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1) The Heartbeat of the Universe: Poems From Asimov's Science Fiction and Analog Science Fiction and F
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The Heartbeat of the Universe collects poems from the top writers in the science fiction and literary genres, including voices such as Jane Yolen, Bruce Boston, Robert Frazier, Jessy Randall, and many others. These poems, selected by editor Emily Hockaday from the pages of Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine and Analog Science Fiction and Fact over the past decade, examine the Universe's smallest particles and largest astral phenomena. These poems travel...
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Sea-Fever' remains one of the most popular poems of the last century, and John Masefield one of the most popular poets, a superb spinner of yarns and ballads of tall ships, exotic seas, of the deep-rooted life of rural England, and of the great narratives of Troy and Arthurian legend. This book includes his most popular poems and a few previously uncollected rarities. All share Masefield's love of particular lives: he draws the reader into his stories...
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From early poems re-imagining Bible stories to new work influenced by her travels through Asia, award-winning poet Jane Williams' keen interest in the connections between people pervades.
Days Like These offers readers familiar with her work a treasured collation and to those coming to it for the first time a tantalising introduction.
Here you will find sorrow and joy inextricably linked in a captivating verse that is ultimately a celebration...
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"Here are poems for the people, reflections of deep sorrow and joy that cover the spectrum of a lifetime-a distillation of passion and pain. Judith Partelow speaks from the heart, shines a light into the soul, captures the fragility of life, and conveys complex emotional experiences with clarity. This collection is truly a treasure."
– Lily Poritz Miller, author, former editor at The Macmillan Company and McGraw-Hill, senior editor at McClelland...
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"This en face annotated edition of selected writings of the Mexican poet includes the Respuesta to the Bishop of Puebla (1691) and a broad selection of her poetry and dramatic texts: nine love sonnets; segments from Primero sue~no, Villancico VI to Saint Catherine, and Loa para el auto sacramental de el divino Narciso; and Leonor's speech from the play Los empe~nos de una casa. Peden's 'Translator's Note' explains her translation strategy of 'moving...
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