That there is poetry is the only evidence that man truly exists." Mark Staber Kobo Mark Staber Kobo is a modern American poet and philosopher, also known by name Mark Chandos, author of the famous space faring epic poem Chandos Ring. Greatest Living Poet: Strange Gods, Bulk Prophecies represents the highest form of lyric poetry in contemporary literature. In his book, Mark Staber Kobo attempts to restate the central problems of modern poetry. He presents a very clear and healing answer to how to write modern poetry - and shows how each poem creates a new language and represents a break with the past. He poses the question: What is the problem with modern poetry? The poetry of the last century sought to solve the incongruence of poetic language in the modern world by resorting to newspaper prose. Greatest Living Poet recovers the prestige of poetry by showing that human mind, itself, is a poetic protocol. The central thesis of Mark Kobo is that modernism has mistaken how human consciousness operates. Science, in his view, itself, is a poetic representation of reality. Therefore, Kobo creates a new lyric language to prove this phenomenon. Here is an example from the book: Copper Floods Black pools gave up arms and men where none would touch the water since all was let loose under, stitched in their brain, battenedon bone, a finger from a tailor's seam. They thought once never to see a stranger thing as floods lifting coffins from their planting, still bright and burnished and harlot deep who made a bed where all could see. She was one who never chose one country, one copper house, and curse all staying; rooms, like lovers, with just one corner good, not keep again as spouse, as child, accusers. I have raised dead in many cities and will see more; all the brass here has been touched; heart and bone made lighter now half stitches rubrics splitting seams. I have always changed your house; already I have placed a shout inside your dark sobbing that does not suffer long a little room and shuns all steady lodging. I will always send you floods, some to take away, some to raise. I have dug in many fields and will find more no margin for the water on my lids; they cross this lake who shave its frost, they swim this night who still can sleep on splitting beams, on drowning beds.

Ideal guide for fast and easy quilts! Features simple instructions, illustrations, and patterns for creating 14 small-scale quilts. Includes directions for "My Purple Hearts Sing the Blues," "Red Hot Valentine," "Potted Whimsy," and more.

The Abingdon Worship Annual 2016 offers fresh worship planning resources for all who plan and implement weekly worship. “The task of planning worship should be filled with joy and excitement, but it is often plagued by competing demands on our time and energies—demands that drown creativity and stifle innovation. To help worship leaders produce excellent worship in the midst of their busy schedules, we are honored to offer this resource.” Using a theme based on the lectionary readings, now from the Common English Bible, each week’s offering of prayers and litanies follows a basic pattern of Christian worship: Invitation and Gathering (including Contemporary Gathering Words) Proclamation and Response Thanksgiving and Communion Sending Forth Searchable online extras! Available exclusively to Abingdon Worship Annual users. Along with the entire print text in PDF format for ease of navigation and use, the AWA 2016 offers these extras: Song suggestions for each week, hyperlinked to the text Annotated Resource List with links to helpful worship planning websites Prayers and Liturgies for All Saints Worship Now more than ever, The Abingdon Worship Annual is a must-have sourcebook offering countless opportunities for planning meaningful and insightful worship.

Lu Xueyan had reincarnated into someone else's body. Moreover, the original owner was feeling a bit sad. It was fine if she was an Imperial Concubine, but she still had a ball! It was one thing for her husband to go missing, but her big brother actually lost! It was fine that her mother had died, but her stepmother was still as vicious as a snake! It was one thing to be a side concubine, but he had been beaten down by the main concubine to such a pathetic state! Although there were still a few loyal people around, they didn't have anything to eat. Was he going to starve to death?

Contains material originally published in single magazine form as Scales & scoundrels #6-10.