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Most of us continue to be bonded to the people who hurt us, waiting for them to give us closure, to see us as worthy of their change or remorse, and to apologize. True healing begins when you stop giving the one who broke you the pen that writes the story of how you heal. Instead, you decide to...

One for the Trouble: Book Slam, Volume One is the first release from the UK’s premier literary event. Eighteen Book Slam alumni, from household names like Irvine Welsh and William Boyd to newcomers like Kate Tempest and Sophie Woolley, were approached to take a song title for inspiration for a new short story or poem. Some took this literally (Jon McGregor’s moving reimagining of A House’s 'Endless Art', for example); others suggestively....

In the midst of bombs and bullets, trenches and trauma, the soldiers of World War I, and those observing the horrors taking place from home, took pen to paper to record their experiences in verse. These poems - considered the greatest written during WWI and some of the greatest poetry of the twentieth century - show the horror of war but also shine a light on the strength of human courage, bravery, and virtue.

Tim Key is never far from stage and screen - from Peep Show to Alpha Papa to Taskmaster. But now he's back doing what he does best - attempting to recite poetry whilst tormenting his friend and musician, the equally brilliant and long-suffering Tom Basden. From ruminating on the meaning of family via his narrative poem 'The Godfather', attempting to get to the bottom of death via his poem 'The Boy Who Faked His Own Death' and also organising an impromptu stag party, Tim Key uses poetry to help him understand every situation.

Composto a più riprese nel corso di tutta la vita del poeta (dal 1304 al 1374), "il Canzoniere" comprende 366 componimenti in versi italiani ed è una delle opere principali della letteratura italiana per la profondità del linguaggio, del pensiero, della sofferenza interiore e per la speranza di una redenzione. Viene qui proposta la prima parte dell'integrale dell'opera, letta da Sergio Baldelli.

THE RAMAYANAM, an itihasa of the highest order, is considered adi kavya, the first poem to have been composed. Written by Valm ki during Rama’s time, and ratified by him, this timeless epic has been treated with utmost care by all acaryas in their famed commentaries. Since the advent of human civilization, it has inspired many poets and dramatists across the subcontinent and has been transcreated in almost all Bharat ya languages. Multiple layers of philosophy and theology are an embellishment to this classic. Its influence on Bharat ya music, dance, sculpture and textiles is unfathomable.

Unconventional Poetry, Volume 1: Love Edition has 22 different poems about love, deceit, desire, and betrayal. The Love Edition of Unconventional Poetry is a short, thought-provoking book.

Read by the author, Kae Tempest. Including an audio-exclusive Q&A, in which Kae explores ideas of poetry, music and form. I want to sing you early songs. Go deeper. I want to take you back where you began, Find the scraps of you you hid in secret And bring them back to life beneath my tongue...

How many poems will it take to satisfy the hungry poetry listener? Poems are like a favorite story, some short ones and some long ones, or the ones that make you laugh, cry, or go to see for yourself out of curiosity? Life is a guiding factor to many incredible truths, morals, and facts. Actual objects can have deep meaning depending on how they are presented or viewed. Poetry can make a memory of what could be, fact or fiction. The power of suggestion can give a vision to your mind's eye.

The Pilgrim's Progress as you've never heard it before! Not only is this edition in modern English, it has been custom crafted by playwright Jim Pappas specifically for audio dramatization. Featuring 77 actors, original music, and realistic sound effects that will bring this production to life before your very ears! Arguably the most listener-friendly production of John Bunyan's immortal classic ever produced.

Welcome to Edmund Spenser’s 1590s epic poem, The Faerie Queene. This text-faithful, line-by-line prose rendering transports modern listeners into a vast narrative tapestry. Knights traverse diverse fantastical landscapes including the shadowy depths of an enchanted forest, a treacherous underwater lair, a mysterious subterranean kingdom, and the deadly Bower of Bliss.

A legendary voyage across storm-torn seas begins. In The Odyssey — Books 1 & 2, Homer introduces one of the greatest epic journeys ever told. Filled with gods, fate, danger, and the longing for home, this timeless classic follows the aftermath of the Trojan War as the story of Odysseus and his...

“I am already a ghost. The girl everyone only loved when she was either high or drunk. The women made invisible by recovery” It is easy to cast judgement upon others you may say, can I do that to myself? Dearest, that is what I do best! These poems take a step back from the love obsessed fool I have been. Without the focus on love, on others and their faults and actions towards me I must look at myself and who I am. Sad Faery Poems follows a heart-shattering look at self, at life and all the hardships endured. Always chasing the light at the end of the tunnel, this time finally reaching it.

Gothic master Edgar Allan Poe's complete works are collected in this multivolume set by Blackstone Audio. Here are his short stories, detective fiction, and poems in all their mysterious and macabre glory. Also included are Poe's literary reviews and editorial musings, comprising an often caustic analysis of the poetry, drama, and fiction of the period.

From listening to his grandmother recite epic poems from memory to curling up in bed while his father read funny verses, award-winning actor John Lithgow grew up with poetry. Ever since, John has been an enthusiastic seeker of poetic experience, whether reading, reciting, or listening to great...

Three-time Christy Award winner Davis Bunn collaborates with Janette Oke to evoke the tumult of first-century Judea in the wake of Christ’s crucifixion. Although she prefers service in Pontius Pilate’s palace to a loveless marriage, Leah is betrothed to a Roman centurion. Before he can have Leah, however, he must go on a secret mission. But when a rabbi’s missing body sends Leah and Alban after the same answers, what they discover could change all they hold dear.

Living each day fully and serenely is the ideal we aspire to, without really believing in it. Reaching our goals can seem impossible, and even pursuing them feels challenging. The personal development advice and methods we have tried repeatedly haven’t proven convincing, to the point where leading a harmonious, meaningful, and fulfilled life may feel like an unreachable utopia.

Questa è una piccola raccolta di pensieri e poesie iniziata durante una lezione d'italiano alla scuola medie. Il compito di quel giorno era scrivere una poesia, il risultato è raccolto in questo audiolibro.

「LED使い切るまで無い寿命」「恋かなと思っていたら不整脈」「万歩計半分以上探しもの」――おかげさまでシリーズ累計100万部を突破！　物忘れも、医者通いも、はたまたビミョーな夫婦関係も、笑いとユーモアでふっとばそう！　「シルバー川柳」は、シニア世代を中心とした、まさに人生の達人たちによる川柳傑作選。

Echoes of Love is a companion for those hardest days and quietest nights. It is a collection of 100 short reflections for the grieving heart: honest, raw, and quietly real. Each reflection offers a soft moment of recognition, something to hold onto when you're not sure what you feel or how to move through it. Some parts may comfort you. Others may bring tears. All were written to meet you where you are.