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"This highly-anticipated debut boldly confronts addiction and courses the strenuous path of recovery, beginning in the wilds of the mind. Poems confront craving, control, the constant battle of alcoholism and sobriety, and the questioning of the self and its instincts within the context of this never-ending fight. From "Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before": Sometimes you just have to leave whatever's real to you, you have to clomp through fields...
2) Gitanjali
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When W.B. Yeats discovered Rabindranath Tagore's work in translation, he felt an intense kinship with a man, whose work was similarly grounded in spirituality and opposition to the British Empire. For the Irish poet, Tagore's poems were at once deeply personal and essentially universal, like a secret kept by all and shared regardless: "I have carried the manuscript of these translations about with me for days, reading it in railway trains, or on the...
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Poet, writer, and Instagram sensation Nikita Gill returns with a collection of fairytales poetically retold for a new generation of women.
Traditional fairytales are rife with cliches and gender stereotypes: beautiful, silent princesses; ugly, jealous, and bitter villainesses; girls who need rescuing; and men who take all the glory.
But in this rousing new prose and poetry collection, Nikita Gill gives Once Upon a Time a much-needed modern makeover....
6) Inward
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Andrews McMeel Publishing
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[2018]
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"From poet, meditator, and speaker Yung Pueblo, comes a collection of poetry and prose that explores the movement from self-love to unconditional love, the power of letting go, and the wisdom that comes when we truly try to know ourselves. It serves as a reminder to the reader that healing, transformation, and freedom are possible."--Publisher's description.
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I hope my thoughts will be a help in the further meant of enlightenment for the citizens of our potentially beautiful and peaceful future of our planet. I am excited to present this my fourth book of philosophical poetic thoughts. This volume is dedicated to ideas both ancient and on the cutting edge of science, spiritualism, and beneficial reasoning. How these things are related in this day and age to what I believe to be the most productive and...
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Ode to Jesus Christ is a three volume set of poetry books totaling 415 poems in all, authored by Darl Dinger and his friend, Louise Carter, over the past 36 years.
Anyone paying attention today can see that many things are not right with our world today. Our world is ruled by lies, greed, endless corruption, wickedness and sin. These two poets make sense out of this unusual era in all of world history known as the final days of the end times of Bible...
11) Poetry for God
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Jean Marie wrote this book during some very difficult trials. She always relied on God for her healing. Her book is about God first, then family, friends, and her two cats. She loves all these with her whole heart and soul.
Jean Marie Patty was raised in Anniston, Alabama. She has also lived in California, Florida, New Hampshire, and Atlanta.
She studied at Florida State University and loved writing and art courses. She also loves photography....
12) Gold: poems
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New York Review Books
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[2022]
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"Collection of new translations of Rumi's poems"--
13) Once in the West
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A searing new collection from one of our country's most important poets
Memories mercies
mostly aren't
but there were
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days
veined with grace
-from "Memory's Mercies"
Once in the West, Christian Wiman's fourth collection, is as intense and intimate as poetry gets-from the "suffering of primal silence" that it plumbs to the "rockshriek of joy" that it achieves and enables. Readers of Wiman's earlier books will recognize the sharp characterizations...
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Just like you, Ann Voskamp hungers to live her one life well. Forget the bucket lists that have us escaping our everyday lives for exotic experiences. "How," Ann wondered, "do we find joy in the midst of deadlines, debt, drama, and daily duties? What does the Christ-life really look like when your days are gritty, long-and sometimes even dark? How is God even here?"In One Thousand Gifts, Ann invites you to embrace everyday blessings and embark on...
15) Elijah
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A Dangerous Prophet for Dangerous Times! Israel. 9th-century BC. Jezebel has killed the true prophets of the Lord, and Elijah must flee her wrath. But, he is not alone. Embraced by a shapeshifting goddess, counseled by a great angel, he is empowered to call down fire from Heaven!
In the spirit of Dante, Shakespeare, and Homer, this 12-book epic relives the stunning miracles of the great prophet as described in the Old Testament-fed by ravens, raising...
16) Ramshackle ode
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"Intriguing and triumphant, Leonard's collection embodies the subject matter it so aptly depicts, whether it's a storm or steeple or meadow."-Booklist "In his lovely first collection, Pushcart Prize nominee Leonard offers poems both tough and tender about becoming a man-effectively so, as these works are not full of false bravado but touching reflection...Charmed and sturdy poems for a wide range of readers."-Library Journal "Keith Leonard's...
17) The Human Race
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In 1986 I continued on with my prayer time. It wasn't much, just continuing on during prayer time with the Father. Then one night it changed, I prayed a little more when suddenly I was aware that this was a prayer to almighty God. I continued on a little bit and whoops, I made a mistake. So I made a correction and started from there. I made a few more lines and whoops, another mistake, So I fixed it and started again, only I didn't get even halfway...
18) Rising Soul
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From an identity crisis and being naive about my beliefs, Rising Soul is about accepting my identity and understanding the depth of my faith. Rising Soul covers topics of womanhood and self love.
19) Blossoming Heart
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"Paper thin skin
easily bruised
but she remains
gentle with everything
for God loves
those who are gentle."
Blossoming Heart is a compilation of poems about conquering your fear and forgiving yourself. Learn about yourself and love yourself in your journey. Find stillness in your life. Let your brokenness find hope and peace. Through faith, you will heal.
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In this collection of poems, I explore topics of love, loss, connection, social injustice, and family ties.
During the pandemic, there was a sense of loss within small communities, yet there was also hope. As a result of long periods of isolation, people found themselves thinking about their friends and family members and there was an increase in compassion and concern for others. Mental health concerns grew in number and severity, as did problems...
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