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Elizabeth was initially hesitant to publish the poems, believing they were too personal. However, her husband insisted they were the best sequence of English-language sonnets since Shakespeare's time and urged her to publish them. To offer the couple some privacy, she decided to publish them as if they were translations of foreign sonnets.
To all who knew him, the man himself was at least as important as his work. "As to his talk" — I quote again from Mr. Somerset — "he was a spendthrift. I mean that he never saved anything up as those writer fellows so often do. He was quite inconsequent and just rippled on, but was always ready to attack a careless thinker. On the other hand, he was extremely tolerant of fools, even bad poets who are the worst kind of fools — or rather the hardest to bear — but that was kindness of heart."Of his personal appearance a good deal has been said. "One who knew him," writing in one of the daily papers, said that "to look at, he was part of the youth of the world. He was one of the handsomest Englishmen of his time. His moods seemed to be merely a disguise for the radiance of an early summer's day." (From Rupert Brooke: A Biographical Note by Margaret Lavington in THE COLLECTED POEMS OF RUPERT BROOKE, (from which this poem is taken.)Show book
In the third installment of the Pelican Beach series, Payton and Cole are back, and they're ready to commence their union. It sounds easy enough, but will life circumstances keep them apart? The theme of new beginnings continues as Rebecca and Ethan prepare to welcome their firstborn. However, these two have a lot more to figure out besides navigating parenthood. With the clock winding down before the baby's arrival, will they decide to make things official by getting married? Lastly, we can't forget about Cole's mother, Alice. She spent many years looking after the family. She's been the perfect grandmother, and supportive when Cole needed her most. But it's been a long time since she's had someone to call her own. Will she continue her life's journey as a single woman? Or perhaps find herself in the middle of a love triangle? The Matthews are back, and they're sure to take you on a journey. You might find yourself crying, laughing, or ready to give a character a piece of your mind. Either way, pull up a beach chair and get ready to be entangled in A Pelican Beach Affair.Show book
The Poetry Book Society was founded by T.S. Eliot in 1953 to "propagate the art of poetry". The Poetry Book Society Spring 2019 Bulletin features a wide range of exciting new poetry publications, reviewed by expert poet selectors Sandeep Parmar, Vidyan Ravinthiran, George Szirtes, AB Jackson, Degna Stone and Anthony Anaxagorou. This issue includes reviews of the PBS Choice Rachael Allen's debut collection Kingdomland and PBS Recommendations Rebecca Tamás' WITCH, Amish Trivedi's Your Relationship to Motion has Changed, Jane Yeh's Discipline and Elizabeth Sennitt Clough's At or Below Sea Level, as well as exclusive interviews with these poets and samples of their poetry. This Bulletin also features the winning poems of the PBS & Mslexia Women's Poetry Competition, reviews of all new poetry releases and extensive listings of new publications. This is the essential guide to the world of contemporary poetry.Show book
The ordinary moments of life can be sacred, if we simply take a moment to notice. This collection of prayers, poems, and meditations offers a brief respite from the hectic, harried pace of our days. Listen to this book when the spirit moves you or when the spirit feels distant—the words will be here to inspire, calm, and encourage you either way.From gifted poet and empathetic pastor Meta Herrick Carlson, Ordinary Blessings collects blessings for loving yourself, enduring hard things, authenticity, living with others, and the rhythms of each day. Pause, take a deep breath, and press "play" to find that you've been standing on holy ground all along.Show book
A collection of nine very different short plays by three remarkable generations of Scottish writers, selected and introduced by Philip Howard, Artistic Director of the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, from 1996-2007. Mostly with casts of two or three, these plays are especially well suited to performance in studio theatres and at festivals. - Snuff by Davey Anderson - The Price of a Fish Supper by Catherine Czerkawska - Better Days Better Knights by Stanley Eveling - Ramallah by David Grieg - 54% Acrylic by David Harrower - Harm by Douglas Maxwell - The Basement Flat by Rona Munro - Distracted by Morna Pearson - The Importance of Being Alfred by Louise Welsh SnuffBack from Iraq, Billy is in no mood for games. But Kevin is not just playing...Anderson wrote and directed Snuff as part of the Traverse Theatre Edinburgh's 2005 Festival programme, for which he won the Arches Award for Stage Directors. The Price of a Fish SupperRab's fortunes have declined along with the fishing industry in which he has worked all his life, but now he eyes a glimpse of hope. Better Days Better KnightsA sweet-hearted tale of a washed-up knight-of-old, from the grandfather of modern Scottish playwriting. RamallahA writer returning home from Palestine to his wife is gently challenged as to where exactly his priorities lie.'I wrote the piece after a number of trips to Palestine working with young playwrights,' explains Grieg. 'It tries to capture the awkwardness of return, because the people at home have carried on and are sort of grounded, while you're kind of still in the air.' 54% AcrylicWhen a young woman shoplifts for the first time, the store detective decides to give chase, but just how far is he prepared to go? HarmA father and son wait in a new 'self-harming unit'. As the clock ticks by, the father begins to pour out his guilt, anger and concern to his son. The Basement FlatFiona and Stephen's tenant has become their landlord and their daughter has taken to living in the overgrown garden, which is creeping into the house as temperatures rise... DistractedAvid insect-collector Jamie Purdy and his disintegrating granny are new to the Morayshire caravan park where George-Michael Skinner and his young mother Bunny lives. But this is no ordinary mother and son relationship.A darkly surreal and richly comic play from Morna Pearson, former member of the Traverse Theatre's Young Writers Group. The Importance of Being AlfredTwenty-three years after his affair with Wilde, Lord Alfred Douglas enters a conspiracy with a prominent homophobe...Show book
Spring by tradition begins the renewal both of ourselves and of nature. The very sound of the word suggests impetus and movement and people do seem taken with the notion that the year’s journey is about to begin. The days become longer and warmer, and the fresh green of new growth begins to show itself. All manner of life start to busy itself with activities and plans.In this collection of poetry, Wordsworth, Browning, Kipling, and Yeats are joined by Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Daniel Sheehan, Amy Lowell, Christina Rossetti, and others, all of whom bring words of insight, charm, and emotion. It’s a rich and rewarding combination.Show book
