Download or read book The Oxford Book of Comic Verse written by John Gross and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2002 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Chaucer to Vikram Seth and Victoria Wood; from Byron to John Updike; from Augustan satire to advertising jingles; from G. K. Chesterton to Wendy Cope - this superb anthology is notable above all for its breadth. It is truly international in scope, bringing together poets from far beyond the British Isles. Drawing on many different types of verse, from epigrams to street ballads, from clerihew to music-hall lyrics, from the double-dactyl of the calypso, it offers an exceptionally widerange of comic pleasures. The poems in this collection are by turns subtle, down-to-earth, macabre, ingenious, acerbic, ribald, and cheerful; written to amuse, they call forth laughter and delight in equal measure. The established classics of comic verse, writers such as Tom Hood, W. S. Gilbert, and Ogden Nash, are represented in force, but many unfamiliar or unexpected names are also included; so are many recent writers - the classics of the future. This collection undoubtedly contains matterof great historical interest, but the emphasis throughout is firmly on enjoyment.

Download or read book Verse Book 1 written by Sam Beck and published by Vault Comics. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nimona meets Wynd in VERSE Book 1: The Broken Half, where magic and mystery changes the world in a flash! EVERYONE KNOWS MAGIC DOESN'T EXIST ANYMORE, UNTIL MAGIC CHANGES EVERYTHING. Fife is your typical apprentice blacksmith and he knows one thing for certain. Magic doesn’t exist anymore. Sure, there’s the Verse, but that’s not the same thing at all. Then he meets Neitya, who isn’t your typical girl, and everything he knows changes in a flash of…well…magic. Fife's plans to become an expert swordsmith are interrupted when he meets Neitya, an extraordinary girl unlike any he's ever met before...primarily because of her horns and amnesia. Worryingly, she seems akin to the monstrous Vel who roam the countryside. but when Fife is attacked by the Vel, Neitya saves him by using a skill thought to be forever lost to everyone: Magic. Fife and Neitya decide to journey together, seeking the guidance they need to unravel the mystery of her origin. Read the entire VERSE saga! Verse Book 1: The Broken Half Verse Book 2: The Second Gate Verse Book 3: The Song For fans and readers of Snapdragon (Kat Leyh); The Witch Boy, The Hidden Witch, The Midwinter Witch (Molly Knox Ostertang); Mooncakes (Suzanne Walker & Wendy Xu); The Prince and the Dressmaker (Jen Wang), The Legend of Korra, and the books of Tamora Pierce. “Verse's rich drawings and colours beautifully illustrate a complicated, engaging fantasy world filled with sympathetic characters. I can't wait to learn more about them as their journey continues!" - Faith Erin Hicks

Download or read book The Christopher Robin Verse Book written by Alan Alexander Milne and published by Bounty Books. This book was released on 1992-03-01 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of twenty-four of A. A. Milne's best loved poems from "When we were very young" and "Now we are six" is a wonderful introduction for young children to the enchanted world of Christopher Robin and Winnie-the-Pooh.

Download or read book It Could be Verse written by Roger Williams and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Life Verse written by David Edwards and published by Tyndale House. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Life Verse experience helps readers see the broad themes of Scripture and overlay them on the themes of their own lives. From there, author David Edwards invites readers deeper into Scripture to find their personal life verse and to understand the richness of its context and the fullness of its application. Finally, readers learn how to use their life verse in sharing Christ with others. This compelling experience helps readers learn to see the Bible thematically, read it personally, and share Christ in a natural and biblical manner, while finding their true identity in God’s Word. This book will help you Discern where you’re at, Discover that life verse, Develop the life verse, go Deeper with the verse.

Download or read book It Could be Verse written by James R. Jordan and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Spine Poems written by Annette Dauphin Simon and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-09-06 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A charming, clever, and original collection of more than 100 spine poems–a popular form of found poetry composed by arranging book spines—illustrated with 110 full-color photographs. Easy to create and share online, spine poems—also known as collage poems or centos—have become a fun and popular way of writing poetry. Spine Poems is a delightful, illustrated collection of more than 100 spine poems that range from hilarious to heart-rending to profound. Award-winning creative director and former bookseller Annette Dauphin Simon has arranged the poems in categories that resemble those found in a bookstore: Art, Biography and Memoir, Business, Cooking, Home and Garden, Music, Parenting, Philosophy, Politics, Pop Culture, Science Fiction and Fantasy, and True Crime. Each poem pulls from a wide variety of book genres and ranges from the short and quippy to lengthier and poignant. Ridiculous / Hilarious / Terrible / Cool Other Words for Home Elisha Cooper / Jasmine Warga Eek! My Heart Is Was Torpedoed Hundred Percent Wonderstruck Didn’t See That Coming Restart Julie Larios and Julie Paschkis / Corinna Luyken / Deborah Freedman / Deborah Heiligman /Karen Romano Young / Brian Selznick / Rachel Hollis / Gordon Korman Every poem is visually captured in a color photograph of stacked book spines taken by the author and is presented in a text version on the opposite page. Each spread also includes a list of the authors and artists whose titles make up the poem, and features quotes, fun facts, and other related literary and popular culture miscellany. Spine Poems is a wonderful keepsake and gift book for all lovers of words, books, and poetry.

Download or read book It Could Be Verse written by Walter Erickson and published by . This book was released on 2011-02-15 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of family verses.

Download or read book It Could be Verse written by D. B. Clark and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2004-10 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poems to help you laugh at yourself, your doctor, and your illness. Laughter is good medicine, so read along with the aging author, who is also laughing at himself.

Download or read book The New Oxford Book of Children s Verse written by Neil Philip and published by Oxford Books of Verse. This book was released on 1998 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An anthology of poetry written for children.

Download or read book The Oxford Book of American Verse written by Francis Otto Matthiessen and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 1132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The ABC Bible Verse Book written by Deedra Scherm and published by . This book was released on 2007-11-26 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With delightful illustrations, this fantastic book goes through the 26 Bible verses, one for each letter of the alphabet, giving children the opportunity to learn scripture while seeing them illustrated in a tangible way. This is a wonderful way to get children interested in Scripture and Learning!

Download or read book It Could be Verse written by Angeline Bennett and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book It Could Be Verse written by Millie Malone Lill and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of short poems or word pictures. Some are humorous, some serious.

Download or read book Holy Bible NIV written by Various Authors, and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2008-09-02 with total page 6637 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The NIV is the world's best-selling modern translation, with over 150 million copies in print since its first full publication in 1978. This highly accurate and smooth-reading version of the Bible in modern English has the largest library of printed and electronic support material of any modern translation.

Download or read book 3 16 Bible Texts Illuminated written by Donald E. Knuth and published by A-R Editions, Inc.. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when a world-renowned computer scientist applies scientific methodology to studying the Bible, writes about his findings, and has some of the world's best calligraphers illustrate the work? The result is 3:16 Bible Texts Illuminated, a treasure of profound biblical insight and enchanting calligraphy that will enlighten your mind, your eyes, and your spirit. Donald E. Knuth so loved the Bible that he dedicated five years of his life to creating this masterpiece. With it, you will learn about each 3:16 verse of the Bible, how it came to be written, and how it contributes to the wholeness of the Bible. -- Publisher

Download or read book It Could Be Verse 21 Poems written by Mark Whait and published by Libresco Feeds Private Limited. This book was released on 2024-02-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the spirit crushing nightmare of a failed government, to the relentless pressures of living in the age of social media, It Could Be Verse - 21 Poems is Mark Whait's take on modern life and how to survive it. All by the virtue of poetry.