Songs of Love, Moon, and Wind
Title | Songs of Love, Moon, and Wind PDF eBook |
Author | Eliot Weinberger |
Publisher | New Directions Publishing |
Pages | 100 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780811218368 |
"Nothing stands still in this poetry: the wind blows the trees, the lake water ripples and the ever-present road runs in and out of the hills."--American Poetry Review
Songs of Love, Moon, & Wind
Title | Songs of Love, Moon, & Wind PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 90 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Chinese poetry |
ISBN | 9780811218368 |
"This exquisite gift book offers a wide sampling of Chinese verse, from the first century to our own time, beginning with the lyric poetry of Tu Fu, moving to the folk songs of the Six Dynasties Period, on to the Sung Dynasty, and to the present. Also represented are some of the best-known women of Chinese poetry, including Li Ching-chao and Chu Shu-chen. These simple, accessible but profound poems come through to us with a breathtaking immediacy in Kenneth Rexroth's English versions -- a wonderful gift for any lover of poetry."--Publisher's website.
World Outside the Window
Title | World Outside the Window PDF eBook |
Author | Kenneth Rexroth |
Publisher | New Directions Publishing |
Pages | 342 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 9780811210256 |
This book talks about Kenneth's twenty-seven essays written over a period of time of more than forty years. It remains the sanest guide to the cultural upheaval in American society since World War II.
Love Song of the Little Bear
Title | Love Song of the Little Bear PDF eBook |
Author | Margaret Wise Brown |
Publisher | Parragon |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2016-01-12 |
Genre | Bears |
ISBN | 9781472392183 |
A beautifully illustrated tale of familial love from the author of Goodnight Moon.
This House, Once
Title | This House, Once PDF eBook |
Author | Deborah Freedman |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 42 |
Release | 2017-02-28 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1481442856 |
“Tender, comforting, and complex.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Drawn with exquisite precision and quiet dashes of humor.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “A lovely, ruminative selection.” —School Library Journal (starred review) “A blueprint for mindfulness and gratitude for the homes in which we…live.” —The New York Times Book Review Deborah Freedman’s masterful new picture book is at once an introduction to the pieces of a house, a cozy story to share and explore, and a dreamy meditation on the magic of our homes and our world. Before there was this house, there were stones, and mud, and a colossal oak tree— three hugs around and as high as the blue. What was your home, once? This poetically simple, thought-provoking, and gorgeously illustrated book invites readers to think about where things come from and what nature provides.
Women Poets of China
Title | Women Poets of China PDF eBook |
Author | Kenneth Rexroth |
Publisher | New Directions Publishing |
Pages | 166 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780811208215 |
"The poetry proves again that stereotypes mislead. Chinese verse is supposedly cool and distant, detached and dispassionate. The opposite seems true; poets are exalted or downcast, drunk with wine or, in the case of women, frankly sensuous....Nothing stands still in this poetry: the wind blows the trees, the lake water ripples and the ever-present road runs in and out of the hills." --America
Love Songs
Title | Love Songs PDF eBook |
Author | Sara Teasdale |
Publisher | |
Pages | 120 |
Release | 1917 |
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