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Textured with the sights and sounds of growing up in East New York in the nineties, to school on the South Side of Chicago, all the way to the olive groves of Palestine, My Mother Is a Freedom Fighter is Aja Monet's ode to mothers, daughters, and sisters—the tiny gods who fight to change the world. These stunning poems tackle racism, sexism, genocide, displacement, heartbreak, and grief, but also love, motherhood, spirituality, and Black joy.

This three-audiobook set of the A Poet's Journey poetry collection, covers the good, bad, and beautiful of being a human. You will laugh, cry, and find something in these audiobooks that will strike deep cords within you.

A collection of poetry that takes one on a trip through the emotional growth of the human spirit, When I Was Not Myself covers the sorrow, joy, grief, and confusion that comes from being human.

The original and immortal poem also known as "A Visit from St. Nicholas". Classic Tales narrator B. J. Harrison gives a stellar reading of this Christmas classic.

Narrated by the poet himself, The Never Was is a deeply personal return from bestselling poet Tyler Knott Gregson. Known for his engaging spoken word across social media, Gregson turns inward with raw honesty, reflecting on identity, diagnosis, and the quiet beauty in the incomplete.

Four cardinal directions point the way through this inner wilderness, through trials and initiations, suffering and discovery, on a restless quest for deeper connection and wholeness. What emerges is a richly textured map of love and loss, a tapestry of hard-won truths both personal and universal. At turns mysterious, dreamlike, intimate, and illuminating, these poems explore what is wild and timeless in the human soul.

This is the cute, short poem, "Antigonish" or "The Man Who Wasn't There", inspired by reports of the ghost of a man roaming the stairs of a haunted house in Antigonish, a town in Canada's Nova Scotia province.

Amelia Alderson, an only child, was born on the 12th November 1769 in Norwich, England. After the death of her mother on New Year's Eve 1784 she became her father's housekeeper and hostess. The young Amelia was energetic, attractive, and an admirer of fashion. She spent much of her youth writing poetry and plays and putting on local amateur theatricals. At 18 she had published anonymously 'The Dangers of Coquetry'.

That's right—we've packed 50 hilarious, head-scratching, and downright weird limericks into one tidy volume. This isn't your grandfather's poetry; it's a fresh, modern take on the classic form, crafted to bring a smile to your face and a rhythm to your day.

When your life changes where do you find yourself? How do you find yourself? This is a collection of short stories and poems describing the journeys of these women as they cope with life, accept the changes, and discover their new selves.

Auf den Weltbestseller "The Hill We Climb" folgt der erste Gedichtband der gefeierten Lyrikerin. Amanda Gorman hat am 20. Januar 2021 Geschichte geschrieben: mit ihrer Lyrik, ihrer Vision, ihrem Sinn für Gerechtigkeit und Hoffnung. "The Hill We Climb" wurde am Tag der Inauguration von Joe Biden zum berühmtesten Gedicht der Welt, und Amanda Gormans Worte inspirierten Millionen Menschen rund um den Globus.

He said it was love… But love should not leave bruises on your soul. Sophie Eve’s debut poetry book takes you through the heart-wrenching cycle of toxic love—emotional manipulation disguised as passion, pain mistaken for devotion, and the slow unraveling of a young woman losing track of her own worth. In each poem, you said this was love speaks to women who have previously lost themselves in someone else’s shadow—only to rise again, stronger. If you’ve ever loved the wrong person, if you’ve ever had to rebuild yourself from the ground up, this book is for you.

Eine wunderbare Parabel, die befreiende Antworten gibt auf quälende Warum-Fragen des Lebens. Lerne von Konrad, wie das katastrophale Ende der Beginn von neuen guten Möglichkeiten werden kann.

Amidst an otherwise routine blink, you have just caught glimpse of a curious and unfamiliar binding - one that promises only to lead you gradually off the wayside. Its destination: past the charming whims of poetic joviality into the snarky silhouette of an umbral fowl.

A short chap book of poetry of full of lust and regrets.

Why I Was Late fuses text with performance, bringing a transmasculine wisdom, humor, and experience to bear upon tailgates, spaceships, and wrestling rings. Fierce, tender, convention re-inventing—Petch works hard. And whether it’s as a film union lighting technician, a hospital bed allocator, a Toronto hot dog vendor, or a performer/player of the musical saw, the work is survival. Heroes are found in unexpected places, elevated by both large and small gestures of kindness, accountability and acceptance.

Neue Texte der Bestsellerautorin Julia Engelmann - authentisch selbst gesprochen. "Ich liege auf dem Dach und zähle meine Sterne, manchmal strecke ich kurz die Arme aus. Dann pflück ich mir ein paar, greif einfach raus in sphärisch weite Ferne, endlich hört das Warten wieder auf." Gefühlvoll und berührend klingen die neuen Gedichte von Bestsellerautorin Julia Engelmann. Sie spricht über die Suche nach Glück, Liebe und Zuhause und die kleinen und großen Fragen, die unser Leben bestimmen: was uns glücklich macht, wo wir hingehören, welchen Weg wir gehen wollen, was wir loslassen, was bleibt.

Black Man Cry and Not a Care Was Delivered details the heartbreak a Black man experiences when he feels the pain that he causes others.

I Guess It Wasn’t Love is the first volume of many to come from the Mixed Bag series. It is about more than romantic relationships; it’s about the relationship I have with myself and how that relationship reverberates outward and effects every single relationship I have had or will ever have with anyone else. It’s a memoir of love, lust, pain, angst, and introverted living that is best narrated through poetry and photography. It communicates the human need of being loved and accepted, and that the only way to find true love is to look inward.

Nora Gomringers "Sprechtexte" sind lebendige Literatur, ein Erlebnis. Ihre bildmächtigen Kleinode voller Witz und Lakonie sprechen Leser und Hörer direkt an und überraschen mit großer sprachlicher Vielfalt. Nora Gomringer erzählt vom Fragenstellen und Gedankenmachen, vom Lieben und Zerzaust-Sein, vom Loslassen und Aufbrausen.