Poetry category: 46548 books

Nationalism has given the world a genre of poetry bright with ideals of justice, freedom and the brotherhood of man, but also, at times, burning with humiliation and grievance, hatred and lust for revenge, driving human kind, as the Austrian poet Grillparzer put it, ‘From humanity via nationality...

Over my writing career (if you want to call it that) I've done a lot of kinds of writing. I freelanced for magazines and newspapers, ran mail-order catalogs, syndicated columns, wrote promotion and advertising, published literary journals, did poetry and novels and screenplays. I won awards in...

A new collection of eclectic poems by dark fantasy novelist Dudley Clarence Sturgis IV. It also features beautiful digital art by the author, as well. Gay poetry, dark poetry, gothic poetry, political poetry, feminist poetry, erotic poetry - this book has something for everyone!

The News from Poems examines a subgenre of recent American poetry that closely engages with contemporary political and social issues. This “engaged” poetry features a range of aesthetics and focuses on public topics from climate change, to the aftermath of recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq,...

This is the first provocative poetry collection from controversial author and novelist George Pappas. This book brings together many of his long form poetry dating back to the late 1990s that Pappas has shared on his poetry blog BACKYARD POETRY and in smaller pieces on Twitter as @gpwriter.In the...

Let Thy Will Be Done. The Everlasting Poet is the final word through this humbled servant of God. Although, I am not worthy of any grace given me in this guise of poetry, which I represent and have represented in my writings, it has been my constant understanding that the poetry that I write is not...

Poetry: there are times in life when nothing else will do. This is the first in a series of poetry pamphlets by a bestselling and acclaimed novelist, a collection of ten poems about ten widely different things, but all circling the theme of daily inspiration and creative presence. “Ten...

Poetry: there are times in life when nothing else will do. This is the first in a series of poetry pamphlets by a bestselling and acclaimed novelist, a collection of ten poems about ten widely different things, but all circling the theme of daily inspiration and creative presence. “Ten...

Poetry: there are times in life when nothing else will do. This is the first in a series of poetry pamphlets by a bestselling and acclaimed novelist, a collection of ten poems about ten widely different things, but all circling the theme of daily inspiration and creative presence. “Ten...

Black Music, Black Poetry offers readers a fuller appreciation of the diversity of approaches to reading black American poetry. It does so by linking a diverse body of poetry to musical genres that range from the spirituals to contemporary jazz. The poetry of familiar figures such as Paul Laurence...

Winner of the 2013 L. E. Phillabaum Poetry Award In her ninth collection of poetry, Kelly Cherry explores the domain of language. Clear and accessible, the poems in The Life and Death of Poetry examine the intricacies and limitations of communication and its ability to help us transcend our world...

This carefully crafted ebook: “Shakespeare, With Introductory Matter on Poetry, The Drama, and The Stage (Unabridged)” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834) was an English poet, literary critic and philosopher...

Edward Chip Kilgus is an Award Winning Poet listed in 13 Whos Whos including Marquis Whos Who In The World 2007. Marquis Whos Who In America 2006 and 2007. The International Whos Who In Poetry 2005 and 2006. Whos Who In Autumn, editor Winters 1987-88 and 88-89; Whos Who World of Poetry 1990 and 1991....

Praise for Cole Swensen: "One of the most assured voices in contemporary poetry." ---Library Journal "Engaging and delightful." ---Publishers Weekly    A volume in the Poets on Poetry series, which collects critical works by contemporary poets, gathering together...