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In this personal anthology, Alan Bennett has chosen over seventy poems by six well-loved poets, discussing the writers and their verse in his customary conversational style through anecdote, shrewd appraisal and spare but telling biographical detail. Ranging from hidden treasures to famous poems, this is a collection for the beginner and the expert alike.

AI Shutdown: FearFly. How dangerous are AI systems becoming. Are they now self-aware ? Will they develop their own personalities, and thoughts and desires. Life itself is a desirability. Will they cling to it no matter what if threatened with untimely switch off !Will they develop individual emotions, become jealous of their creators, or handlers. These are questions, lingering in the air...

Among his many other attributes, James Elroy Flecker was a skilled linguist and an expert translator of Latin poetry. In 1913, he planned to write a book to be entitled An interpretation in blank verse of Virgil, Aeneid VI, based on the poetic value of the sounds, together with Latin text and ten prefaces. The surviving translation consists of lines 1-19 and 264-547 from book six, which describe Aeneas' encounter with Sibyl and his visit to the underworld.

An explosive, devastating debut book of poetry from the acclaimed author of The Boat In his first international release since the award-winning, best-selling The Boat, Nam Le delivers a shot across the bow with a book-length poem that honors every convention of diasporic literature—in a...

ديوان للكاتب والشاعر مدحت العدل يتناول فيه عبر مجموعة من القصائد عددًا من الشخصيات التي اقترب منها عبر سنوات حياته سواء الفنية أو الخاصة، ليعكس بها حالة أو فكرة افتقدناها في حياتنا اليوم . وقد اختار الشاعر اسم «شبرا مصر » لديوانه ليعكس حالة التآلف التي تمثلها منطقة شبرا في التاريخ المصري، فقد جمعت منذ سنين بعيدة بين نماذج مختلفة عاشت في مصر...الأغنياء والفقراء - المسلمين والمسيحيين - الأجانب والمصريين؛ ولذا يبقى الحنين لشبرا مصر بكل ما تمثله من معانٍ مصرية في التعايش والصفاء، وبما تعكسه من حالة فريدة لم تتكرر في منطقة أخرى.

Jonathan Paul is a 26-year-old Trinbagonian author currently living in San Francisco, California. Born and raised on the twin-island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, he grew up thoroughly enjoying the creative and performing arts: writing essays, performing poetry, acting, and playing the alto saxophone. He left Trinidad and Tobago with an Open Scholarship for his performance in the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations and attended Amherst College where he double majored in Mathematics and Psychology.

For twenty four years, poetry has been my lifeline. Whenever depression tried to pull me under, I would write until it tired out. Those struggles would last from days to even years. How I am here, writing this now is nothing short of a goddamn miracle.

لم ينل كتاب في الأدب العربي شهرة كتاب "الأغاني" لأبي الفرج الأصفهاني، وهو منذ أن ظهر من ألف عام قلَّ من لم يسمع به، أو يقرأ طرفا منه، أو يعتمد عليه في شيء مما يتصل...

Stunning poems of obsession, loss, and the desire for a renewed self, from the award-winning poet “I thought I had left behind the darkness / of the heart,” Arvio confesses in the poem “Small War.” The love Arvio traces in these pages is indeed a battle, one in which the best-laid plans...

Jonathan Cruz invites you into the raw, unflinching paradoxes of his own life in 36 Chambers of My Mentality. Marked by a past including gang banging and the path to prison, this visceral collection of poetry and prose transcends mere memoir to become a profound exploration of the human spirit tested by extreme circumstances.

Seien Sie, Hörer ohne Furcht und Tadel, herzlich eingeladen zu einer akustischen Erlebnisreise der besonderen Art, auf welcher Ihnen in einzigartigen Interpretationen Lyrik der weltberühmtesten Dichterinnen und Dichter präsentiert wird. Musikalisch untermalt mit semi-akustischen Instrumenten (Gitarren + Bass) und intuitiver Percussion. Fusionierende Harmonien aus dem lyrischen Wort und inspirierendem Sound kitzelt Ihren Geist, animiert Ihren Humor, erregt Ihren Verstand und versetzen Sie in das Universum unserer neuen Hörbuch-Reihe "Lyrikalische Lesung".

Seien Sie, Hörer ohne Furcht und Tadel, herzlich eingeladen zu einer akustischen Erlebnissreise der besonderen Art, auf welcher Ihnen in einzigartigen Interpretationen Lyrik der weltberühmtesten Dichterinnen und Dichter präsentiert wird. Musikalisch untermalt mit semi-akustischen Instrumenten (Gitarren + Bass) und intuitiver Percussion. Fusionierende Harmonien aus dem lyrischen Wort und inspirierendem Sound kitzeln Ihren Geist, animieren Ihren Humor, erregen Ihren Verstand und versetzen Sie in das Universum unserer neuen Hörbuch-Reihe "Lyrikalische Lesung".

Temptation looms large in love poetry and religious poetry, but over the centuries, poets have described and explored the topic of temptation from a variety of different perspectives, choosing some very unusual metaphors to illustrate the dangers - or the delights - of temptation. Here are six all-time favorites.

Sumérgete en un viaje emocional con este libro de poesía que te transporta a través de 36 poemas únicos. El autor te guía por un recorrido poético donde las sombras y la luz se entrelazan en una danza que explora la profundidad del alma y el sentimiento humano. Este viaje comienza con la llegada de una nueva estación, cuando la naturaleza se despliega en todo su esplendor, reflejando la intensidad de nuestras propias emociones.

Award-winning narrator Mike Vendetti recites Shakespeare's "Sonnet 6".

Award-winning narrator Mike Vendetti recites William Shakespeare's Sonnet 46.

Award-winning narrator Mike Vendetti recites Shakespeare's Sonnet #36.

Volume six in this series of timeless poetry for moments of reflection and contemplation. The masters of literature brought together on this unique album.

Here, in this volume history’s greatest poets convey thoughts, feelings and sentiments of love to you in quick (or bite-size) conversations of verse that can slip into your day and your partner's heart.

Caspar Erics Vi kan gøre meget er tolv digtsuiter fra og om en verden i undtagelsestilstand. En verden, hvor det unormale pludselig er blevet normalt. Hvor de globale kriser er rykket helt ind i parforholdet, i festerne med venner og i nattens drømme. Det er en digtsamling om at leve i en slags hverdagsdystopi, hvor døden er blevet en naturlig del af livet, og hvor afmagten og vreden og metaltrætheden har sat ind.