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Charles Bukowski examines cats and his childhood in You Get So Alone at Times, a book of poetry that reveals his tender side. He delves into his youth to analyze its repercussions.
Literature is a world of words and wonder, able to take us on almost unimaginable journeys from the wild and fantastic to the grind and minutiae of life. An author’s ideas are his building blocks, his architecture of the mind, building a structure on which all else will rest; the narrative, the characters, the words - those few words that begin the adventure. In this series we look at some of our leading classic authors across two genres: the short story and the poem. In this modern world there is an insatiable need to categorise and pigeon-hole everyone and everything. But ideas, these grains and saplings of the brain, need to roam, to explore and find their perfect literary use vehicle. Our authors are masters of many literary forms, perhaps known for one but themselves favouring another. Story. Poems. Story. Within these boundaries come all manner of invention and cast of characters. And, of course, each author has their own way of revealing their own chapter and verse. 1 - Chapter & Verse - Herman Melville - An Introduction 2 - Bartleby the Scrivener - Part 1 by Herman Melville 3 - Bartleby the Scrivener - Part 2 by Herman Melville 4 - Billy in the Darbies by Herman Melville 5 - The Eagle of the Blue by Herman Melville 6 - John Marr and Other Sailors by Herman Melville 7 - A Dirge for McPherson by Herman Melville 8 - Gettysburg by Herman Melville 9 - The March into Virginia by Herman Melville 10 - The Released Rebel Prisoner by Herman Melville 11 - The Martyr by Herman Melville 12 - Monody by Herman Melville 13 - Immolated by Herman Melville 14 - The Fiddler by Herman MelvilleShow book
William Blake’s volume of poetry entitled Songs of Innocence and Experience is the embodiment of his belief that innocence and experience were “the two contrary states of the human soul,” and that true innocence was impossible without experience. Songs of Innocence contains poems either written from the perspective of children or written about them. Many of the poems appearing in Songs of Innocence have a counterpart in Songs of Experience, with quite a different perspective of the world. The disastrous end of the French Revolution caused Blake to lose faith in the goodness of mankind, explaining much of the despair found in Songs of Experience. Blake also believed that children lost their innocence through exploitation and from a religious community which put dogma before mercy. He did not, however, believe that children should be kept from becoming experienced entirely. In truth, he believed that children should indeed become experienced but through their own discoveries, which is reflected in a number of these poems. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia by Annie Coleman)Show book
A hard-hitting and original family drama. Winner of the 2004 Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer 'the bits don't make the bulk and the bulk don't mek the whole and the all a your bits together don't make your versions true.' A blood-related black family. A Dad, a Mum, a Daughter, two Sisters, a Brother. A family argument. A skeleton in the closet... born bad dives headlong into the powerful heart of this family, unleashing wit, ferocity and verbal dexterity on the way. 'debbie tucker green is one of the most assured and extraordinary new voices we've heard in a long while. Electrifying' - Independent on Sunday '60 minutes of thrillingly high-impact theatre. If tucker green can continue in this rich vein, her future looks assured' - Evening StandardShow book
An extraordinary play combining English folk tales with modern urban life in a physically and verbally stunning creation. The Skriker of English legend is 'a shapeshifter and death portent, ancient and damaged'. In the play we follow in its search for love and revenge, as it pursues two young women to London, changing its shape at every new encounter. Along with the Skriker come Rawheadandbloodybones, the Kelpie, the Green Lady, Black Dog and more, till the whole country is swarming with enticing and angry creatures that have burst from the underworld. 'unwholesome, hypnotic and born in the dark... spellbinding' - Independent on SundayShow book
‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears. 1 - A Rhyme a Dozen - 12 Poets, 12 Poems - 1 Topic. Trees - An Introduction 2 - The Forest Road by Charlotte Mew 3 - The Forest Path by Lucy Maud Montgomery 4 - In the Forest by Sarojini Naidu 5 - In the Black Forest by Amy Levy 6 - Loveliest of Trees, The Cherry Now by A E Housman 7 - Song 30 - On This Tree is a Bird by Kabir 8 - The Fir Tree and the Brook by Helen Hunt Jackson 9 - The Hawthorn Tree by Willa Cather 10 - Pine-Trees And The Sky by Rupert Brooke 11 - The Oak by Alfred Lord Tennyson 12 - To the Willow Tree by Robert Herrick 13 - Roots and Leaves Themselves Alone by Walt WhitmanShow book
This was the Weekly Poem for 20 May 2006. We stretched our poetry-reading muscles with five versions of this much longer selection than usual (some 96 lines), in which D.H. Lawrence evokes a gritty yet sensitive picture of urban poverty before the First World War. (Summary by LauraFox)Show book
