Born in Prague when it was part of the Austro-Hungarian empire and recognized today as a master of verse, poet Rainer Maria Rilke was considerably less well known in 1902 when he received a heartfelt letter from an aspiring poet. A 19-year-old student sent Rilke some of his verses, seeking an opinion of their worth. Rilke declined to offer a critique, instead encouraging the student to rely upon his own inner judgment: "Nobody can advise and help...

We'll See, originally published in France in 1995 as On Verra Bien by le dé bleu, is Georges L. Godeau's first book translated into English. This is a collection of ninety brief prose poems, most of which focus on ordinary people and events. Godeau's prose poems are disarmingly and deceptively simple, yet resonate with each other.

Invention in Rhetoric and Composition examines issues that have surrounded historical and contemporary theories and pedagogies of rhetorical invention, citing a wide array of positions on these issues in both primary rhetorical texts and secondary interpretations. It presents theoretical disagreements over the nature, purpose, and epistemology of invention and pedagogical debates over such issues as the relative importance of art, talent, imitation,...

Según el autor: Éste es mi quinto libro, oficial, de poesía. Está escrito entre noviembre de 2007 y enero de 2009, en un periodo de cambios notables en mi vida. Empecé en Almería, después continué en México D.F., más tarde en Madrid y, finalmente, lo concluí en Bilbao. La mayoría de los poemas están compuestos en cafeterías, aviones, trenes, autobuses y parques. Es una colección de disparos desesperados, arrogantes y humildes por igual,...

Abolición de la pena de muerte' es el primer libro de poemas del pe-riodista y músico Javier Gallego, conocido como 'crudo' por el pro-grama de radio de agitación social, política y cultural que dirige, Carne Cruda 2.0 (Cadena SER). Si en sus textos radiofónicos aborda las sacudidas y luchas sociopolíticas de nuestro tiempo, en sus poemas disecciona las fracturas y convulsiones del alma con la misma crudeza, incluso con violencia. 'Abolición...

Cuarto poemario de Paloma Bienert. Es esta continua escritura o "niebla" una forma de libre diálogo en medio de la dificultad. Pues este libro trae cuenta de la soledad del amor, del que se va, del que se está yendo en la cadena concatenada de presentidas y conscientes fallas; de ese amor que es escucha de la voz propia, en un proceso de destilación de sentido en el que una identidad rabiosa de mujer va cerrando las puertas que deja atrás para...

Every artist transforms throughout their time. The Early Hours is a goodbye to the first incarnation of Adam Gary, the quick firing beat inspired poet of youth, to a more thorough, thoughtful and dedicated poet on the cusp of his 30s. Maturity and craftmanship is on the menu now, and as we say a fond farewell to old, we are served a delightful starter of what is yet to come, which may well be the main dish of Adam's poetic journey with some of the...

This collection from Doerthe Huth is filled with mindful observations and encouraging thoughts. The poems provide a wide range of themes about nature, words, mindfulness, good wishes, and our roots. They are accompanied by essays about personal experiences and some lyrical images. Reading and writing poetry can be a helpful resource to activate the imagination and liberate the soul. Whether it's a moment of sadness, injustice, or happiness, they all...

In between family life, work life and author life I get these poems forming in my head. They wriggle, squirm and prod till I let them out. I squeeze them, manipulate them and push them through my fingers to the screen. They drag themselves into words from the media into your open, willing mind. They dig deep, embed themselves into your world, your life, your dreams.

The eight papers in this volume were originally presented at the centennial conference on Franz Kafka held at the University of Calgary in October 1983. As diverse in approach and methodology as these papers are "the general drift of the volume is away from Germanistik towards 'state-of-the-art' methods." The opening articles by Charles Bernheimer and James Rolleston both deal with the similarities and contrasts between Kafka and Flaubert, with Bernheimer...