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  Echoes Of My Mind - Poems From...

  Glenn S Duquette

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Echoes of My Mind: Poems from Life’s Journey by Glenn S. Duquette is a heartfelt collection of poetry that captures the essence of love, loss, resilience, and the simple beauty of life’s moments. Through vivid imagery and poignant verses, Duquette reflects on the trials and triumphs of the human spirit, weaving themes of hope, connection, and the enduring power of love. 
   
  From tender dedications to lost loved ones to lyrical musings on nature, relationships, and personal growth, this collection speaks to the universal experiences that shape us all. Whether you're seeking solace, inspiration, or a deeper understanding of life's complexities, Echoes of My Mind invites you on a journey of introspection and emotional discovery. 
   
  Perfect for lovers of poetry and those who find comfort in words that resonate with the heart, this book serves as a testament to the power of expression and the enduring strength of the human soul.

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  The Clearing - Poems

  Allison Adair

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  Winner of the 2020 Max Ritvo Poetry Prize, The Clearing navigates the ever-shifting poles of violence and vulnerability with rich imagination and a singular incisiveness, “asserting feminist viewpoints and mortal terror in lush musical lines” (New York Times).
  
  
  
  The women in Allison Adair’s debut collection—luminous and electric from the first line to the last—live in places that have been excavated for gold and precious ores. They understand the nature of being hollowed out, of being “the planet’s stone / core as it tries to carve out one secret place and fails.” And so, as these poems take us from the midst of the Civil War to our current era, they chart fairy tales that are at once unsettling and painfully familiar, never forgetting that cruelty compels us to search for tenderness. “What if this time,” they ask, “instead of crumbs the girl drops / teeth, her own, what else does she have.”
  
  
  
  Adair sees the dirt beneath our nails, both alone and as a country, and pries it gently loose until we remember something of who we are, “from before . . . from a similar injury or kiss.” There is a dark tension in this work, and its product is wholly “an alchemical feat, turning horror into beauty” (Boston Globe).

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  Village of the Lost

  Tara A. Devlin

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  What truly lurks in the shadows? 
  Driven to the edge and unable to take it any longer, a depressed man heads to an infamous forest to end it all. Once there, however, he stumbles upon something he could never have imagined: a village hidden deep in the trees. 
  Who are these lost people? What do they really want? And why are they so afraid of something that lurks on the village’s edges? Sometimes, there are worse things than death lurking out there… 
  Click the buy now button to uncover the secrets of the village right now. 
  Reiwa Tanpen is a series of stand-alone Japanese horror, mystery, and thriller novellas and short stories for the new era. Featuring Japanese ghosts, curses, killers, yokai, urban legends, and much more, each story can be read independently of the rest.

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  Vachel Lindsay Reads His Poetry

  Vachel Lindsay

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  Nicholas Vachel Lindsay (November 10, 1879 - December 5, 1931) was an American poet. He is considered a founder of modern singing poetry, as he referred to it, in which verses are meant to be sung or chanted, as they were practiced by the ancient Greeks. Because of his identity as a performance artist and his use of American midwestern themes, Lindsay became known in the 1910s as the "Prairie Troubador." In the final twenty years of his life, Lindsay was one of the best known poets in the U.S. His reputation enabled him to befriend, encourage, and mentor other poets, such as Langston Hughes and Sara Teasdale. The following recordings include "The Congo," "The Mysterious Cat," "The Moon's The North Wind's Cooky," "The Flower-Fed Buffaloes," "General William Booth Enters Into Heaven," and "The Chinese Nightingale."

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  The Carrying - Poems

  Ada Limón

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  WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD 
  FINALIST FOR THE PEN/JEAN STEIN BOOK AWARD 
  From U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón comes The Carrying—her most powerful collection yet. 
  Vulnerable, tender, acute, these are serious poems, brave poems, exploring with honesty the ambiguous moment between the rapture of youth and the grace of acceptance. A daughter tends to aging parents. A woman struggles with infertility—“What if, instead of carrying / a child, I am supposed to carry grief?”—and a body seized by pain and vertigo as well as ecstasy. A nation convulses: “Every song of this country / has an unsung third stanza, something brutal.” And still Limón shows us, as ever, the persistence of hunger, love, and joy, the dizzying fullness of our too-short lives. “Fine then, / I’ll take it,” she writes. “I’ll take it all.” 
  In Bright Dead Things, Limón showed us a heart “giant with power, heavy with blood”—“the huge beating genius machine / that thinks, no, it knows, / it’s going to come in first.” In her follow-up collection, that heart is on full display—even as The Carrying continues further and deeper into the bloodstream, following the hard-won truth of what it means to live in an imperfect world.

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  Pericles

  William Shakespeare

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  Pericles is one of William Shakespeare's most adventurous and emotionally rich plays, blending romance, tragedy, and redemption into a sweeping tale that spans kingdoms and oceans. Believed to have been written around 1607–1608, the story follows Prince Pericles of Tyre as he embarks on a perilous journey filled with mystery, danger, loss, and ultimately, miraculous reunion.
  
  The play begins when Pericles travels to the city of Antioch to compete for the hand of the king's daughter. There he discovers a dark and shocking secret hidden behind the king's challenge—a secret so dangerous that it forces him to flee for his life. What follows is a long voyage across the Mediterranean world, where storms, shipwrecks, political intrigue, and unexpected kindness shape his fate.
  
  Along his journey, Pericles encounters both cruelty and compassion. He finds temporary refuge in the kingdom of Pentapolis, where he wins the love of the noble Thaisa. Yet happiness proves fragile as tragedy strikes during a violent sea storm, leading Pericles to believe he has lost his beloved wife forever. Burdened by grief and responsibility, he entrusts his newborn daughter, Marina, to the care of others before continuing his restless wanderings.
  
  Years later, Marina grows into a young woman of extraordinary virtue and strength. Despite facing betrayal, danger, and corruption, her courage and moral purity transform the lives of those around her. Her story runs parallel to Pericles' own struggles, weaving a powerful narrative about endurance, faith, and the enduring bonds of family.
  
  What makes Pericles unique among Shakespeare's works is its epic scope and its fairy-tale-like sense of wonder. Narrated in part by the poet Gower, the play moves across time and place, creating a story that feels both mythical and deeply human. Themes of forgiveness, divine providence, and the healing power of reunion give the play a hopeful and uplifting tone.
  
  Filled with dramatic shipwrecks, royal courts, lost children, and miraculous discoveries, Pericles explores the idea that life's darkest trials can lead to unexpected redemption. The play reminds readers and audiences that perseverance, virtue, and faith can guide people through even the most turbulent storms.
  
  Today, Pericles stands as one of Shakespeare's most moving late romances—a story of suffering transformed into joy, and of families torn apart by fate only to be reunited by grace. It is a timeless tale that celebrates resilience, hope, and the enduring possibility of renewal.

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