Download or read book The Essential Travis Lane written by M. Travis Lane and published by The Porcupine's Quill. This book was released on 2015-09-28 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by nature, science, topics in the news, art and music, New Brunswick poet M. Travis Lane is prolific yet eschews the spotlight. She has won the Atlantic Poetry Prize, the Alden Nowlan Prize for Excellence and the Banff Centre Bliss Carmen Poetry Award, among a host of others. The Essential Travis Lane celebrates her lilting, insightful work by bringing to the fore a selection of her shorter poems—many of them out of print—that demonstrate her signature clear-eyed perceptiveness and rhythmic formal technique. These poems are fine examples of her linguistic mastery, as well as the wisdom and heart that characterize her voice. The Essential Poets Series presents the works of Canada’s most celebrated poets in a package that is beautiful, accessible and affordable. The Essential Travis Lane is the 13th volume in the series.
Download or read book The Essential Douglas LePan written by Douglas LePan and published by The Porcupine's Quill. This book was released on 2019-03-28 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A veteran of the Second World War, Douglas LePan never forgot his experience of the horrors of battle. His bold, powerful verses often recall scenes of valour, tenacity and honour amid the ‘festivals of savagery’ that soldiers face at every turn. LePan focused memorably on combat and on courage; he focused too on luminous moments of comradeship, vulnerability and candour. Whether about love, war or nature, LePan’s work serves to ‘Plunder the mind’s aerial cages / Or the heart’s deep catacombs’, and reveals the human capacity for courage in all its forms. The Essential Poets Series presents the works of Canada’s most celebrated poets in a package that is beautiful, accessible and affordable. The Essential Douglas LePan is the nineteenth volume in the increasingly popular series.
Download or read book The Essential Robert Gibbs written by Robert Gibbs and published by The Porcupine's Quill. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ideal introduction to Gibbs’ poetic world, The Essential Robert Gibbs collects some of the finest, most thought-provoking works from throughout his career. Sometimes compared to Gerard Manley Hopkins and Margaret Avison, he has been called a ‘gourmet of the minimal’ who ‘devotes himself to asserting the value of the ordinary’ (M. Travis Lane) and his work demonstrates both a sophisticated grasp of the human mind and a warm familiarity of voice. Gibbs’ poems mix sensuous dreamscapes and grounded realities. In his poems landscapes are evoked in all their ripeness, a father’s quiet nobility is celebrated, writer’s block becomes a force of nature, and a mind can become a home.
Download or read book Touch Earth written by Millicent Travis Lane and published by Guernica Editions. This book was released on 2006 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique collection of Canadian poetry demonstrates how poems can be complex yet communicate their essence simply and directly. This selection of spiritual, wittty, and subtly textured poems is both current and lively.
Download or read book Keeping Afloat written by Millicent Travis Lane and published by Guernica Editions. This book was released on 2001 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'In her new collection, Travis Lane speaks of the 'impermanent elation' that 'a word, / like a live fish in water, sometimes shows'. The language of 'Keeping Afloat' flashes with wit, sensuousness, and a combination of faith (elation) and scepticism (impermanence). In a time when too many poets favour fragments or the plainest syntax, it's also a relief to read the aphorism 'To read the sentence is to resist fellowship, ' from a poet whose own style is welcoming and gymnastic in its joinings and its jumps.' - Brian Bartlett
Download or read book Margin of Interest written by Shane Neilson and published by The Porcupine's Quill. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Shane Neilson writes in Margin of Interest, ‘Maritime poetry is the sum of what’s come before, a unique history, and yes, a unique place.’ In Margin of Interest Neilson examines representation, identity, power, and the politics of literary history, from the creative traditions of the Mi’kmaq to the work of young poets today. He pays due homage to iconic Maritime writers (Milton Acorn, Alden Nowlan, George Elliott Clarke), shines a critical spotlight on lesser-known masters from the region (Travis Lane, Wayne Clifford) and provides a glimpse inside the ‘diverse ecosystem’ of poets under 40 writing in or about the Maritimes (Rebecca Thomas, Lucas Crawford, El Jones). He also combats the prejudices so often applied to writers from Atlantic Canada—stigma associated with mental illness, rigid gendering, vernacular language and even poetic form—and advocates for a long-overdue reappropriation of the regionalist stance, as well as a proper recognition of the region’s writers and their contribution to the Canadian literary landscape. For as Neilson wisely asks, ‘What’s the matter with taking pride in any kind of regional identity that we articulate?’
Download or read book The Crisp Day Closing on My Hand written by M. Travis Lane and published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. This book was released on 2010-02-16 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Crisp Day Closing on My Hand: The Poetry of M. Travis Lane is a collection of thirty-five of her best poems, selected with an introduction by Jeanette Lynes. An environmentalist, feminist, and peace activist, M. Travis Lane is known for witty and meticulously crafted poems that explore the elusive nature of “home” in both historical and present contexts and reflect on the identity of the woman poet and what it means to be a writer. Lane’s poems exhibit impressive range and variety—long poems, short lyrics, serial poems, poems inspired by visual art—and are richly attentive to the landscapes, both urban and wild, of her New Brunswick home. They voice a sense of urgency with respect to ecological crises and war; her poetic attention fixes unwaveringly on the smallest pebble on the coast of Fundy but is equally attuned to global patterns of destructive domination. In her introduction “As Opportunity for Grace, This Life May Serve”, editor Jeanette Lynes discusses how Lane’s poetry integrates an ecopoetic vision with explorations of the artist’s task of mapping her world. Lane’s afterword reinforces her sense of the poet’s project as a form of mystical play, a search for patterns in the “unified disunities” of all things.
Download or read book Snow Lane written by Josephine Angelini and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-02 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1985 Massachusetts, fifth-grader Annie wants to shape her own future but as the youngest of nine, she is held back by her hand-me-down clothing, a crippling case of dyslexia, and a dark family secret.
Download or read book An Echo in the Mountains written by Nicholas Bradley and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2020-09-23 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the 1960s until his death in 2000, Al Purdy was one of the most prominent writers in Canada, famous for his frank language and his boisterous personality. He travelled the country and wrote about its people and places from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island. A central figure in the CanLit explosion of the sixties and seventies, Purdy has been called the best, the most, and the last Canadian poet. But Purdy's Canada no longer exists. A changing country and shifting attitudes toward Canadian literature demand new perspectives on Purdy's impact and accomplishments. An Echo in the Mountains reassesses Purdy's works, the shape of his career, and his literary legacy, grappling with the question of how to read Purdy today, a century after his birth and in a new era of Canadian literature. Contributors to the volume examine Purdy's critical reception, explore little-known documents and textual problems, and analyze his representations of Canadian history and Indigenous peoples and cultures. They show that much remains to be discovered and understood about the poet and his immense body of work. The first sustained examination of Al Purdy's works in over a decade, An Echo in the Mountains showcases the critical challenges and rewards of rereading an iconic and influential Canadian writer.
Download or read book The Empty Gun written by J.R. Roberts and published by Speaking Volumes. This book was released on with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clint Adams was lookin' to lay low for a while, waiting for his horse to get healthy. But right after riding into Dawson City, he got bushwhacked—by Leonard Hollitt, a nineteen-year-old kid! The Gunsmith sent him to his maker, but then discovered the kid drew an empty gun! Clint wondered why a man would do this. He figured that a letter the kid wrote to his father might have the answer, so he traveled to Winter Creek to deliver it in person. But the only thing colder than the weather was the way the locals acted when he asked for the old man. After being ambushed and nearly killed, the Gunsmith set out to teach the Hollitts a lesson about the way they treat visitors...
Download or read book We Don t Die written by Sandra Champlain and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “We Don’t Die: A Skeptic’s Discovery of Life After Death” gives credible evidence of life after death. The goal of “We Don’t Die” is to have people believe that their deceased loved ones are still near them, help them navigate through the grieving process and educate that we are ‘eternal souls having a human experience. It is unique because it teaches people about the grieving process, keeping relationships whole, gives awe inspiring exercises that the reader experiences that we must be ‘more than our bodies.’ It gets readers in touch with the purpose of their lives and gets them on the path to producing results. Readers will no longer fear death, their pain of losing someone will be lessened, they will have hope, faith, and powerful access to live a successful life.
Download or read book Travis written by Leann Ashers and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-04-24 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BaileyBeing the single mom of a beautiful five-year-old was hard. I'd struggled since the day I gave birth to my daughter when I was eighteen. So when we got the opportunity of a lifetime-to start over somewhere new-it was a no-brainer. We had to go.What I never expected was to find him.With one look, our whole world changed. Travis became everything to us. For once, we were carefree and happy. We had everything we'd always dreamed of.Then things started happening...TravisBailey came out of nowhere and changed my life completely. I'd never known what living was until her eyes connected with mine and my world imploded. My days now revolved around her and the beautiful little girl I loved as my own.Bailey and her daughter were now my family, and I vowed to protect them at all costs.What I never expected was for someone to want to hurt Bailey.If he ever tries to breathe the same air as Bailey and Gabby again-that'll be the last thing he'll ever try to do. By the time it's over, he'll consider Hell a welcome treat.
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Download or read book Essentials of Community Corrections written by Robert D. Hanser and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2018-01-03 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essentials of Community Corrections offers students a concise and practical perspective on community corrections while emphasizing successful offender reentry through strong community partnerships. Author Robert D. Hanser draws on his expertise with offender treatment planning, special needs populations, and the comparative criminal justice fields to present a complete introduction to community corrections today. A variety of practical pedagogical tools offer students insights into the daily lives of those working in the field, encouraging students to start thinking like practitioners. Key Features: What Would You Do? assignments give students the chance to apply what they have learned by analyzing real-world scenarios to determine the best course of action for common challenges in community supervision. Applied Theory inserts throughout the book provide a focused application of a specific theory to particular issues in community corrections. Cross-National Perspective boxes demonstrate common themes in community corrections around the world, as well as different approaches used in other countries. Applied Exercises encourage students to reflect on their understanding of each chapter′s content and to demonstrate their competence in using the information, techniques, and processes that they have learned. Food for Thought features at the end of each chapter guide students through a recent research study related to community corrections and include follow-up questions to help students think critically. Sharing Your Opinion questions at the end of each chapter empower students to express their own views on the issues covered in the text. The free, open-access Student Study site features carefully selected video links, access to SAGE journal articles, and more! Instructors.
Download or read book Exploring Criminal Justice the Essentials written by Robert M. Regoli and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2009-01-23 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring Criminal Justice: The Essentials provides an extensive overview of the American criminal justice system in a concise and accessible format. This engaging text examines the people and processes that make up the system and how they interact. It also covers the historic context and modern features of the criminal justice system and encourages students to think about how current events in crime affect their everyday lives. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition.
Download or read book NLP Coaching written by Susie Linder-Pelz and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2010-02-03 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) is believed by many to be a powerful set of tools for facilitating change and enhancing performance. Yet, despite the success stories and proliferation of courses, there is still much skepticism about the validity and effectiveness of NLP. In NLP Coaching Susie Linder-Pelz brings, for the first time, an evidence-based perspective to this coaching methodology. She explains how and where NLP coaching is used, examines its links to established principles and practices, and questions aspects of NLP where the empirical evidence is missing. She reviews recent developments in NLP-based coaching practice and proposes a specific research agenda that will move NLP coaching towards an evidence-based approach. NLP Coaching provides numerous case studies and real-life examples which show how NLP assists personal, professional, team, leadership and organizational development. The book includes contributions from leaders in the field: Andrew Bryant, Michelle Duval, Joseph O'Connor, Paul Tosey and Lisa Wake.
