Publisher: Booklassic
A set of Christmas and antislavery poems published by Thomas Hill (1818-1891) for the Boston antislavery fair. Digitized by the Antislavery Literature Project.
Two plays by award-winning playwright Ella Hickson. Precious Little Talent is about a father desperate not to forget his daughter and two young people determined not to be forgotten by the world. Hot Mess is a dark and lyrical tale about friendship, loss and loneliness. Twins Polo and Twitch were born with only one heart between them: where Polo is not looking to be loved, Twitch can do nothing but. 'A rising star of British theatre ... she has a gorgeous way with words and head full of bewitching ideas. Hickson remains a red-hot one to watch.' - Independent 'She writes with great assurance using charmingly poetic language... Miss Hickson proves to be an inspired director.' - British Theatre GuideShow book
Poet, author and activist Janine Booth was part of the ranting poetry movement of the eighties, performing as 'The Big J'. In late 2016, she discovered a strange indentation in her right breast and was subsequently diagnosed with breast cancer. In this collection of candid journal extracts, poetry, meticulous research and substantive politics, Janine details her journey from detection and diagnosis, through surgery, to 'getting over it'.Show book
Josh is the club's rising star but injury threatens to ruin everything. Nate's the veteran; he knows how to enjoy himself. Yaz and her mate Samantha are off on a night out. They know where to find the team and how to get a result. The drinks are flowing in the VIP section. A spare hotel room is booked. But at the end of the night, when things are out of control, someone is going to get hurt. Katherine Chandler's new play Lose Yourself is a fast, wild and ultimately tragic ride into the darker side of our celebrity obsessed culture. Lose Yourself premiered at Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, in May 2019.Show book
Have you ever wondered what makes life worth living? Your every single day is packed with thousands of thoughts, emotions, and feelings. Unimaginable happiness can be followed by devastating loss and numbing depression can be replaced by love. Until you fall asleep. And then you wake up. And life begins its rollercoaster ride again. 29 Plus One: Finn's Story This is not your typical story book. This audiobook is an opportunity. This life story will act as a crystal clear mirror that will allow you to embark on a unique adventure of self-reflection. And you will hopefully emerge a different person. Filled with hope, self-awareness and an insatiable drive to live every single moment to the fullest. Both good and bad, both happy and sad. What does "29 plus one" mean? Brace yourself for a journey through your deepest thoughts, fears, and emotions. This life story will act as the vessel that will help you navigate through life’s stormy waters. And you will reach your destination. Your inner haven, your peace of mind. How? By looking into your mirror through the sensitive, brave, and inspired eyes of a poetic storyteller. Why choose this audiobook? Because you want to come closer to your inner child. Because you want to examine yourself and the world around you. Because you want something more. Do you know someone who could use some inspiration? Spoil your loved ones with a special gift. Surprise them with a copy of 29 Plus One today and allow them to take a break from their hectic lifestyle and decompress their mind. Don’t hesitate! Indulge yourself in a poetic journey of self-discovery! Listen to 29 Plus One today!Show book
Essie's lost her job. Her girlfriend's left. But she's alright. Except lately she feels more like a chair than a person. One of those folding chairs. Solid one minute. And then. Margaret Perry's play Collapsible is a funny, furious monologue about holding on in this collapsing world. It was premiered at the 2019 VAULT Festival, London, where it won the Origins Award for Outstanding New Work. It transferred to the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the Bush Theatre, London, in a co-production between Ellie Keel Productions and HighTide.Show book
This award-winning debut book of poetry examines race, masculinity, religion, class, and the African American experience in the American Midwest. A book of elegiac ambivalence, Testify’s speaker often finds himself trapped between received binaries: black and white, ghetto and suburban, atheism and Catholicism. In many ways, this work is a Bildungsroman detailing the maturation of a black man raised in the crack-laden 1980s, with hip-hop, jazz, and blues as its soundtrack. Rendered with keen attention to the economic decline of the Midwest due to the departure of the automotive industry, this book portrays the speaker wrestling with his city’s demise, family relationships, interracial love, and notions of black masculinity. Never letting anyone, including the speaker, off the hook, Testify refuses sentimentality and didacticism and dwells in a space of uncertainty, where meaning and identity are messy, complicated, and multivalent.“Manuel charts the raw emotional complexities and the impossible daily reckonings that confront a young black man coming of age today in America. . . . Each powerful testimony in this collection stands as evidence of an eloquent and dramatic new voice in American poetry.” ―David St. John, author of The Auroras and Study for the World’s Body “These potent poems testify to those ambivalent moments that might rend or right us, as when an interracial couple drive past a truck with a Confederate flag painted on its back windshield and from which a little boy turns to smile and wave: his ‘blond hair // split down the middle like a Bible / left open to the Book of Psalms.’” ―Anna Journey, author of The Atheist Wore Goat SilkShow book
