In this book, David Lehman, the longtime series editor of the Best American Poetry, offers a masterclass in writing in form and collaborative composition. An inspired compilation of his weekly column on the American Scholar website, Next Line, Please makes the case for poetry open to all. Next Line, Please gathers in one place the popular column’s plethora of exercises and prompts that Lehman designed to unlock the imaginations of poets and creative writers. He offers his generous and playful mentorship on forms such as the sonnet, haiku, tanka, sestina, limerick, and the cento and shares strategies for how to build one line from the last. This groundbreaking book shows how pop-up crowds of poets can inspire one another, making art, with what poet and guest editor Angela Ball refers to as "spontaneous feats of language." How can poetry thrive in the digital age? Next Line, Please shows the way. Lehman writes, "There is something magical about poetry, and though we think of the poet as working alone, working in the dark, it is all the better when a community of like-minded individuals emerges, sharing their joy in the written word."

Waiting is easier if you have something productive or enjoyable to do to pass the time. The purpose of this book is to help you do more of what you want to do, by developing a strategy for things you can do in any situation. There is a free companion app for Android that helps you keep track of your ideas.

In this remarkable debut novel set in San Diego, 16-year-old Claire thinks she is pregnant and imagines that being a mother would be cool. As spring turns into summer, she learns all about motherhood---especially what it's like being a single mother---and the depths and joys of life resonate around a turquoise, community pool. Claire's mama, Virginia, is HIV positive, way too loud, and on an unusual quest. Claire's boyfriend’s mother, Molly, a poetic soul, has left behind a world of spousal abuse in Seattle. Renata, another mother, is an elegant, New York lawyer who watches her picture-perfect life come undone. And Dorie, a wild would-be writer and young mother, seeks to feel something at whatever cost. Until the unspeakable happens. Like The Joy Luck Club, Waiting to Exhale and How To Make An American Quilt, THE DEEPER, THE BLUER is about the friendship between women, about mothers and daughters, about celebration and loss. It also reveals the aching desire of a teenage girl to save her mother, make sense of her world, to love and be loved. As Claire says, "Real love must be the tightest sucking in of breath, a hold so pure and blue, the deepest blue you can imagine." An unforgettable and moving story from a writer with great promise.

Pulse, like the heartbeat, is a sign of life. It is the first indication of a person being alive and well. But, is a poet alive without poetry? We write to express, to cope, to live! Our poetry is our pulse, coursing through our veins, vivid and powerful. In this anthology, 'A poet's pulse', we bring to you, poems from the deepest corners of the hearts of poets from all around India. We hope they make you feel something, we hope they make you feel alive.

Have you ever embarked on a trip that you were so looking forward to that you could hardly sleep the night before? Narcis I. Murza invites you to set out on such a journey! You will learn that life was never meant to be a daily survival routine. You were not designed for an ordinary, frustration-filled life. You were created to thrive. On this journey, you will follow in the footsteps of outstanding Bible figures. The lessons you learn will show you the path to real success. From Abraham to Jesus, the road you’re about to go on leads straight to God’s promises! See, God has never wanted you to live a small, meaningless life. In fact, Scripture draws us to a path of fulfillment, of blessing based on divine promises and its pages are filled with courageous people who went on this journey. Now it’s your turn. It’s not an easy road but if you think that happiness is intertwined with suffering, if you think that victory and sweat are two sides of the same coin, and if you understand that there is no glory without a cross, you’ll surely enjoy Awaken Your Destiny.

He had a job to do. She had a home and livelihood to save. Could they even survive? Welcome to Highland County. Where we take our heroes seriously. James is a wild land firefighter tasked with getting one stubborn woman out of the path of the blaze. But when she refuses what can he do? He hates to see her arrested but if it's the only way to save her life, he'll do it. He's trying to save not just her place but the entire town. Can he manage it? Allison wasn't about to leave the animals she'd come to see almost as pets behind to die. She wasn't entirely stupid, she'd done everything she could to protect her little farm but with no way, nor time, to get the animals out, she was willing to die with them if that's what it took. But that stubborn firefighter just wouldn't leave her alone. When the flames get even closer, sparks fly in more than one sense of the phrase. Can they make things work or was it just the heat of the moment? Find out how hot the fires burn between James and Allison, get your copy of Jumping Feet First now!

Just Another Day is the true life story of an FBI agent after a short career as a New York City police officer. The sequence of events not only captures investigations and arrests but also involves interactions with a number of individuals on both sides of the law, to include a childhood friendship with a man who rose to be the right hand of the boss of the Gambino crime family, John Gotti Jr. This book is geared toward individuals who have a taste for true crime stories (including stories of Italian organized crime figures) that are entwined with events involving a special agent of the FBI during the course of a twenty-eight-year career. The stories begin with an evolving saga that involves the struggles growing up in a neighborhood that was affected by the violence of the crew of associates of John Gotti Sr. It then takes you through episodes experienced during six years as a cop in the high-crime areas during the 1980s in Harlem and Washington Heights, which culminate with working with the special agents that brought down Gotti in the 1990s.