Poetry

The Roman poet and satirist Persius (34-62 CE) was unique among his peers for lampooning literary and social conventions from a distinctly Stoic point of view.

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Winner of the 2015 Governor General's Award for PoetryWinner of the 2015 Canadian Jewish Literary Award for PoetryIn My Shoes are Killing Me, poet Robyn Sarah reflects on the passing of time, the fleetingness of dreams, and the bittersweet pleasure of thinking on the "e;hazardous .

This book examines an important collection of texts in the book of Jeremiah.

At least 8-10 million Iranians out of a population of 18-20 million died of starvation and disease during the famine of 1917-1919.

This compilation includes an extract from a group of poems written for a master's degree.

The book especially touches the hearts of the living beings and its surroundings.

In this, her third collection of poetry, Phillippa Yaa de Villiers invokes images of past and present with hypnotic clarity, summoning the heart and heat of memory n painful and happy alike n with the distinct musicality and visceral punch she is known for.

This book simulates a historical walk through nature, teaching readers about the biodiversity on Earth in various eras with a focus on past terrestrial environments.

The first volume of the first paperback edition of The Poems of T.

Of all the books of the Bible, few are as fascinating or as intimidating as Revelation.

The definitive English translation of the classic Sanskrit epic poem-now available in a one-volume paperbackThe Ramayana of Valmiki, the monumental Sanskrit epic of the life of Rama, ideal man and incarnation of the great god Visnu, has profoundly affected the literature, art, religions, and cultures of South and Southeast Asia from antiquity to the present.

The first-ever collection of the major serial poems by Canada's inaugural Parliamentory Poet Laureate, George Bowering, Taking Measures includes work from each of the last six decades, beginning with Bowering's engagement with process-based long poems in the 1960s and 1970s and moving through his continued exploration of the form in recent decades.

All songs have skin, / all skin has holes.

In the highly anticipated follow-up to LVOE: Poems, Epigrams & Aphorisms, three-time New York Times bestselling author Atticus is inviting readers to take a deeper look behind the mask as he continues his powerful journey inward in search of love, peace, and acceptance.

Come-Hither Honeycomb is the eclectic fifth book of poems from the visionary mind of Erin Belieu.

One of the most devastating armed conflicts in history, World War I completely transformed the social and political landscape of the world in four short years.

Remember when everything in town was closed on Sundays?

For the first time, Faber publish a selection from the poetry of Philip Larkin.

America's Tony Hoagland (1953-2018) was known for provocative poems which interrogate human nature and contemporary culture with an intimate and wild urgency, located somewhere between outrage, stand-up comedy, and grief.

The first collection of poetry by Instagram sensation AtticusLove Her Wildis a collection of new and beloved poems from Atticus, who has captured the hearts and minds of well over 300k followers on his Instagram account, @atticuspoetry, including superstars like Karlie Kloss and Shay Mitchell.

Garland's magnificent facsimile series of the manuscripts of Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley in the Bodleian Library, Oxford ( The Bodleian Shelley Manuscripts , 22 volumes, 1986-1997) is now made complete by the publication of its Index-volume.

Witty and glam, Skeletons is a prismatic collectionwhich shrugs off even the most disillusioned nihilist with humor and intimacy.

First published in 1894.

For someone who has exercised such a profound influence on Christian theology, Paul remains a shadowy figure behind the barrier of his complicated and difficult biblical letters.

Taking its title from a poem of William Butler Yeats, this collection of essays focuses on "e;Adam's Curse"e;-the burdens and harsh conditions that, as Denis Donoghue underscores throughout, make any human achievement difficult.

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"Niemand hat in seinen Romanen soviel die Worte dieser Zeit drin wie ich", sagt Paul Wühr in seinem Selbstgespräch: "Wenn man mich so reden hört".

Anarchism 1914-18 is the first systematic analysis of anarchist responses to the First World War.

Hugo von Hofmannsthal is one of the modern era's most important writers, but his fame as Richard Strauss's pioneering collaborator on such operas as Der Rosenkavalier and Die Frau ohne Schatten has obscured his other remarkable writings: his precocious lyric poetry, inventive short fiction, keen essays, and visionary plays.

"e;[Nicole Brossard] is a wholly singular writer, part of a larger movement of Qubec Women's writing, part of feminist writing, avant-garde writing, part of lesbian writing, but wholly, unequivocally, herself.

Sad Amir Arjomands Kings and Dervishes is a pioneering study of the emergence and development of Sufism during the formation of the Persianate world.

This early work of poetry, by Aleister Crowley, was originally published in 1909.

Introductory essays by Jennifer Ingleheart discuss Ovid's historical and literary context, and offer an overview of the Amores as a whole.

"e;This book is an overwhelming feast, a treasure, and more than enough proof that Sze is a major poet.

In recent years the canon of eighteenth-century poetry has greatly expanded to include women poets, labouring-class and provincial poets, and many previously unheard voices.

In 1807 Robert Southey published a pseudonymous account of a journey made through England by a fictitious Spanish tourist, 'Don Manuel Alvarez Espriella'.

This collection of timeless poetry celebrates the eternal spiritual truth within each heart.

Song for Thom Gunn There is no east or west in the wood you fear and seek, stumbling past a gate of moss and what you would not take.

Sait Faik may well be named "e;the Turkish Chekhov.

Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet during the turn of the 20th century.

"e;A poet to watch.

This is the first book-length study foregrounding Auden's sense of place as a means for enhancing our grasp of this crucial twentieth-century poet.

A rich and challenging new collection from the young award-winning poetIn those days I began to see light under everybushel basket, light nearly splittingthe sides of the bushel basket.

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