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Publisher
House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
1970.
Language
English
Description
Billy the kid died at the age of twenty two but his legacy was as wide and as wild as the Old West itself. His was a world of romance and and violence, a raw desert where human society was at once intruder and conqueror. And Billy epitomized the dual nature of his time and place: he was a lover as well as a killer, as shy and gentle as he was vicious.
Publisher
The School of Life
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Children experience all sorts of emotions: sometimes going through several very different ones before breakfast. Yet they can struggle to put these feelings into words. An inability to understand and communicate their moods can lead to bad behaviour, deep frustration and a whole host of difficulties further down the line. An Emotional Menagerie is an emotional glossary for children. A book of 26 rhyming poems, arranged alphabetically, that bring...
Author
Publisher
The Dial Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"First you must realize you're homesick for all the lives you're not living. Then, you must commit to the road and the rising loneliness. To the sincere thrill of coming apart. So begins Joy Sullivan's Instructions for Traveling West- a lush debut collection that examines what happens when we leave home and leap into the deep unknown. Mid-pandemic, Sullivan left the man she planned to marry, sold her house, quit her corporate job, and drove west....
66) Frank: sonnets
Author
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
""The sonnet, like poverty, teaches you what you can do / without," Diane Seuss writes in this brilliant, candid work, her most personal collection to date. These poems tell the story of a life at risk of spilling over the edge of the page, from Seuss's working-class childhood in rural Michigan to the dangerous allures of New York City and back again. With sheer virtuosity, Seuss moves nimbly across thought and time, poetry and punk, AIDS and addiction,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Ugly Duckling Presse
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Half poems, half prose, Dear Angel of Death braids intimate and public thinking about forms of togetherness. Is one woman a mother, a person in an artworld, a "black"? What imaginary and real spirits are her guides? The title essay proposes disinvestment in the idea of the Music as the highest form of what blackness "is" and includes many forms: philosophical divergence on the problem of folds for black life, a close reading of Nathaniel Mackey's...
68) Wild hope
Author
Publisher
Mango Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A powerful new collection of wisdom to help us find comfort, hope, peace, self-acceptance, and inspiration when we feel worn down, helpless, or sad.
Author
Publisher
Wide Eyed Editions
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Everybody has a poem inside them! Writing one is not as hard as you think, you just need to know how to get started. Discover all sorts of ways to write and perform your very own poems, from found poems, to haikus, to tanka poems, to tongue-twisters!" --
70) Poetry as spellcasting: poems, essays, and prompts for manifesting liberation and reclaiming power
Author
Publisher
North Atlantic Books
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"Divided into four sections, Poetry as Spellcasting utilizes poetry as a tool for healing-justice transformation. The book guides readers to explore and deepen the creative and intuitive parts of themselves as catalysts for transformative healing and social change"--
71) Hoop queens 2
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
A collection of twelve poems that celebrate contemporary women basketball stars, including Sue Bird, Candace parker, and Brittney Griner.
Author
Series
Publisher
Paw Prints Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In Hope is the Thing with Feathers, readers follow the story of a little bird who brings joy to everyone through his song. When a storm hits, the little bird's song is diminished, but he never gives up, and when the storm passes he is there to give joy again as people rebuild."--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
WaterBrook
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"ONE: The Bible's Big Story in Tiny Poems retells multiple Bible stories in tiny but mighty poems. From Creation to The Fall, the stories of God's faithfulness in the Old Testament to the birth of the Savior, the miracles of Jesus to the spread of the Gospel, and ultimately God's promise for our redemption and restoration, young readers will have a better understanding of the full story of the Bible and God's plan for each of us.... one poem at a...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A multi-generational family history told in the voices of the author's ancestors, spanning enslavement alongside Frederick Douglass at Maryland's Wye House plantation, service in the U.S. Colored Troops, and the founding of all-Black Reconstruction-era communities.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Thirty exuberant poems, divided into four fact-packed sections, put readers up close and personal with species from T. rex and Triceratops to Stegosaurus and Velociraptor. Some have lines of terrible teeth, while others sport feathery peacock tails. All thunder off the page in vibrant illustrations pitched to poems that ring with humor and heart, while relaying well-researched facts about dinosaur anatomy, diet, herd behavior, and more"--Publisher's...
Author
Publisher
Something Else Press
Pub. Date
1968
Language
English
Description
This book presents “poem plays” by Ruth Krauss, a playwright and children’s book author, accompanied by whimsical drawings by Marilyn Harris. The short, included scenarios demonstrate parallels with Krauss’ other areas of writing, while simultaneously exhibiting a slippery peculiarity that prevents easy classification.