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  Antony and Cleopatra

  William Shakespeare

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  Antony and Cleopatra is the tumultuous tragedy and love story played out against a backdrop of war and the vengeance of Octavius Caesar.

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  The Poetry of Weddings

  WB Yeats, Kahlil Gibran,...

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  Whilst those of us old enough to remember the sixties might have thought weddings would become obsolete for all but the faithful, they still seem for the majority of us to be the benchmark, the gold standard of a relationship. 
   
  This symbol of love, commitment and sacrifice between two people, albeit for most, no longer mirroring the union between God and His Church, endures.  Others have found other words with which to celebrate, share and state their love, their spiritual and emotional commitment in front of family, friends and the wider world. 
   
  This wide-ranging and inclusive volume contains some of the most beautiful verses ever created in the English language from some of its greatest classic poetical voices including Shakespeare, John Donne, John Keats, Edna St Vincent Millay and Sara Teasdale.   
   
  Whether conventional, convenient or gimmicky, love is the theme and the feeling and used to offer the vows without focusing on the religious but still providing the personal and universal of that very mysterious emotion, love.

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  Weekend On The Isle

  Stephanie Nicole Norris

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  Note: This is a follow-up story to No Holds Barred. I encourage you to read that book first before reading Weekend On The Isle. 
  Deciding they need quality time away from the hustle and bustle of their busy lives, Hunter takes Camilla to St. Lucia, where the two don’t come up for air as they indulge in a weekend on the isle.

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  Bad Hobby - Poems

  Kathy Fagan

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  From Kingsley Tufts Award finalist Kathy Fagan comes Bad Hobby, a perceptive collection focused on memory, class, and might-have-beens.In a working-class family that considers sensitivity a “fatal diagnosis,” how does a child grow up to be a poet? What happens when a body “meant to bend & breed” opts not to, then finds itself performing the labor of care regardless? Why do we think our “common griefs” so singular? Bad Hobby is a hard-earned meditation on questions like these—a dreamscape speckled with swans, ghosts, and weather updates.Fagan writes with a kind of practical empathy, lamenting pain and brutality while knowing, also, their inevitability. A dementing father, a squirrel limp in the talons of a hawk, a “child who won’t ever get born”: with age, Fagan posits, the impact of ordeals like these changes. Loss becomes instructive. Solitude becomes a shared experience. “You think your one life precious—”And Bad Hobby thinks—hard. About lineage, about caregiving. About time. It paces “inside its head, gazing skyward for a noun or phrase to / shatter the glass of our locked cars & save us.” And it does want to save us, or at least lift us, even in the face of immense bleakness, or loneliness, or the body changing, failing. “Don’t worry, baby,” Fagan tells us, the sparrow at her window. “We’re okay.”

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  Machinations of A Feminist

  Margaret D. (Kawamuinyo) Gill

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  A semi autobiographical collection of poetry by an award winning poet, Machinations of A Feminist is a conversation between a Barbadian woman poet and each listener. It is an offering of communion between poet, reader and listener 
  "These poems share the romance the author has with words and her habit of uplifting the local (Barbadian, Caribbean), the extra-ordinary. In so doing it offers a validation of the poem as personal history, and therefore history. The words themselves are offered as the objective correlative, since what stands behind them may ultimately be un-shareable - an aim to delight God and fellowship with the reader in what may well be simply groans. Nonetheless, let all that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as seek thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified... " 
  Margaret D. Gill taught, variously, literature, written English, Caribbean civilization studies and critical writing for over two decades as adjunct staff at the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies. She has been published in several anthologies, including the original BIM Magazine and The Oxford Book of Caribbean Verse (2005). She was First Prize winner of the Inaugural Frank Collymore Literary Endowment Award (1998), and in 2008 was one of nine international writers of the IWW (International Writers Workshop) in Hong Kong and China. 

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  Italian Kitty's Pizza

  Max Marshall

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  Mia, a cat with a fiery spirit and a love for authentic Italian pizza, finds herself settling into a new life in an ordinary house in the south of the USA. Driven by a desire to bring the joy of pizza to her new community, Mia dives into the world of YouTube cooking videos, teaching herself the art of crafting traditional Italian pizza. Armed with newfound skills and unwavering determination, Mia decides to open her own pizzeria in the city. 
  As Mia sets out to assemble a team of talented chefs, she meets Elio, a dog with a flair for pasta dishes, and Aurora, a cat skilled in the art of frying meat. Together, they form a dynamic trio, determined to create delicious meals that reflect their diverse backgrounds and cultures. With passion and creativity as their guide, the team creates mouthwatering pizzas and delectable sides that quickly become the talk of the town. 
  Mia's Pizza Palace becomes a hub of multicultural exchange, where the love for food transcends borders and brings people together. Through vibrant illustrations and engaging storytelling, this delightful children's book celebrates diversity, encourages curiosity about different cuisines, and highlights the importance of community.

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