Maison d'édition: BookRix
I often imagine myself as a lone wanderer in the desert, roaming from oasis to oasis and city to city. There, he meets people, listens to their stories, possibly becomes part of them, replenishes supplies, and sets off again. While he walks alone, he thinks a lot. And he learns. When he gets to the next city, maybe he also has a story to tell.
Written at the turn of the twentieth century, The Book of Hours is one of the most significant works of modern German poetry. There has never been an English translation that preserved the tight poeticism and Christian mysticism of the original until now. In this long poem, the narrator-poet is a monk and icon painter desperately trying to see God in a way that his art can’t capture. Over three sections (The Book of Monkish Life, The Book of Pilgrimage, and The Book of Poverty & Death), Rilke takes the narrator on a journey from the pastoral lands of his monastery to the bustling and inhuman cities of the world on a quest to make sense of God's central mystery. A variety of images recur: building, trees (roots and fruits), ripening, ore, and what Rilke simply calls "the things". Through these motifs, the narrator seeks to understand God by exploring imagery that is the inverse of the usual Biblical symbols. What can we learn by thinking of God as darkness, as son, as poor neighbor, or as the rock that runs through the earth...? And, ultimately, what truly are poverty and death to the holy pilgrim?Voir livre
Darkness fell upon her as if it had its own life. As it turned out, it did.Charlie’s 39-year-old journey was surrounded by hidden forces. Blind to their powerful influences, she unknowingly walked into a wicked trap that she believed to offer momentary peace. However, this trap was permanent in its grip, and it thrust her into hidden realms that were more alive and vivid than her conscious awareness.Profound regret and overwhelming fear became her reality as she was dragged through the horrors of this unknown realm. She was able to see the dark forces that had been hidden and could comprehend their vile influences that led her to this inescapable trap.In an instant, she was pulled out of her eternal suffocating destiny and entered into a majestic hidden realm that permeated her soul with overwhelming love and the inexplicable peace that she had desperately craved. She was able to see the other side of these hidden forces that had always been loving and protective, and that relentlessly tried to help her.She was told she had a purpose. She was not told what it was.In the end, she was able to see how her seemingly insignificant decisions were beautifully revealed as the hidden source of light that profoundly influenced the lives of countless people who crossed her path. It was this source of light that she had been unaware of for so long.Until her very own unthinkable journey into the hidden realm.Voir livre
Unity is a channeled poetry book about a new way of being so that you can find peace, love, and harmony within. This poetry book is for those who are ready to find the light in their soul. This book is a prayer For peace, love, and unity A teacher of light To share with your community Let these words Lift you high above So that you may witness The descent of the dove To experience grace From the divine source You must let nature Take its course Merge yourself With the infinite soul Then you will know The highest goal Oneness and unity With Eternal Light Allow yourself to dissolve In the dark of the night This channeled poetry book was inspired by the peace of nature, the heartbreak of loss, and moving forward to find my inner truth, and shine my light. If you’re ready to find the light in your soul, allow Unity The Evolution Of Consciousness to guide you back home!Voir livre
It's a shame, isn't it, to have to rat on your neighbours? Upsetting to find out that both your husband and the dog have been telling you lies? And I hate to be the one to tell you this, but there are bad people everywhere, at large, going about their business. Financial insolvents on online-dating sites, contortionist plumbers with a point to prove, and a bloke named Barry, from Halifax, who is singlehandedly ruining the livelihoods of perfectly legitimate psychics. It's not all bad news though, there are sham marriages to look forward to, ducklings to be held captive by, and that dog, well, you can always put him up for sale. Life, I'm afraid, is based on nothing more than slippery moorings, and this debut pamphlet breaks the bad news with humour and a twist of darkness. The poems in this collection erupt with beauty and emotional resonance. These are graceful meditations on human relationships with each other and with themselves. The voice of the poet is strikingly unique, but there are also moments when it seems to be coming from within us, from the place of personal wonder: 'Outside a wood-pigeon coos monotonously / its slung together nest is hidden from view, / just like your knickers are, mostly, / and your feelings about your mother.' – Romalyn Ante, co-judge of the International Book & Pamphlet CompetitionVoir livre
Commenting on Hoskote's poetry on the Poetry International website, the poet and editor Arundhathi Subramaniam observes: "His writing has revealed a consistent and exceptional brilliance in its treatment of image. Hoskote's metaphors are finely wrought, luminous and sensuous, combining an artisanal virtuosity with passion, turning each poem into a many-angled, multifaced experience."Voir livre
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky was born in Moscow on 11th November, 1821 to distinguished multi-ethnic parents from a Lithuanian background. His childhood years were at the family home in hospital grounds which also contained an orphanage, an insane asylum and a cemetery for criminals. The young Fyodor often disobeyed his father by talking to the ill in the hospital gardens. His health was compromised at age 9 when he experienced his first epileptic fit. By the time he was a teenager both parents had died and he was now enrolled in a military academy where he graduated and eventually became a Lieutenant in 1842. He left military service the next year. In 1846 he published his first novel ‘Poor Cow’ to great literary acclaim. His next was unable to emulate that success but his short stories helped provide an income. Life as an author was definitely difficult. As he began his next work he was arrested and incarcerated for treason and participation in the political and literary Petrashevsky Circle. Although the case was weak and unjustified he was sentenced to 4 years of hard labour followed by 5 years of military service in a Siberian regiment. Despite the undoubted hardships and setbacks in his life, and whether they helped or hindered his writing, his talents produced many exceptional works of literature including ‘Crime and Punishment’, ‘The Idiot’ and ‘The Brothers Karamazov’. Dostoevsky’s ability to get under the skin of his characters and show the inner workings of their mind was hugely influential and ahead of its time. Interwoven with this was the influence of the broader social, spiritual and political forces at work in a person's psyche. Fyodor Dostoevsky struggled financially and remained in poor health for much of his adult life. He died from a lung haemorrhage on 9th February, 1881. In the Crocodile a man is swallowed whole and through this Gogol explores themes and ideas that no other author would attempt. Absurdist genius.Voir livre
