Poetry category: 46548 books

Poetry can be found throughout the ages. Many cultures have shared poetry as a celebration of the written word. Poetry for All Seasons is written with five concepts in mind: rhyme, rhythm, images, sound and originality. It is my hope that you enjoy this poetry from cover to cover. Please bring along your imagination; it is a necessary part of this adventure!

Here we have it: All the group anthologies I have ever compiled and published; republished in 1 large collection. Be warned, there is the inclusion ‘tong and cheek’. Often writers refer to themselves, so you are not a target to scorn, or any other form of abuse! I hope to see you run, when being...

This is a short collection of poetry written by Kelly Woods. Kelly has been writing poetry seriously since 1999 and it is her other great love - other than fiction. "If only one person finds inspiration, then sharing was worth it" - Kelly Woods.

Word Toys: Poetry and Technics is an engaging and thought provoking volume that speculates on a range of textual works—poetic, novelistic, and programmed—as technical objects. With the ascent of digital culture, new forms of literature and literary production are thriving that include multimedia,...

This book combines literary and historical analysis in a study of sexuality in Walt Whitman's work. Informed by his "new historicist" understanding of the construction of literary texts, Jimmie Killingsworth examines the progression of Whitman's poetry and prose by considering the textual...

When Margaret Hall wrote poetry as a student, it never occurred to her to keep it. However, as she was raising her family, she began to use her poetry as a form of release and prayer to cope with all of the difficulties of her life. Her poetry explores the hardships many of us face when it comes to...

 Just as nature has seasons, the same goes with human beings, from the beginning of life, represented by spring, to the ending of life, represented by winter. The poet also has stages in their work. Here you will find poems from the beginning of my journey, characterized by strict rules of real...

Diamonds from Dust of Sands of Africa is a scintillating and complementary book of poetry collaboration between two philosophical and intellectual South African writers that offers a vibrant, contemporary, and well-spoken poetic justice. As new authors, this work is Mr. Semenyas and Mr. Serokis very...

Pretend You Don’t Know Me brings together in one volume the best of Finuala Dowling’s funny, poignant and idiosyncratic poetry from four earlier prize-winning collections, with a section devoted to new poems. It introduces this popular South African poet to a UK audience. Finuala Dowling’s...

Ibrahim Honjo was born 1948 in the former Yugoslavia. Since January 1995 he has lived in Canada. Honjo is a poet-writer, sculptor, painter, photographer, and property manager who writes in his native language and in English. His work has appeared in many magazines, newspapers, and on radio stations...

A collection of Zen Poetry from the Abbot of Ocean Eyes Zen Center in Long Beach, California. This first collection of poetry was written between 1995 and 1997, and follows the spiritual path of a Buddhist Layperson searching for a balance between the life of dedicated Zen practice and the life of...

The position of George Eliot’s poetry within Victorian poetry and within her own canon is crucial for an accurate picture of the writer, as Wendy S. Williams shows in her in-depth examination of Eliot’s poetry and her role as poetess. Williams argues that even more clearly than her fiction, Eliot’s...

This book by a well-known translator and critic is divided into two parts, the first dealing with the linguistic and other more technical aspects of translating poetry, the second involved with more practice-oriented matters. The chapters in Part One examine the specific constraints of language and...

The Victorian period has a strong tradition of poetry written by women. In this Companion, leading scholars deliver accessible and cutting-edge essays that situate Victorian women's poetry in its relation to print culture, diverse identities, and aesthetic and cultural issues. The book is inclusive...