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  Hafiz's Little Book of Life

  Hafiz Hafiz

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  Silver Winner, Focused Topic-Translation, Nautilus Book Awards “Delicate and tough, a crafted danger, full of wit as well as abandon, Hafiz’s lyric is one of the rare mysteries of world literature.” —Coleman Barks, author and translator of The Essential Rumi   I have this gem and it’s looking for a beholder   Hafiz of Shiraz (also known as Hafez) remains the most beloved name in all of Persian literature. Indeed, his mystic, lyric poetry is cherished as one of the great achievements of world literature, on a par with Dante, Goethe, and Shakespeare.  Hafiz’s Little Book of Life is a lush collection of more than 250 selections from his lifework. Also included is a vivid portrait of his life and times, translators’ notes, an extensive glossary, a bibliography, and an appendix on Hafiz as an oracle. Here are classic soaring flights of fancy and solid life lessons—made new by two award-winning translators.   This is the perfect introduction to Hafiz for all lovers of poetry and seekers of love, spirituality, and wisdom. Let the unforgettable words of Hafiz shine through you with their love, profundity, wit, and celebration of life.   “This is translation as a real ‘carrying-across,’ as art, not artifact . . . this one drops the reader/listener directly into their own soul-struggle. Immerse yourself and be transformed!” —Neil Douglas-Klotz, author of The Sufi Book of Life and A Little Book of Sufi Stories   “From the first page, you are invited to settle into a sublime sanctuary and partake in enchantment until you feel the Beloved inside your beating heart and running through your veins.” —Ari Honarvar, author of A Girl Called Rumi

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  Wandering Spirits of Exile

  Monica Minott

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  In Wandering Spirits of Exile, poems converse with art, bridging words and visual representation. This powerful collection breathes life into images, capturing their essence and telling their stories. Through three sections, the collection reimagines the exilic journey.
  Section 1 interrogates and illuminates the Middle Passage. Section 2 delves into the spirit-life of Jamaica's Nanny of the Maroons, tracing the 'Nanny Spirit' through generations. Section 3 expands the narrative through artists like Mallica 'Kapo' Reynolds and Jean-Michel Basquiat, portraying the enduring legacy of Africans in the New World.
  With ekphrastic poetry at its core, Wandering Spirits of Exile weaves history and emotion, confronting institutional violence and social disenfranchisement. The Nanny spirit, a symbol of empowerment, guides readers through a journey of reclamation and resilience. This collection is a tribute to heritage, identity, and the uncontainable spirit of those far from home.

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  A Ghost In Your Ear

  Jamie Armitage

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  'The ghost is not real, it is only in your ear…'
  An actor arrives late at a sound studio for a last-minute job for which he is yet to see the script: an audiobook recording of a particularly chilling ghost story. But as the evening progresses, the horrors start to escape the pages of the story, and haunt the studio itself.
  A Ghost In Your Ear is a gripping and spine-tingling exploration of terror, uncertainty and storytelling. It premiered at Hampstead Theatre Downstairs, London, in 2025, written and directed by Jamie Armitage in collaboration with multi-award-winning sound designers Ben and Max Ringham.

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  The Metamorphosis

  Franz Kafka

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  "As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect."
  
  With one of the most famous opening lines in literary history, Franz Kafka plunges the reader into the life of Gregor Samsa, a hardworking traveling salesman who becomes a monstrous vermin overnight. But the true horror of The Metamorphosis isn't the physical transformation—it is the reaction of the world around him. As Gregor becomes a burden to the family he once supported, the story unfolds into a tragic, darkly comic, and deeply unsettling exploration of isolation and the fragile nature of human worth.
  
  The Birth of the "Kafkaesque": Kafka's narrative style creates a world that is at once mundane and nightmarish. The "Kafkaesque" experience is defined by the struggle against an illogical, bureaucratic, and uncaring power—in this case, the expectations of labor and the cold pragmatism of a family under economic stress. Gregor's transformation serves as a powerful metaphor for anyone who has ever felt "othered," discarded, or trapped by their social role.
  
  A Deeply Human Tragedy: Beyond the surreal premise lies a searing look at family dynamics. Witness the transformation of Grete, Gregor's sister, from a sympathetic caretaker to the primary advocate for his removal. The Metamorphosis challenges us to ask: If we can no longer provide value to those we love, do we still deserve their love? It is a quintessential work of 20th-century literature that remains as relevant and gut-wrenching today as the day it was written.
  
  Step into the room of Gregor Samsa. Purchase "The Metamorphosis" today and experience the ultimate story of the outsider.

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  Poets of the Early 20th Century...

  James Joyce, Sara Teasdale,...

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  In England the Victorian Age was about to become the past and a new age of worldwide wars of horror and slaughter would envelop and decimate generations, forever staining mankind.   
   
  The Century would see the World discover strengths. The Democracies would stand firm against Fascism and later Communism yet still keep its own elite and privileged in power and the rest of us underfoot. 
   
  The World was more connected than ever before.  Culture accelerated its kaleidoscopic and interwoven journey. Transport delivered people by car and train and then aeroplane to far flung corners of the globe.  Empires were at their zenith and ready to fragment with new nations, many troubled, rising from their decay. 
   
  The natural world continued to be plundered and pillaged for its resources by industries who pledged ‘more’ and ‘better’ and would clothe and feed a growing world yet sow the seeds now ready to devastate us in our current times. 
   
  The globe was as vibrant and violent as troubled and tarnished as it ever was.  But new ideas, new political systems, new times changed everything once again. 
   1 - The Poets of the Early 20th Century  - Volume 1 - An Introduction 
  2 - At the Grave of the Forgotten by Effie Waller Smith 
  3 - Preparation by Effie Waller Smith 
  4 - A Rajput Love Song by Sarojini Naidu 
  5 - My Dead Dream by Sarojini Naidu 
  6 - The Poet's Love Song by Sarojini Naidu 
  7 - The Royal Tombs of Golconda by Sarojini Naidu 
  8 - Real Property by Harold Monro 
  9 - Midnight Lamentation by Harold Monro 
  10 - Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird by Wallace Stevens 
  11 - The Emperor of Ice Cream by Wallace Stevens 
  12 - The Snow Man by Wallace Stevens 
  13 - Disillusionment of Ten O'Clock by Wallace Stevens 
  14 - The Wayfarer by Patrick Pearse 
  15 - The Mother by Patrick Pearse 
  16 - To My Daughter Betty, The Gift of God by Tom Kettle 
  17 - On Leaving Ireland, July 14th 1916 by Tom Kettle 
  18 - Tenebris by Angelina Weld Grimké 
  19 - The Eyes of My Regret by Angelina Weld Grimké 
  20 - Image by Edward Storer 
  21 - The Blind Ploughman by Radclyffe Hall 
  22 - Ode To Sappho by Radclyffe Hall 
  23 - Ardour by Radclyffe Hall 
  24 - Palace by Guillaume Apollinaire 
  25 - One Evening by Guillaume Apollinaire 
  26 - The White Snow by Guillaume Apollinaire 
  27 - The Heart of A Woman by Georgia Douglas Johnson 
  28 - When I Rise Up by Georgia Douglas Johnson 
  29 - Sunlight and the Sea by Alfred Noyes 
  30 - The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes 
  31 - The Rose by John Cournos 
  32 - Among the Rodins by John Cournos 
  33 - The Volunteer by Herbert Asquith 
  34 - Autumn, 1914 by Mary Webb 
  35 - Fallen by Alice Corbin 
  36 - Two Voices by Alice Corbin 
  37 - The Joy of a Dog by Edgar Albert Guest 
  38 - See It Through by Edgar Albert Guest 
  39 - It Couldn't Be Done by Edgar Albert Guest 
  40 - An Old Woman of the Roads by Padraic Colum 
  41 - A Prayer by James Joyce 
  42 - Tilly by James Joyce 
  43 - Sleep Now, O Sleep Now by James Joyce 
  44 - Night Piece by James Joyce 
  45 - Translation by Anne Spencer 
  46 - White Things by Anne Spencer 
  47 - Deirdre by James Stephens 
  48 - Midnight by James Stephens 
  49 - La Vie C'est La Vie by Jessie Fauset 
  50 - Dead Fires by Jessie Fauset 
  51 - Spectral by John Drinkwater 
  52 - The Life of Love - Spring by Khalil Gibran 
  53 - On Pain by Khalil Gibran 
  54 - Autumn by Khalil Gibran 
  55 - Song of the Flower by Khalil Gibran 
  56 - Proof of Immortality by William Carlos Williams 
  57 - This Is Just To Say by William Carlos Williams 
  58 - The Crowd at the Ball Game by William

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  Tambo & Bones

  Dave Harris

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  'In today's world, errybody got a story.
  It's overwhelming. How! The humanity! O! Everywhere, someone appealing to yo sense of… empathy.'
  Tambo and Bones are stuck in a minstrel show. It's hard to know what's real when you're stuck in a minstrel show. Their escape plan: get out, get rich, get even.
  A daring theatrical exploration of the intersection of race, capitalism and performance, Dave Harris's play Tambo & Bones laughs through our past, blows the roof off our present, and imagines an explosive future for our world and for theatre.
  Tambo & Bones was commended in the 2019 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, and was first performed in a co-production between Playwrights Horizons, New York City, and Center Theatre Group, Los Angeles, in 2022. It was first produced in the UK in 2023 by Theatre Royal Stratford East, London, and Actors Touring Company, directed by Matthew Xia.

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