The Common Man, Maurice Manning's fourth collection, is a series of ballad-like narratives, set down in loose, unrhymed iambic tetrameter, that honors the strange beauty of the Kentucky mountain country he knew as a child, as well as the idiosyncratic adventures and personalities of the oldtimers who were his neighbors, friends, and family. Playing off the book's title, Manning demonstrates that no one is common or simple. Instead, he creates a detailed,...

Chapter 6 - Disconnect - Disconnect is about the psychological action of disconnecting from everything that influences you in a negative manner. To not listen to the thoughts and voices of others who begin to steer your life, but instead, to focus on what you want and what you believe in. In short, it is the disconnection from outside influences, replaced with the connection to what's inside.

This book of blackout poems is a mostly lighthearted, occasionally philosophical journey through selected application and rejection materials from the many teaching jobs the author applied for and did not get between 2011 and 2014. None of the materials come from their current employer.

The Fool, Poetry and Other Works is the last book in a series I now conclude to be THE POSITIVE PRIME, which was the title of my first book of poetry. The Positive Prime began my story and my process as a poetry writer. It is my "Self – Identity" and the beginning of the story of how I viewed the culture of the African Diaspora and culture within the world. I attempted in my next books, Conversations with a Soul Brother, Soul Food, Legacy of an...

Heartbeats in Ink, is a delightful anthology of poetry covering love, loss, and hope.This collection of heartfelt verses is a rollercoaster ride through the highs and lows of love and life, capturing the experience in each poem. From giddy infatuation to bittersweet goodbyes, these poems are sure to tug at your heartstrings. With each page, you'll be transported into a world where love reigns supreme and poetry is the language of the heart.

The Heartbeat of the Universe collects poems from the top writers in the science fiction and literary genres, including voices such as Jane Yolen, Bruce Boston, Robert Frazier, Jessy Randall, and many others. These poems, selected by editor Emily Hockaday from the pages of Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine and Analog Science Fiction and Fact over the past decade, examine the Universe's smallest particles and largest astral phenomena. These poems travel...

Discover the extraordinary life and poetic journey of Lawrence Klein in this captivating collection that defies convention and celebrates the power of words to transcend boundaries. From his unconventional path as a skier, entrepreneur, and family man to his profound exploration of the world through poetry, Klein's relentless poetic bent shines through in every verse.Klein's poetic journey began during a transformative period- a year spent...

Escrito enquanto o autor encontrava-se exilado de Florença, sua cidade natal, devido a rixas políticas, o poema narrado em primeira pessoa retrata Dante como um protagonista peregrino, uma espécie de cidadão do mundo representante do homem medieval espremido entre a cultura clássica e a tradição cristã, em busca da excelência moral e espiritual. Levado pela mão do poeta latino Virgílio, autor da Eneida, o personagem Dante conhece o inferno...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

was originally published in the 1953 edition of . In December of that year, J.R.R. Tolkien took possession of a reel-to-reel tape recorder and, some time during the first few months of 1954, decided to record 'the whole thing on tape' as a way of 'testing' the performative quality of the dramatic dialogue between Tídwald and Torhthelm. For the older Tídwald, Tolkien adopted a slower, deeper voice, perhaps akin to 'the voice of Gandalf' that W.H....