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Robert Burns' well-known poem celebrating the enduring power of true love, read by Bill Wallis.

A Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. A stunning new collection by the award-winning young poet and translator. Like, that currency of social media, is a little word with infinite potential; it can be nearly any part of speech. Without it, there is no simile, that engine of the lyric poem...

Bloomsbury presents… How to Think Like a Poet: The Poets That Made Our World and Why We Need Them by Dai George, read by Ben Onwukwe An entertaining guide to history's most influential and inspiring poets – from Homer and Sappho to Shakespeare and Frank O'Hara – and how they can teach us...

Through rendering of Rumi’s poems and stories, Coleman Barks has established himself as perhaps the leading voice for Rumi’s work. His warm and sensitive reading combines with the world-renowned musicianship of Hamza El Din and Steve Coughlin to create an enthralling listening experience.

In Rise Like Lions, Booker Prize winning writer Ben Okri has compiled a collection of poems that celebrate the many voices of politics, from polemics and rallying cries to lyrics and meditations. Many of these poems have resonated with readers over lifetimes and through generations, from William Blake to Marvin Gaye. In exploring the impact political poems have on ideas, vision, protest, change and truth, Okri demonstrates how the need for this strand of poetry is as great as it has ever been, and its inspiration just as powerful. 

Things I Would Like to Do with You is about love. A love for a new generation. A love that includes room for independence, change, humor...even loneliness. Poetically searching through four seasons, this is a sweet book to curl up next to a fire and listen to.

A powerful anthology of prayers and poems for navigating crisis, sustaining resistance, and imagining a more just future. With contributions from major literary activist voices like adrienne maree brown, Joy Harjo, Chani Nicholas, Hala Alyan, and Prentis Hemphill, Say It Like a Prayer is to be...

Be captivated by 40 creative original accounts on our exciting times! Enjoy the witty pieces (satire) on track star Bolt and the Royal Encounter, or on social issues like privacy and manners - tributes to Joan Rivers and Shirley Temple. Who is "The Art of the Dealer" or the "Don on the Run"? A dancing dragon? Find out about the lies devouring our society - Be challenged and ponder the burning issues in the collection on conservation, terrorism, violence and much more in a lyrical style.

The evolution of Taylor Mali the poet could be measured in the number of people his poetry has directly inspired to be teachers. Or the increasing cast of high school and college-age students who perform his words in forensic competitions. This is Taylor in his element: performing in front of live and writhing audiences demanding and receiving all the rough, raw, and authentic passion of Taylor Mali's poetry.

The rain has a tendency to make people run for their houses, or any other nearby available shelter. Sometimes, you should consider staying out in one of nature's best refreshments!

What does it mean that the Psalms are the prayer book of the people? Rocking Like It's All Intermezzo: Twenty-First-Century Psalm Responsorials is one such person's prayer book. Using familiar refrains as their starting points, the poems attempt a balance between how the psalmist understood God's faithfulness and how the poet's lived experience requires revised understanding in some places, renewed commitment in others. In addition to an insightful foreword by acclaimed poet Sofia M. Starnes, these 64 poems tell of an intimate, honest reorientation to God's promises.

We all go through tribulations. Waiting upon the Lord is the hardest. The second hardest is knowing when to let go and fly. Listen to an array of poems that remind you of God's faithfulness even when we struggle.

What if the dreaded world of Alzheimer's was also a world of emotional discovery? Eugenia Zukerman's poetry and simple prose, both heartbreaking and ultimately inspirational, ushers the listener into her world as she unflinchingly examines familial loyalties, moments from her past and present, and the need to face an uncertain future due to the diagnosis of a condition that she truly hopes "will remain unnamed."

This collection of poems is mainly in English and includes poems originally written in Spanish and French with my translations into English. When translating poetry, one needs to write a different poem, at best, while maintaining the essence and, if possible, similar rhythm of the original. Beginning to write poems as a teenager, most were thrown away, lost. Here are ones that survived the passing of time, together with later poems to my grandchildren, and others inspired by the Our Father and Hail Mary prayers.

Jalaluddin Rumi, a spiritual mystic of the Islamic world, is recognized as one of the most influential poets in history. His words are charged with an unequalled blend of literary genius and spiritual wisdom. No matter how often we listen to Rumi, each time is always the first time. Like This is a compilation of more than twenty of the beloved Persian poet's most beautiful verses. Narrator Coleman Barks' warm and sensitive reading combines with the world-renowned musicianship of Hamza El Din and Steve Coughlin to create an enthralling listening experience.

Black Like That is a collection of poems about my experience as a Black woman in America. It reviews what I have learned from living in this skin, on this land, and all the ancestry that has followed me to keep me covered. It is an invitation to my folk to find themselves in these stories and for those who cannot ascribe to these identities, I invite you to consider another perspective. Black Like That in all of its iterations is an offering from all the voices in mine that had no space to speak.

Wraith Like Me is the journey of a woman from childhood through her mid-30s. These strange poems chronicle her experiences with trauma, abuse, anxiety, and a bottomless rage. The words begin the trails of healing, hope, and self-acceptance (a story that will continue in future poetry collections).

In this never-before-published collection, poet Upile Chisala grapples with themes of love, loss, and desire. Throughout this third book, she explores her identity as a black Malawian woman, offering intimate reflections on her life and experiences, imparting a stirring, universal message of empowerment and self-love.
 

An anthology of writings from author Trista Shaye: poems, quotes, short stories, songs, and more.

LIFE! There's A POEM For That! Or Something Like It! Sometimes you just need some encouragement. Sometimes you may need someone who simply understands. About life, and its ups and downs. Going through life’s challenges can feel like it’s just only you are going through it. We often feel that there is no one who understands. Or gets it…Or gets Us. It is Okay… I do understand, and I do get it. I’ve been there. In fact, we all have at some point in our lives.