Publisher: Soma Publishing
Michael A. Griffith is at his finest when such penetrating poetic verse reaches the present tense by uplifting the spirit and elevating the mind. In the best tradition of literature this passionate work is both accessible and admirable. (The ebook edition is an expanded version of the print copy. Including artwork and additional poems.)
This is a short poetic story based on characters from the Magicians series. I am beyond life, I am beyond strife, I am long beyond my last breath, I'm among the angelic host, some call me a ghost, I awoke one day dead or as good as dead, I knew not how it was even possible me being a ghost as I was the king of the grim reapers, so I cannot die in a normal way as this to become a ghost.Show book
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of ’Tis the Last Rose of Summer by Sir Thomas Moore. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for November 15th, 2009.Show book
A full-cast audio dramatization of Mikhail Bulgakov’s classic novel. Satan and his retinue, including a seven foot tall skinny fellow with a pince-nez , an obnoxious cigar smoking black cat and a beautiful naked vampire visit Moscow in the 1920s, taking with them chaos and insanity where ever they go.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring David Catlin, Thomas Cox, Lawrence DiStasi, Christine Dunford, Laura Eason, Joy Gregory, Doug Hara, David Kersnar, Mariann Mayberry, Joey Slotnick, Phillip Smith and Andrew White.Show book
A short play by a leading Argentine playwright, telling the shocking story of an everyday trip to the hairdressers. Taken from the collection, Latin American Plays, an essential introduction to the fascinating but largely unexplored theatre of Latin America, Saying Yes by Griselda Gambaro is a grotesque comedy about man's inhumanity to man. The full collection features new translations of five contemporary plays written by some of the region's most exciting writers. Each play is accompanied by an illuminating interview with its author conducted by the theatre director, Sebastian Doggart, who has also selected and translated the plays and provided an introductory history of Latin American drama. The collection also includes: Rappaccini's Daughter by Octavio Paz A play by the Mexican Nobel laureate. Night of the Assassins by José Triana A controversial Cuban play in which three siblings plot the murder of their parents. Orchids in the Moonlight by Carlos Fuentes A dream play about two Mexican women exiled in Hollywood's maze of mirrors. Mistress of Desires by Mario Vargas Llosa Peru's most acclaimed writer interweaves reality and fantasy in an erotically charged tale.Show book
This anthology collects four complete volumes of poetry from the beloved New Orleans poet, journalist, and anchorman. Like Robert Frost before him, Jim Metcalf’s poetic commentaries on everyday objects and events offer a keen insight into our world and our own humanity. This volume includes four rare and out-of-print collections of Metcalf’s poetry: Follow Another Star, Please to Begin, In Some Quiet Place, and Jim Metcalf's Journal. With a foreword by his longtime friend and colleague Phil Johnson, this anthology serves as a brilliant reminder of the poet and his work.Show book
An L.A. Theatre Works commissioned adaptation of the classic Agatha Christie “whodunit.” Adapted from the novel by Kate McAll. In Christie’s clever and beautifully crafted tale, Detective Hercule Poirot receives an urgent letter from Paul Renauld summoning him to France. Upon their arrival, Poirot and his companion, Arthur Hastings, find they are too late. Plus, to complicate things further, certain facts just don’t add up.Original Music by John Biddle.Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in April 2021.Director: Anna Lyse EriksonProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergAn L.A. Theatre Works Full-Cast Performance Featuring:Edita Brychta as Madame Renauld and FrancoiseKevin Daniels as Detective Giraud Anna Lyse Erikson as LeonieSimon Helberg as Captain HastingsAdhir Kalyan as Jack Renauld Alfred Molina as Hercule PoirotDarren Richardson as Sergeant, Doctor, and othersJocelyn Towne as Cinderella and Marthe Daubreuil Joanne Whalley as Madame DaubreuilMatthew Wolf as Monsieur HautetSenior Producer: Anna Lyse EriksonPrepared for Audio by: Mark HoldenSound Designers: Andrea Allmond, Charles CarrollRecording Engineer: Neil WogensenEditor and Mixer: Charles Carroll for The Invisible Studios, West HollywoodSenior Radio Producer: Ronn LipkinFoley Artist: Jeff GardnerShow book
