Editorial: The Poetry Business
Chloe Elliott's Encyclopaedia is playful and visceral, exploring boundaries of identity and the search for meaning in poems that delight with richly tactile language. Formally varied, these poems are unflinching in their physicality.
A New York Times bestselling poetry collection from Clint Smith, author of #1 bestseller and National Book Critics Circle Award winner How the Word Is Passed. "A joyful embrace and legacy of bright language and poignant questions." —Aimee Nezhukumatathil, author of World of Wonders Clint Smith’s vibrant and compelling new collection traverses the vast emotional terrain of fatherhood, and explores how becoming a parent has recalibrated his sense of the world. There are poems that interrogate the ways our lives are shaped by both personal lineages and historical institutions. There are poems that revel in the wonder of discovering the world anew through the eyes of your children, as they discover it for the first time. There are poems that meditate on what it means to raise a family in a world filled with constant social and political tumult. Above Ground wrestles with how we hold wonder and despair in the same hands, how we carry intimate moments of joy and a collective sense of mourning in the same body. Smith’s lyrical, narrative poems bring the reader on a journey not only through the early years of his children’s lives, but through the changing world in which they are growing up—through the changing world of which we are all a part.Above Ground is a breathtaking collection that follows Smith's first award-winning book of poetry, Counting Descent. A Best Book of the Year 2023: TIME • NPR’s Best Books • New York Public Library • Electric Lit • The Root • NBC Today • Mother JonesVer libro
The Collected Works of Kahlil Gibran: Deluxe Edition is a rich anthology that gathers the timeless poetry, prose, and philosophical essays of Lebanese-American writer Kahlil Gibran, whose work explores love, spirituality, wisdom, and the human experience with lyrical depth and insight. This beautifully curated edition brings together classics such as The Prophet, The Madman, The Wanderer, Sand and Foam, and other meditative pieces that have inspired readers around the world. Presented in audiobook format and brought to life by narrators Jason McCoy and Luke Erlenbuch, this immersive rendition enhances Gibran’s evocative language and emotional nuance, making it ideal for listeners seeking both reflection and inspiration.Ver libro
Experience the timeless power of Rudyard Kipling’s poetry in this compelling audiobook, masterfully narrated by Will Stauff. With a voice that combines clarity, gravitas, and emotional range, Stauff brings new life to Kipling’s most enduring verses—poems of courage, discipline, empire, humanity, and moral resolve. From the quiet intensity of “If—” to the rhythmic force of “Gunga Din” and the stark wisdom of “The Gods of the Copybook Headings,” this audiobook captures both the musicality and the meaning of Kipling’s language. Ideal for reflective listening, commutes, or literary appreciation, this narration offers a dignified, immersive experience of one of English literature’s most influential poetic voices.Ver libro
Winner of the 2024 New Poets Prize, judged by Holly Hopkins. A gold bangle, a barber's shop and Diana Princess of Wales in an Indian wedding video. In Lobe, Cia Mangat navigates what we inherit and what we leave behind in a book which plays with private and public mythologies. These poems create a world of love and surveillance, where Diana's revenge dress prepares for the paparazzi and aunties gossip in the threading parlor. Bodies are pierced and cut from magazines while the wedding halls beckon. Lobe is a book of resistance and reimagining, where Di escapes her buttercream wedding, a woman shaves her head and 'george michael will sing every song you have ever wanted to you /directly accompanied by hundreds of thousands of people you love'.Ver libro
Rule a Wife and Have a Wife by John Fletcher is a witty and engaging Jacobean comedy that explores the complexities of marriage, authority, manipulation, and gender roles within early modern society. Blending sharp humor with social commentary, the play examines how relationships are shaped by power struggles and shifting expectations between husbands and wives. At the center of the story are two contrasting marriages that highlight different approaches to control and partnership. One couple becomes entangled in a battle of wills, where attempts at dominance and submission lead to comedic misunderstandings and unexpected reversals of fortune. The other pair presents a more strategic dynamic, where intelligence and adaptability shape the balance of authority within the relationship. As the narrative unfolds, deception, disguise, and clever maneuvering play key roles in how characters attempt to assert control over their personal and social circumstances. These interactions create a lively sequence of comic situations that expose the absurdities of rigid expectations in domestic life. Fletcher's writing is marked by energetic dialogue, vivid characterization, and a strong sense of theatrical rhythm. Beneath the humor lies a thoughtful exploration of how power operates within intimate relationships and how identity can be reshaped through negotiation and performance. Rule a Wife and Have a Wife remains an important example of early modern comedy, offering both entertainment and insight into the social dynamics of marriage and authority. Its enduring appeal lies in its playful yet pointed examination of human behavior within the structures of love, law, and domestic order.Ver libro
Mother Night is a hallucinogenic journey across a city with too many alleyways and across a life surviving childhood sexual assault. Forming a nocturnal séance, Serge ♆ Neptune resurrects abusive old lovers and ghosts of the queers of the past – conjures men in cars and men in bedrooms – providing them invitation and shelter, or casting them to stormy waves. In a book of many types of darkness – across poems of vulnerability and harm – what persists in Mother Night is its celebration of resilience, what shines brightest is the many ways it reaches for the light.Ver libro
