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  Drowning in the Open: A Final...

  Dxtr Spits, Nikki Giovanni

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  Every day, 100 men in the U.S. die by suicide, and many more deal with mental health challenges We are all in our own swimming pools with life's inputs, conditioning, and pressures. Sometimes we are swimming along just fine, and others we may be drowning without anyone realizing (including ourselves). Men's inner struggles often are misunderstood, and there aren't many clear ways to get and accept help. This spoken word album and movement offers a life raft for men to feel heard, get tools to internally "swim", and find community support. It does so while using powerful metaphors to help others to better understand men's internal battles. 
   
  In Nikki Giovanni's final recorded work, she leaves a potent letter to men, your wellbeing matters too. Jordan "Dxtr" Holmes uses his own journey from drowning with his mental health struggles to thriving to bring other men up with him.

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  Poetry Book Society Winter 2024...

  Alice Kate Mullen

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  The Poetry Book Society was founded by T.S. Eliot to share the joy of poetry. It's a unique poetry book club and every quarter our expert selectors choose the very best new books to deliver to our members across the globe. Our lively quarterly magazine is packed full of sneak preview poems from all the selected poets, alongside exclusive interviews, insightful reviews by the Ledbury Critics and extensive listings of every book and pamphlet published this quarter.
  Our Winter 2024 Selections are:
  Choice: Arbitary Lightbulb - Ian Duhig - Picador
  Recommendations: Songbook - Joshua Idehen - Bad betty Press, The Tattoo Collector - Tim Tim Cheng - Nine Arches Press, Rock Fight - Hasib Hourani - Prototype, Constructing a Witch - Helen Ivory - Bloodaxe
  Special Commendation: Girl - Ruth Padel - Chatto
  Translation Choice: Phantom Pain Wings - Kim Hyesoon translated by Don Mee Choi - And Other Stories
  Pamphlet Choice: National Song - Morag Smith - Broken Sleep Books
  You can find out more and join our poetry community today at www.poetrybooks.co.uk.

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  This Lime Tree Bower

  Conor McPherson

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  'People always blame something, don't they?'
  A poignant and gripping tale told through three interlinking monologues from the multi-award-winning author of The Weir.
  Three young men from a small seaside town near Dublin tell us in overlapping monologues of their inextricably linked lives and the eventful week which was to change things for good...
  Conor McPherson's play This Lime Tree Bower was first performed as an Íomhá Ildánach/Fly by Night co-production at the Crypt Arts Centre, Dublin, in September 1995. It was subsequently performed at the Bush Theatre, London, in July 1996.
  The play won a Thames TV Award, a Guinness/National Theatre Ingenuity Award and the 1997 Meyer-Whitworth Award.
  Conor McPherson adapted and directed a feature film version under the title Saltwater. Released in 2000, it starred Peter McDonald, Brian Cox, Brendan Gleeson and Conor Mullen.

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  Igloo Dwellers Were My Church

  John R Sperry

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  Anglican bishop John R. Sperry spent 20 years with the Inuit in a tiny and isolated Canadian Arctic community. ... Sperry travelled on his rounds by dogteam across the sea ice and snow-covered land, to visit Inuit camps…

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  Life Is a Dream

  Pedro Calderon de la Barca

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  Life Is a Dream by Pedro Calderón de la Barca is a profound and poetic exploration of reality, free will, and the human condition. Set in a richly imagined royal court, the play follows the tragic fate of Segismundo, a prince imprisoned since birth due to a prophecy that foretells he will become a tyrant. Raised in isolation and denied his rightful place, Segismundo's life becomes a powerful meditation on destiny versus choice.
  
  When he is suddenly released and given a chance to rule, Segismundo struggles to reconcile his inner turmoil with the responsibilities of power. His actions—shaped by years of confinement and resentment—seem to confirm the prophecy, leading to his swift downfall. Yet, as he is returned to captivity and made to believe that his brief taste of freedom was only a dream, the boundaries between illusion and reality begin to blur.
  
  Through lyrical language and philosophical depth, Calderón invites readers to question the nature of existence itself: Is life predetermined, or do we shape our own fate? Are our experiences real, or are they fleeting illusions? As Segismundo confronts these questions, he ultimately discovers that even if life is but a dream, one must act with honor, virtue, and self-awareness.
  
  Blending drama, romance, and moral reflection, Life Is a Dream remains a timeless masterpiece that challenges readers to reflect on the power of choice, the search for identity, and the enduring struggle between destiny and free will.

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  Before the Drawbridge Closed

  Justin Adam Stoplar

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  It started with music. I wanted to be a composer with influences ranging from Frank Zappa and Conlon Nancarrow, right through to contemporary and old music for church organ (Messiaen and Bach). I self-released three mini-CDs of my music, although with my ideas being too complex for my limited skills, I drifted into art and then poetry. These poems are contentious to me. Self-indulgent to some, and hopefully insightful to others. Family and friends endorsed my feelings, and now we have a book! Vulnerable to criticism, good or bad, I feel there is enough honesty in the pages within to validate its existence.

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