This book examines the practice of poetry in the devotional Vaisnava tradition inspired by Sri Krsna Caitanya (1486-1533), through a detailed study of the Sanskrit poetic works of Kavikarnapura, one of the most significant sixteenth-century Caitanya Vaisnava poets and theologians.
Award-winning new translations of a major contemporary Italian poetBrief Homage to Pluto and Other Poems collects forty-five poems by Fabio Pusterla, one of the most distinguished Italian-language poets writing today.
Frank Ormsby's seventh collection of poems reflects not only the beauty of the Irish landscape and the sensuous and aesthetic impact of the small farms among which he grew up, but also the continuing violence of the 'Troubles'.
Spiritual orphanhood, the loss and protection of innocence - from the first estates of Dublin to the karmic wastes of northern China - lie at the heart of this new collection by the eminent Irish poet Harry Clifton.
Ce livre, Poésie contemporaine : questions de style, rassemble toutes les contributions de Gérard Berthomieu à Place de la Sorbonne, revue internationale de poésie contemporaine de cette université, du numéro 1 au numéro 12.
A powerfully moving meditation on life and the beyond, from one of our finest American poetsCharles Wright's truth-the truth of nature, of man's yearning for the divine, of aging-is at the heart of the renowned poet's latest collection, Caribou.
"e;Robert Bringhurst may well be the poet we have all been waiting for, one who can reclaim for poetry the dignity, wit, brilliance, and wisdom it has recently appeared to have mislaid.
The poems in The Error of Nostalgia explore the relationships between individuals and their natural and urban environments in the American South and South America.
This revealing volume explores recent historical perspectives on the modern euthanasia and assisted-suicide debate and the political arenas in which it has unfolded.
Acclaimed evangelical speaker and writer Tony Campolo teams up with spiritual director and teacher Mary Albert Darling to reveal some gems from the liturgical Christian tradition to Protestants who may be ready for a refreshing change.
The winning manuscript of the fourth annual Hollis Summers Poetry Prize is also the exciting American debut by a poet who has already established himself as an important international poetic voice.
Shortlisted for the Trillium Book Award for Poetry (2013)Shortlisted for the Gerard Lampert Award (2013)Inspired largely by the poet's experiences as a young man working in the Saskatchewan oilfields, Mathew Henderson's The Lease explores masculinity and the roles morality, violence, and hard labor play in it.
Ein interessanter Einblick in die Rezeption Georg Trakls vor dem Hintergrund totalitärer Literaturwissenschaft und KulturpolitikDie vorliegende Studie Eberhard Sauermanns bietet die erste umfassende Darstellung der Rezeption Georg Trakls in der NS-Zeit.
The Dance Macabre(Paean on the nature of life and death as a Humanist Philosophy)in six cantosDanse Macabre (French), Danza Macabra (Italian and Spanish), or Totentanz (German), is a late-medieval allegory on the universality of death.
A poignant exploration of the enduring bond between two women, The Lamp and the Bell is a lyrically beautiful drama celebrating sapphic relationships and unwavering love in the face of adversity.
A new selection of poems by the celebrated gay poetThom Gunn has been described as "e;one of the most singular and compelling poets in English during the past half-century"e; (Times Literary Supplement).
The Poetry and Poetics of Michael Heller: A Nomad Memory is the first comprehensive treatment of a singularly important American poet of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
