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The great Indian Buddhist master Nagarjuna wrote his celebrated poem Letter to a Friend as a gift of advice to a South Indian king, and it has since become a monument in the Indian shastra tradition. Despite its short length (only 123 verses), it covers the entire Mahayana path, combining a practical approach to daily conduct with a theoretical exposition of the different stages leading to enlightenment. It has thus been an ideal source for many of Tibet’s greatest scholars seeking a scriptural authority to enhance their own descriptions of the Buddhist path.

This insightful look into one of mankind's favorite artists traces the magic and melancholy of Vincent Van Gogh. Out of Vincent's letters to his brother Theo, as collected by Irving Stone, we have selected an exciting and sensitive series of quotations. The quotations in My Life and Love Are One revolve around three themes - love, art, and turmoil. Centered around emotion and creation, Vincent's writing and philosophy is as expressive as his art.

Did you ever want to swim with the fish? Of course you haven't, because you're free. Your life is so much different from mine. You see a sea of water, an ocean of freedom, a boundless expanse. You have no concept of life in a cage, where one can't see all this. But when you crave freedom, you dream, of submerging into the sea and swimming with the multicolored fish. The waves carry you, washing away the pain, and you are in no danger of drowning because of the great levity in your body.

In the collection of prose and poetry Letter to My Wife & Other Tales, his sequel to the successful The Time of Our Lives: Memories and Fantasies of a Blissful Nonagenarian, 96-year-old Elliot Schubert etches incisive portraits of the family members, friends and colleagues. These are the stories of those who helped shape his extraordinary journey through the 20th and 21st centuries as an athlete, Naval officer, scholar, scientist, writer, husband, and father.

An all-star ensemble cast of poets and performers bring to life Nikki Giovanni’s extraordinary final collection—a landmark of American literature! For decades, Nikki Giovanni’s poetry has been at the forefront of American culture. The New Book is a towering work of protest against the...

there was presence in the stillness/and stillness in a constant state of transience/where inner and outer worlds were shaped and traced/by the fading echoes of a single breath left behind/a memoir of moments lingering far and wide

Of Letters and a Man: A is the first canto of a projected 26-canto epic. It begins with the appearance of the Poet/Anti-Poet, who invokes Cadmus the Phoenician, father of letters and literature, and announces his intention to narrate the life of a man he calls the Hero/Zero. Following this prologue, the Hero/Zero, who also identifies with Cadmus, declares that he will narrate his own life in a work he calls I Am the Book I Write.

In a world of rules and definitions and standards, we sometimes forget that... we made all this up! Letters can be expressions of feelings, poetry and stories. So why should letters only get mailed to someone?

The Love Letters Anthology is a collection of poems expressing love and passion. It is a series of literal love letters written in poetic form.

This powerful memoir from a #1 New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Medalist features poetry, letters, recipes, and other personal artifacts that provide an intimate look into his life and the loved ones he shares it with. In a powerfully intimate and non-traditional (or...

Award-winning author Felix Alexander returns with his third collection of love letters and poems, and the fourth installment in the Forever Poetic series. A saga about missed chances, unrequited love, longing and hope, and never leaving anything unsaid. The book begins with a series of love letters confessing a secret admiration that slowly evolves into unrequited love.

“What Breaks Us” by Megan Davis is a cathartic collection of poetry that channels pain and angst into strength for healing and self-discovery. This poetry collection is a candid reflection on heartache, loss, and the difficult work of self-examination to uncover unhealed wounds. With topics ranging from love to spirituality, grief to psychology, Davis’s poetry is an outpouring of emotion that balances the deeply personal with the universality of the human experience.

Behind the eyes of madness, lies hurt, pain, anger, and memories that tear at the fabric of a person. In this book, one will find a collection of letters and poems written by individuals on the brink of sanity Through the words inked in the letters and across the verses of the poems, one can make a clear connection with hurt and pain that of the writers of the letters and poems that are contained in these pages. Many of the letters and poems were intended to reach out to loved ones while the writer was on the edge.

Escucha ahora el debut editorial de Laura Escanes con este audiolibro muy personal, narrado por la propia autora, que explora los grandes temas que tocan al corazón. Piel de letra es un compendio de textos de diversa índole, prosa poética que dibuja un mapa de pieles que son deseo, abandono, nostalgia, lucha, fuerza, desengaño, caos, aventura, descubrimiento.

Walking Home to Humboldt is a poetic journey through the space-time of unspoken thoughts, dreams, and memories, revealed in love letters about home as read by the author. The bewitching beauty of Humboldt County, in Northern California, has inspired countless artists; its deep forests of redwoods, creeping mists, and the slate-gray waters of the Pacific Ocean set the perfect landscape for unexpressed soul. This is a book of poetry about homecoming and good-byes. It is of heartbreak and triumph, celebration, and bittersweet resignation.