Maison d'édition: The Poetry Business
Exciting, accomplished, and shimmering with ideas, Dear Life is the work of an exceptional talent. Together as never before, such figures as Larkin, Galileo and Milton, Turgenev and Willie Nelson help the poet explore, explain and address life as it is lived in the 21st Century.
Aristotle's Poetics is best known for its definition and analysis of tragedy and comedy, but it also applies to truth and beauty as they are manifested in the other arts. In our age, when the natural and social sciences have dominated the quest for truth, it is helpful to consider why Aristotle claimed: "poetry is more philosophical and more significant than history." Like so many other works by Aristotle, the Poetics has dominated the way we have thought about all forms of dramatic performance in Europe and America ever since. The essence of poetry lies in its ability to transcend the particulars of everyday experience and articulate universals, not merely what has happened but what might happen and what ought to happen.Voir livre
Poetry is the language of Catholicism. From the songs of Scripture to the hymns of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Church has always used metaphor and image, meter and rhyme, and the music of language to illuminate and inculcate the faith. Yet, when it comes to Catholic poetry itself, the song too often remains unsung. Many devout believers recoil from poetry, even when it is deeply Catholic. Many poetry lovers overlook Catholic poetry, even when it is truly great. And passionate readers are left with few resources from which to draw inspiration—even as the number of great Catholic poems continues to grow. This groundbreaking collection is designed to change that. Edited by acclaimed poet and author Sally Read, it includes a carefully curated collection of poetry with brief essays to introduce each selection; a detailed introduction and glossary of poetic terms; and a wide range of poetic voices—from giants like Dante and Shakespeare, to mystical saints like Hildegard of Bingen and John of the Cross, to modern masters like Gerard Manley Hopkins and Oscar Wilde, to contemporary female poets like Denise Levertov and Anne Porter. What emerges is truly universal: an unparalleled collection spanning twenty countries and twenty centuries. Whether Catholic or non-Catholic, a poetry skeptic or a poetry lover, readers will glean from these pages a deepened appreciation of the history of poetry, the life of the Church, and the powerful ways in which each strengthens the other.Voir livre
Nugget, a transgender boy with an extraordinary imagination, seeks a cure for his mother’s incurable illness. Drawn by tales of Mud Lake’s healing mud and mythical creatures, Nugget, along with his friend Greta, embark on an adventure into the enchanted forest. Will they be able to outsmart clever gnomes, mischievous pixies, and unravel the secrets of Mud Lake? Can Nugget’s determination and the guidance of magical beings bring hope and healing to his ailing mother? Dive into “The Secrets Hidden in Mud Lake,” a captivating story filled with suspense, humor, and teaches teamwork, love, resilience, friendship, bravery and the healing properties of mud lake.Voir livre
Poetry. A form of words that seems so elegantly simple in one verse and so cleverly complex in another. Each poet has a particular style, an individual and unique way with words and yet each of us seems to recognise the path and destination of where the verses lead, even if sometimes the full comprehension may be a little beyond us. Through the centuries every culture has produced verse to symbolize and to describe everything from everyday life, natural wonders, the human condition and even in its more hubristic moments, the crushing triumph of an enemy. In the volumes of this series, we take a look at poetry through the prism of individual regions of England, or sometimes more quaintly known as ‘Albion’, or ‘Blighty’, through the centuries of its gloried history. England, despite its perception of reserve and under-statement has, in reality, strode the global stage at various time in many things, both good and bad, from Empire to long distance running. Here our focus in on its literature. Famed for its fiction and dramas, it is equally admired for its plethora of gifted poets and the dazzling verse which has added so much to its artistic legacy. These classic poets are wonders of their age and of their art. Genius is written in their names. In this volume the instantly globally recognisable city of London has, for century after century, dominated the country. Its rich history of art, culture and commerce interweave with generation after generation of poets to produce a supremely rich tapestry of undimmed brilliance. Our poets include Alexander Pope, Amy Levy, Edmund Spenser, John Keats, G K Chesterton and a host of others. Genius has many names.Voir livre
This unique book is a collection of fiction slam-like poetry. Showcasing various adult topics, fantasy or realistic-like scenarios.Voir livre
Robert Lee Frost was born on the 26th March 1874 in San Francisco, California. His father found providing for the family a constant challenge and he died, when Frost was 11, from tuberculosis and left an estate valued at only $8. The family moved east to Lawrence, Massachusetts, and a better life with his grandfather. After graduating from High School, and then a few months at Dartmouth college, he returned home to take on a variety of menial jobs to help support his mother. Their drudgery and poor money encouraged him to move in a different direction: a career as a poet. He sold his first poem in 1894 for $15. With this milestone he proposed to his high school sweetheart who declined as she was still studying at university. The following year she graduated and they married. A year later the first of their six children arrived. After a stint at Harvard for two years he received the gift of a farm from his ailing grandfather. Frost worked the farm and wrote unpublished poetry for several years before turning to a teaching position. Upon the death of one of his children the grief-stricken family decided to quit everything and live in England, moving across the Atlantic in 1912. The following year he published his first poetry book and with it came critical acclaim. He was now in his late thirties. The onset of World War I saw Frost return to America with a glowing reputation, and here he launched himself into a career of writing, teaching and lecturing. In 1924 he received the first of four Pulitzer Prizes, for his book ‘New Hampshire: A Poem with Notes and Grace Notes’. He received a second Pulitzer in 1931 for ‘Collected Poems’. A third Pulitzer Prize was presented in 1937 for ‘A Further Range’. His fourth Pulitzer was awarded in 1943 for ‘A Witness Tree’. Frost was also nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature 31 times. During these years personal tragedy had enveloped him. A daughter had died in her late 20s from the effects of her puerperal fever at childbirth, his wife had died of breast cancer, and a son had committed suicide. Then, at the age of 86, was asked to read his poem ‘The Gift Outright’ at President John F Kennedy’s inauguration on the 20th January, 1961. Robert Frost died on the 29th January 1963 in Boston of complications arising from prostate surgery. He was 88.Voir livre
