’Twas the Very First Christmas
The author has to give God all the credit. She did not try to write this nor had she ever thought of writing anything at all. It just came together as a poem many years ago. The only reason it is in print today, was her desire to pass it on to her children, grandchildren and great grands in a book format and hopefully have others read and enjoy it as well.
Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience
Songs of Innocence and of Experience is a collection of illustrated poems by William Blake. It appeared in two phases: a few first copies were printed and illuminated by Blake himself in 1789; five years later, he bound these poems with a set of new poems in a volume titled Songs of Innocence and of Experience Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul. Blake was also a painter before the creation of Songs of Innocence and Experience and had painted such subjects as Oberon, Titania, and Puck dancing with fairies. "Innocence" and "Experience" are definitions of consciousness that rethink Milton's existential-mythic states of "Paradise" and "Fall". Often, interpretations of this collection centre around a mythical dualism, where "Innocence" represents the "unfallen world" and "Experience" represents the "fallen world".[2] Blake categorizes our modes of perception that tend to coordinate with a chronology that would become standard in Romanticism: childhood is a state of protected innocence rather than original sin, but not immune to the fallen world and its institutions. This world sometimes impinges on childhood itself, and in any event becomes known through "experience", a state of being marked by the loss of childhood vitality, by fear and inhibition, by social and political corruption and by the manifold oppression of Church, State and the ruling classes. The volume's "Contrary States" are sometimes signalled by patently repeated or contrasted titles: in Innocence, Infant Joy, in Experience, Infant Sorrow; in Innocence, The Lamb, in Experience, The Fly and The Tyger. The stark simplicity of poems such as The Chimney Sweeper and The Little Black Boy display Blake's acute sensibility to the realities of poverty and exploitation that accompanied the "Dark Satanic Mills" of the Industrial Revolution.
Thoughts
Are you tired of picking up a book, flipping to the dedication, and finding out that, once again, the author has dedicated the book to someone else? If the book is not for you, why read it? Well that's not the case this time as this book is dedicated to you. This is a book for those who seek a degree of change and variety in their life and become dissatisfied when hemmed in by restrictions and limitations. This book is for you. It's also a book for people like me, people who are at times are extroverted and sociable, while at other times introverted, wary and reserved.
The World Outside My Window
Inside every man's heart lies a tamed beast ready to allow someone to love him. But sometimes that beast has to roar in order to be heard. For me, my roar is the stroke of a pen to paper and letting the words flow through me. For me, that is the magic of poetry. The World Outside My Window is for those lonely, romantic souls who have always strive for unconditional love & happiness in their lives. With these poems you will discover my love for family, courtship & intimacy. But you will also see the other side of love that will create pain, vulnerability & the trials of deceit. Open your heart & fall in love with these entrancing poems. You will discover yourself worthy of love & having true strength of self.
Crescent Moon.
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we suffer connection
A poetry collection that embodies the thoughts and feelings of young love, sadness and anxiety. Incredibly introspective, it follows a total of 5 key chapters each detailing a different theme: connection (I & II), derealisation, turmoil and resolution, with a section of beautiful haikus at the end. The title is a message to all that sometimes our connections with others are painful, but we endure them nonetheless and they make us who we are. Connection also comes in many forms, whether that be with ourselves, a loved one or a thought or feeling that keeps us going or stops us in our tracks. This collection aims to illustrate a time in my life that was fraught with indecision - but most of all, love and appreciation. I hope you will enjoy and really connect with these words
The Ceremony of Leaving someone you Love.
"The ceremony of leaving someone you love" serves to empty the reservoir of agonizing emotions tied to a particular kind of loss and attachment. Interacting with these missives, engenders healing and exfoliates the sadness by shaking the tree at its roots; so the reader can find the freedom trapped within and reconnect.
Inquiry of PB
The Inquiry of PB is about my life so far and all the expressions that go along with it, watch me struggle and grow throughout my poems. I don't expect my poems to be seen as true works of art but at least as my own writing and style.
Reality of a Midnight Thinker
The 10th book by Kizer the Poet. Covering topics including, death, family, child abuse and healing. Not recommend for individuals under 13.
Misunderstood Soul
Years have been complicated as a young adult with many tears from the constant heart wrenching truth of life. I created a collection of poems that described just how hard and painful those years were in explicit detail. It is now time to share this collection of poems. For this collection I continue the journey into adulthood. A lot of lessons were learned, and some events were repeated. All in all these poems are the next step of my life while finishing up my perspective toward things happening in my twenties.
The Secret
The most well-known story of all time--the birth of Christ--is one told to and cherished by people of all ages. A compilation of poems, The Secret by Christina Dettmer shares the beauty and wonderment of the birth of Christ and the promise His birth brings to all who believe. Each poem captures the beauty of His birth, and more importantly, the love that was shared with the whole world on that Christmas night.
Catching the Light
Catching the Light is for all of you would be, could be, already are poets. Whether in the classroom, community center, or home school community, this little book will guide you through some of poetry's basic forms. This fun volume not only provides poetry prompts, but a helpful resource area in the back that will guide the leader through many unanswered questions that they might have. Come on, catch the light!
Chattering at School
Chattering at School is a series of animal poems that invites the reader to learn and marvel at all the wonders of the natural world. The poems include fun narratives on the surface, while containing learning and teaching moments as the poems unfold. The book has lovely illustrations and is full of moral lessons.The introduction to Chattering at School: Nature poems for children explains that these poems were written by a schoolboy aged 11 to 18 (1951-58) during his annual summer holiday visits to his grandmother on her small farm in Ireland. She had been his carer and guardian from the time of the German Blitz of London where he was born, and lived with her until the war ended in 1945. He then returned to his unknown parents, who had been unable to visit him in Ireland from the UK during the war.Over 60 years later, the author of these poems - Edward Forde Hickey - discovered them (his own schoolboy attempts at writing poetry) lying in the attic and felt they were worth recording publicly.
Some Cats Hide in Boxes
This book is full of playful rhymesOf feline friends, ones most sublimeYoung readers, have a lovely timeWith Some Cats Hide in Boxes!
Sacred in the Mundane
A collection of original poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction submitted by First Baptist Academy students for the 2022 Sacred in the Mundane writing contest.
Stone Soup
The January 2023 issue of Stone Soup, the literary magazine 100% written and illustrated by kids age 13 and younger. Stone Soup has been inspiring young readers and celebrating the brilliance of its young creators since 1973; we currently publish eleven issues a year, each filled with short stories, memoir, poetry, and artwork.
Grandpa’s Pillow and other Poems
This is a collection of funny and endearing poems, one of which is about a Grandpa, who just can't go to bed without his favourite pillow. Others are about a platypus who hosts a party for her community, a penny that turns into a bicycle, and forest animals, who stick up for their 'Animal Laws'.
No Title Yet and Other Poems
No Title Yet and Other Poems is a compendium of children's poetry and illustrations (that may just really be for adults) or perhaps a deep philosophical text, satire, and social commentary (that is really written for children). Extremely entertaining and relatable to readers of all ages. This fun collection of poems is nearly bursting at the seams with satisfying brain ticklers, clever ideas, silly stories, amusing sales pitches, sweet sarcasm, sage-like advice and over a hundred and fifty delightful drawings. A comical and thought-provoking read that will make you smile...
Oblivion
Oblivion explores the intersection between cultural identity, and personal healing. Lamia Firasta draws inspiration from her background in psychology as well as her personal life, as a woman, artist, researcher and mental health advocate, aspiring to write poetry that captures the shared human experience. Oblivion is her debut poetry collection. As part of Lamia's advocacy work, 25% of all book sale proceeds will be donated to a local mental health organization. Connect with her here: linktr.ee/lamiart__
Mantri's Micro Poems (Part-1)
Micro Poetry for multipurpose utilization. To tune and sing. Poems for all age group people. Poems for Movies purpose, Advertisement purpose.
Through Thick and Thin
Have you ever felt the magic of love? Get deep into the feeling of love with the book 'Through Thick and Thin'. Romantic, emotional and sincere, this heart-touching poem will reach a million hearts. The bestselling poetry book for someone who believes in the magic of love. It will strengthen your belief in the fact that love stories are eternal.
My Inside Opened Out
I have loved poetry all my life: read it, recited it, quoted it, taught it, analysed it, encouraged pupils and family members to write it... Finally, at the beginning of 2020, the deposit of many years came pouring out of me, with the lockdown that soon followed giving ample opportunity for development. Here are my poems, from the first beginnings, exploring my experiences of: nature; life, love and loss; therapy; and faith.
Twelve Mindless Zombies
Twelve Mindless Zombies are on the loose! Count them down from twelve to zero as they each meet a grizzly end. This is the colorful paperback edition of this book for zombie fans.
Zonnewiel / Sun Wheel GEDICHTEN / POEMS
Gedichten van Hannie Rouweler, Nederland. Tweetalige dichtbundel: Nederlands en Engels. POEMS by Hannie Rouweler, NETHERLANDS. Bilingual edition: Dutch and English.
When Poems Fall from the Sky
Nominated for the 2023 Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing and the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration.Original, inspiring and intimate, When Poems Fall From the Sky marries science and poetry to create a tender and thoughtful love-letter to Earth promising children a riot of imagination, humour and joy - the perfect book to celebrate National Poetry Day on 6th October. The collection of poems, raps, rhymes, haiku and little plays is written by Zaro Weil, winner of the 2020 CLiPPA children's poetry prize and is illustrated in full colour throughout by artist Junli Song. When Poems Fall From the Sky is the first title to publish since the pair won the coveted CLiPPA prize with their stunning poetry anthology, Cherry Moon. In exquisitely illustrated full color pages, trees, birds, animals, rivers, flowers, mountains and insects each share their own magical stories. And the stories they tell, the 'poems' that fall from the sky, subtly and powerfully illuminate our hope and collective role as guardians of our earth.
my mind and other things you would call a mess
it's okay to not be okay; this is the message of the entire book, filled with poems about heartbreak, anxiety, and other struggles a teen faces in daily life.
Ghoulish Tales for the Brave
Embark on a journey with monsters and ghoulish beasts that will creep into your imagination and frighten your soul-spooky Poems to read in the dark. What makes you scared?
Stone Soup
The December 2022 issue of Stone Soup, the literary magazine 100% written and illustrated by kids age 13 and younger. Stone Soup has been inspiring young readers and celebrating the brilliance of its young creators since 1973; we currently publish eleven issues a year, each filled with short stories, memoir, poetry, and artwork.
Ghoulish Tales for the Brave
Embark on a journey with monsters and ghoulish beasts that will creep into your imagination and frighten your soul-spooky Poems to read in the dark. What makes you scared?
Dear No One
Emerging from the author's college notebooks, Dear No One is a collection of poetry and prose for no one in particular. Inspired by real and fictional love and heartbreak, the collection is an ode to the famous "you". Dedicated to no one and everyone.
The Red Ear Blows Its Nose
The Red Ear Blows Its Nose is "a dazzling tour de force" (Kenn Nesbitt). Often hilarious, always thoughtful, this debut collection from award-winning poet Robert Schechter proves that he is "clearly one of the most accomplished poets writing for children today" (Valerie Bloom MBE). Complemented by S. Federico's charming illustrations, The Red Ear Blows Its Nose will delight both children and adults alike, and is destined to become a classic, standing alongside A Child's Garden of Verses, Now We Are Six, and Where the Sidewalk Ends on children's and library bookshelves for years to come.PRAISE FOR THE RED EAR BLOWS ITS NOSE: Short, punchy, and clever poems, as if Shel Silverstein and Ogden Nash had a baby. Some are only two lines long. My favorite: "When livestock salesmen cannot sleep, / do they lie in bed discounting sheep?" Wow!-Jane Yolen, author of the How Do Dinosaurs booksWhat a splendid collection of poetry. Here are poems that fizz with imagination, wisdom, and an infectious exuberance at the sheer wonder of words. Beautifully crafted and terrifically funny, this is a book for children (and grown-ups) to return to again and again.-Kate Wakeling, winner, 2017 CLiPPA (UK)You'll feel like a "cool in-the-know one" when you read Robert Schechter's clever collection of poems. This book will open your mind up to a world where foxes cartwheel through trombones, a horse might choose to moo, and you can dive into a lake filled with yellow puffs of popcorn. Children who are reading (and thinking) beyond their age level will love it; you will, too. If you're a fan of John Ciardi and Richard Wilbur and X. J. Kennedy, or Jack Prelutsky and J. Patrick Lewis and Kenn Nesbitt, you'll want to add Robert Schechter to your list of favorite poets!-Janet Wong, winner of the 2021 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for ChildrenThe Red Ear Blows Its Nose is a dazzling tour de force of ingenious poems that sparkle with Schechter's witty, wonderful wordplay. Read this book. Your brain will thank you. Mine did.-Kenn Nesbitt, former Children's Poet Laureate (2013-15)Robert Schechter's poems sing with irrepressible joy. His humor, wit, and verbal dexterity make The Red Ear Blows Its Nose a book that both children and adults will want to read over and over and over again. He is clearly one of the most accomplished poets writing for children today.-Valerie Bloom MBE, winner, 2022 CLiPPA (UK)Schechter's The Red Ear Blows Its Nose is a masterful collection from a masterful poet. Not only does every poem take you somewhere new, spinning ideas and jokes and thoughts and dreams and facts and observations on the tip of its finger like a Harlem Globetrotter at a showing-off convention, but it does so with such surefootedness, such deft rhythm and rhyme, that the poems are joys to read aloud. They sing themselves out of your mouth and will stick in the minds of kids and grown-ups everywhere they get heard. Schechter, it seems to me, is way up there with the great American kids' poets, a real Shel Silverstein for today's generation.-A. F. HarroldIt's entertaining-sometimes hilarious, sometimes beautiful, always thought-provoking-and nothing short of brilliant.-Diana Murray, author of City Shapes, Summer Color! and the Unicorn Day series
The Red Ear Blows Its Nose
The Red Ear Blows Its Nose is "a dazzling tour de force" (Kenn Nesbitt). Often hilarious, always thoughtful, this debut collection from award-winning poet Robert Schechter proves that he is "clearly one of the most accomplished poets writing for children today" (Valerie Bloom MBE). Complemented by S. Federico's charming illustrations, The Red Ear Blows Its Nose will delight both children and adults alike, and is destined to become a classic, standing alongside A Child's Garden of Verses, Now We Are Six, and Where the Sidewalk Ends on children's and library bookshelves for years to come.PRAISE FOR THE RED EAR BLOWS ITS NOSE: Short, punchy, and clever poems, as if Shel Silverstein and Ogden Nash had a baby. Some are only two lines long. My favorite: "When livestock salesmen cannot sleep, / do they lie in bed discounting sheep?" Wow!-Jane Yolen, author of the How Do Dinosaurs booksWhat a splendid collection of poetry. Here are poems that fizz with imagination, wisdom, and an infectious exuberance at the sheer wonder of words. Beautifully crafted and terrifically funny, this is a book for children (and grown-ups) to return to again and again.-Kate Wakeling, winner, 2017 CLiPPA (UK)You'll feel like a "cool in-the-know one" when you read Robert Schechter's clever collection of poems. This book will open your mind up to a world where foxes cartwheel through trombones, a horse might choose to moo, and you can dive into a lake filled with yellow puffs of popcorn. Children who are reading (and thinking) beyond their age level will love it; you will, too. If you're a fan of John Ciardi and Richard Wilbur and X. J. Kennedy, or Jack Prelutsky and J. Patrick Lewis and Kenn Nesbitt, you'll want to add Robert Schechter to your list of favorite poets!-Janet Wong, winner of the 2021 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for ChildrenThe Red Ear Blows Its Nose is a dazzling tour de force of ingenious poems that sparkle with Schechter's witty, wonderful wordplay. Read this book. Your brain will thank you. Mine did.-Kenn Nesbitt, former Children's Poet Laureate (2013-15)Robert Schechter's poems sing with irrepressible joy. His humor, wit, and verbal dexterity make The Red Ear Blows Its Nose a book that both children and adults will want to read over and over and over again. He is clearly one of the most accomplished poets writing for children today.-Valerie Bloom MBE, winner, 2022 CLiPPA (UK)Schechter's The Red Ear Blows Its Nose is a masterful collection from a masterful poet. Not only does every poem take you somewhere new, spinning ideas and jokes and thoughts and dreams and facts and observations on the tip of its finger like a Harlem Globetrotter at a showing-off convention, but it does so with such surefootedness, such deft rhythm and rhyme, that the poems are joys to read aloud. They sing themselves out of your mouth and will stick in the minds of kids and grown-ups everywhere they get heard. Schechter, it seems to me, is way up there with the great American kids' poets, a real Shel Silverstein for today's generation.-A. F. HarroldIt's entertaining-sometimes hilarious, sometimes beautiful, always thought-provoking-and nothing short of brilliant.-Diana Murray, author of City Shapes, Summer Color! and the Unicorn Day series
Listen Up
In this poetry chapbook, seventeen-year-old poet, author, and journalist Vivian Rong learns that the world is a work in progress and documents her desires, feelings, hardships, and hopes through poems geared toward Generation Z. This chapbook showcases heartfelt poems addressing today's issues important to the author such as racism, climate change, and others. Listen Up is a piece of work for those who believe in change.
Thoughts of a teenager
There are a lot of difficulties that teenagers go through. It is necessary to talk about everything that a teenager goes through. This book is a collection of poems that shows a few out of many difficulties in a teenager's life. Thoughts of a teenager include many topics related to what a teenager goes through. This book shows the process of healing. It starts with poems related to problems that a teenager faces, for example: fitting in, friendship issues, growing up, many more and ends with motivational poems. I hope whoever reads this book understands that they are not alone. There are many like them out there going through the same things.
Catalogue of Ripening
No one is safe in the world of Sabrina Guo's electrifying debut, Catalogue of Ripening. The village fish are poisoned with mercury. Children rehearse their endings with lockdown drills. A seawall becomes the sea. Balancing narrative impulse and lyric flair, Guo takes us on a journey from childhood to adolescence, from innocence to knowledge-the world no longer a site of wonder but corruption, contamination, cancer. Through poems that realize the world's capacity for violence first in language, then in action, Guo captures the unique anxieties-and joys-of growing up in Generation Z.
Poems from the heart
""What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?"" I'm very happy to introduce my poetic lines and my own thoughts, from this, one can definitely understand the love I have towards it. Just thought of publishing my knowledge. My writings will be mainly based on girls' feelings (bliss). Every single word form this publication has a lot of deep meanings, which can be naturally felt while reading. You can even dedicate some of these to your loved ones, as a present wherever it fits. And this is just the first part of POEMS FROM THE HEART, more to come, stay tuned!
INSECTilicious
Ever wondered how would schools look for Cockroaches? Or ever thought how would insects shop in a mall? Re-open the doors of imagination and enter the mesmerizing world of insects! Welcome to the hilarious poetic stories of insects covering cockroaches, lizards, ants and even mice!
When Life Makes You Ponder
Sitting by the window, when one talks to himself, the thoughts that sweep over the mind, leave behind a multitude of emotions, memories, and desires. This book is a collection of real-life experiences, imagination, and thought-provoking ideas, in the form of poetry, that make one look at life from various different outlooks. Through poetry, one can open the doors of his heart and ask himself some questions that bring out answers that lie beyond this materialistic world. So take a deep breath, dear reader, and read on!
Crocodiles Don’t Wear Socks
Crocodiles Don't Wear Socks is the author's seventh book of humorous poetry. In this collection, you'll read twisted tales of crocodiles and kookaburras, dodos and rhinoceroses (endangered species of all kinds), witches and wanderlust, spaceships and shipwrecks. Besides a healthy dose of nonsense, he also examines subjects closer to home, like climate change and dating apps (Shh, don't tell his wife).
Stone Soup Magazine
The November 2022 issue of Stone Soup, the literary magazine 100% written and illustrated by kids age 13 and younger. Stone Soup has been inspiring young readers and celebrating the brilliance of its young creators since 1973; we currently publish eleven issues a year, each filled with short stories, memoir, poetry, and artwork.
Golden Cogitation
This book is a collection of poetry. It does not focus on one theme but deals with various topics. It talks about life, love, light, universe and more. I hope you find a good friend in "Golden Cogitation".
We Give Support, Not Advice
Jefferson High School's first LGBTQ support group is created after a student dies by suicide. As the new school year begins, six students join the group and sit in a circle every Monday afternoon-sometimes in silence, sometimes in heated dialogue-sharing pieces of their lives. Denice is the leader who wants to protect everyone; Vivian's feeling like an outsider because of her asexual identity; Angel's a rebel who can't bear the thought of coming out to his mom; Finn's an introvert whose parents made them leave after coming out as trans; Johnny's an outgoing performer dealing with his parents' divorce; and Lexie's an ally, just here to support. As the students begin to discover different facets of their identities, they grapple with a lot of questions: How can we best support someone through a difficult time? What does it mean to share affinity when we don't share the same identities? And what does it really mean to be a member of the queer community? "Using gorgeous poetic verse, Matty Bennett brilliantly captures the stories of a group of queer teens reconciling their dreams with reality. It's a book I wish I had access to during my formative years. We Give Support, Not Advice is timely, pertinent and essential for our LGBTQ+ youth." - Emanuel Xavier, author & activist"We Give Support, Not Advice is a quick, engaging, and important read. Matty Bennett's novel-in-verse takes a diverse group of characters, puts them in a room, and lets them tell their own story in a voice that is both accessible and lyrical. "Despite our fragments, we are / whole..." the students tell us. And we believe them. At its core, We Give Support, Not Advice is both a difficult and hopeful read. A necessary book in these times." - Jamie Beth Cohen, author of Wasted Pretty"The characters in Matty Bennett's novel-in-verse encapsulate the nuances of queerness-the awkwardness, the fury, the tenderness. It's a book I wish I had in high school, a time when I desperately needed queer camaraderie, especially in my grief. In We Give Support, Not Advice, ''we are reminded why we exist.'" - Lisa Summe, author of Say It Hurts
When Life Makes You Ponder
Sitting by the window, when one talks to himself, the thoughts that sweep over the mind, leave behind a multitude of emotions, memories, and desires. This book is a collection of real-life experiences, imagination, and thought-provoking ideas, in the form of poetry, that make one look at life from various different outlooks. Through poetry, one can open the doors of his heart and ask himself some questions that bring out answers that lie beyond this materialistic world. So take a deep breath, dear reader, and read on!
Abhipray
Abhipray is a collection 16 poems that discuss various shades of life.... All the words written in the book are pure like a 24 carat gold.... Free from any biasness or cheating ........ IT INTRODUCES YOU THE FEELINGS OF THE PRESENT GENERATION ABOUT THE CURRENT WORLD IN A POETIC MANNER..
Thoughtful Thinking
This poetry book for children is crammed-full of interesting facts about everything from animals to weather conditions. There is also a ten-question comprehension and answer exercise for each poem to help consolidate the children's reading and understanding.A lovely cross-curricular book for Primary school students who enjoy learning about the world we live in.
