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  Angels Everywhere - Poems

  Luci Shaw

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  "The word 'angel' means 'messenger' and the title poem of this book, 'Angels Everywhere,' presents the idea that what I often glimpse is a flicker of glancing light, as if a heavenly being is darting in and out of my viewing, allowing me entry into a realm beyond my physical, experiential world—brief revelatory messages from somewhere beyond. I'm hoping that as you read these poems, (more than once, aloud if possible) something like Wordsworth's 'intimations of immortality' will enliven your own perceptions of the world as you experience it. Maybe your own fleet of angels will show up!" —Luci Shaw, from the Introduction
  
  Angels Everywhere is published under Paraclete Press's Iron Pen imprint. In the book of Job, a suffering man pours out his anguish to his Maker. From the depths of his pain, he reveals a trust in God's goodness that is stronger than his despair, giving humanity some of the most beautiful and poetic verses of all time. Paraclete's Iron Pen imprint is inspired by this spirit of unvarnished honesty and tenacious hope.

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  Europe Love Me Back

  Rakhshan Rizwan

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  Europe, Love Me Back is a collection of relentlessly questing, sharply satirical poems about the continent, and the poet's fraught relationship with it. Hurting yet clear-eyed, Rizwan explores and exposes what it means to be a small brown woman in Dutch suburbs, hospitals and academia
  
  This is an angry love letter, to a place left behind yet always there, continuing to matter and hurt and shape the poet's identity.
  "But no one was interested in eliciting my testimony;
  after all I wasn't dead – I wasn't ill – and hadn't this
  country treated me so well?
  For it is not a human right to be much more than Agamben's bare life,
  to exist in the hallowed halls of the academe,
  because there comes a point when our wanting
  is simply too much, obscene –"

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  Night Sky with Exit Wounds

  Ocean Vuong

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  WINNER of the 2017 T. S. Eliot Prize 
   
   
   
  A New York Times Top 10 Book of 2016 
   
   
   
  "There is a powerful emotional undertow to these poems that springs from Mr. Vuong's sincerity and candor, and from his ability to capture specific moments in time with both photographic clarity and a sense of the evanescence of all earthly things." —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times 
   
   
   
  Library Journal 2016 Best Books of the Year WINNER, 2016 Whiting Award WINNER, 2017 Publishing Triangle's Thom Gunn Award FINALIST, 2017 Kate Tufts Discovery Award FINALIST, 2017 Lambda Literary Award FINALIST 
   
   
   
  In his haunting and fearless debut, Ocean Vuong walks a tightrope of historic and personal violences, creating an interrogation of the American body as a borderless space of both failure and triumph. At once vulnerable and redemptive, dreamlike and visceral, compassionate and unforgiving, these poems seek a myriad existence without forgetting the prerequisite of self-preservation in a world bent on extinguishing its othered voices. Vuong's poems show, through breath, cadence, and unrepentant enthrallment, that a gentle palm on a chest can calm the most necessary of hungers.

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  Bacchae

  Euripides

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  Experience the intoxicating drama of "Bacchae" by Euripides, now available as a captivating audiobook. In this timeless Greek tragedy, listeners will be transported to the ancient city of Thebes, where the god Dionysus unleashes his divine power upon the mortal world, igniting a clash between reason and ecstasy, order and chaos. 
  As the story unfolds, listeners will witness the fierce conflict between King Pentheus of Thebes and the followers of Dionysus, known as the Bacchae. With its powerful themes of madness, freedom, and the nature of divinity, "Bacchae" offers a riveting exploration of the human psyche and the consequences of defying the gods. 
  Perfect for fans of classical literature and theater, this audiobook delivers a mesmerizing performance that brings Euripides' words to life with vivid intensity. Whether you're a student of Greek tragedy or simply drawn to tales of passion and conflict, "Bacchae" promises to enthrall and captivate. 
  So, if you're ready to immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of ancient drama, start listening to "Bacchae" today and experience the enduring power of Euripides' masterpiece. Start Listening to "Bacchae" today!

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  Stacy

  Jack Thorne

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  Rob finds life confusing in a world of unwritten rules. If there's no one around to tell him right from wrong, except for a copy of FHM and a call-centre supervisor, he just has to guess. But he's never been very lucky, and sometimes he gets his guesses very wrong.
  Jack Thorne's play Stacy is a darkly confessional monologue for one male performer and a slide projector. It was first performed at the Arcola Theatre, London, in February 2007.

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  Porn Play

  Sophia Chetin-Leuner

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  'I'm actually thinking about giving into temptation. The original sin.'
  Ani is a dazzling young academic with a secret addiction to violent pornography. As her career and relationships unravel in between lectures on Paradise Lost, can she confront her uncontrollable desires? 
  Funny, unsettling and honest, Sophia Chetin-Leuner's Porn Play was shortlisted for the Verity Bargate Award in 2022, and premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2025, directed by Josie Rourke and starring Ambika Mod.

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