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  Hôtel Amour

  Deryn Rees-Jones

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  "This is simply extraordinary writing, laced with wonder and devastation…" Joanna Klink
  A sequel to her T. S. Eliot Prize shortlisted Erato, Deryn Rees-Jones' remarkable new collection sees her returning to ongoing preoccupations: the complexities of memory and memorialisation, desire and the body, and poetry's place in a hostile world.
  The book begins with a woman checking into Hôtel Amour, a space both real and imagined, in the heart of Paris. This is a hallucinatory city where surreal symbols loom large: the hotel's pink neon sign, elephants, doubles, and lost pairings. A bloody heart lies in the street, books concertina into song, and everywhere is the ever-present noise of birds.
  Playful, and moving by turn, Hôtel Amour experiments with fragmented narrative and poetic form, creating a breathing space for a multilayered and powerful meditation on illness, love and time. Hôtel Amour's fierce and formidable exploration of 'the now' and its many ghostly literary pasts, is the work of a poet at the height of her powers as she asks us to listen, and explore our human capacity for transformation and for hope.

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  The Orloj of Prague - The Orloj...

  Erasmus Cromwell-Smith II

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  Young Erasmus Cromwell-Smith II's adventure happens inside Prague's astrological clock. Together with a band of five other harlequin-dressed youngsters, he experiences a city filled with wizards, enchanters, witches, conjurers, and evil gargoyles. The youngsters seek clues to reach the mysterious Hradcany Castle and become Wizard Apprentices. They are guided on their quest by The Orloj, the old clock, and Buggie and Thumpee, his sons. Through the wicked streets of Prague, the six harlequins must find six statues representing each of the human virtues of Generosity, Humility, Compassion, and the human flaws of Pride, Envy, and Avarice. They earn clues to reach the castle only after they successfully learn them. The Orloj is a magical tale filled with non-stop action, thrills, and timeless wisdom through nine timeless fables and poems.

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  Works of Edgar Allan Poe The -...

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  this volume of the 10 volume series is subtitled "Tales of Horror and Death" 
  - includes some of Poe's most famous works including "The Pit and the Pendulum", "The Cask of Amontillado", "The Fall of the House of Usher" and 10 others 
  Acclaimed American writer, Edgar Allan Poe (1809 to 1849) was known particularly for his mysteries and tales of the macabre. He was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story, and is considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. 
  Poe's father abandoned the family when he was just 1 year old and his mother died the following year. He was taken in by John and Frances Allan and lived with them into young adulthood. Poe attended the University of Virginia but had to leave due to lack of money. He quarreled with John Allan over the lack of funds for his education. In 1827, Poe enlisted in the United States Army under an assumed name and also published his first collection. Poe failed as an officer cadet at West Point, decided to be a full-time writer, and thus the relationship with the Allans was severed.

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  101 Great American Poems

  The American Poetry & Literacy...

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  "101 Great American Poems" is a thoughtfully curated anthology that brings together a diverse collection of classic American poetry. Spanning over two centuries, the book features works from some of the nation's most celebrated poets, including Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Robert Frost, and Langston Hughes. Each poem has been carefully selected to represent the richness and variety of American poetic expression, capturing themes of nature, love, identity, and the human experience. This accessible volume serves as both an introduction to American poetry for newcomers and a treasured collection for enthusiasts, making it an essential addition to any literary library.

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  Poems for Newlyweds - Love poems...

  Christopher Marlowe

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  The meeting, the courtship, the wedding and the honeymoon have all now been completed. 
   
  Having got this far the real journey lays before every married couple seeking the love, stability, support and joys of a long-term relationship.  The state of the newly-weds is now at hand.  The meeting of minds and the living together can become a source of friction or ignition to a deeper understanding.  Physically the very first blush of lust and desire is replaced by an understanding that life and our own biological and emotional clocks, for some, may now require that children be brought into the mix and families raised. 
   
  Yes, that interlude when the bliss of being a newly-wed – announced and seen as such to a wider society – really doesn’t last that long.  Time to savour the days and nights of love’s sweet wonder. 
   
  Our classic poets, of course, have much to say and advise on.  With the storied likes of Christopher Marlowe, Khalil Gibran, Charlotte Bronte, Elizabeth Barrett Browning and even George Orwell then the listener is in wise and knowing hands. 
   
  01 - Poems for Newly-Weds - An Introduction 
  02  - On Marriage by Khalil Gibran 
  03 - I Am Not Yours by Sara Teasdale 
  04 - Love is Not All (Sonnet XXX) by Edna St Vincent Millay 
  05 - A Bridal Toast by James Madison Bell 
  06 - Wedding Song by Jehudah Halevi 
  07 - Epithalamion by James Elroy Flecker 
  08 - Epithalamion by Gerard Manley Hopkins 
  09 - Wedding Day by Edith Nesbit 
  10 - Rose of All the World by D H Lawrence 
  11 - Wedded by Isaac Rosenberg 
  12 - He Wishes For the Cloths of Heaven by W B Yeats 
  13 - A Bridal Song by John Ford 
  14 - To My Dear and Loving Husband by Anne Bradstreet 
  15 - An Extract of the Wife's Will by Charlotte Bronte 
  16 - Sonnet to My Wife by Thomas Hood 
  17 - To a Husband by Anne Kingsmill Finch 
  18 - On Love by Khalil Gibran 
  19 - Two Lovers by George Eliot 
  20 - Love's Unity by Alfred Austin 
  21 - Spiritual Love by Alfred Austin 
  22 - The Definition of Love by Andrew Marvell 
  23 - Sonnet 116 - Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds by William Shakespeare 
  24 - To The Beloved by Alice Meynell 
  25 - Beloved by Hafiz 
  26 - Vice Vearsa by Ambrose Bierce 
  27 - Romance by George Orwell 
  28 - Mutual Forebearance. Necessary to the Married State by William Cowper 
  29 - Sonnet 143 - Lo, As a Careful Housewife Runs to Catch by Willaim Shakespeare 
  30 - Bridal Birth by Dante Gabriel Rossetti 
  31 - I Love You by Ella Wheeler Wilcox 
  32 - A Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns 
  33 - A White Rose by John Boyle O'Reilly 
  34 - Fidelity by D H Lawrence 
  35 - Unending Love by Tagore 
  36 - How Do I Love Thee by Elizabeth Barrett Browning 
  37 - He Bids His Beloved Be at Peace by W B Yeats 
  38 - My True Love Hath My Heart and I Have His by Sir Phillip Sidney 
  39 - One Day I Wrote Her Name Upon the Strand by Edmund Spenser 
  40 - A Birthday by Christina Rossetti 
  41 - She Walks in Beauty by Lord Byron 
  42 - When I Too Long Have Looked Upon Your Face by Edna St Vincent Millay 
  43 - Falling Stars by Rainer Maria Rilke 
  44 - Bright Star by John Keats 
  45 - Beauty That is Never Old by James Weldon Johnson 
  46 - The Good Morrow by John Donne 
  47 - When You Are Old by W B Yeats 
  48 - The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear

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  150 Most Famous Poems - Emily...

  Poetry House

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  150 Most Famous Poems: Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Walt Whitman and Many More" is a timeless anthology that brings together some of the most celebrated and influential poems in the English language. This collection features a wide range of poetic styles, from the introspective musings of Emily Dickinson to the narrative brilliance of Edgar Allan Poe, the vivid imagery of Robert Frost, and the powerful, enduring lines of William Shakespeare and Walt Whitman. Perfect for poetry lovers and newcomers alike, this anthology offers an insightful journey through the works of literary giants, providing readers with a rich selection of poems that explore themes of love, nature, life, death, and the human experience.

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