s): Library Journal 04/15/2017 pg. 90About the...
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Python with a Dog Inside ItSet on the marshlands of working-class southern New Jersey, Python with a Dog Inside It, the debut collection by poet Max McDonough, traces the tangled story of two gay brothers as they endeavor to survive their mother's erratic and escalating violence. They retreat to...
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Short Film Starring My Beloved's Red BroncoShort Film Starring My Beloved's Red Bronco, selected by Tyehimba Jess for the 2022 Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry, is an aching tribute to the power and precarity of queer love. In small-town Mississippi, before the aughts, a child "assigned 'woman'" and a boy...
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The Generosity"Rejoice, readers, as you receive the generosity of Luci Shaw's 76 new grace-infused parable poems. Autobiography once more merges with theology as these poems illuminate in splendored natural detail how the seasons of creation parallel and explain the seasons of her life as a...
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningThis beautifully illustrated picture book captures the quiet beauty and reflective mood of a snowy evening in the woods. A perfect read-aloud for cozy winter evenings. In this exquisite picture book, Robert Frost's beloved poem is paired with Vivian Mineker's stunning illustrations, creating a...
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