Download or read book Oklahoma Poems and Their Poets written by Stephen Dunn and published by . This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An anthology edited by Nathan Brown, the 2013 - 2014 Poet Laureate of Oklahoma. It includes poems "about" Oklahoma that are written by natives, ex-pats, and visitors alike. These poems are an honest, and sometimes raw, look at the state's past and present by way of three chapters titled: People, Places, and Odds & Ends. Among the poets represented are Pulitzer winners Stephen Dunn and N. Scott Momaday, as well as Naomi Shihab Nye, Joy Harjo, George Bilgere, Ron Padgett, and many others.
Download or read book Oklahoma and Other Poems written by Freeman Edwin Miller and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-11 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work presents a captivating collection of the most beloved poems by Oklahoma's first poet laureate, Freeman Edwin Miller. He beautifully puts forward his thoughts in his verses, taking the readers on a fascinating journey to the world of poetry. This volume features some of his most cherished poems, including Oklahoma, "Sing Me a Song, O Wind", A Christmas Carol, and many more.
Download or read book Oklahoma s Best Emerging Poets written by Z. Publishing and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-04-12 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oklahoma is known for many things. It's been represented in literature and film by the hardworking Joad family of The Grapes of Wrath. College football is practically a way of life here. And the historical image of rugged cowboys taming the wild frontier still lives on today. But perhaps its most important asset is its decent and patriotic people. They live in and nurture a land that reflects the best of America, a sentiment best described through poetry. In Oklahoma's Best Emerging Poets, 21 up-and-coming poets have their own chance to shine. Covering a wide array of topics ranging from love and heartbreak, family and friendship, the inherent beauty of nature, and so much more, these young talents will amaze you. Containing 1-2 poems per poet, this anthology is a compelling introduction to the great wordsmiths of tomorrow.
Download or read book Oklahoma s Best Emerging Poets 2019 written by Z Publishing House and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-29 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oklahoma is known for many things. It's been represented in literature and film by the hardworking Joad family of The Grapes of Wrath. College football is practically a way of life here. And the historical image of rugged cowboys taming the wild frontier still lives on today. But perhaps its most important asset is its decent and patriotic people. They live in and nurture a land that reflects the best of America, a sentiment best described through poetry. In Oklahoma's Best Emerging Poets 2019, 17 up-and-coming poets have their own chance to shine. Covering a wide array of topics ranging from love and heartbreak, family and friendship, the inherent beauty of nature, and so much more, these young talents will amaze you. Containing 1-5 poems per poet, this anthology is a compelling introduction to the great wordsmiths of tomorrow.
Download or read book Give Peace a Chance written by Poets for Peace Oklahoma chapter and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Age of Phillis written by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 2020-02-20 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An arresting and meticulously researched collection of poems” about the life of Phillis Wheatley, the first black woman to publish a book in America (Ms. Magazine). In 1773, a young African American woman named Phillis Wheatley published a book of poetry, Poems on various Subjects, Religious and Moral (1773). When Wheatley’s book appeared, her words would challenge Western prejudices about African and female intellectual capabilities. Her words would astound many and irritate others, but one thing was clear: This young woman was extraordinary. Based on fifteen years of archival research, The Age of Phillis, by award-winning writer Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, imagines the life and times of Wheatley: her childhood with her parents in the Gambia, West Africa, her life with her white American owners, her friendship with Obour Tanner, her marriage to the enigmatic John Peters, and her untimely death at the age of about thirty-three. Woven throughout are poems about Wheatley's “age”—the era that encompassed political, philosophical, and religious upheaval, as well as the transatlantic slave trade. For the first time in verse, Wheatley’s relationship to black people and their individual “mercies” is foregrounded, and here we see her as not simply a racial or literary symbol, but a human being who lived and loved while making her indelible mark on history.
Download or read book Native Son written by Ron Wallace and published by TJMF Publishing. This book was released on 2006-02 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The words of this work will carry themselves across even more generations. Like so many other great Oklahomans, Ron Wallace will make you feel the pride and passion, the history and honor of this place we call home, America, Oklahoma. (Red People) - Chief Gregory E. Pyle Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Download or read book Oklahoma Poetry 1962 August written by Oklahoma Poetry Foundation, Inc and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Oklahoma Poets Laureate written by Shawn Holliday and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-28 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oklahoma Poets Laureate: A Sourcebook, History, and Anthology is the first book of its kind. It is a history of Oklahoma poets laureate and includes a contextual introduction, critical evaluations of each of the laureates, and selected poems by all of the 20 poets laureate of Oklahoma.
Download or read book Oklahoma Poems written by Frank M. Colville and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-21 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Oklahoma Poems: And Other Verse Her eyes are bright and sparkling As she greets you in the way, And the atmosphere around her Makes one dream of flowers and A ruddy, healthy vigor, And a brow of polished pearl, Make up the simple portrait Of the Oklahoma girl. She's a mighty institution, This new girl of the West, With a wealth of independence Within her maiden breast, That makes her fond admirers, The banner high unfurl, Of love and admiration, For the Oklahoma girl. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Collected Poems of Josie Craig Berry written by Josie Craig Berry and published by . This book was released on 2022-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oklahoma Black poet, Josie Craig Berry, published her first (extant) poem in 1918, when she was 29. She also wrote a weekly literary column for Oklahoma City's The Black Dispatch newspaper from 1937-1941. Berry continued writing poetry as late as 1975, when she was 87 years old. This is the first collection of Berry's poetry, a poetry that agitates for civil rights, insists on the dignity of Black people, comments on contemporaneous events, and explores the culture and landscape of Oklahoma. The Collected Poems of Josie Craig Berry includes a biographical introduction and an annotated bibliography. With this collection, Josie Craig Berry will be recognized as an accomplished poet, a public intellectual, a literary powerhouse, and a woman whose contributions to Black literature and Oklahoma literature are immeasurable.
Download or read book Oklahoma Poetry 1961 October written by Oklahoma Poetry Foundation, Inc and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Song of the Oktahutche written by Alexander Lawrence Posey and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 865 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Muscogee (Creek) writer and humorist Alexander Posey (1873 1908) lived most of his short but productive life in the Muscogee Nation, in what is now Oklahoma. He was an influential political spokesperson, an advocate for improving conditions in Indian Territory, and one of the most prominent American Indian literary figures of his era. One of Posey s dearest subjects was the Oktahutche River, which he so loved that he gave it voice in his poem, Song of the Oktahutche. His poetry, drawing from Romantic European and Euro-American influences such as Robert Burns and John Greenleaf Whittier, became a sort of Indian Territory pastoral in which the Greek nymph Echo shares a river with Stechupco, the Tall Man spirit of the Muscogees. Song of the Oktahutche collects for the first time all of Posey s poetry, which has until now been scattered in various rare volumes, either unpublished or replete with textual errors. His highly regarded poems constitute the largest body of Native poetry from the turn of the twentieth century. Matthew Wynn Sivils draws on extensive archival research to produce a complete, accurate, and meticulously annotated edition of Posey s poetry that will further enrich and personalize the legacy of this remarkable Native author.
Download or read book 77 Pieces of Poetry about Oklahoma written by Karen Knauss and published by Peach Tree Press. This book was released on 2013-09-04 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 77 Pieces of Poetry About Oklahoma is a poetic narrative about the fascinating and rousing history of Oklahoma-from the creation of its first county in the Unassigned Lands of Indian Territory to the last county in the forty-sixth state. Explorers, Native Americans, trappers, cattlemen, and pioneers-the extraordinary men and women with vision and determination-their stories have made Oklahoma's history exciting, enduring, and even personal when one begins to relates to their experiences along the journey of time. The captivating stories about Oklahoma will leave readers with a keen sense of respect for the men and women who settled the land once called the Great American Desert, Barren Plains, Indian Zone, No Man's Land, and The Twin Territories-and undeniably, with a profound and enduring pride in Oklahoma. Author, Karen Kay Knauss, has chosen the literary art form of poetry to distinguish the remarkable attributes of each county. Each composition presents an opportunity to appreciate poetry as well as history.
Download or read book Oklahoma Poetry 1962 August written by Oklahoma Poetry Foundation, Inc and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ain t Nobody That Can Sing Like Me written by Jeanetta Calhoun Mish and published by Mongrel Empire Press. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Way over yonder in the minor key There ain't nobody that can sing like me --Woody Guthrie Originally published as issue #35 of Sugar Mule: A Literary Magazine (www.sugarmule.com), this groundbreaking anthology includes 188 selections of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, essays, and visual art by 78 writers and 2 visual artists who currently live in Oklahoma. A powerful gathering of voices, singing hymns, telling stories, making truth from a powerful place. --Rilla Askew, author of Fire in Beulah and Harpsong
Download or read book Crazy Brave written by Joy Harjo and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2012-07-09 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A memoir from the Native American poet describes her youth with an abusive stepfather, becoming a single teen mom, and how she struggled to finally find inner peace and her creative voice.
