Altri libri che potrebbero interessarti

• 

  Poets & Their Trades – The...

  John Donne, Gerard Manley...

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  The life and career of a Poet is often thought of as musing at a desk, or lying in a meadow, or on long journeys to find inspiration for their next masterwork.  But more often than not a poet was a part-time profession in subservient submission to their actual, salary-paying job.   
  In this volume we bring together men of the cloth, those people of faith who spent most of their lives in devotional duties in the service of one so they could, in their spare time, serve another.

  Mostra libro

• 

  Mastering the Philly Accent - A...

  Oscar Stanley

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  This comprehensive audio guide helps actors and language enthusiasts master the distinctive sounds of Philadelphia speech. Perfect for performers preparing for auditions, dialect coaches, and anyone fascinated by American regional accents.
   
  Discover the unique "wooder" phenomenon, where locals transform "water" into something entirely different. Learn the complex Short-A Split System that gives Philadelphia speech its characteristic melody. The guide breaks down distinctive consonant patterns like L-vocalization and subtle R-dropping that create authentic Philly speech rhythm.
   
  Explore how nasal resonance uniquely shapes vowel sounds and understand unexpected stress patterns in multi-syllabic words. Follow along with practice phrases and exercises developed by a dialect expert to internalize these speech patterns naturally.
   
  The course includes contemporary and traditional pronunciations, showing how the accent evolves across generations while maintaining its core character. Build an authentic vocabulary with regional expressions like "jawn," "youse," and "down the shore."
   
  Whether you're studying dialect for acting roles, preparing for an upcoming Philadelphia-based production, or simply interested in American regional speech patterns, this audio resource provides everything needed to convincingly reproduce this distinctive urban dialect.
   
  Keywords: Philadelphia accent, Philly dialect training, acting preparation, regional American speech, dialect coaching, wooder pronunciation, short-a split, L-vocalization

  Mostra libro

• 

  Juniper Blood

  Mike Bartlett

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  'Dreams.
  You don't compromise on those.'
  Lip and Ruth have left the city behind for a new life on a farm; trying to live differently, live better. But when Ruth's stepdaughter and her incendiary best friend arrive, this quiet rural project is thrown into chaos, as conflicting visions of the future come crashing into the present.
  Poignant and powerful, Mike Bartlett's play Juniper Blood explores the true cost of pursuing our ideals in an imperfect world. It premiered at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in 2025, directed by James Macdonald.

  Mostra libro

• 

  Chance and Life

  Adrian Armanca

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  This book is the opposite of most of your deepest beliefs. There is no reason attached to it, there is no morality or self-awareness. This is sophistry in its purest form.   'How much must we care?' This question is probably the only one you should ask yourself at the end of your perusal.

  Mostra libro

• 

  Chronic Women - Menywod Cronig -...

  Gwyneth Lewis, Hanan Issa

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  A collection to inspire discussions, debate and embolden the difficulties faced by women in the healthcare system.
  
  
  This is a bilingual anthology of new writing from 13 women poets of Wales who suffer with pain and/or chronic illness and health conditions. The aim of the book is to bring about change in legislation, and a voice for the women of Wales and beyond, who are not given the autonomy and power of voice to speak up about their own bodies within the patriarchal healthcare system. The book will be distributed in GP surgeries and healthcare settings and is designed to open up conversations for the women and men that use them and work in them. The book is edited by Hanan Issa and Gwyneth Lewis. A powerful and unflinching collection of poems about living with long term health conditions.
  
  'It is an act of testimony, a call to awareness, and, in many ways, a rallying cry.' – Dr Helen Munro, Clinical Lead Women's Health Network in Wales
  
  'I hope that any woman reading this will find comfort in these pages. You may be unwell. The future may be uncertain. But you are not alone and do not have to endure pain by yourself.' – Hanan Issa, National Poet of Wales
  
  'All the poets in this book have, in some way … found the creative resources to respond to the surreal world of illness in poems that show insight, generosity and a joy that defy the downward pull of being constantly ill at ease. This is a significant human achievement.' – Gwyneth Lewis
  
  
  Casgliad pwerus a dewr o gerddi yn trafod byw gyda chyflyrau iechyd hirdymor.
  
  'Fel cyfanwaith, mae'r gyfrol hon yn weithred o dystiolaeth, yn alwad am ymwybyddiaeth, ac, mewn sawl ffordd, yn gri i godi llais.' – Dr Helen Munro, Arweinydd Clinigol Rhwydwaith Iechyd Menywod yng Nghymru
  
  'Rwy'n gobeithio y bydd unrhyw fenyw sy'n darllen yn canfod cysur yn y tudalennau hyn. Efallai eich bod yn sâl. Efallai bod y dyfodol yn ansicr. Ond dydych chi ddim ar eich pen eich hun a does dim rhaid i chi ddioddef poen ar eich pen eich hun.' – Hanan Issa, Bardd Cenedlaethol Cymru
  
  'Mae pob un o'r beirdd yn y gyfrol hon wedi ... dod o hyd i adnoddau creadigol i ymateb i fyd swrrealaidd salwch mewn cerddi sy'n dangos dealltwriaeth a haelioni yn ogystal a llawenydd sy'n gwrthsefyll syrthni anhwylder. Mae hon yn gamp 'fenywol' arwyddocaol.' – Gwyneth Lewis

  Mostra libro

• 

  Top 10 Poets – Born in London...

  John Keats, William Blake, Lord...

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives.  Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives. 
  But finding a starting point can be overwhelming, even off-putting, so in this series we offer up our Top 10 classic poets, who brim with talent and verse, on a range of subjects and themes that we can all enjoy. 
  The great city of London is perhaps unrivalled in its scale and effect on humankind down the centuries.  Its sprawl and its teeming throngs have shaped the world and even how we live today.  Within these 10 Male poets, who called this gloried city home, came poems that sought to define and explain just why that is.

  Mostra libro