Snake and Other Poems

Snake and Other Poems PDF Author: D.H. Lawrence
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486406474
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 66

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Best known as the author of Lady Chatterley's Lover and Women In Love, D.H. Lawrence also wrote a good deal of fine poetry in which he used words in a richly textured way to express deep emotion. In addition to the celebrated title poem, this exceptional collection includes such memorable poems as "A Collier's Wife," "Meeting Among The Mountains," "Monologue Of A Mother," "The Sea," "Humiliation," "Fireflies In The Corn," "New Heaven And Earth," and many more.

Snake and Other Poems

Snake and Other Poems PDF Author: D.H. Lawrence
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486406474
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 66

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Book Description
Best known as the author of Lady Chatterley's Lover and Women In Love, D.H. Lawrence also wrote a good deal of fine poetry in which he used words in a richly textured way to express deep emotion. In addition to the celebrated title poem, this exceptional collection includes such memorable poems as "A Collier's Wife," "Meeting Among The Mountains," "Monologue Of A Mother," "The Sea," "Humiliation," "Fireflies In The Corn," "New Heaven And Earth," and many more.

Snake Poems

Snake Poems PDF Author: Francisco X. Alarcón
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816539715
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 185

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For beloved writer and mentor Francisco X. Alarcón, the collection Snake Poems: An Aztec Invocation was a poetic quest to reclaim a birthright. Originally published in 1992, the book propelled Alarcón to the forefront of contemporary Chicano letters. Alarcón was a stalwart student, researcher, and specialist on the lost teachings of his Indigenous ancestors. He first found their wisdom in the words of his Mexica (Aztec) grandmother and then by culling through historical texts. During a Fulbright fellowship to Mexico, Alarcón uncovered the writings of zealously religious Mexican priest Hernando Ruiz de Alarcón (1587–1646), who collected (often using extreme measures), translated, and interpreted Nahuatl spells and invocations. In Snake Poems Francisco Alarcón offered his own poetic responses, reclaiming the colonial manuscript and making it new. This special edition is a tender tribute to Alarcón, who passed away in 2016, and includes Nahuatl, Spanish, and English renditions of the 104 poems based on Nahuatl invocations and spells that have survived more than three centuries. The book opens with remembrances and testimonials about Alarcón’s impact as a writer, colleague, activist, and friend from former poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera and poet and activist Odilia Galván Rodríguez, who writes, “This book is another one of those doors that [Francisco] opened and invited us to enter. Here we get to visit a snapshot in time of an ancient place of Nahuatl-speaking ancestors, and Francisco’s poetic response to what he saw through their eyes.”

Gilgamesh’s Snake and Other Poems

Gilgamesh’s Snake and Other Poems PDF Author: Ghareeb Iskander
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 0815653743
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 113

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The Epic of Gilgamesh is perhaps the greatest surviving work of early Mesopotamian literature. According to legend, Gilgamesh built the city walls of Uruk, modern-day Iraq, to protect his people from external threats. Although the epic records events from more than four thousand years ago, those events echo many of the social and cultural concerns of Iraq today. In this luminous bilingual collection of poems, Ghareeb Iskander offers a personal response to the epic. Iskander’s modern-day Gilgamesh is a nameless Iraqi citizen who witnessed the fall of the dictatorship, who exists in a constant state of threat, and who dreams, not about eternity, but simply about life. While Gilgamesh was searching for the elixir of life, Iskander’s hero is searching for consolation.

Snake Like Charms

Snake Like Charms PDF Author: Amanda Joy
Publisher: Apollo Books
ISBN: 9781742589404
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 124

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This book is grounded deep in reality, as are the snake cultures and legends it draws from. Author Amanda Joy is a poet from the Pilbara and Kimberley regions of Western Australia, origin of the Rainbow Serpent, the Great Spirit that represents the world's oldest religious tradition. According to Indigenous song-cycles, a snake literally created this country. These lines from the poem 'Your Ground' carry their wisdom lightly "snake says / be still / stand your ground / it the only protection we have.' This book quivers with snakes, consorting with birds and animals, in company with humans: "There's no animal alive / won't meet your eye." The author won the Peter Porter Poetry Prize, created by Australian Book Review, in 2016. ***.This book is teaming with life, it's a celebration of families surrounded by animals, a book where ideas snake through the lines like arteries. Amanda Joy's variegated language explores rebellious ideas, delves into the underground but remains compassionate. This poet takes a hard look at the world now and yet comes up with a hugely optimistic book.--Robert Adamson (Series: UWAP Poetry) [Subject: Poetry]

Del Otro Lado de la Noche

Del Otro Lado de la Noche PDF Author:
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 9780816521807
Category : Poetry
Languages : es
Pages : 240

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Book Description
The Chicano poet offers a collection of poems from the last fifteen years, including fourteen new works that discuss love, sex, and AIDS.

The Slippery Snake and Other Children's Poems

The Slippery Snake and Other Children's Poems PDF Author: Janet Spenelli
Publisher: Trafford
ISBN: 9781412043991
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28

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Song of the Water Boatman

Song of the Water Boatman PDF Author: Joyce Sidman
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0618135472
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 45

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Book Description
A collection of poems that provide a look at some of the animals, insects, and plants that are found in ponds, with accompanying information about each.

Apples, Snakes, and Bellyaches

Apples, Snakes, and Bellyaches PDF Author: Calvin Miller
Publisher: Shaw
ISBN: 9780877880165
Category : Children's poetry, American
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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A collection of humorous poems about upside-down noses, hijacked terrapins, Isaac Newton, and television.

Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold

Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold PDF Author: Joyce Sidman
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547906501
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37

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Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold summons forth the charms and dictates of winter. Just as Joyce Sidman captured the drama of the pond in Song of the Water Boatman and the night woods in Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night, here she captures the drama of the cold. Why don't snakes freeze to death? How does the tiny honeybee survive frost? Learn about the secret lives of animals happening under the snow and how it buds to spring!

The White Snake

The White Snake PDF Author: Emanuel Geibel
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781020629860
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Geibel's romantic and melancholy poems are full of poignant imagery and deep feeling. This collection, first published in 1846, features such classics as 'The White Snake' and 'Songs of the Dead', which reflect on topics such as love, death, nature, and art. Geibel was one of the most popular poets of his time, and his influence can be seen in the work of later writers such as Rainer Maria Rilke and Thomas Mann. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.