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Poems on Slavery is a compilation of poems by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in support of the United States anti-slavery endeavors, taking a firm stance for human rights regardless of skin color.
This second volume of plays from award-winning playwright Fin Kennedy features three ensemble plays for large casts of young people aged thirteen to nineteen, each developed via a long-term, collaborative process with the target age group. In The Dream Collector, a school group on a Media Studies field trip to the isolated country house of a black-and-white movie pioneer enter a sinister dreamworld when they go exploring after dark. Once they step through the movie screen, each of the young friends meets their dream double, the sinister Neverborn... In Fast, a twenty-four-hour school fundraiser in a semi-rural town takes on a new urgency when farmer's daughter Cara refuses to eat again until the supermarkets she holds responsible for her father's suicide agree to her demands. In The Domino Effect – a five-star hit at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe – a silent girl finds her voice, and her mother, when a mysterious East End antiques dealer teaches her how small actions lead to big effects, and how to master the law of unintended consequences. With their flexible, mixed casts, the plays are particularly suited to performance by young people's groups, who will enjoy the demands and challenges of playing roles specifically created for teenage actors.Ver livro
Amy has recently learnt her husband was cheating on her, with other men. After years of feeling isolated within her marriage, this reality hits her hard and her mental health is suffering.Heading to Sunset Meadow Health Farm was to be her escape from hatred and self-loathing. Instead an aggressive dose of the winter vomiting bug sweeps the complex leaving her and the other wellness seekers, “abandoned in our shitty rooms to literally shit ourselves into next week!”There she meets force of nature Martha who manages to seduce her, and ultimately help heal her broken heart and soul.Curiosity contains some strong language, and adult content throughout.Praise for Amanda Brunker.“Amanda has a lovely way of writing,” Jilly Cooper.“Funny, poignant and honest. Curiosity deals with bisexuality in a very sensitive manner. And exposes unintentional homophobia by average people,” The Sunday World.“I loved it. Funny, sexy and honest. I laughed and looked over my shoulder as I listened,” Pat Shortt.Ver livro
This is a collection of short pieces, poetry or prose, fiction and non-fiction, in several different languages. All chosen and recorded by Librivox volunteers.Brief description of the contributions:01 Tagalog - ¡Ang Reyna Elena.....! by Pascual de Leon (1893-1958) [1915] - Key words: poetry, The Queen Elena02 Polish - Piesn o mowie naszej by Tadeusz Boy-Zelenski (1874-1941) [1913] - Key words: poetry, poezja, jezyk, pruderia03 Japanese - Tebukuro wo kaini by Niimi Nankichi (1913-1943) [1943] - Key words: prose, fiction, children, fox, mitten04 Japanese - Sangetsuki by Nakajima Atsushi (1909-1942) [1942] - Key words: prose, fiction, China, tiger05 Japanese - Butoukai by Akutagawa Ryunosuke (1892-1927) [1920] - Key words: prose, fiction, ball, dance06 Japanese - Manaduru to Daria by Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933) [1948] - Key words: prose, fiction, crane, dahlia07 Japanese - Lemon by Kajii Motojiro (1901-1932) [1928] - Key words: prose, fiction, lemon, Kyoto08 Japanese - Mimizuku Tsushin by Dazai Osamu (1909-1948) [1941] - Key words: prose, fiction, Niigata, speech09 Japanese - Bremen no Machigakutai by Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm (1785-1863) & Wilhelm Carl Grimm (1786-1859) translated by Kusuyama Masao(1884-1950) [1949] - Key words: prose, fiction, children, Grimm10 Japanese - Shisakusya no Nikki by Miki Kiyoshi (1897-1945) [1939]11 Japanese - Asahan by Shimazaki Touson (1872-1943) [1906] - Key words: prose, fiction, breakfast12 Japanese - Sannin no Hyakusyou by Akita Ujyaku (1883-1962) [1920] - Key words: prose, fiction, peasant, baby13 Japanese - Oborekaketa Kyodai by Arishima Takeo (1878-1923) [1921] 14 Tagalog - Ang Tubo by Jose N. Sevilla (1880-1946) [1908] - Key words: prose, poetry, legend of the tubo or "sugar cane"15 Latin - Carmina I - Dedication to Cornelius Nepos by Caius Valerius Catullus (84 BC-54 BC) - Key words: Poetry16 Spanish - Eldorado from Poemas by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) translated by Alberto Lasplaces (1887-1950) - Key words: Poem17 Russian - Dobbles's Missing Overshoe by Arkady Averchenko (1881-1925) [1908] - Key words: prose (feuilleton)18 Latin - Ode 1: To Maecenas (from Odes and Epodes) by Quintus Horatius Flaccus (aka Horace) (65 BC-8 BC) [1922] - Key words: Poem, Ode19 Latin - Cynthia Monobiblos, Elegy 4 by Sextus Propertius (50 BC-15 BC) - Key words: Poem, ElegyVer livro
‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.
1 - A Rhyme a Dozen - 12 Poets, 12 Poems, 1 Topic. Christmas. An Introduction
2 - Ring Out Wild Bells. Christmas Poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson
3 - Wondrous Sight For Men and Angels by Ann Griffiths
4 - A Visit from St Nicholas ('Twas the Night Before Christmas) by Clement Moore
5 - Upon Christ His Birth by Sir John Suckling
6 - The Three Kings by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
7 - The Nativity by Henry Vaughan
8 - Minstrels. A Christmas Poem by William Wordsworth
9 - The Foolish Fir Tree by Henry Van Dyke
10 - The Darkling Thrush by Thomas Hardy
11 - The White Snow by Guillaume Apollinaire
12 - The House of Christmas by G K Chesterton
13 - Christmas at Sea by Robert Louis Stevenson
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The next book in John Lithgow's New York Times bestselling seriesFollowing the success of New York Times bestsellers Dumpty and Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown, award-winning actor, author, and illustrator John Lithgow presents the third book in his runaway hit series. A Confederacy of Dumptys takes us through a history of twenty-five "American Scoundrels" in this all-new collection of Lithgow's satirical poems and illustrations.While the Trump Era was rife with corruption and abuse of power, it was nothing new. Through Lithgow's cutting humor, you will read about a rogues' gallery of villains that came before Donald J. Trump, powerful men and women who were corrupt, venal, criminal, adulterous, racist, or just plain disgusting. With dark and lyrical stories from across American history, you will learn about long-forgotten figures and bad actors of today, including the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, the perpetrator of 19th century women's pyramid schemes, and participants in both the Watergate scandal and the Capitol insurrection. Trump and Nixon show up, of course, but also Leona Helmsley, Boss Tweed, Typhoid Mary, Newt Gingrich, Ted Cruz, and many more. Skipping through time, and delivered with classic Lithgow wit and style, A Confederacy of Dumptys is an exuberant reminder of how not to repeat history.Digital audio edition read by the author.The perfect book for:• Political satire fans—viewers of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.• American history buffs and trivia enthusiasts—readers of Jon's Stewart's America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction and Josh Clark's Stuff You Should Know: An Incomplete Compendium of Mostly Interesting Things.• Poetry, art, and illustration aficionados.Ver livro
Imagine no one loves you and you have to leave home with nothing. Where would you go? Would you feel free? Are you free at all if your 'choices' hurt? A play that questions how everyone can be safe at the same time, Before You Say Anything is a time-travelling set of interweaving stories exploring injustice, freedom, and bravery. Created by Carys D. Coburn with MALAPROP Theatre, it was first staged at the 2020 Dublin Fringe Festival. MALAPROP Theatre is an award-winning collective of Irish theatremakers, who seek to challenge, delight and speak to the world we live in (even when imagining different ones). 'Subtle, timely and beautifully paced… riveting' - Irish Times 'Reminiscent of early Carly Churchill… This is thinking theatre at its best' - Irish IndependentVer livro
