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Discover the highly acclaimed Learn Then Burn 2: This Time It's Personal, a poetry collection that has made its mark in classrooms across all U.S. states.Within these pages, you'll find a delightful array of entertaining and accessible poems, each containing valuable lessons that resonate with both high school and college students. This newest edition brings an exciting array of fresh poems and even more enriching lessons, catering to poetry enthusiasts and educators worldwide. Embrace the power of words, creativity, and learning in Stafford's captivating collection.
Everyone I Love Is a Stranger to Someone skillfully melds wit and tenderness, forming an entrancing voyage through the intricate layers of the human journey.Annelyse Gelman's inaugural anthology of poetry orchestrates a brilliant fusion of disparate realms-melding Greek mythology with contemporary Top 40 hits, intertwining Pavlov and Sartre, and seamlessly connecting the expanse of a space station with the intimacy of a zoo.Through an artful combination of shadowy humor and unforeseen moments of warmth, this collection promises a beguiling encounter that both enchants and captivates. Gelman's work stretches the confines of convention, inviting readers to revel in a tapestry where the ordinary converges with the extraordinary, evoking a sense of delight that lingers long after the final page."The instability of life, its aching craziness, is not usually met with the poise these poems show. Vulnerable yet full of spunk, Everyone I Love Is A Stranger to Someone is startlingly delightful--or is that delightfully startling? Either way, reader, prepare yourself for a new, strange joy."
Creative writing prompts based on rediscovering memories organized around everyday items you might find in an attic. Say goodbye to writer's block.This is the ultimate collection of fun and thought-provoking writing inspirations, exercises, reflections, and prompts for story writers and poets alike. These helpful nuggets of creative power can set you on your way to writing the best work of your life because your mind is like your attic -- it's already filled with everything you need to write a lifetime's worth of material. Here's how to take your memories, along with the wealth of words that are already part of your life and assemble them into stories, poems, and essays.
Raised in a Black-Jewish household in Providence, Rhode Island, Samuels is an award-winning poet, educator, and community organizer who has compiled a new collection of naked, poetic work shared at readings in prisons and workshops all across the US.
Driven by the unguaranteed nature of life, the author's poetry bursts with the urgency to understand, the hunger to explore and to attack what prevents us from having full lives. The first book of poetry by Beau Sia in over 13 years, this work is the reflection of the child no longer at the mercy of his childishness, a boy who will not break his father to be a man, and a poet whose words are icebergs.
Everyone is living on a tight budget, but it doesn't mean the fun has to stop. Write Fuzzy is proud to launch its' newest series, the Thrifty Parents Guides. Ever wonder why your kid has more fun turning an old, free refrigerator box into a spaceship, than playing with a 300 dollar one? Because it is fun to be crafty. We all learn to use what we got and this book leads the way. Every craft inside is a great way to spend your evening, exploring passages from the Bible and getting your hands a little dirty. A must have for families who want to build some more quality time together.
Just as Rob Sturma's first anthology, Aim for the Head, brought depth and humanity to the zombie genre, MultiVerse does the same for superheroes.Through the voices of page and stage poets, this collection delves into the heart, pathos, and humor of the otherworld inhabited by those with superhuman abilities. Prepare to explore the multifaceted nature of heroism in all its glory.
Labaratory Technician of words, Shanny Jean Maney turns plain language into curious, knowledge-hungry poetry. Alarm clocks, dogs and Jeff Goldblum wait in the center of the Venn Diagram where the mysteries of the intangible philosophers of our day intersect. This book stands as a reminder that our hearts can hurt from knowing too much, our laugh lines can deepen and that the nature of both poetry and science are one in the same.Praise"Shanny Jean Maney writes like a wild thing with wicked smarts, a runaway imagination, grin-so-much-your-mouth-will-ache humor and a wisdom that trumps all. Read this book in a place where you can let out a holler, because you're about to be riled up."- Jean Jemc, author of My Only Wife and editor of decomP Magazine"Maney's poems are immortal awkward adolescents but her voice is the most honest argument we have against this disturbing sham we call adulthood.- Robbie Q. Telfer, co-founder, co-curator of The Encyclopedia Show"I Love Science! is a dazzling surprise, a freshly honest, skillfully crafted and stunningly grounded portrait of mighty, mighty heart. I dare you not to love this book."- Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, author of Everything is Everything
Within the pages of her second book, Sierra DeMulder delves into the corridors of her childhood in a quaint town. New Shoes on a Dead Horse explores heartache, loss, and the transformative prospect of transcending suffering, all guided by the voice of her own genius. Throughout the narrative, her captivating character makes appearances, offering enchanting commentary and poignant insights into the young author's creative journey and emotional odyssey.
"Brendan Constantine is a poet's poet. He sees life through a unique prism: at once lucid, elegant, and deeply humanistic." -- Julia Cameron, The Artist's WayHeartbreaking and hilarious poems reaffirming our youngest conclusions about the world. Known for his dreamy abstraction and the emotional ferocity on the page and on the stage, this is a birthday card from the phenomenal world to our wildest selves. No approach to writing (odes, codes, lectures, letters, tests and attendance sheets) is left unexploited as a means to poetry. This is his second collection.
Bring Down the Chandeliers, where the exploration of trauma, body, and faith intertwines with an insightful inquiry into forgiveness.These poems go beyond the experience of sexual assault survivors; they speak to the universal struggle of forgiving oneself and others.Whether you've faced personal hardships or are navigating the aftermath of life's challenges, this collection is a poignant reminder that healing is possible.Immerse yourself in these poignant verses, where each word carries the potential to heal and uplift your soul, making Bring Down the Chandeliersa must-have addition to your reading list.
Jon Sands is a high-stakes, honest poet of wild range. Sands possesses the remarkable ability to celebrate just as deeply as he mourns & whichever city he moves through in his poems ... one can be certain that there will be some singing. That's just what these poems do. - Aracelis Girmay, authorSands scours buses in Queens, faceless bullets, and a city full of "back talk" to find a place where we can all "fall madly in Jon," and we do. Always fresh, The New Clean is a poetics of triumph - Michael Cirelli, Executive Director of Urban Word-NYC Jon Sands has traveled into a ridiculous world, where nothing is too hilarious to not be honest, and nothing is too honest to not get you pregnant. Best of all, he's packed us in his suitcase. This book welcomes those beckoned by the history, mystique, and magic-makers of New York City. These poems exquisitely navigate the many complicated sides of what it means to be alive.
Over The Anvi We Stretch contains swampy, powerful poems that are as exciting as the pocket knife you got for your birthday, the three legged frog on the lawn and the jar of marbles your mother kept in the kitchen. Mojgani's poems are the sound of the river and the stars burning above. He manages to capture the axe in the stump with blood still on the handle. Anis Mojgani has drawn a map of the country in the shape of his wild dreams. These are memories of a life, captured through the blue green filter of the bayou. Mojgani's latest poems are tinged with the sound of crickets spying on us in the darkness. They move forward honestly, brutally and sweetly. The reader will be led into briar patches as well as the moonlight just on the other side.
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