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The Poet Li Po A.D. 701-762 is a series of poems by Li Po translated into English. Li Po is revered as the most beloved Chinese poet throughout history, known for his ephemeral metaphysical style of writing.
Six Characters by Luigi Pirandello is a groundbreaking theatrical masterpiece that revolutionized modern drama and challenged the very nature of reality, identity, and storytelling. Bold, innovative, and intellectually provocative, this seminal work dismantles the boundaries between fiction and life, drawing audiences into a world where characters demand to be heard and truth becomes a shifting, elusive force. The play opens in the midst of a theatrical rehearsal when six mysterious figures suddenly appear on stage. They are not actors but "characters"—abandoned creations of an author who never completed their story. Desperate for their drama to be realized, they interrupt the rehearsal and insist that the director and actors bring their tragic tale to life. What unfolds is a layered and self-reflective exploration of illusion and authenticity, as the characters argue that their emotional reality is more genuine than the artificial performances of the actors attempting to portray them. At the heart of the work lies a haunting family drama marked by betrayal, misunderstanding, guilt, and suffering. Each of the six figures carries a distinct perspective on shared events, exposing the instability of truth and the subjectivity of memory. As their story is reenacted and contested on stage, tensions escalate between the characters and the theatrical company, blurring the line between performance and lived experience. Pirandello's genius lies in his daring experimentation with form. By breaking the "fourth wall" and embedding a play within a play, he invites audiences to question the nature of authorship, the fluidity of identity, and the relationship between art and reality. The result is a meta-theatrical work that feels startlingly modern, anticipating later developments in existential and absurdist drama. Beyond its formal innovation, Six Characters offers profound philosophical insight. It suggests that individuals are trapped within the roles they inhabit, unable to escape the perceptions of others. Reality itself becomes fragmented—constructed through interpretation rather than fixed fact. In this way, Pirandello examines the human condition with both irony and compassion, revealing the fragile boundaries between truth and illusion. A cornerstone of 20th-century theatre, Six Characters transformed dramatic art and cemented Pirandello's legacy as one of the most influential playwrights of modern literature. Challenging, thought-provoking, and emotionally charged, this unforgettable work continues to captivate readers and audiences alike with its daring vision and timeless exploration of identity and existence.Ver livro
A new volume of poetry from the New York Times bestselling and esteemed author of The Liar’s Club and Lit. Long before she earned accolades for her genre-defining memoirs, Mary Karr was winning poetry prizes. Now the beloved author returns with a collection of bracing poems as visceral and deeply felt and hilarious as her memoirs. In Tropic of Squalor, Karr dares to address the numinous—that mystery some of us hope towards in secret, or maybe dare to pray to. The ""squalor"" of meaninglessness that every thoughtful person wrestles with sits at the core of human suffering, and Karr renders it with power—illness, death, love’s agonized disappointments. Her brazen verse calls us out of our psychic swamplands and into that hard-won awareness of the divine hiding in the small moments that make us human. In a single poem she can generate tears, horror, empathy, laughter, and peace. She never preaches. But whether you’re an adamant atheist, a pilgrim, or skeptically curious, these poems will urge you to find an inner light in the most baffling hours of darkness.Ver livro
The Milk Job is a contemporary poetic retelling of the biblical Book of Job, inspired by the author’s own struggle to cope with personal tragedy and suffering – a struggle that is shared by all of humanity. Using the literary device of the allegory and following the tradition of classical narrative poetry, Samuel Kilroy tells the tale of a hapless modern day Job, a tenant dairy farmer who overnight loses all he owns and loves in this world – his farm, his cows, and his milk. Like the biblical Job he endeavors to make sense of the calamity that befalls him as he goes through the emotional turmoil that is common to all humans who experience great loss. He seeks an explanation for his misfortunes from his landlord (“His Lordship,” as he refers to him), and ultimately finds a way to move on when an answer, which at first seems illusory, is provided.This carefully crafted, concise retelling of the Book of Job provides a fresh take on the meaning of Job’s suffering. It will appeal to those who value biblical contemplation and to those who enjoy storytelling through poetry, but, above all, it is shared in the hope that this version of Job’s travails and fortitude will provide meaningful comfort and guidance to those suffering through their own personal trials.Ver livro
This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Expressions are narrative events in a sequel of fictions and facts. In "emoji ride" e is the main character. By what provenance does "e" as a moji prevail and what does "little e crossing the con" signify? What's the ultimate strategy of "gopassgo?" How does still life move in "m black to blue?" What are the rules of expression? Do the "Meta-Postal Expressions" translate as "meta-speak?" As art, Meta-Postal Expressions mimic a fantasy creation. As literature, they seek to chronicle and expose the world in words from the inside out. In The Community of Speech make a vowel soft likes of "e" and "o" sounds of souls we keep consonants as bones bodies of words be it "g" or "d" dreams we speak what ought to be fl ight of fancy go pass go tips on the tongue wings on a prayer say it's so say it's soVer livro
Robert Lee Frost was born on the 26th March 1874 in San Francisco, California. His father found providing for the family a constant challenge and he died, when Frost was 11, from tuberculosis and left an estate valued at only $8. The family moved east to Lawrence, Massachusetts, and a better life with his grandfather. After graduating from High School, and then a few months at Dartmouth college, he returned home to take on a variety of menial jobs to help support his mother. Their drudgery and poor money encouraged him to move in a different direction: a career as a poet. He sold his first poem in 1894 for $15. With this milestone he proposed to his high school sweetheart who declined as she was still studying at university. The following year she graduated and they married. A year later the first of their six children arrived. After a stint at Harvard for two years he received the gift of a farm from his ailing grandfather. Frost worked the farm and wrote unpublished poetry for several years before turning to a teaching position. Upon the death of one of his children the grief-stricken family decided to quit everything and live in England, moving across the Atlantic in 1912. The following year he published his first poetry book and with it came critical acclaim. He was now in his late thirties. The onset of World War I saw Frost return to America with a glowing reputation, and here he launched himself into a career of writing, teaching and lecturing. In 1924 he received the first of four Pulitzer Prizes, for his book ‘New Hampshire: A Poem with Notes and Grace Notes’. He received a second Pulitzer in 1931 for ‘Collected Poems’. A third Pulitzer Prize was presented in 1937 for ‘A Further Range’. His fourth Pulitzer was awarded in 1943 for ‘A Witness Tree’. Frost was also nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature 31 times. During these years personal tragedy had enveloped him. A daughter had died in her late 20s from the effects of her puerperal fever at childbirth, his wife had died of breast cancer, and a son had committed suicide. Then, at the age of 86, was asked to read his poem ‘The Gift Outright’ at President John F Kennedy’s inauguration on the 20th January, 1961. Robert Frost died on the 29th January 1963 in Boston of complications arising from prostate surgery. He was 88.Ver livro
Can you feel homesick and at home at the same time? Ever felt lost for words but full of things to say? Meet Andrea Davidson. In Eggenwise, Andrea explores moving to a different country, learning a new language, growing up and falling in love through poems that notice the remarkable in the everyday: a salted parsley sprig, thundering raindrops on windowpanes, and the buzzzZZZzzz of a pesky pet fly. Through warm and conversational verse, Eggenwise invites you to step into the author's new home in Belgium, to roll your tongue around new words, savour their sound and share your own story through poetry… Fully illustrated throughout by Amy Louise Evans.Ver livro
