Author: Rohan Anderson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781662813078
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Lovers of literature in general, and poetry specifically, will love this brilliant product of Rohan Anderson. This book contains over a hundred and sixty poems, covering a wide cadre of subjects from history to romance and religion, to name a few.Browsing through "The Poet Speaks...", one is transported from pinnacles of ecstasy, to plains of quiet contemplation. Rohan Anderson's excellent command of the English language enables him to lavish his readers with figures of speech giving life to inanimate things, and allowing for more than a glimpse into some of the poet's own experiences."The Poet Speaks," for those who wish to, but cannot find the right words. Come, travel with this poet, from the distant past to life in this twenty-first century. You will be inspired, entertained and educated as you journey through this first published anthology by Rohan Anderson.Ivy M. HarveyAuthor/Publisher"My Catalogue of Answered Prayers"Counsellor: Emmanuel Apostolic Church-- Portmore, Jamaica Rohan Anderson was born in the year 1965, in Jamaica, and attended the Bethesda All-age School, but was forced to drop out of school at the beginning of his adolescent years. Despite his misfortune, he emerged as a poet, songwriter, playwright, and was in 1995 nominated for Poet Of The Year, by The International Society Of Poets.( He was awarded an international merit for the poem "If Tomorrow Should Ever Come".) The Poet Speaks: We Travel This Way is his debut poetry collection and was first published on amazon.
As A Poet Speaks!
Author: Kenneth R. Hare
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1493178997
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
As A Poet Speaks! Living my life from the point of my thoughts! Acting like time seem to stand stilled in the moments of my heart! Hearing the sound of my heartbeat in every moment of my breath! Listening as the words seem to fall from the simple moments of thoughts in time! Waiting for the moment when all my worries will soon be over! As I look deep within your eyes, I can find my moments when I can hear my heart speaks! As A Poet Speaks! Here I am standing stilled waiting for the moment when I can tell you how much I love you! Here I am wishing upon a star as I look into the depth of you eyes to find my secret place within you! When I speak, my voice seem to leave me completely! I find myself longing to have you near me as I reach out my hands to take yours! I look around only to notice that you are now gone! As A Poet Speaks! My inner love speaks out to you in words and deeds! My words are so powerful that I can only speak with my eyes because to speak with my mouth I would truly cause you to fall completely in love with me in a moment notice! Here I am standing before you as your only Poet waiting for the moments when I can tell you just how much I love you! I am a man who loves with my eyes, love with my hands, love with my heart, love with my emotions, and last but not least love with my whole complete life wrapped up completely inside of you! I am the Poet that Speaks clearly to you the very thoughts of my heart forever! As A Poet Speaks! Author Kenneth R. Hare
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1493178997
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
As A Poet Speaks! Living my life from the point of my thoughts! Acting like time seem to stand stilled in the moments of my heart! Hearing the sound of my heartbeat in every moment of my breath! Listening as the words seem to fall from the simple moments of thoughts in time! Waiting for the moment when all my worries will soon be over! As I look deep within your eyes, I can find my moments when I can hear my heart speaks! As A Poet Speaks! Here I am standing stilled waiting for the moment when I can tell you how much I love you! Here I am wishing upon a star as I look into the depth of you eyes to find my secret place within you! When I speak, my voice seem to leave me completely! I find myself longing to have you near me as I reach out my hands to take yours! I look around only to notice that you are now gone! As A Poet Speaks! My inner love speaks out to you in words and deeds! My words are so powerful that I can only speak with my eyes because to speak with my mouth I would truly cause you to fall completely in love with me in a moment notice! Here I am standing before you as your only Poet waiting for the moments when I can tell you just how much I love you! I am a man who loves with my eyes, love with my hands, love with my heart, love with my emotions, and last but not least love with my whole complete life wrapped up completely inside of you! I am the Poet that Speaks clearly to you the very thoughts of my heart forever! As A Poet Speaks! Author Kenneth R. Hare
Poetry Speaks
Author: Elise Paschen
Publisher: Sourcebooks Mediafusion
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
[Ask for CD at desk].
Publisher: Sourcebooks Mediafusion
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
[Ask for CD at desk].
Unlearn
Author: Humble the Poet
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062905171
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
The internationally bestselling self-empowerment book from influencer, rapper, and spoken word artist Humble the Poet, now available in a new edition with a new foreword by the author. Unlearn offers short, accessible, and counterintuitive lessons for reaching our full potential. Beloved for his sincerity, playfulness, and sage advice, globally famous rapper, spoken word artist, poet, blogger, and influencer Humble the Poet has traditionally shared his message of self-discovery, creativity, and empowerment with his fans through music and written word. That message has now been extended to this empowering book, offering insights and wisdom that challenge conventional thinking and help you tap into your best, most authentic self. Humble sees life with unique clarity. In Unlearn, he opens our eyes to our own lives, helping us to recognize the possibilities that await us and the challenges that prevent us from realizing our dreams. With his characteristic honesty and forthrightness, he helps us shed the problematic lessons we’ve learned throughout our lives that limit us, from sabotaging habits, to fixed mindsets, to past regrets, and relearn new, unconventional ways of moving through life. Among his 101 lessons are: Fitting In Is a Pointless Activity Don’t Trust Everything You Feel Killing Expectations Births Happiness Comparisons are Killer Baby Steps Add Up You Decide Your Worth Profound in its simplicity, Unlearn is the perfect invitation to a new beginning and to pursue a life of fulfillment.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062905171
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
The internationally bestselling self-empowerment book from influencer, rapper, and spoken word artist Humble the Poet, now available in a new edition with a new foreword by the author. Unlearn offers short, accessible, and counterintuitive lessons for reaching our full potential. Beloved for his sincerity, playfulness, and sage advice, globally famous rapper, spoken word artist, poet, blogger, and influencer Humble the Poet has traditionally shared his message of self-discovery, creativity, and empowerment with his fans through music and written word. That message has now been extended to this empowering book, offering insights and wisdom that challenge conventional thinking and help you tap into your best, most authentic self. Humble sees life with unique clarity. In Unlearn, he opens our eyes to our own lives, helping us to recognize the possibilities that await us and the challenges that prevent us from realizing our dreams. With his characteristic honesty and forthrightness, he helps us shed the problematic lessons we’ve learned throughout our lives that limit us, from sabotaging habits, to fixed mindsets, to past regrets, and relearn new, unconventional ways of moving through life. Among his 101 lessons are: Fitting In Is a Pointless Activity Don’t Trust Everything You Feel Killing Expectations Births Happiness Comparisons are Killer Baby Steps Add Up You Decide Your Worth Profound in its simplicity, Unlearn is the perfect invitation to a new beginning and to pursue a life of fulfillment.
Bronx Masquerade
Author: Nikki Grimes
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0425289761
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
This award-winning novel is a powerful exploration of self, an homage to spoken-word poetry, and an intriguing look into the life of eighteen teens. When Wesley Boone writes a poem for his high school English class, some of his classmates clamor to read their poems aloud too. Soon they're having weekly poetry sessions and, one by one, the eighteen students are opening up and taking on the risky challenge of self-revelation. There's Lupe Alvarin, desperate to have a baby so she will feel loved. Raynard Patterson, hiding a secret behind his silence. Porscha Johnson, needing an outlet for her anger after her mother OD's. Through the poetry they share and narratives in which they reveal their most intimate thoughts about themselves and one another, their words and lives show what lies beneath the skin, behind the eyes, beyond the masquerade.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0425289761
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
This award-winning novel is a powerful exploration of self, an homage to spoken-word poetry, and an intriguing look into the life of eighteen teens. When Wesley Boone writes a poem for his high school English class, some of his classmates clamor to read their poems aloud too. Soon they're having weekly poetry sessions and, one by one, the eighteen students are opening up and taking on the risky challenge of self-revelation. There's Lupe Alvarin, desperate to have a baby so she will feel loved. Raynard Patterson, hiding a secret behind his silence. Porscha Johnson, needing an outlet for her anger after her mother OD's. Through the poetry they share and narratives in which they reveal their most intimate thoughts about themselves and one another, their words and lives show what lies beneath the skin, behind the eyes, beyond the masquerade.
The Poet's Dog
Author: Patricia MacLachlan
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 006229265X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
From Newbery Medal winner Patricia MacLachlan comes a poignant story about two children, a poet, and a dog and how they help one another survive loss and recapture love. 3 starred reviews. "Just what I needed," raves Brightly. "It's a heart-warming story of loss and love that filled me with hope for a better future and renewed my belief in good." Teddy is a gifted dog. Raised in a cabin by a poet named Sylvan, he grew up listening to sonnets read aloud and the comforting clicking of a keyboard. Although Teddy understands words, Sylvan always told him there are only two kinds of people in the world who can hear Teddy speak: poets and children. Then one day Teddy learns that Sylvan was right. When Teddy finds Nickel and Flora trapped in a snowstorm, he tells them that he will bring them home—and they understand him. The children are afraid of the howling wind, but not of Teddy’s words. They follow him to a cabin in the woods, where the dog used to live with Sylvan . . . only now his owner is gone. As they hole up in the cabin for shelter, Teddy is flooded with memories of Sylvan. What will Teddy do when his new friends go home? Can they help one another find what they have lost?
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 006229265X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
From Newbery Medal winner Patricia MacLachlan comes a poignant story about two children, a poet, and a dog and how they help one another survive loss and recapture love. 3 starred reviews. "Just what I needed," raves Brightly. "It's a heart-warming story of loss and love that filled me with hope for a better future and renewed my belief in good." Teddy is a gifted dog. Raised in a cabin by a poet named Sylvan, he grew up listening to sonnets read aloud and the comforting clicking of a keyboard. Although Teddy understands words, Sylvan always told him there are only two kinds of people in the world who can hear Teddy speak: poets and children. Then one day Teddy learns that Sylvan was right. When Teddy finds Nickel and Flora trapped in a snowstorm, he tells them that he will bring them home—and they understand him. The children are afraid of the howling wind, but not of Teddy’s words. They follow him to a cabin in the woods, where the dog used to live with Sylvan . . . only now his owner is gone. As they hole up in the cabin for shelter, Teddy is flooded with memories of Sylvan. What will Teddy do when his new friends go home? Can they help one another find what they have lost?
How To Read A Poem
Author: Edward Hirsch
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547543727
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
From the National Book Critics Circle Award–winning poet and critic: “A lovely book, full of joy and wisdom.” —The Baltimore Sun How to Read a Poem is an unprecedented exploration of poetry, feeling, and human nature. In language at once acute and emotional, Edward Hirsch describes why poetry matters and how we can open up our imaginations so that its message can make a difference. In a marvelous reading of verse from around the world, including work by Pablo Neruda, Elizabeth Bishop, Wallace Stevens, and Sylvia Plath, among many others, Hirsch discovers the true meaning of their words and ideas and brings their sublime message home into our hearts. “Hirsch has gathered an eclectic group of poems from many times and places, with selections as varied as postwar Polish poetry, works by Keats and Christopher Smart, and lyrics from African American work songs . . . Hirsch suggests helpful strategies for understanding and appreciating each poem. The book is scholarly but very readable and incorporates interesting anecdotes from the lives of the poets.” —Library Journal “The answer Hirsch gives to the question of how to read a poem is: Ecstatically.” —Boston Book Review “Hirsch’s magnificent text is supported by an extensive glossary and superb international reading list.” —Booklist “If you are pretty sure you don’t like poetry, this is the book that’s bound to change your mind.” —Charles Simic, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The World Doesn’t End
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547543727
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
From the National Book Critics Circle Award–winning poet and critic: “A lovely book, full of joy and wisdom.” —The Baltimore Sun How to Read a Poem is an unprecedented exploration of poetry, feeling, and human nature. In language at once acute and emotional, Edward Hirsch describes why poetry matters and how we can open up our imaginations so that its message can make a difference. In a marvelous reading of verse from around the world, including work by Pablo Neruda, Elizabeth Bishop, Wallace Stevens, and Sylvia Plath, among many others, Hirsch discovers the true meaning of their words and ideas and brings their sublime message home into our hearts. “Hirsch has gathered an eclectic group of poems from many times and places, with selections as varied as postwar Polish poetry, works by Keats and Christopher Smart, and lyrics from African American work songs . . . Hirsch suggests helpful strategies for understanding and appreciating each poem. The book is scholarly but very readable and incorporates interesting anecdotes from the lives of the poets.” —Library Journal “The answer Hirsch gives to the question of how to read a poem is: Ecstatically.” —Boston Book Review “Hirsch’s magnificent text is supported by an extensive glossary and superb international reading list.” —Booklist “If you are pretty sure you don’t like poetry, this is the book that’s bound to change your mind.” —Charles Simic, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The World Doesn’t End
Poetry Pharmacy
Author: William Sieghart
Publisher: Particular Books
ISBN: 9780141987576
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Sometimes only a poem will do. These poetic prescriptions and wise words of advice offer comfort, delight and inspiration for all; a space for reflection, and that precious realization - I'm not the only one who feels like this. In the years since he first had the idea of prescribing short, powerful poems for all manner of spiritual ailments, William Sieghart has taken his Poetry Pharmacy around the length and breadth of Britain, into the pages of the Guardian, onto BBC Radio 4 and onto the television, honing his prescriptions all the time. This pocket-sized book presents the most essential poems in his dispensary- those which, again and again, have really shown themselves to work. Whether you are suffering from loneliness, lack of courage, heartbreak, hopelessness, or even from an excess of ego, there is something here to ease your pain.
Publisher: Particular Books
ISBN: 9780141987576
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Sometimes only a poem will do. These poetic prescriptions and wise words of advice offer comfort, delight and inspiration for all; a space for reflection, and that precious realization - I'm not the only one who feels like this. In the years since he first had the idea of prescribing short, powerful poems for all manner of spiritual ailments, William Sieghart has taken his Poetry Pharmacy around the length and breadth of Britain, into the pages of the Guardian, onto BBC Radio 4 and onto the television, honing his prescriptions all the time. This pocket-sized book presents the most essential poems in his dispensary- those which, again and again, have really shown themselves to work. Whether you are suffering from loneliness, lack of courage, heartbreak, hopelessness, or even from an excess of ego, there is something here to ease your pain.
The Poet X
Author: Elizabeth Acevedo
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062662821
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
Winner of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, and the Pura Belpré Award! Fans of Jacqueline Woodson, Meg Medina, and Jason Reynolds will fall hard for this astonishing New York Times-bestselling novel-in-verse by an award-winning slam poet, about an Afro-Latina heroine who tells her story with blazing words and powerful truth. Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. But Xiomara has plenty she wants to say, and she pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a leather notebook, reciting the words to herself like prayers—especially after she catches feelings for a boy in her bio class named Aman, who her family can never know about. With Mami’s determination to force her daughter to obey the laws of the church, Xiomara understands that her thoughts are best kept to herself. So when she is invited to join her school’s slam poetry club, she doesn’t know how she could ever attend without her mami finding out. But she still can’t stop thinking about performing her poems. Because in the face of a world that may not want to hear her, Xiomara refuses to be silent. “Crackles with energy and snaps with authenticity and voice.” —Justina Ireland, author of Dread Nation “An incredibly potent debut.” —Jason Reynolds, author of the National Book Award Finalist Ghost “Acevedo has amplified the voices of girls en el barrio who are equal parts goddess, saint, warrior, and hero.” —Ibi Zoboi, author of American Street This young adult novel, a selection of the Schomburg Center's Black Liberation Reading List, is an excellent choice for accelerated tween readers in grades 6 to 8. Plus don't miss Elizabeth Acevedo's With the Fire on High and Clap When You Land!
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062662821
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
Winner of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, and the Pura Belpré Award! Fans of Jacqueline Woodson, Meg Medina, and Jason Reynolds will fall hard for this astonishing New York Times-bestselling novel-in-verse by an award-winning slam poet, about an Afro-Latina heroine who tells her story with blazing words and powerful truth. Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. But Xiomara has plenty she wants to say, and she pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a leather notebook, reciting the words to herself like prayers—especially after she catches feelings for a boy in her bio class named Aman, who her family can never know about. With Mami’s determination to force her daughter to obey the laws of the church, Xiomara understands that her thoughts are best kept to herself. So when she is invited to join her school’s slam poetry club, she doesn’t know how she could ever attend without her mami finding out. But she still can’t stop thinking about performing her poems. Because in the face of a world that may not want to hear her, Xiomara refuses to be silent. “Crackles with energy and snaps with authenticity and voice.” —Justina Ireland, author of Dread Nation “An incredibly potent debut.” —Jason Reynolds, author of the National Book Award Finalist Ghost “Acevedo has amplified the voices of girls en el barrio who are equal parts goddess, saint, warrior, and hero.” —Ibi Zoboi, author of American Street This young adult novel, a selection of the Schomburg Center's Black Liberation Reading List, is an excellent choice for accelerated tween readers in grades 6 to 8. Plus don't miss Elizabeth Acevedo's With the Fire on High and Clap When You Land!
Things No One Else Can Teach Us
Author: Humble the Poet
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 1443457930
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
From the international bestselling author of Unlearn, Humble the Poet speaks new truths about how we can create silver linings from our most difficult moments. Every one of us endures setbacks, disappointments, and failures that can beat us down. But we don’t have to let them. Instead, we can use them as opportunities for growth. In Things No One Else Can Teach Us, Humble the Poet goes against conventional wisdom for happiness and success, showing us how our most painful experiences can be our greatest teachers. Humble shares raw, honest stories from his own life—from his rocky start becoming a rapper to nearly going broke to battling racism—to demonstrate how we can change our minds to better our lives. From a breakup to losing a loved one, our hardest moments can help us flourish, but only if we seize the opportunity. While we can’t control life, we have the power to control how we react to it. Things No One Else Can Teach Us reminds us that we have the power to transform the way we respond to everyday challenges and ultimately be our best selves.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 1443457930
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
From the international bestselling author of Unlearn, Humble the Poet speaks new truths about how we can create silver linings from our most difficult moments. Every one of us endures setbacks, disappointments, and failures that can beat us down. But we don’t have to let them. Instead, we can use them as opportunities for growth. In Things No One Else Can Teach Us, Humble the Poet goes against conventional wisdom for happiness and success, showing us how our most painful experiences can be our greatest teachers. Humble shares raw, honest stories from his own life—from his rocky start becoming a rapper to nearly going broke to battling racism—to demonstrate how we can change our minds to better our lives. From a breakup to losing a loved one, our hardest moments can help us flourish, but only if we seize the opportunity. While we can’t control life, we have the power to control how we react to it. Things No One Else Can Teach Us reminds us that we have the power to transform the way we respond to everyday challenges and ultimately be our best selves.
Tha Poet Speaks
Author: Tha Poet
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595380794
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Enlighten your mind, open your heart, and feed your spirit and soul with these provocative, highly original spoken word lyrics and poems. Indulge yourself and uplift your being with these deeply inspiring 'Psalms of the Soul', dream of a place where rivers flow from mountains on high with rainforest beauty, and reminisce on adolescent passion and raise the question 'Why do we Fall in Love?' Whether you feel disheartened and are waiting to 'Be Encouraged', or whether you ask questions about yourself when you look 'In the Mirror', you will find that this book has what you need, that special something that contemporary poetry has been missing. So prepare your body, mind, spirit, heart and soul to visualize a time and place where 'murder and homicide only exist in fables', where angels sing to you soothing melodies, where all you need is a little bit of 'Emajinashun' to realize your greatest aspirations. To a place where poetry itself can sustain life Tha Poet Speaks.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595380794
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Enlighten your mind, open your heart, and feed your spirit and soul with these provocative, highly original spoken word lyrics and poems. Indulge yourself and uplift your being with these deeply inspiring 'Psalms of the Soul', dream of a place where rivers flow from mountains on high with rainforest beauty, and reminisce on adolescent passion and raise the question 'Why do we Fall in Love?' Whether you feel disheartened and are waiting to 'Be Encouraged', or whether you ask questions about yourself when you look 'In the Mirror', you will find that this book has what you need, that special something that contemporary poetry has been missing. So prepare your body, mind, spirit, heart and soul to visualize a time and place where 'murder and homicide only exist in fables', where angels sing to you soothing melodies, where all you need is a little bit of 'Emajinashun' to realize your greatest aspirations. To a place where poetry itself can sustain life Tha Poet Speaks.