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  Treasures of the Heart

  Oliver Forward

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  Remember, true love cannot be measured, when it has been emptied from the heart. These romantic poems composed by Oliver Forward, remind the reader about positive thoughts in their past with the hope those feelings recur in the future.

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  Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey

  Homer Homer

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  "Ah how shameless – the way these mortals blame the gods. From us alone they say come all their miseries yes but they themselves with their own reckless ways compound their pains beyond their proper share.” – The OdysseyExperience the stunning Greek poetry of Homer in this collection of his two major works: The Iliad and The Odyssey. These epic poems are beloved for their presentation of Greek history and belief systems, their strong theming and lessons on Greek virtues, and their continued influence on the literary canon.The Iliad –In the final days of the long-fought Trojan War, the Greek gods begin to interfere with the events of the war. When plagues strike the Achaean army, the fierce leader Achilles uses his connections with the gods to further interfere, which begins a series of events that leads to death and destruction on both sides of the war. This dramatic poem is a commentary on human folly and hubris, while also an in-depth explanation of the warfare styles of the time and a representation of the Greek views on the interference of gods in major historical events.The Odyssey –Following the events of The Iliad, Odysseus begins a journey to return to his home of Ithaca after being away for a decade due to angering Poseidon, the god of the sea. After sneaking away from Poseidon, he embarks on a years-long voyage home during which he is captured and circumvented by earthly and godly foes alike. His journey home is slow and full of turmoil and adventure. Themes in this poem include hospitality, predetermined fate and omens, journeying home, and wandering as a test of faith and resilience.

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  The Rainbow and the Rose

  Edith Nesbit

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  Although Edith Nesbit is best known for her innovative children's books and classic ghost stories, her passion was poetry. She published over 20 volumes of poetry during her lifetime. Her timeless poetry was praised by authors and poets such as Algernon Swinburne, Oscar Wilde, and literary critic, Andrew Lang. 
  Part I: The Things That Matter; The Confession; Work; The Jilted Lover; The Will to Live; and The Beatific Vision. 
  Part II: Mummy Wheat; The Beech Tree; In Absence; Silence; Raison d'être; The Onlookers; The Tree of Knowledge; At Parting; Song; and Renunciation. 
  Part III: The Veil of Maya; Song; To Vera; The Poet to His Love; The Maiden's Prayer; Song; The Magic Flower; La Derniere Rose de Soie; The Least Possible; En Tout Cas; Appeal; St. Valentine's Day; Chagrin d'Amour; Bridal Eve; Love and Life; and From the Italian. 
  Part IV: Out of the Fulness of the Heart; Summer Song; The Lower Room; Song; and May Song. 
  Part V: To Iris; To a Child; Birthday Talk for a Child; To Rosamund; From the Tuscan; and Mother Song, from the Portuguese. 
  Part VI: The Island; Possession; Accession; The Destroyer; The Egoists; The Way of Love; To One Who Pleaded for Candour in Love; The Enchanted Garden; The Poor Man's Guest; In the Shallows; And the Rains Descended and the Floods Came; and The Star. 
  Part VII: The Prodigal Son; Despair; The Temptation; Second Nature; and De Profunis. 
  Part VIII: At the Gate; Via Amores; Retro Sathanas; The Old Dispensation; The New Dispensation; and The Three Kings. 
  Part IX: After Death; Chloe; Invocation; The Last Betrayal; A Prayer for the King's Majesty; True Love and New Love; Death; In Memory of Saretta Deakin; and A Parting. 
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  AnnaLisa Bodtker is the narrator of the popular audiobook Flame and Shadow by Sara Teasdale and Christmas in the Forest.

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  Burnt Out

  Gary Mitchell

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  On the surface, Michael and Cheryl have it all: a posh new home in suburban Belfast, good jobs, 2.4 pets.
  But things take a sinister turn when, living opposite a bonfire site, they unwittingly become the targets of a hate campaign involving missing animals, graffiti and explosions…
  Gary Mitchell's play Burnt Out is a blackly comic psychological thriller exposing the darker side of suburban life. It was first performed in 2023 at the Lyric Theatre Belfast, as part of the Belfast International Arts Festival.
  Gary Mitchell is a British playwright based in Northern Ireland. His plays, many of them political thrillers about contemporary life in Belfast, have been widely performed, and he has been called 'Northern Ireland's greatest playwright' (Guardian).
  'His writing has the blazing conviction of lived experience combined with an unfashionable relish for strong plots. His best work has a stomach-churning intensity'Daily Telegraph

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  Top 10 Poets The - Died in World...

  Wilfred Owen

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  The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives.  Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives. 
   
  But finding a starting point can be overwhelming, even off-putting, so in this series we offer up our Top 10 classic poets, who brim with talent and verse, on a range of subjects and themes that we can all enjoy. 
   
  It is at first difficult to comprehend that the carnage and slaughter of War could yield some of our greatest poetry.  Harder still that in four years of horror humanity was able to destroy and create on such a scale.  These 10 poets and their verses speak for everyone. 
  1 - The Top 10 Poets - Died in WWI - An Introduction 
  2 - From My Diary July 1914 by Wilfred Owen 
  3 - Strange Meeting by Wilfred Owen 
  4 - Soldier's Dream by Wilfred Owen 
  5 - Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen 
  6 - Anthem For Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen 
  7 - 1914 by Rupert Brooke - Peace, Safety, The Dead,  The Dead & The Soldier 
  8 - The Night Journey by Rupert Brooke 
  9 - The Old Vicarage of Grantchester by Rupert Brooke 
  10 - Libido by Rupert Brooke 
  11 - Desertion by Rupert Brooke 
  12 - No One Cares Less Than I (Bugle Call) by Edward Thomas 
  13 - A Private by Edward Thomas 
  14 - This Is No Case of Petty Right or Wrong by Edward Thomas 
  15 - These Things That Poets Said by Edward Thomas 
  16 - Adlestrop by Edward Thomas 
  17 - God by Isaac Rosenberg 
  18 - Break of Day in the Trenches by Isaac Rosenberg 
  19 - In the Trenches by Isaac Rosenberg 
  20 - Spring 1916 by Isaac Rosenberg 
  21 - Daughters of War by Isaac Rosenberg 
  22 - The Dying Patriot by James Elroy Flecker 
  23 - I Rose From Dreamless Hours by James Elroy Flecker 
  24 - No Coward's Song by James Elroy Flecker 
  25 - Destroyer of Ships, Men, Cities by James Elroy Flecker 
  26 - Don Juan in Hell by James Elroy Flecker  
  27 - Such Such Is Death by Charles Sorley 
  28 - A Call to Action by Charles Sorley 
  29 - When You See Millions Of The Mouthless Dead By Charles Sorley 
  30 - To Germany by Charles Sorley 
  31 - East Kennet Church At Evening by Charles Sorley 
  32 - An Attempt at a City Sunset by Francis Ledwidge 
  33 - Ireland by Francis Ledwidge 
  34 - Lament for the Poets, 1916 by Francis Ledwidge 
  35 - Growing Old by Francis Ledwidge 
  36 - A Soldier's Grave by Francis Ledwidge 
  37 - In Flanders Fields by John McCrae 
  38 - Disarmament by John McCrae 
  39 - Anarchy by John McCrae 
  40 - The Pilgrims by John McCrae 
  41 - A Song of Comfort by John McCrae 
  42 - Champagne 1914-1915 by Alan Seeger 
  43 - Paris by Alan Seeger 
  44 - Sonnet 14 by Alan Seeger 
  45 - Ode in Memory of the American Volunteers Fallen for France by Alan Seeger 
  46 - I Have a Rendezvous with Death by Alan Seeger 
  47 - The Battle at Saarburg by Alfred Lichtenstein 
  48 - Prayer Before Battle by Alfred Lichtenstein 
  49 - The Trip to the Mental Hospital by Alfred Lichtenstein 
  50 - Moonscape by Alfred Lichtenstein 
  51 - Soldiers' Songs by Alfred Lichtenstein

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  Bound to the Wings of a Butterfly

  Zachary Phillips

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  Bound to the Wings of a Butterfly is a collection of poetry, written as an act of writing therapy. It is about healing, recovery, and self-acceptance. About the journey of discovery that comes with true internal healing, and about transforming our lives, towards positivity, beauty, and love.It introduces the process of writing poetry to heal. Breaking down the barriers to artistic expression, empowering the reader to pick up a pen, look inside, and let the words flow. Encouraging them to brave the darkness and to discover the light. From the author, ‘I called this book, ‘Bound to the Wings of a Butterfly’, as a play on the old chaos theory adage, that suggests that small events can have large scale and unpredictable impacts upon the future. Each of the poems within, harks back to such events: childhood neglect, abuse, fear, and confusion. On a universal scale, these events are so personal as to be seemingly irrelevant. Yet, in my small world, they left a lasting mark that continues to reverberate into the future. They are the direct, or indirect, cause of the poems within this book. They are also responsible for me choosing to share it publicly. I write to heal. I share my work to help others recover, connect, grow, and create for themselves. I share to reduce the stigma around mental illness. I share to normalise the exploration of the complex mazes that are our inner worlds. Thus, there is a direct causal link between the events of my past, and you reading these words right now. If this book moves, compels, encourages, changes, or impacts you in any way, however subtly, that impact will reverberate outwardly and forever into the future. Who knows what impact those butterfly wings will have?’

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