Editorial: Clink Street Publishing
Michael Rose observes the world with a passionate and playful eye, bringing the everyday to life. Whether drawing on his family history, his personal love story, the Scottish coastline, or the vocabulary of modern food criticism, what underpins his sharp observations is affection. Both social commentary and documentary, his poems address the heart and mind.
Duke Vincentio has given his deputy Angelo temporary power over Vienna before his leave for a diplomatic mission. But instead of leaving the city, the Duke disguises himself as a friar named Lodowick, and stays behind to observe the city's happenings and Angelo's brief reign. Meanwhile, Angelo decides to enforce the laws on prostitution and debauchery, effectively shutting down the red-light district. A man named Claudio gets arrested for impregnating his lover, and Angelo sentences him to death. Claudio's sister enlists a certain friar's help to trick Angelo into releasing her brother.Ver libro
‘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. Christmas. An Introduction
2 - Ring Out Wild Bells. Christmas Poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson
3 - Wondrous Sight For Men and Angels by Ann Griffiths
4 - A Visit from St Nicholas ('Twas the Night Before Christmas) by Clement Moore
5 - Upon Christ His Birth by Sir John Suckling
6 - The Three Kings by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
7 - The Nativity by Henry Vaughan
8 - Minstrels. A Christmas Poem by William Wordsworth
9 - The Foolish Fir Tree by Henry Van Dyke
10 - The Darkling Thrush by Thomas Hardy
11 - The White Snow by Guillaume Apollinaire
12 - The House of Christmas by G K Chesterton
13 - Christmas at Sea by Robert Louis Stevenson
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In his famed treatise Either/Or, Christian existentialist philosopher Søren Kierkegaard suggests that our basic human condition is one of choice and freedom. But what about when we struggle to discern the right path forward, when we stumble between contradictory desires, when we want everything? Such insatiability – which the ancient Greeks called pleonexia – leads to suffering and sorrow for ourselves and others, not to mention the earth we call home. But what about when "either/or" thinking becomes too rigid in its limits? What about those moments when we see scarcity instead of the many possibilities that abound, when fear keeps us from giving and receiving our full share? This book of poetry is an exploration of those times when it is necessary to make either/or choices as well as other times when, even if only briefly, we are able to echo Richard Rohr in affirming, "Yes, And." It is a story of stumbling in darkness and seeking light, of succumbing to sinfulness and facing consequences, of desiring deeply and bumping up against limits. It's about addiction and recovery, justice and mercy, redemption found through friendship and community. It's about seeking ways to open doors and tear down walls. Ultimately, it is about the divine grace that occasionally manages to expand our possibilities, transforming us into vessels of boundless compassion.Ver libro
Two lost souls – a young heroin addict and a reclusive middle-aged farmer – discover a budding friendship in the bogs of Meath, until a terrible secret comes to light. Deirdre Kinahan's short play Bogboy was originally written as a radio play for RTÉ. It was first staged by Tall Tales theatre company at Solstice Arts Centre in 2010.Ver libro
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. In this volume England is engulfed in Civil War. The Divine right of Royalty versus The Will of Parliament. The King versus the People. Poets, born into one side or the other, use chosen words to fight this literary war. Here, the flamboyant, entitled Cavaliers reveal poets and poems that both embellish their cause and leave us a glorious poetic legacy.Ver libro
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.Ver libro
