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  Happy Meal

  Tabby Lamb

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  'Maybe gender is like life? And like time too? In that it doesn't actually exist, and yet our world revolves around the expectations we put on it.'
  Starting in the quaint days of dial-up and MSN, Happy Meal is a funny, moving and nostalgic story of transition, following two initial strangers on their journeys from teen to adult; from MySpace to TikTok; from cis to trans...
  Tabby Lamb's joyful trans rom-com was directed by Jamie Fletcher and produced by Roots and Theatre Royal Plymouth, with ETT and Oxford Playhouse, on a UK tour in 2022, including a run at the Traverse Theatre during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it won a Fringe First Award.

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  Living by Troubled Waters

  Roy McFarlane

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  Living by Troubled Waters is the third poetry collection by Roy McFarlane – an extraordinary, uncompromising book exploring slavery, colonialism, and the continued tragedies visited upon Black bodies whilst these legacies remain unresolved. In his close examination of the horror of racialised violence, McFarlane examines how the strong currents of the past and present flow side by side. His poems ask us to think about the Black Mediterranean of today as much as we do about the Windrush scandal and the aftershocks of trans-Atlantic slavery, where Black people are still imprisoned, enslaved and drowned as they flee persecution and poverty.
  Living by Troubled Waters is innovative, formally experimental and far ranging in scope; erasure & inclusion (to make known) poems interweave and speak to the wider body of the collection. In his use of archival documents as a space for activism and linguistic intervention, McFarlane writes back into history, reclaiming voices and reshaping narratives. His poems also draw strength from themes of place and displacement, social justice, Black motherhood, family, art - and from the power of poetry itself as a witness to troubled times.

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  Paul Revere's Ride

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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  Relive one of the most iconic moments in American history with Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This stirring poem captures the urgency and heroism of Paul Revere’s legendary midnight ride, warning the colonial militia of the British advance and igniting the spirit of the American Revolution. Longfellow’s vivid imagery and masterful storytelling bring this historical event to life, making it both a timeless literary classic and a patriotic call to remembrance. 
  Narrated by Creig Jordan, this audiobook immerses listeners in the drama and tension of that fateful night. Jordan’s rich and evocative performance enhances the rhythm and emotion of Longfellow’s words, delivering an unforgettable listening experience that resonates with audiences of all ages. 
  Perfect for history enthusiasts, poetry lovers, and anyone seeking inspiration from the past, Paul Revere's Ride is a celebration of courage and determination that continues to echo through the ages. This audiobook invites you to experience the power of Longfellow’s verse and the enduring legacy of Paul Revere’s bravery.

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  The Prophet

  Kahlil Gibran

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  "The Prophet" by Khalil Gibran is a profoundly spiritual and philosophical collection of poetic essays that has captivated readers worldwide with its timeless insights into the human condition. Set against the backdrop of a fictional Middle Eastern village, the narrative unfolds through the character of Almustafa, the titular prophet, who, on the eve of his departure after twelve years of exile, shares his deep reflections on life, love, sorrow, joy, and mortality with the townspeople. Each essay addresses essential aspects of life—from marriage and parenting to work and freedom—offering wisdom that seeks to uplift the spirit and enrich the soul. Gibran's eloquent prose is both lyrical and accessible, making profound philosophical concepts resonate with readers of all backgrounds. The book not only explores the trials and tribulations of individual existence but also delves into the communal and universal truths that bind humanity together, making "The Prophet" a cherished classic in modern literature.

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  Go Figure

  Rae Armantrout

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  The poems in Pulitzer Prize-winner Rae Armantrout's new book are concerned with "this ongoing attempt/ to catalog the world" in a time of escalating disasters. From the bird who "check-marks morning/once more//like someone who gets up/to make sure// the door is locked" to bat-faced orchids, raising petals like light sails as if about to take flight, these poems make keen visual and psychological observations. The title Go Figure speaks to the book's focus on the unexpected, the strange, and the seemingly incredible so that: "We name things/ to know where we are." Moving with the deliberate precision that is a hallmark of Armantrout's work, they limn and refract, questioning how we make sense of the world, and ultimately showing how our experience of reality is exquisitely enfolded in words. "It's true things fall apart." Armantrout writes. 'Still, by thinking/we heat ourselves up."Sample TextHYPER-VIGILANCEHilarious,the way a crab's slendereye-stalksstand straight upfrom its scuttlingcarapace—the way vigilancetakes many forms? *That bird check-marks morningonce morelike someone who gets upto make surethe door is locked. *I soundlike I knowwhat I'm talking about.I sound like a comedian.

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  Top 10 Poets The - The War Poets...

  Wilfred Owen

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  The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives.  Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives. 
   
  But finding a starting point can be overwhelming, even off-putting, so in this series we offer up our Top 10 classic poets, who brim with talent and verse, on a range of subjects and themes that we can all enjoy. 
   
  War may be called diplomacy by other means but for the youth of a nation, pressed into service for that nation, its effects are horror, terror, injury, trauma and the likelihood of death.  Within the words of these 10 poets, dreams, ambition and reality collide into some very vivid and moving words. 
  1 - The Top 10 Poets - The War Poets - An Introduction 
  2 - Soldier's Dream by Wilfred Owen 
  3 - Anthem For Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen 
  4 - Futility by Wilfred Owen 
  5 - From My Diary July 1914 by Wilfred Owen 
  6 - Sonnet - On Seeing A Piece of Our Heavy Artillery Brought into Action by Wilfred Owen 
  7 - This Is No Case of Petty Right or Wrong by Edward Thomas 
  8 - These Things That Poets Said by Edward Thomas 
  9 - The Trumpet by Edward Thomas 
  10 - Cock Crow by Edward Thomas 
  11 - Adlestrop by Edward Thomas 
  12 - Libido by Rupert Brooke 
  13 - Dead Men's Love by Rupert Brooke 
  14 - Desertion by Rupert Brooke 
  15 - The Funeral of Youth. Threnody by Rupert Brooke 
  16 - Soldier by Rupert Brooke 
  17 - Killed in Action by Isaac Rosenberg 
  18 - August 1914 by Isaac Rosenberg 
  19 - Spring 1916 by Isaac Rosenberg 
  20 - Isolation A Fragment by Isaac Rosenberg 
  21 - Break of Day in the Trenches by Isaac Rosenberg 
  22 - The Lost Ones by Francis Ledwidge 
  23 - A Soldier's Grave by Francis Ledwidge 
  24 - Lament for the Poets, 1916 by Francis Ledwidge 
  25 - Growing Old by Francis Ledwidge 
  26 - The Call to Ireland by Francis Ledwidge 
  27 - Blighty by Ivor Gurney 
  28 - Sonnets 1917 - V - England the Mother by Ivor Gurney 
  29 - On Somme by Ivor Gurney 
  30 - Strange Hells by Ivor Gurney 
  31 - In Memoriam (Easter 1915) by Ivor Gurney 
  32 - The Dying Patriot by James Elroy Flecker 
  33 - No Coward's Song by James Elroy Flecker 
  34 - Pillage by James Elroy Flecker 
  35 - Destroyer of Ships, Men, Cities by James Elroy Flecker 
  36 - Epithalamion by James Elroy Flecker 
  37 - The English Graves by Laurence Binyon 
  38 - The Distant Guns by Laurence Binyon 
  39 - For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon 
  40 - England's Poet by Laurence Binyon 
  41 - Ypres by Laurence Binyon 
  42 - A Call to Action by Charles Sorley 
  43 - A Letter From the Trenches to An Old School Friend by Charles Sorley 
  44 - Such Such Is Death by Charles Sorley 
  45 - German Rain by Charles Sorley 
  46 - To Germany by Charles Sorley 
  47 - Prayer Before Battle by Alfred Lichtenstein 
  48 - The Battle at Saarburg by Alfred Lichtenstein 
  49 - Monday in the Courtyard of the Barracks by Alfred Lichtenstein 
  50 - Soldiers' Songs by Alfred Lichtenstein 
  51 - The End by Alfred Lichtenstein

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