Perhaps it started when one of our earliest ancestors emerged from some forgotten cave grunting praises for the juice of found grapes gone bad. Ever since, we homo sapiens have been praising, condemning, defending, and metaphorically using and abusing wine in our poetry. The wine poem has been around since the inception of verse, leaving us with a collection of poetry that represents a virtual history of the poetic arts: from the lyrics of ancient Greece, accompanied by the ancient lyre, to the birth of free verse, the "prose poem" - and beyond. 160 wine poems from around the world. "Rhyme Makers" from Anacreon to Yeats, including Charles Baudelaire, Amy Lowell, Li Bai, Du Fu, Horace, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Lord Byron, Ezra Pound, William Shakespeare, Omar Khayyam, Oliver Wendall Holmes, John Keats, Paul Laurence Dunbar, G. K. Chesterton, Robert Louis Stevenson, D. H. Lawrence, John Milton . . . from appellations that cover our globe. THE PERFECT GIFT for the wine enthusiast!!! A MUST ADDITION TO ANY WINE LIBRARY!!!

Whispers Beneath the Vine Book Description Whispers Beneath the Vine, by George H. Malouf, is a collection of poetry that depicts the flowing beauty of lyrics that the author brings to life on a living canvas of love, nature, and humility before God. The poetry in these stanzas is full of sensitive expression and emotion. It is powerful in its representation. Here, the reader will find an unforgettable portrait that is woven by the author with care and is colored with great expression and thought. The wonderful effect, represented in each verse, is a constant spontaneity and rhyme. This great realization of the depiction of the reality that surrounds the poet is cleverly shifted and presented with profound beauty. Malouf aspires to the heights of expression in his delivery of this beautiful collection of chants and rhythmic cadence. The main theme in this volume concerns the poets feelings of love, especially those for God and nature. Its visualization will influence the heart and awaken the senses of all those who read it. The timeless poetry represented in this book by our talented poet is very elastic in mood, as it depicts the flowing beauty in his lyrics brought to life on the canvas of life, nature, and humility before God. This poetry is simple in style yet powerful and delicate. This work of poetry is incomparable in style. Yet it is powerful in sensitivity and emotion; it is preoccupied with the visualization of the poets thoughts and remembrances. The result is an exemplification of a meaningful expression that is purely simple and beautiful. This work of poetry is a must-have for the avid reader.

Crossing the Unknown Sea is about reuniting the imagination with our day to day lives. It shows how poetry and practicality, far from being mutually exclusive, reinforce each other to give every aspect of our lives meaning and direction. For anyone who wants to deepen their connection to their life’s work—or find out what their life’s work is—this book can help navigate the way. Whyte encourages readers to take risks at work that will enhance their personal growth, and shows how burnout can actually be beneficial and used to renew professional interest. He asserts that too many people blindly trudge through a mediocre work life because so many “busy” tasks prevent significant reflection and analysis of job satisfaction. People often turn to spiritual practice or religion to nurture their souls, but overlook how work can actually be our greatest opportunity for discovery and growth. Crossing the Unknown Sea combines poetry, gifted storytelling and Whyte’s personal experience to reveal work’s potential to fulfill us and bring us closer to ultimate freedom and happiness.

A Celebration of Community, Poetry, Art & Wine Featuring poetry by Shawn Aveningo, Bob Stanley, Cynthia Linville, Patricia Hickerson, Allegra Silberstein, Jack Donaldson, Telemachos Greanias, Lytton Bell, Brigit Truex, Poetica Erotica, Todd Cirillo, Phillip Larrea, Jeff Knorr, Indigo Moor, Laura Martin, Catherine Fraga, Matthew Lane Brouwer, NSAA, Kelly Freeman, Molly Fisk, Stan Zumbiel and Shawn Pittard. Plus a visual journey through two years of the Verse on the Vine poetry series with photography by Robert R. Sanders, showcasing our 22 featured performers and an eclectic mix of open-mic poets.

Herein lies a collection of my heart, soul, and mind being melded, pressed, and pursued to flow straight into the heart of my Father. This collection of poems was written throughout the early years of my walk. All of which give a personal glimpse into the struggles and triumphs of navigating the narrow way through a continual process of breaking down and building up. None of which were made to be simply read, as to savor an afterthought, but all were made to behold then walk out and walk through from glory to glory. Most of these poems are bare and unedited to portray the beauty of the moment with God that envelopes them--whether that be through reflection of history, a burning question, a simple thought, or a friendship from long ago. All of which He brings and He takes for His namesake. So let it be said: we can do nothing without Him.

This masterly edition contains all of Milton's English poems, with the exception of Paradise Lost, together with translations and texts of all his Latin, Italian and Greek poems. First published in 1968 - and substantially updated in 1996 - John Carey's edition has, with Alastair Fowler's Paradise Lost, established itself as the pre-eminent edition of Milton's poetry, both for the student and the general reader. Hailed as 'a very Bible of a Milton', the extensive notes and headnotes serve to illuminate the wealth of Milton's allusions and to synthesize the judgements and disagreements of a bewildering array of modern critics. Each headnote sets out details of composition and context which will deepen any reader's appreciation of the poetry, while also providing a concise overview of the critical and scholarly debates that continue to flame around the work of one of the greatest poets in the English language. Steeped in learning though it undoubtedly is, it is also an unfailing light to those who wish to plot their own path through the dazzling riches of Milton's imagination.

An illustrated collection of quotes from Vine videos.