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  Lysistrata

  Aristophanes

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  Lysistrata by Aristophanes is a bold and satirical comedy from ancient Greece that combines humor, political critique, and social commentary in a strikingly original way. First performed in 411 BCE during the Peloponnesian War, the play presents a daring and imaginative solution to the endless conflict between Athens and Sparta.
  
  At the center of the story is Lysistrata, a clever and determined Athenian woman who grows frustrated with the ongoing war and its toll on society. In an unprecedented act of unity, she gathers women from rival city-states and persuades them to withhold intimacy from their husbands until peace is achieved. This unconventional strategy sets the stage for a series of comedic encounters, witty exchanges, and escalating tensions between the sexes.
  
  Through sharp dialogue and exaggerated situations, Aristophanes uses humor to explore serious themes such as the futility of war, the dynamics of power, and the role of women in a male-dominated society. The play challenges traditional gender roles and highlights the intelligence, influence, and solidarity of women, even within a restrictive cultural framework.
  
  Blending farce with meaningful reflection, Lysistrata remains one of Aristophanes' most enduring works. Its playful yet pointed critique of politics and human behavior continues to resonate with modern audiences, offering both laughter and insight into the timeless desire for peace and understanding.

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  A Rhyme A Dozen ― Dreams - 12...

  Edgar Allan Poe, Christina...

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  ‘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.  Dreams - An Introduction 
  2 - A Dream Within a Dream by Edgar Allen Poe 
  3 - A Ballad of Dreamland by Algernon Charles Swinburne 
  4 - Dreams by Robert Tannahill 
  5 - Dreamland by Christina Georgine Rossetti 
  6 - The Dream by Amy Levy 
  7 - The Dream by John Donne 
  8 - I Go on Dreaming of Paths by Antonio Machado 
  9 - Dream Fable by Rabia al Basri 
  10 - Ay, Workman, Make Me A Dream by Stephen Crane 
  11 - Dream Town by Ella Wheeler Wilcox 
  12 - I Rose From Dreamless Hours by James Elroy Flecker 
  13 - The Dream Called Life by Pedro Calderon de la Barca

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  The Calling of the Heart - Poems...

  Barry Hunt

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   The heart is always calling us to listen intently as the seasons turn, listen intently through the wheel of the year, listen intently as each month whispers with divine intent. 
  When listening to these poems, I invite you to find a place where you can listen intently, a place where all things stand still and you feel the whispering of each month. 
  Listening intently is the path to forgiveness, empathy and compassion, the path to seeing ourselves in each other. Listen now, listen intently as each month whispers with divine intent.

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  Random Experiments in...

  Amy Shimshon-Santo

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  Random Experiments in Bioluminescence is a remarkable collection of luminous poems for cherishing cultures, languages, and the Earth — From poet and urbanist Dr. Amy Shimshon-Santo.“Listen with your natural body,” writes Shimshon-Santo. “In the beginning, there was song.” This collection tracks a woman’s search for language and belonging. Choral, cryptographic, and exhilarating, Shimshon-Santo provides glimpses into a poetics of  planetary livability.The collection opens with a “genealogy of the moment” in “x or x prime clock time.” Trees and vines “tangle their hair together” to escape over brick walls. A piano decomposes into forest mulch. Seaweed fronds curl around pilings. Gravity “plants humans in the ground like oaks” while black birds murmurate skyward. Echolocate in the galaxy through poems, and become a “rapture gawker of infinity consciousness.”Mother tongues join a line dance of translations with family and friends. A trilingual villanelle for òrìṣà cohabitates with talmudic inspired piyyut. Poems morph into flow charts, pictograms, haikus, and chants — scattered between photographs of habitats.Her verse has kinesthetic momentum on the page—flowing from right to left or left to right, ascending or descending, to weave conversations between languages. The outcome of Random Experiments in Bioluminescence is a homecoming to the body and the planet; respect for multiple languages and awe for life in our pluriverse.

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  A Young Boy Named David Book 23...

  David M. Smith

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  The "Young Boy Named David" series is designed to help young ones deal with difficult situations that are hard to talk about. In Book 23, David goes to a new school and gets put into a special class designed to help him do better in class. Not only does he meet a teacher from his past, but David also makes a new best friend.

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  The Ferryman

  Jez Butterworth

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   'Vanishing. It's a powerful word, that. A powerful word.' 
  County Armagh, Northern Ireland, 1981. The Carney farmhouse is a hive of activity with preparations for the annual harvest. A day of hard work on the land and a traditional night of feasting and celebrations lie ahead. But this year they will be interrupted by a visitor.
  Developed by Sonia Friedman Productions, Jez Butterworth's play The Ferryman premiered to huge acclaim at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in April 2017, before transferring to the West End and then Broadway. The production was directed by Sam Mendes.
  It went on to win the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Play, and the Critics' Circle, Olivier and WhatsOnStage Awards for Best New Play. It also won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Play.

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