English Poetry Anthology

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis loved literature, especially poetry. "Once you can express yourself," she wrote, "you can tell the world what you want from it.... All the changes in the world, for good or evil, were first brought about by words." Now Caroline Kennedy shares her mother's favorite poems and the inspiration behind her strong belief in the power of literature.

In this volume the English language reveals itself in a scale and depth that few others can compare with. It seems to be an advantage to be able to choose from over a million words and yet, it is not the words but the way in which they are used that resonate with us all. Is there some bond between the English and writing poetry? Maybe, maybe not, but let us celebrate these poems down the ages, not as one nation’s hoard but humanity’s gift.

A series of short stories interspersed with poems. Or, to put it another way, a collection of 28 poems and 22 short stories, alternating between the two, where possible. A small amount of the poems were originally published in the book ‘Evolution In Sand’ (2021) but all others are new to the published world.

This wonderful Holiday Sampler of heartwarming stories and poems offers delights from the authors of the Writers Cooperative of the Pacific Northwest. The collection transports you from toe tapping, belly chuckling, and heart rending to wheels turning thoughtfulness. Holiday Sampler blankets you with reads to cozy up with in front of a fire and get you in the holiday spirit. The Writers Cooperative of the Pacific Northwest gathers together authors from Everett, Washington and the surrounding areas to exchange their expertise on the writing game. We eagerly share with other writers as our ...

Developed from Adam Sol’s popular blog, How a Poem Moves is a collection of 35 short essays that walks listeners through an array of contemporary poems. Sol is a dynamic teacher, and in these essays, he has captured the humor and engaging intelligence for which he is known in the classroom. With a breezy style, Sol delivers essays that are perfect for a quick listen or to be grouped together as a curriculum.

This collection includes favorite English-language poems by 178 favorite authors, beginning with Sir Philip Sidney and the Countess of Pembroke in Elizabethan times, and ending with T. S. Eliot and Marianne Moore in the twentieth century. Cavaliers and Puritans, a famous king and a pilloried criminal, soulful lovers and sharp-witted satirists, Shakespeare and Jonson, Milton and Marvell, David Garrick and Rabindranath Tagore, Paul Laurence Dunbar and Christina Rossetti—all are here, in one constantly changing kaleidoscope of brilliant verse.

This is a selection of poems written by author, P.D. Cain (also known as Captain Peter). The type of poems and rhymes range from humorous eg: I Really Dig My Gardening Man, to serious and even quirky eg: The Dentist. Most are accompanied by P.D. Cain's own illustrations and pictures.

Lyrical Ballads features a selection of poems from Wordsworth and Coleridge's 1798 collaboration, which marked the beginning of the English Romantic poetry movement. In the first episode, we hear Coleridge's "Lewti" and Wordsworth's "The Thorn", while the second episode showcases Coleridge's "The Nightingale" and Wordsworth's "Lucy" poems. In the final episode, we hear Wordsworth's "Lines Written A Few Miles above Tintern Abbey" and Coleridge's ballad, "Love".

When cleaning the house, you find something peculiar, it strikes curiosity but seems awfully familiar, I looked at the photo and thought what happened before this was taken, is the woman hurt or could I be mistaken?

A masterly new recording by Ralph Fiennes. Four Quartets is the culminating achievement of T. S. Eliot's career as a poet. While containing some of the most musical and unforgettable passages in 20th-century poetry, its four parts, 'Burnt Norton', 'East Coker', 'The Dry Salvages' and 'Little Gidding', present a rigorous meditation on the spiritual, philosophical and personal themes which preoccupied the author.

Here are the extraordinary writings of a generation who fought through a war of unprecedented destructive power, and who had to find new voices to express the horror of what they discovered. The great names - Owen, Sassoon - are fully represented, but there are also many poems by lesser-known or unexpected figures, ranging from serving soldiers like Isaac Rosenberg and Richard Aldington to women such as Edith Nesbit and Vera Brittain.

60 poems that cross the ages and emotions. Here is a random selection: Soul For Sale - Explores a man recounting his life's misdemeanours. Claire - Two lovers meet in times gone past but tragedy awaits. Dots And Spaces - What do the gaps between words mean? Mind The Gap - My wife's lover. Shouting Up The Stairs - A desperate father shouts up the stairs to his daughter but realises he is shouting to himself. Dear Old Friend - Old friends meet but one knows the secret he keeps. Pebble On A Wall - A young boy carries a moment in time through to adulthood. You Saw Me Today - An older person ...

Poems from the clouds of reality consist of different realistic poems, written by Six Young Nigerian Poets; members of the Benn Ik young writers association. The book features poems of diverse themes such as Love & Romance, Suicide, Lonilessness, Politics, Africa, Dark Poetry, Brokenness, Heartbreak and Nature.

This is a poem: Finding your true self can be a fortunate thing, but if you don't like what you see, it may sting!

In this comprehensive anthology, former Poet Laureate Andrew Motion has gathered together exceptional poems from the 14th century through to the present day, creating an extraordinary poetic journey for the listener. From the love poems of Shelley and Keats to the grim war elegies of Owen and Sassoon, there is a poem here for every sentiment, each with something different to offer.

The ballad is one of the oldest poetic forms in English and are simply poems or songs that tell a story. Maybe it’s because of childhood associations or that we all enjoy a cracking good story told in rhyme but as this volume demonstrates, the ballad has endless appeal. We include favourites such as Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Edna St. Vincent Millay’s The Ballad of the Harp Weaver, Edgar Allan Poe’s Annabel Lee as well as classics such as Sir Patrick Spens, the Ballad of Reading Gaol by Wilde and La Belle Dame Sans Merci by Keats.

An ideal gift for a gentle reader of any age, this first volume of the series, The Essence of Emily Evans includes a symphony of intensely descriptive pieces. The settings range from the author's childhood years on an Ohioan farm through her time in Buffalo, Brooklyn, Greenwich Village, Cocoa Beach, and more. Filled with lyric poems of nature, and thrilling, delightful, and sometimes wrenching images of her personal experiences, it was awarded five stars by Literary Titan, who declared it "a very promising start to a series." Volumes II and III will be released in 2024. Excerpts from Volume...

The G.K. Chesterton Classics Collection brings together some of the most celebrated works of one of the 20th century's most influential writers, spanning his diverse contributions to detective fiction, theology, storytelling, and poetry. This richly illustrated edition includes key works such as The Innocence of Father Brown, featuring the iconic amateur detective whose sharp intellect and moral insight unravel complex mysteries; Orthodoxy, Chesterton's profound defense of Christian faith; and The Ballad of the White Horse, a lyrical epic about King Alfred the Great.

A Book of Poems for Black Kings is a profound and empowering anthology that speaks directly to the hearts and souls of Black men and Black boys. This collection of poetry and prose is designed to validate their lived experiences, provide strength during trials, and facilitate deep soul-searching and self-discovery. Through poignant and powerful pieces, this book explores the multifaceted nature of power, vulnerability, and purpose within the Black male experience.

Blending humour with insight, tension with tenderness, complexity with care, Poetry Unbound articulates the power of poetry itself; it illuminates aspects of the human condition, particularly the ways we are inextricably linked to each other, and provides inspiration for grounded self-reflection.