Once I Gazed at You in Wonder: Poems

Once I Gazed at You in Wonder: Poems
Title Once I Gazed at You in Wonder: Poems PDF eBook
Author Levi, Jan Heller
Publisher LSU Press
Pages 108
Release 1999
Genre
ISBN 9780807141182

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Once I Gazed at You in Wonder

Once I Gazed at You in Wonder
Title Once I Gazed at You in Wonder PDF eBook
Author Jan Heller Levi
Publisher LSU Press
Pages 81
Release 1999-03-01
Genre Poetry
ISBN 0807167320

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Alice Fulton, the judge for the 1998 Walt Whitman Award, calls Once I Gazed at You in Wonder “quite simply, the most endearing book I’ve read in some time.” Readers of this audacious and, yes, endearing collection will agree. Jan Heller Levi has said that her poems are not confessions but conversations. Here, then, are her conversations with the world. What sets Levi apart, however, is that she lets the world answer back. Difficult fathers, ineffectual mothers are forgiven; ex-lovers are blessed. Sophisticated but never jaded, this poet looks in wonder beyond the self: a cup of coffee in one of New York’s ubiquitous Greek diners can launch Levi into a meditation on truth versus compassion; a suite of elegies for her mother takes us from a hospital corridor to the studio of a television talk show where God is the guest; a poetry reading in which she shares the stage with a folk singer illustrates Levi’s gift for illuminating the absurd textures of late-twentieth-century existence. Don’t you have any happy poems? he wondered. Don’t you have any cancer songs? I asked. With the narrative drive of great fiction, the consolations of philosophy, and the rigor of art, Once I Gazed at You in Wonder marks the entrance of a much-needed new voice and vision in the conversation that is American poetry.

When You Thought I Wasn't Looking

When You Thought I Wasn't Looking
Title When You Thought I Wasn't Looking PDF eBook
Author Mary Korzan
Publisher Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pages 60
Release 2004-03
Genre Family & Relationships
ISBN 9780740741920

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Mary Rita Schilke Korzan wrote a poem to her mother 24 years ago, thanking her for all she had done as a mother, friend, and role model. She gave the poem to her mother and, a few months later, offered it as a tribute when Mary and her husband were married. So many wedding guests asked for a copy that Mary included one in her thank-you notes.Then began the strange and heartwarming journey of Mary's poem to her mom. Friends passed it on to those they knew. A minister in her hometown couldn't recall who gave it to him, but he included the by-then "anonymously written" poem in his book about loving others. Another author picked it up from there for her compilation of heartfelt works, and Mary finally noticed her poem, now listed as "Author Unknown," in A Fourth Course of Chicken Soup for the Soul, which her husband and children gave her as a Mother's Day gift.With this new book, readers have the chance to experience When You Thought I Wasn't Looking in its entirety and from its creator. This is the special kind of book that reminds us that sometimes the little things we do "just because" mean more to someone than we can ever know. Those little things teach love, compassion, and understanding. In other words, they're priceless. This sweet gift book brings that lesson home to the heart.

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
Title I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud PDF eBook
Author William Wordsworth
Publisher Lobster Press
Pages 28
Release 2007-03
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 9781897073254

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"The classic Wordsworth poem is depicted in vibrant illustrations, perfect for pint-sized poetry fans."

Beautiful & Pointless

Beautiful & Pointless
Title Beautiful & Pointless PDF eBook
Author David Orr
Publisher Harper Collins
Pages 159
Release 2011-04-12
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 0062079417

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"David Orr is no starry-eyed cheerleader for contemporary poetry; Orr’s a critic, and a good one. . . . Beautiful & Pointless is a clear-eyed, opinionated, and idiosyncratic guide to a vibrant but endangered art form, essential reading for anyone who loves poetry, and also for those of us who mostly just admire it from afar." —Tom Perrotta Award-winning New York Times Book Review poetry columnist David Orr delivers an engaging, amusing, and stimulating tour through the world of poetry. With echoes of Francine Prose’s Reading Like a Writer, Orr’s Beautiful & Pointless offers a smart and funny approach to appreciating an art form that many find difficult to embrace.

Sand and Foam

Sand and Foam
Title Sand and Foam PDF eBook
Author Kahlil Gibran
Publisher
Pages 118
Release 1926
Genre Aphorisms and apothegms
ISBN

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A book of aphorisms, poems, and parables by the author of "The Prophet" - a philosopher at his window commenting on the scene passing below.

Overheard on a Saltmarsh

Overheard on a Saltmarsh
Title Overheard on a Saltmarsh PDF eBook
Author Marcia Santore
Publisher Marcia Santore
Pages 32
Release 2018-04-03
Genre
ISBN 9780692067031

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A goblin is happily making salt-crystal "bling" for himself, until he spots the nymph's green glass beads and is overwhelmed by desire for them. He asks for the beads, he demands the beads, he whines and begs for the beads. But the nymph has her own purpose for the beads, using them to do her science-magic ... Marcia Santore's colorful pictures retell the story of Overheard on a Saltmarsh, introducing Harold Monro's beloved poem to a new generation of children, while raising an important question: Just because some guy asks you for something, does that mean you have to give it him? Children (and adults!) will identify with the envy and desire of the tantruming goblin on the one hand, and with the serious-minded work of the gentle but firm nymph. The book also provides an opportunity to talk with children about when sharing is important and when maintaining personal boundaries is important, as well as the difference between "want" and "need." And that sometimes the right answer is "No." Don't miss the salt crystal-making activity in the back!