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The New Canon: An Anthology of Canadian PoetryCollecting the works of 50 modern Canadian poets, this anthology of verse points to an emerging openness toward form in the nation's poetry. The book includes nearly 200 poems from more than 20 presses and an essay that describes and explains the innovations of...
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Most Common Poems of HafezHafez (1325/26-1389/90) is one of the most famous Persian poets in the history. He has published about 500 ghazals and 42 Rubaiyees. His most popular book, Divan-e Hafez, is a pinnacle of Persian literature and is to be found in the homes of most...
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Selected 300 Poems of Chinese Tang DynastyTang Dynasty (AD618-907) is one of most powerful and prosperous dynasties in Chinese history, it is also a great era of cultural development, the prosperity of poems is the most distinctive feature of Tang Dynasty, it is closely associated with the government officials admission...
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Giggly Wiggly: Playtime Rhymes"This collection of silly rhymes and poems is sure to please. . . . An excellent choice for pre-readers and very young children, as well as anyone with a love for nursery rhymes." -- School Library Journal (starred review) Michael Rosen invites children to...
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Under the Milky Way: Traditions and Celebrations Beneath the StarsThis celebratory picture book from Fran Lessac shines a light on beloved nighttime traditions under the starry skies of North America. Beneath a blanket of stars, crowds cheer at Little League games, campers share fireside stories, bull-riders hold on tight, and sled dogs race...
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Moon GypsyMelody Lee's long anticipated debut book is a kaleidoscope of relatable emotions written through the use of poetry and lyrical prose. Her use of imagery flows effortlessly from one poem to another creating a portrait the reader can easily visualize. Each poem in this...
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El Cantar del Mio CidEl Cantar de mio Cid es un cantar de gesta an nimo que relata haza as heroicas inspiradas libremente en los ltimos a os de la vida del caballero castellano Rodrigo D az el Campeador. La versi n conservada fue compuesta, seg n la...
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Jazz Owls: A Novel of the Zoot Suit Riots"Perfect for history buffs, dance enthusiasts, poets, and just about anyone looking for a great story." --School Library Journal (starred review) From the Young People's Poet Laureate Margarita Engle comes a searing novel in verse about the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943. Thousands of...
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Writin' the RangeThe saddle told the story As it sat there on the rack. It had been someone's pride and joy Just a few years back. It spoke of doing rodeo, A circuit of twelve long years, When at times its owner Had to swallow back...
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The Poetic Edda: A Collection of Old Norse PoemsThe Poetic EddaA Collection of Norse PoemsTranslated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and NotesBy Henry Adams BellowsTwo Volumes in OneAmerican Scandinavian FoundationThe Poetic Edda is the modern attribution for an unnamed collection of Old Norse poems. Several versions exist, all consisting primarily of...
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Spoon River AnthologySpoon River Anthology, by Edgar Lee Masters, is a collection of short free-form poems that collectively describe the life of the fictional small town of Spoon River, named after the real Spoon River that ran near Masters' home town. The collection includes two hundred...
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Three Great Abbasid Poets: Abu Nuwas, al-Mutanabbi & al-Ma'arri, Lives & PoemsTHREE GREAT ABBASID POETS Abu Nuwas, al-Mutanabbi & al-Ma'arri Lives & Poems Translation & Introduction Paul Smith The Abbasid Caliphate that ruled the Islamic world was the golden age of Islamic culture. It ruled from 750 to 1258 AD, making it one of the...
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The BeesHere Carol Ann Duffy uses her full poetic range: there are drinking songs, love poems, poems of political anger; there are elegies, too, for beloved friends, and--most movingly--the poet's own mother. Woven and weaving through the book is its presiding spirit: the bee. Sometimes...
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The Kalevala: The Epic Poem of FinlandSuomen kansalliseepos Kalevala perustuu Elias Lonnrotin kokoamiin kansanrunoihin. Ne ovat kalevalaista runoutta, eli ne on tehty kalevalaiseen runomittaan. Kalevalan luomismyytin mukaan maailma syntyi sotkan munasta. Kalevala kuvaa muun muassa Kalevalan ja Pohjolan kansojen seka eri paahenkiloiden valisia kiistoja, kostoreissuja ja kosiomatkoja seka Sammon rakentamista...
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John Donne: Holy SonnetsThe nineteen poems that comprise John Donne's Holy Sonnets are works of anxiety and spiritual crisis. Most of the sonnets are thought to have been written between 1609 and 1611 but were not published until two decades later-two years after Donne's death. The Holy...
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Stanley's Girl: PoemsThe fiercely lyrical poetry of Stanley's Girl is rooted in Susan Eisenberg's experience as one of the first women to enter the construction industry and from her decades gathering accounts of others to give scaffolding to that history. Eisenberg charts her own induction into...
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Local News from Someplace ElseAbout the Contributor(s): Director of Creative Writing and Professor of English at Lock Haven University, Marjorie Maddox has published Perpendicular As I (Sandstone Book Award); Transplant, Transport, Transubstantiation (Yellowglen Prize); Weeknights at the Cathedral; five chapbooks; and two children's books. Coeditor of Common Wealth:...
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Modern Sudanese Poetry: An AnthologySpanning more than six decades of Sudan's post-independence history, this collection features work by some of Sudan's most renowned modern poets, largely unknown in the United States. Adil Babikir's extensive introduction provides a conceptual framework to help the English reader understand the cultural context....
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The Illustrated Rime of the Ancient MarinerColeridge's enigmatic, mysterious and haunting poem here enhanced by Gustave Dore's equally haunting and memorable illustrations.Author: Gustave Dore, Samuel Taylor ColeridgePublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublished: 10/05/2013Pages: 80Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.46lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.17dISBN: 9781492902546This title is not returnable
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Kieu: The Tale of a Beautiful and Talented Vietnamese GirlIt's always been the same: good fortune seldom came the way of those endowed, they say, with genius and a dainty face. What tragedies take place within each circling space of years 'Rich in good looks' appears to mean poor luck and tears of...
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