Memoir Poetry

A work that has inspired generations, this new edition of Letters to a Young Poet features a fresh translation of Rilke's 10 classic letters, along with the missing letters from the young poet himself.

Through emotional snapshots that span from her adolescence through her early 20s, each brought to life in Yrsa's gorgeous signature style of open white spaces and stirring, singular lines, The Terrible evokes the pain and thrill of girlhood, as well as what it means to discover the fear and power that come with being a woman. With a sharp eye and a rare talent for mining the beauty and the sorrow in the everyday, Yrsa recounts her remarkable life.

Long before the #MeToo movement, Rachel Thompson started sharing what it was like to grow up and live with the constant trauma of childhood sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and other sexual crimes in her award-winning memoirs, Broken Pieces and Broken Places. Broken People is the third book in this series, where she continues to explore, through hard-hitting essays and lyrical poetry, the difficulties and joys of navigating relationships, healing, and love in an environment not always conducive to survivors. If you're a survivor or know one, you need this book. I write what scares me. I ...

A collection of poems written by someone who is no stranger to everyday struggles of love and mayhem. These poems vary in topics and length. Judith understands struggles and that with hope a little faith that strengthen our beliefs, there is always a brighter day tomorrow. With faith and understanding, the bitter realities of human relations makes us stronger today.

Ted Hughes married Sylvia Plath in 1956, at the outset of their brilliant careers. Plath's suicide six-and-a-half years later, for which many held Hughes accountable, changed his life, his closest relationships, his standing in the literary world, and brought new significance to his poetry.

The book chronicles, in poetic form, the life of a woman who, in three distinct and significant life events, feels she is “the other woman” to her husband, to her child, and even to herself, rather than the woman who is “good enough” just as she is. Not until she loses her eyesight does she finally allow herself to stop putting herself aside and be who she always has been—a strong, insightful, creative, resilient, faith driven, funny, and fun-loving woman. A resurrected woman!

From Finnish saunas and soppy otters to grief, grandparents and Kellogg's anti-masturbation pants, Slug is a book which holds a mirror lovingly up to the world, past and present, through Hollie's driving, funny, hopeful poetry and prose. Slug is about the human condition: of birth and death and how we manage the possibilities in between.

Best Poetry by AZ Writers is a perfect description of what you will find inside of this book. In this assembly of poems, there are more than 50 well-crafted poems created by 25 established poets. Each one contains a message for listeners of all ages. In this collection, the listener will find a multifaceted collection of poetry which includes narrative, epic, free verse, haiku, abstract, sonnet, and more.

Esse livro é uma homenagem à poesia e a tudo o que ela é capaz de proporcionar. Com mais de 30 de seus emocionantes poemas, alguns deles inéditos, Bráulio Bessa nos conta um pouco das histórias do menino de Alto Santo, no interior do Ceará, que se tornou poeta e ativista cultural. Desde o primeiro encontro com a obra de Patativa do Assaré, aos 14 anos, até a fama na televisão, ele mostra como a poesia transformou sua vida. O livro traz ainda depoimentos de fãs de todos os cantos do Brasil.

A beautifully orchestrated collection of insightful practical poems for everyday. In this book there are a variety of different topics such as: pets, animals, family, people, dysfunction in others, places, sports, games, addictions, God, seasons, politics, and self help. David's poems are crafted with a generous knowledge of words making them flow together like water. You won't be disappointed by the wisdom and perspective that David has about things that really matter to people. Within this book there is depth and passion about life and just simple light observations about the everyday ...

Catherine R. Berra presents her first collection of lyrical poetry, tenderly weaving through the emotional phases of the human condition, and shining a light on our mutual quest for understanding life’s lessons.

Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning were united not only as man and wife, but also as writers who shared and debated ideas, values, and literary craft.

Bubbling Up A Poetic Journey Towards Growth and Renewal Excerpt from the poem Travalicare: "Ah, a sly one you are, Whispering from your hidden ledge. But here's the thing: I'm not that type of guy. I'm meant to fly, even without wings." What happens when life breaks you open? Bubbling Up is a powerful collection of poetry born from the raw depths of personal journaling. “We are not one story, but a universe of stories – shapeshifting constellations dancing between known and unknown, illuminating the courage to evolve, the freedom to explore, and the endless possibility of becoming.” -...

Flash prose, poetry, and essays inspired by her kitchen, garden, and family memories; Nadja Maril’s chapbook, RECIPES FROM. MY GARDEN is a sensual feast for the soul. Drawing upon her life experiences as an artist’s daughter, antiques dealer, journalist, and author; Maril mines simple objects for meaning and creates a lavish buffet. Editorial Praise for RECIPES FROM MY GARDEN "Suffused with the tastes of cilantro, mint, and cucumber fresh from a garden, the smell of salt air from the ocean’s edge, the familiar scent of coffee and tobacco from a father’s hug, or the simple pleasure ...

Gay icon, great poet, leather daddy, eccentric professor, English, American, biker, non-driver, drug addict, hedonist, intellectual, enigmatic, friendly, Everyman, one-of-a-kind, brother, roommate, HIV-negative, paradigmatic AIDS writer, Nazi belt wearer, Jeff Dahmer scholar, Guggenheim Genius, secret philanthropist, Formalist, Existentialist, prolific letter writer, some-sort-of-an-angel...Thom Gunn was all of these and more... But hovering above these figures lay the memory of his mother.

What if the dreaded world of Alzheimer's was also a world of emotional discovery? Eugenia Zukerman's poetry and simple prose, both heartbreaking and ultimately inspirational, ushers the listener into her world as she unflinchingly examines familial loyalties, moments from her past and present, and the need to face an uncertain future due to the diagnosis of a condition that she truly hopes "will remain unnamed."

A memoir like no other. The author uses illustrated “haiku quintets” (hence the 85-syllable metric) to tell bite-size bits of his remarkable life from 1945 to present (2022). Beyond his personal story, this memoir recounts the genealogy of his 17th century English immigrant ancestors, a family story shared with thousands of American cousins. He touches on the Viking roots of many of British heritage. Going even deeper, he explores the Neanderthal ancestry of all with European lineage. He boldly reflects upon his own death. He looks beyond today’s inflection point in American history. ...

Musical Poetry is a glorious, glossy collection of entertaining, original pop music song lyrics. There are songs about life, lost loves, personal obsessions, friendship, pop culture, celebrities, sports, and even songs about UFOs. Packed with beautiful, full-color, authentic photos and super cool illustrations, Musical Poetry is a wonderful read, and a visually stunning coffee table book. James J. Caterino is the author of over ninety published books including Reviews and Essays, The Anti-Matter Girl, True Stories, I Want to Believe, Time Travel Stories, Pop Star, and The Promise.

Walking Gentry Home tells the story of Alora Young’s ancestors, from the unnamed women forgotten by the historical record but brought to life through Young’s imagination; to Amy, the first of Young’s foremothers to arrive in Tennessee, buried in an unmarked grave, unlike the white man who enslaved her and fathered her child; through Young’s great-grandmother Gentry, unhappily married at fourteen; to her own mother, the teenage beauty queen rejected by her white neighbors.

Robert Browning (1812-1889), playright and poet, is known and admired for his dramatic monologues in blank verse, of which he is a recognized master. He was not always popular in his own time but is now considered one of the foremost poets of Victorian England.