My Journey To Poetry

Author : Janice A Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781951961206
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Journey Through Poetry written by Janice A Smith and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-20 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The poetry reflects her sense of the rhythm and flow of the topic. The form of the poem also is a reflection of its meaning. Each poem is unique on its own merit. Some poems rhyme; some use a recurring line or lines. Most are free verse and have their own musical flow. "The Time Was November" uses rhyme and this recurring line.

Author : Jerry T Johnson
Publisher : Evening Street Press
ISBN 13 : 1937347648
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Poets Should NOT Write About Politics written by Jerry T Johnson and published by Evening Street Press. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sinclair Poetry Prize for 2020 Jerry Johnson’s new book, Poets Should Not Write about Politics, immediately undermines its title in seemingly innocent poems about daisies, bison, and kittens that hit hard in their love for America and their rage against her injustices. Musicality and rhythm reinforce this message in these poems, as in the poem “Trains” where they ground a voice that aches for a different world, even as it honors the beauties of this one: “…we find night has taken the helm/the crescendo climbs, the stars overcome the darkness/i overcome the darkness, my grief, the darkness of my soul/ and my train moves on and on and my train moves on and on.” This is a collection of longing and hope and passion. -- Laurel S. Peterson Poet Laureate, Norwalk, CT, 2016-2019 Professor, English, Norwalk Community College We land in this world, travel, leave, and yet, as Jerry T. Johnson examines in this engrossing collection, we cannot leave history behind. Through deft storytelling, he highlights the past and future and how art needs to move beyond pleasantries. The Jim Crow signs may fade, but the danger remains current. A thought-provoking and highly enjoyable book. -- Jane Ormerod, writer and editor, great weather for MEDIA In Poets Should Not Write About Politics, Jerry T. Johnson proves in the opening poem, and many of the poems that follow, exactly why poets need to write about politics. While many of the poems focus on politics in the broader sense of the word, in a gifted and challenging way, my favorite poems, including A Song Of Remembrance For Mama and I Dare Not Divulge, marry the personal with the political, in a way that's deeply impactful and will linger with me for a long time. Yet there is joy here too, and laughter, a sharp turn of phrase surprising it out of me at unexpected times.'-- Caitlan Jans, Editor of Authors Publish Literary Magazine

Author : Barbara Minney
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781732128255
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book If There's No Heaven written by Barbara Minney and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-16 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barbara Marie Minney writes personal and emotional poetry that describes her feelings, thoughts, and passions while struggling to live her truth as a transgender woman. She began her transition to living authentically as the woman that she now knows she was meant to be a little over two years ago at the age of 63 after repressing her true gender identity for over 60 years.

Author : Paul Tran
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525508341
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All the Flowers Kneeling written by Paul Tran and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Paul Tran’s debut collection of poems is indelible, this remarkable voice transforming itself as you read, eventually transforming you.” —Alexander Chee, author of How to Write an Autobiographical Novel “This powerful debut marshals narrative lyrics and stark beauty to address personal and political violence.” —New York Times Book Review A profound meditation on physical, emotional, and psychological transformation in the aftermath of imperial violence and interpersonal abuse, from a poet both “tender and unflinching” (Khadijah Queen) Visceral and astonishing, Paul Tran's debut poetry collection All the Flowers Kneeling investigates intergenerational trauma, sexual violence, and U.S. imperialism in order to radically alter our understanding of freedom, power, and control. In poems of desire, gender, bodies, legacies, and imagined futures, Tran’s poems elucidate the complex and harrowing processes of reckoning and recovery, enhanced by innovative poetic forms that mirror the nonlinear emotional and psychological experiences of trauma survivors. At once grand and intimate, commanding and deeply vulnerable, All the Flowers Kneeling revels in rediscovering and reconfiguring the self, and ultimately becomes an essential testament to the human capacity for resilience, endurance, and love.

Author : Katie Hale
Publisher : Canongate Books
ISBN 13 : 1786896370
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Name Is Monster written by Katie Hale and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2019-06-06 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Strikingly beautiful' Guardian 'Tough and tender' Joanne Harris After the Sickness has killed off her parents, and the bombs have fallen on the last safe cities, Monster emerges from the Arctic vault which has kept her alive. When she washes up on the coast of Scotland, everyone she knows is dead, and she believes she is alone in an empty world. Slowly, piece by piece, she begins to rebuild a life. Until, one day, she finds a girl: another survivor, feral, and ready to be taught all that Monster knows. But as the lonely days pass, the lessons the girl learns are not always the ones Monster means to teach . . .

Author : Marla Taviano
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781957687285
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unbelieve written by Marla Taviano and published by . This book was released on 2023-08-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In unbelieve: poems on the journey to becoming a heretic, Marla Taviano welcomes you into a deconstruction space where you can let it all out, let it all go, and start heading in brave new directions.

Author : Eleanor Boudreau
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN 13 : 0822987899
Total Pages : 91 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Earnest, Earnest? written by Eleanor Boudreau and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Earnest, Earnest?, the speaker, Eleanor, writes postcards to her on-again-off-again lover, Earnest. The fact that her lover’s name is Earnest and that their relationship is fraught, raises questions of sincerity and irony, and whether both can be present at the same time. While Earnest can be read literally as Eleanor’s lover, he is best understood as another side of the poet’s self. The ambiguity at play in Earnest, Earnest? is embodied in the form of the “Earnest Postcards” that structure the book—these postcards are experimental in their use of images and formal in their dialogue with the sonnet. Thus, Earnest, Earnest? is a question of tone, address, and form.

Author : Richard Melvin
Publisher : Outskirts Press
ISBN 13 : 9781478745150
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Life As a Poet written by Richard Melvin and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2015-03-06 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A journey of self-expression through some of America most turbulent times. "My Life as A Poet" is collections of poems and articles. Along with quotes which reflect my self-expression as a poet from the times I grew up in and all throughout my life. A product of the thoughts that went through my mind growing up in Harlem, doing one of the most turbulent ages in America history. Poetry helped me make sense of my life and the world around me. It kept me from destroying myself because of the frustrations doing that period. It also gave my life a new direction which continues to benefit me right up until today. I hope you enjoy where it has taken me so far and you'll join me for the rest of my journey. Richard Melvin, Poet

Author : Joe Wilkins
Publisher : White Pine Press Poetry Prize
ISBN 13 : 9781935210368
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Notes from the Journey Westward written by Joe Wilkins and published by White Pine Press Poetry Prize. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book that interrogates the idea of America--especially our westering, both historical and contemporary.

Author : Shirley Flowe Furr
Publisher : Xulon Press
ISBN 13 : 9781662829673
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reflections of My Journey written by Shirley Flowe Furr and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2021-11-07 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Reflections of My Journey" is more than a book of rhythmic poetry. It is a compilation of 200 mostly faith based poems that run the gamut of emotions. Most read like a short story and each is contained in one of the following sections: *Good for the Spirit - From these uplifting poems the reader will draw inspiration and encouragement. Each work has numerous scripture references making it the perfect choice for the one looking for a different type of daily devotional. *Good for the Soul - In these more lighthearted, sometimes comical poems, the writer has chosen topics that bring a smile, offer a tad of wisdom, and address the simple things of life. Need a laugh or just a breath of fresh air? You'll find it here! Within the pages of the author's first published work you will find relatable poetry. Some may bring you to tears while others may bring a chuckle. Shirley Flowe Furr won a class contest with her first poem written while in the 2nd grade. It was then, God planted the seed of poetry in her spirit. She enjoys sharing her love of Bible teaching with children and adults of all ages and has been involved in womens' ministry most of her life. A breast cancer survivor, she resides in Concord, NC with her husband, Mitchell. Married for forty nine years, they have two sons and four grandchildren. Family time is one of her greatest joys along with vacationing, photography, event planning and decorating. Shirley is also an avid gardener and nature lover. Over time and through the challenges of life she has matured into a strong woman of God who finds fulfillment in serving the Lord and encouraging others. Poetry has now become a huge part of His purposes in her story.