Download or read book Pursuit and Other Poems written by David J. Murray and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-06-20 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pursuit and Other Poems offers a new collection of poetry presented in two parts, each of which highlights an extreme event that is part of a romantic experience. The first part is entitled Ode in Emerging from an Overdose, a single long poem that describes author David J. Murrays feelings when he was rescued from an unpremeditated suicide attempt. The second part is entitled Pursuit and contains 114 poems that chronicle Murrays emotional experiences with unrequited love. Deeply personal and yet universal in nature, Murrays verse speaks to the hope and heartbreak of the human experience with love. If Revisited If you can grab your woman too abruptly, If you forget that her birthday is today, If you assume your desire for her is equalled By her desire for a romp with you in the hay, If you dare think a fuzzy morning stubble Turns her right on, and that she desires you more, If you assume that it is her bounden duty To have the dishes done the night before, If you dare think that your mind analytical Is prejudice-free and objective more than hers, And that her place is really in the kitchen And not among lites or raconteurs, Then you will trail behind her in the mall, While she looks out for someone rich and tall.
Download or read book The Pursuit written by Isobel Hume Fisher and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Pursuit written by Isobel Hume Fisher and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-16 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.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.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. 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 Awd Isaac The Steeple Chase and Other Poems With a glossary of the Yorkshire Dialect written by John Castillo and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-10-05 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Awd Isaac, The Steeple Chase, and Other Poems', John Castillo showcases his mastery of combining regional dialect with poetic beauty. Set in the context of Yorkshire, Castillo's poems capture not only the landscapes and traditions of the region but also delve into universal themes of love, loss, and the passage of time. The inclusion of a glossary of the Yorkshire dialect adds an extra layer of authenticity and charm to the collection. Castillo's poetic style is vivid and evocative, drawing readers into the rich tapestry of Yorkshire life. Through his lyrical verses, Castillo invites readers to explore the beauty and complexities of a specific place while reflecting on the timeless aspects of the human experience. John Castillo, a native of Yorkshire, draws inspiration from his roots to create a collection that is both deeply personal and universally resonant. His intimate knowledge of the region and its dialect infuses the poems with a unique authenticity and sense of place. 'Awd Isaac, The Steeple Chase, and Other Poems' is a must-read for those who appreciate poetry that celebrates regional identity while exploring themes that are as old as time itself. Castillo's tribute to Yorkshire and its people will captivate readers with its lyrical beauty and emotional depth.
Download or read book Awd Isaac The Steeple Chase and other Poems written by John Castillo and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-09-20 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Awd Isaac, The Steeple Chase, and other Poems by John Castillo
Download or read book The Pursuit of Happiness written by Benjamin Robbins Curtis Low and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Beasts for the Chase written by Monica Ferrell and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2007 Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry, selected by Jane Hirshfield
Download or read book Sea Garden written by H. D. and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-04-25 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Your lights are but dank shoals; slate and pebbles and wet shells; and sea weed fastened to the rocks." The book 'Sea Garden' is a collection of poems mainly themed on the sea and its natural scenery, as well as its perils to the sea faring. Some of the poem titles include: "She watches over the sea", "Mid-day", "Pursuit", "The Contest" and "Sea Lily."
Download or read book Attention Equals Life written by Andrew Epstein and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetry has long been thought of as a genre devoted to grand subjects, timeless themes, and sublime beauty. Why, then, have contemporary poets turned with such intensity to documenting and capturing the everyday and mundane? Drawing on insights about the nature of everyday life from philosophy, history, and critical theory, Andrew Epstein traces the modern history of this preoccupation and considers why it is so much with us today. Attention Equals Life argues that a potent hunger for everyday life explodes in the post-1945 period as a reaction to the rapid, unsettling transformations of this epoch, which have resulted in a culture of perilous distraction. Epstein demonstrates that poetry is an important, and perhaps unlikely, cultural form that has mounted a response, and even a mode of resistance, to a culture suffering from an acute crisis of attention. In this timely and engaging study, Epstein examines why a compulsion to represent the everyday becomes predominant in the decades after modernism and why it has so often sparked genre-bending formal experimentation. With chapters devoted to illuminating readings of a diverse group of writers--including poets associated with influential movements like the New York School, language poetry, and conceptual writing--the book considers the variety of forms contemporary poetry of everyday life has taken, and analyzes how gender, race, and political forces all profoundly inflect the experience and the representation of the quotidian. By exploring the rise of experimental realism as a poetic mode and the turn to rule-governed "everyday-life projects," Attention Equals Life offers a new way of understanding a vital strain at the heart of twentieth- and twenty-first century literature. It not only charts the evolution of a significant concept in cultural theory and poetry, but also reminds readers that the quest to pay attention to the everyday within today's frenetic world of and social media is an urgent and unending task.
Download or read book Labour and Other Poems written by Astrid Lorange and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Classic Poetry for Dogs written by Jessica Swaim and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If Sharpeis wrote sonnets and Labradors wrote limericks, of what would they muse? Jessica Swaim re-envisions classic literature through a roundup of cultured hounds including Rover Frost, Emily Doginson, and Edgar Allan Pug. Poems range from the savory “Shall I Compare Thee to a Steak Fillet,” to the reflective “Sizing Up Shoes on a Soulful Evening” and the mysterious “The Maven,” each with a cunning twist that will leave you grinning. The poets are also brought to life with distinguished portraits by Chet Phillips and insightful biographies. Jessica Swaim’s favorite activities include long walks on a loose leash, napping in front of a fire, and rolling belly-up in the grass. She loves to jump the fence in search of adventure, but the best part is always coming back home, to her wee ranchette in Colorado. Chet Phillips is a freelance illustrator. He has created work for advertising agencies, design firms, books, newspapers, and magazines since the early ’80s. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife, Julie, and two tabby cats.
Download or read book The Pursuit of Harmony written by Gustav Heldt and published by Cornell East Asia Series. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Heian court of the late ninth and early tenth centuries represents one of the most innovative and influential periods in the history of Japanese poetry. It witnessed the creation of entirely new forms of verse in poetry matches, screen poems, and officially sponsored anthologies, none of which had a precedent in earlier times. At the apex of these phenomena lay compilation of the Kokin wakashu (Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern), whose status as the first imperial anthology of native poetry would make it integral to Japanese court culture for centuries afterward. Despite the enormous historical significance of these new forms of poetry and the marked interest displayed by powerful individuals in patronizing them, however, little sustained attention has been paid to the ties between the practices of producing and performing verse and processes of economic, ideological, political, and social change in this period. This book is intended to address such issues through an investigation of the ways in which different members of the court community deployed poems in the pursuit of power.
Download or read book One With Others written by C.D. Wright and published by Copper Canyon Press. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Honored in "Best Books of the Year" listings from The New Yorker, National Public Radio, Library Journal, and The Huffington Post. "One With Others represents Wright's most audacious experiment yet."—The New Yorker "[A] book . . . that defies description and discovers a powerful mode of its own."— National Public Radio "[A] searing dissection of hate crimes and their malignant legacy."—Booklist Today, Gentle Reader, the sermon once again: "Segregation After Death." Showers in the a.m. The threat they say is moving from the east. The sheriff's club says Not now. Not nokindofhow. Not never. The children's minds say Never waver. Air fanned by a flock of hands in the old funeral home where the meetings were called [because Mrs. Oliver owned it free and clear], and that selfsame air, sanctified and doomed, rent with racism, and it percolates up from the soil itself . . . In this National Book Award finalist and National Book Critics Circle Award finalist, C.D. Wright returns to her native Arkansas and examines explosive incidents grounded in the Civil Rights Movement. In her signature style, Wright interweaves oral histories, hymns, lists, interviews, newspaper accounts, and personal memories—especially those of her incandescent mentor, Mrs. Vittitow—with the voices of witnesses, neighbors, police, and activists. This history leaps howling off the page. C.D. Wright has published over a dozen works of poetry and prose. Among her honors are the Griffin Poetry Prize and a MacArthur Fellowship. She teaches at Brown University and lives outside of Providence, Rhode Island.
Download or read book Black Hole and Other Poems written by David J. Murray and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black Hole and Other Poems, a new compilation of verse by poet David Murray, focuses on the role played by hunger for power in reducing the success of heterosexual romantic relationships. Divided into four parts, this collection explores the topic in a wide variety of styles and approaches. The first part of the collection, 'Poems in a Lighter Vein', interprets the familiar vampire story as being an allegory of common male fantasies of having power over many 'brides', and most of its verses are satirical in nature. The second part, 'Black Hole, ' contains examples based upon Murray's experiences of the personal power, all too easily abused, exerted by men over women. 'Treading Water, ' the third part, describes Murray's feelings when he found himself forced to compete with a male rival to see which of the two could exert the most power over a particular female's affections. In the fourth and final part, 'Bagatelles', each poem attempts to arouse, in only two lines, core emotional responses of the kind that are usually assumed to require longer poems. Satirical, gutsy and succinct by turns, this book explores the role of power in sexual relationships and the varying aspects of that power.
Download or read book The Pursuit of Happiness Vol 1 written by Benjamin R. C. Low and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Pursuit of Happiness, Vol. 1: And Other Poems 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 Gary Soto written by Gary Soto and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 1995 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soto writes with a pure sweetness free of sentimentality that is almost extraordinary in modern American poetry. -- Andrew Hudgins. Soto insists on the possibility of a redemptive power, and he celebrates the heroic, quixotic capacity for survival in human beings and the natural world. -- Publishers Weekly. Soto has it all -- the learned craft, the intrinsic abilities with language, a fascinating autobiography, and the storyteller's ability to manipulate memories into folklore. -- Library Journal.
Download or read book Chevy Chase a poem Founded on the ancient ballad With other poems By Robert Roscoe written by and published by . This book was released on 1820 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
