Download or read book Behind the Wheel written by Janet S. Wong and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1999 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty-six poems look at various aspects of driving, including passing the written driver's test, being pulled over by a cop, and having an accident, and treat them as metaphors for life.
Download or read book If I Had Wheels Or Love written by Vassar Miller and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the complete texts of the author's eight volumes of poetry together with a sampling of previously uncollected poems.
Download or read book Wheels written by Kwame Senu Neville Dawes and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 'Wheels', Kwame Dawes brings the lyric poem face to face with the politics, natural disasters, social upheavals and ideological complexity of the world in the first part of this century. The poems do not pretend to have answers, and Dawes's core interest remains the power of language to explore and discover patterns of meaning in the world around him. So that whether it is a poem about a near victim of the Lockerbie terrorist attack reflecting on the nature of grace, a sonnet sequence contemplating the significance of the election of Barack Obama, an Ethiopian emperor lamenting the death of a trusted servant in the middle of the twentieth century, a Rastafarian in Ethiopia defending his faith at the turn of the twenty-first century, a Haitian reflecting on the loss of everything familiar, these are poems seeking a way to understand the world. One sequence is framed around the imagined wheels of the prophet Ezekiel's vision, mixing in images from Garcia Marquez's novels, passages from the Book of Ezekiel and the current overwhelming bombardment of wall-to-wall news; another reflects on Ethiopia and Rastafarian faith; and a third dialogues with the postmodernist South Carolinian landscape artist, Brian Rutenberg. At the head of the collection is a book's worth of poems written in homage to the people of Haiti following repeated visits after the earthquake of 2010. The collection ends where Dawes' poetry began: on the streets of Kingston, Jamaica"--Publisher's description, back cover.
Download or read book Places everyone written by Jim Daniels and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jim Daniels, in his first book of poems, draws upon his experiences in living and working in his native Detroit to present a start, realistic picture of urban, blue-collar life. Daniels, his brothers, his father, and his grandfather have all worked in the auto industry, and that background seeps into nearly all these poems. The first of the book's three sections sketches out this background, then moves into a neighborhood full of people whose lives are so linked to the ups and downs of the auto industry that they have to struggle to find their own lives; in "Still Lives in Detroit, #2," Daniels writes, "There's a man in this picture. / No one can find him." The second section contains the "Digger" poems, a series on the lives of a Detroit auto worker and his family which tries to capture the effects of the work on life outside the factory. Here, we listen to Digger think, dream, wander on psychological journeys while he moves through his routines, shoveling the snow, mowing the lawn, and so forth. In section three, the poems move into the workplace, whether that be a liquor store, a hamburger joint, or a factory. These poems, sometimes dark, sometimes humorous, concentrate on the efforts of workers to rise above the often depressing work of blue-collar or minimum-wage jobs, to salvage some pride and dignity. The poems in this book try to give a voice to those who are often shut out of poetry. They are important. These lives are important, and the poems, more than anything, say that.
Download or read book Vroom Vroom Poems About Things with Wheels written by Mark Carthew and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2013-07-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book of poems is a fun and exciting way to expose young readers to poetry. Using a variety of styles and conventions, these poems contain literary elements such as alliteration, imagery, and rhyming. Young readers will be captivated by the colorful, cartoon-style images coupled with fun poems about trucks, trains, robots, and other things with wheels!
Download or read book The Singing of the Wheels written by J. Brian Long and published by . This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ezekiel s Wheels written by Shirley Kaufman and published by Copper Canyon Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Progressive, passionate, and unfailingly feminist, Kaufman is a breathtakingly fine poet."--The Nation "If someone is going to be exalted as a representative voice of Jewish or Israeli life in contemporary American poetry, one couldn't ask for a more insightful or mature writer to assume such an impossible role."--The Jerusalem Post "Kaufman approaches Jerusalem's bitter memories, contested histories and joyous unfoldings with a wary love."--Publishers Weekly Shirley Kaufman utilizes enigmatic symbolism from the Book of Ezekiel as she writes into the themes of exile and emigration that have marked her work since she moved to Israel thirty-six years ago. Her new poems attempt to bring meaning to an irrational world--the unrelenting passage of human life, the risks of artistic endeavoring, and the artist's struggle with the loss of sight and memory. After nearly four decades of writing and publishing, Kaufman maintains a lightness of touch even while her poetry takes on an increased awareness of danger and urgency. . . . I don't want to look back but can't see ahead from where I am now and now is whatever I didn't do yesterday. Not what I live in. Now is the fear there won't be anything after now. Shirley Kaufman was born in Seattle, lived in San Francisco, and immigrated to Jerusalem in 1973. Eight volumes of her award-winning poetry have been published in the United States, three by Copper Canyon Press. She lives in Jerusalem, Israel.
Download or read book The Wheel written by Jordan Jones and published by Leaping Dog Press/Asylum. This book was released on 2005 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetry. THE WHEEL is a survey of the turning circles and cycles of religion, history, politics, myth, nature, and culture, from Stonehenge to the war in Iraq, from tree rings to the "circular edge of the urban" separating the wild from the sanitized suburban world that remains firmly in the natural world, no matter what humans think. The poems are provocative, political, humane, and funny. "This is one sweet book. Jordan Jones writes with such a pure voice, offering up all the matters of life that he cares deeply about and the universe requires that we all care about. Very lovely refreshing true poems; it's a book to believe in"--Sandra McPherson.
Download or read book Wheels written by Edith Sitwell and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book O Wheel written by Peter M. Sacks and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of poems by Peter Sacks uses an edgy mix of the intense violence of South Africa's history, the personal struggles of the human soul to speak freely and experience justice, and the expanse of the American literary landscape as a backdrop.
Download or read book Poetry on Wheels written by Lee Bennett Hopkins and published by Arcade Bks. This book was released on 1974-01-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of poems about cars, buses, trucks, trains, subways, building machinery, boats, airplanes, and rocket ships.
Download or read book The Great Wheel written by Paul Mariani and published by W W Norton & Company Incorporated. This book was released on 1997-12 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his fifth book, the poet uses the wheel as a metaphor for the losses of life, such as a ferris wheel ridden with a friend now dead, the wheel of the morning sun, and the paradisal wheel of Dante. Reprint.
Download or read book The Turning of Wheels written by Larry Schug and published by . This book was released on 2001-06-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In these poems, one discovers a life that, through the practice of poetry, has found depth, meaning, and a sense of the sacred. Larry Schug loves his life. He loves his wife, his friends, his home, and his physical work, and these poems are proof of this. They brim with good humor. Sometimes they are strange and inventive, sometimes hip and bluesy; mostly they are straightforward and bristling with the finely observed detail of a life well lived. They are a joy to read." âJoe Paddock
Download or read book Wheel Songs written by S Conant Foster and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of poems celebrates the joys of bicycling. From the freedom of the open road to the thrill of racing, this book captures the essence of what it means to ride a bike. The poems are beautifully written and will inspire readers to hit the road on two wheels. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Vroom Vroom Poems About Things with Wheels written by Mark Carthew and published by Free Spirit Publishing. This book was released on 2013-07-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book of poems is a fun and exciting way to expose young readers to poetry. Using a variety of styles and conventions, these poems contain literary elements such as alliteration, imagery, and rhyming. Young readers will be captivated by the colorful, cartoon-style images coupled with fun poems about trucks, trains, robots, and other things with wheels!
Download or read book Wheels Turning Inward written by Ron Starbuck and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2010 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wheels Turning Inward is a rich collection of over fifty poems, following a poet's mythic and spiritual journey that begins and ends in Christ, but crosses easily onto the paths of many other contemplative traditions. Ultimately, this is a journey of discovering a keen sense of spiritual community through a meditative dialog with the Divine. Each poem is a reflection and a remembrance of this dialog, arising out of a conversation that is deep and true, a conversation grounded in a sacramental practice of stillness, silence, peace, and unity celebrating the holiness of all creation.Through the poet's voice and eyes, we catch sight of the clear longing of God for all humankind, and the true value of relationships through which we come to know and become known by this mystery. Every poem will gently guide the reader on a journey that leads to an awareness of the sacred calling out to life. Celebrating life in the first breath of an infant, in the bright smile of a little girl, and in the light of creation reflected within the innocent eyes of a small boy. It may also appear in the complex song of a mockingbird mending together the deepest sorrows of the world, or in the angels we give birth to every day. These poems touch and awaken the compassion inherent in every human heart, and remind us that God's presence, however, we may imagine God, may be found within our own breath. In each single breath we take. Breathe Deeply. Turn Inward.
Download or read book Wheel With a Single Spoke written by Nichita Stanescu and published by Archipelago. This book was released on 2012-07-13 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Herder Prize, Nichita Stanescu was one of Romania’s most celebrated contemporary poets. This dazzling collection of poems – the most extensive collection of his work to date – reveals a world in which heavenly and mysterious forces converse with the everyday and earthbound, where love and a quest for truth are central, and urgent questions flow. His startling images stretch the boundaries of thought. His poems, at once surreal and corporeal, lead us into new metaphysical and linguistic terrain.
