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Poems volume 3, I
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"Voltaire called it "the most sublime didactic poem ever written in any language." Rousseau rhapsodized about its intellectual consolations. Kant recited long passages of it from memory during his lectures. And Adam Smith and David Hume drew inspiration from it in their writings. This was Alexander Pope's Essay on Man (1733-34), a masterpiece of philosophical poetry, one of the most important and controversial works of the Enlightenment, and one of...
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Border Kid's Poems volume 2
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Thirteen-year-old Güero stands by and supports his first girlfriend, Joanna, after the sudden deportation of her father.
"You can be my boyfriend." It only takes five words to change Güero's life at the end of seventh grade. The summer becomes extra busy as he learns to balance new band practice with his old crew, Los Bobbys, and being Joanna Padilla's boyfriend. They call her "fregona" because she's tough, always sticking up for her family and...
3) Nonsense!
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A selection of nonsense verses, each beginning with the phrase "There was an old. . ." or "There was a young. . .," with photographic illustrations.
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LOVES Lost, Learned & LAST is an eclectic mix of poems chronicling a journey from unrequited to painful to temporary to final long lasting love. It is volume three of a poetry trilogy that includes, volume one DIRTY NOODLES: a melting pot of prose & poetry, and volume two The REVOLUTION will be televised.
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"Curated by artist and writer Chris Riddell, Poems to Live Your Life By is a beautifully-illustrated collection of the best poems for readers young and old to carry with them as they grow. The book includes works from both famous and lesser-known poets-from selections of Shakespeare's plays and sonnets to original poems by Neil Gaiman to lyrics to an indie rock song by Phoebe Bridgers. It is also divided into different thematic sections, including...
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"In Hope is the Thing with Feathers, readers follow the story of a little bird who brings joy to everyone through his song. When a storm hits, the little bird's song is diminished, but he never gives up, and when the storm passes he is there to give joy again as people rebuild."--Amazon.com.
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Schiller's Poems of the First Period including: Hector and Andromache, Amalia, A Funeral Fantasie, To Laura at the Harpsichord, Group from Tartarus, Friendship, Elysium, The Fugitive, To Minna, The Flowers, The Triumph of Love, To a Moralist, Count Eberhard, To the Spring. Semele, and Other Poems.
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Scott Williamson Thompson has established himself in the region as an Artisan, Poet and Songwriter. Scott lives on a lake nestled in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee and has looked to the beauty of those mountains to inspire all of his artistic creations. This is a collection of his observations and original poetry that portrays what the mountains express to his heart.
11) Last Call
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Beer goggles, whiskey staggers, and a martini for a muse create an old-fashioned cocktail of toughness in this saloon-centered book of verse.
When it's time to wind down at the end of the day, the comfort of a neighborhood dive can't be beat. But when a poet starts downing drinks, the scribbled marks on his bar napkin result in a raw and rough-hewn look at man's most heartfelt emotions. And with alcohol-driven acuity, this book helps every whistle-wetter,...
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Schiller's Poems of the Third Period including: The Meeting, The Secret, The Assignation, Longing, The Pilgrim, The Ideals, The Youth by the Brook, The Lay of the Mountain, The Alpine Hunter, Dithyramb, The Four Ages of the World, The Maiden's Lament, Punch Song, The Feast of Victory, and many other poems.
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Written in prose, inspired by Basho's minimalist (Zen) style and T.S. Eliot's freedom of poetic expression, the author has covered such topics as "Celebrating Nature", covering mainly Australian aspects thereof, (Part 1), "The Challenge of Relationships" (Part 2), and "The Pathos of the Heart and the Triumph of the Spirit" (Part 3). These poems have been written over a lifetime and re-written for publication. The author describes the pain of an abusive...
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In this new cooking poem, Jorge Argueta brings us a fun and easy recipe for a yummy salsa.
A young boy and his sister gather the ingredients and grind them up in a molcajete, just like their ancestors used to do, singing and dancing all the while.
The children imagine that their ingredients are different parts of an orchestra - the tomatoes are bongos and kettledrums, the onion, a maraca, the cloves of garlic, trumpets and the cilantro, the conductor....
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A collection of poems written straight from the heart. Looking at life with a child-like perspective, with simple and thought provoking rhymes, the author draws our attention to how much we take for granted in our lives. How much, of what we already have, we can enjoy and appreciate if only we could drop the boundaries weve created in our minds. Ever since she was a little girl, the author has tended to write in rhyme. Most of these poems were written...
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This book is dedicated to all my family members both living and deceased. Violeta and Theodore Piotrkiewicz Zygmont and Margaret Piotrkiewicz and children Peter, Gertrude, and Lorraine Piotrkiewicz Frank, Marion, and Ted Peterson Casey and Bell Peterson and children Frank and Helen Costello and children John and Mary Ausfeld and children Janina and John Lamperta Alex and Mary Lamperta John, Helen, and Johnny Lamperta Victor Lamperta, wife, and children...
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In this bilingual cooking poem for young children, Jorge Argueta encourages more creativity and fun in the kitchen as he describes how to make tamalitos from corn masa and cheese, wrapped in cornhusks.
The book opens with an homage to corn - white, yellow, blue, purple, red and black. In Maya mythology, the first men and women are even said to be made of corn. It has been an important food for people in Central America for centuries, and one of the...
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Now available in paperback, Guacamole is the third title of Jorge Argueta's popular bilingual Cooking Poems series, celebrating the joys of preparing, eating and sharing food.
Guacamole originated in Mexico with the Aztecs and has long been popular in North America, especially in recent years due to the many health benefits of avocados. This version of the recipe is easy to make, calling for just avocados, limes, cilantro and salt. A little girl dons...
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