Tucked away in our hearts for safe-keeping lie the moments we will hold forever - moments of great joy and pride in each other and moments of solemn determination to honor that which we have lost. In this collection of memories, poet Richard Berry shares with clarity, humor, and devotion the tender moments he has tucked away for safe-keeping. While reading Rhymes with Reason: Memories, you will experience a kinship with the poet as a devoted husband, a loving father, an adoring grandfather, a faithful friend, and a follower of Jesus Christ. The moments recalled within these pages chronicle the joys and sorrows of the significant people in Richard Berry's life. These shared memories evoke a warm gentle love for others that will re-kindle the stirrings of your own heart toward those you hold most dear. Sit back, relax and enjoy the memories recalled by "Papaw Berry," as he is lovingly referred to by his seven grandchildren. May you be inspired by him to live your life for that which matters most. -Carmen Y. Berry Cleaveland Richard and his wife, Judy, live in Markle, Indiana and have been married since 1966. Having graduated from Madison High School in 1963. He's volunteered as a reserve deputy sheriff, court appointed special advocate (CASA) and the Zanesville, Indiana Lions Club. With some education in Engineering, business and law; he's received a patent on a tool designed to perfect cutting a "dado" in wood. After undergoing brain surgery three times he decided to put as much on paper as possible for his kids and grandkids for the years to come. Working since retirement from I.K.E.C. in Madison as a draftsman, sign painter and locksmith and a history student of WWII and the Civil War. Dedicating this book to the magnificent seven: Mallory, Gretchen, Jenna, Malachi, Brady, Matthias and Miranda. To remind their grandkids of earlier years.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. Phonological motivation in language evolution and development; 3. Phonetic symbolism; 4. Onomatopoeia; 5. Rhyme and alliteration in blends and compounds; 6. Words, words, words: rhyme and repetition in multi-word expressions; 7. Conclusions: the piggy in the middle.

Is there too much violence in hip-hop music? What’s the difference between Kimberly Jones and the artist Lil' Kim? Is hip-hop culture a "black" thing? Is it okay for N.W.A. to call themselves niggaz and for Dave Chappelle to call everybody bitches? These witty, provocative essays ponder these and other thorny questions, linking the searing cultural issues implicit — and often explicit — in hip-hop to the weighty matters examined by the great philosophers of the past. The book shows that rap classics by Lauryn Hill, OutKast, and the Notorious B.I.G. can help uncover the meanings of love articulated in Plato's Symposium; that Rakim, 2Pac, and Nas can shed light on the conception of God's essence expressed in St. Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologica; and explores the connection between Run-D.M.C., Snoop Dogg, and Hegel. Hip-Hop and Philosophy proves that rhyme and reason, far from being incompatible, can be mixed and mastered to contemplate life's most profound mysteries.

Poet John Hollander surveys the schemes, patterns, and forms of English verse in this classic text, illustrating each variation with an original and witty self-descriptive example. In new essays for this fourth edition, J. D. McClatchy and Richard Wilbur each offer a personal take on why the book has played such an important role in the education of young poets and student scholars. “How lucky the young poet who discovers this wisest and most lighthearted of manuals.”—James Merrill “Marvelously comprehensive, clarifying and useful, and a delight to read.”—John Reardon, Los Angeles Times Book Review “A virtuoso performance and a mandatory text for poetry readers and practioners alike.”—ALA Booklist

"The Reason For The Rhymes" will rekindle your innate creativity to significantly enhance your ability to innovate. By mixing practical how-tos with song-based examples that everyone knows, GRAMMY-recognized #1 hit songwriter, Cliff Goldmacher, will teach you how to explore, shape and sell your ideas by teaching you how to write songs. Using the book's fun and accessible exercises, you will develop the essential skills of lateral thinking, creativity, communication, empathy, collaboration, risk-taking and the diffusion of ideas which will, quite simply, make you a better innovator.