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Change Your Life (Pushkin Press Classics)
By Rainer Maria Rilke. 2024
&“Crucefix&’s translation will have, and keep, a place on my shelves where all the poetry lives.&” – Philip PullmanA new…
selection and translation, by an acclaimed poet, of Rilke&’s most essential work – the perfect gift for the poetry lover in your lifeIn dazzling new translations of 142 poems by the acclaimed Martyn Crucefix, Rilke beguiles with fresh insight and mystery.Rainer Maria Rilke developed one of the most singular poetic styles of the twentieth century. Visionary yet always anchored in the real world, his poems give profound expression to fundamental questions of love and death, of the chaos of the modern world as well as the spiritual consolation of art and nature.Change Your Life draws from across Rilke&’s career to offer a comprehensive view of his most essential poetry, featuring major selections from the great Duino Elegies and Sonnets to Orpheus alongside less frequently anthologised work.The Night Alphabet: the electrifying debut novel from the award-winning poet
By Joelle Taylor. 2024
'Joelle Taylor has a Midas touch with words' Diana SouhamiA Cosmo best books to look forward to in 2024 pick…
'A glorious jewel of a novel' Sophie Ward'Exhilarating, profoundly beautiful and exquisitely written' Salena Godden'A mesmerising debut from one of the most talented literary stylists writing today' The Bookseller'Hugely imaginative' Marie Claire (Best New Books, 2024)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------The tattoo was a reclamation, a flag we mounted in the centre of our own landscape.A woman walks into a tattoo parlour. But this is no ordinary woman, and this is Hackney in 2233. Jones' body is covered in tattoos but she wants to add one final inking to her gallery - a thin line of ink mixed with blood that connects her body art together, creating a unique map.As the two artists set to work, Jones tells them the story behind each tattoo. As Jones is no ordinary woman, these are no ordinary stories: each one represents a doorway to a life Jones fell into, a 'remembering'. Some of these lives were in the past, others in the future, some are sideways, but each of them connects Jones to the two tattoo artists in some way, though they are unaware of it.We visit the dystopian cities of the Quiet Men, the coal mines of 19th century Lancashire, join a gang of vigilante sex workers, enter the world of an INCEL murderer, haunt the old Maryville gay bar, and uncover plans to genetically modify female children. Each of the stories brings us closer to Jones' truth, and how her life is intricately interwoven with that of the women tattooing her body.Set across geographies and timespans, The Night Alphabet is a dazzlingly bold and original work, a deep investigation into human nature and violence against women.The Night Alphabet: the electrifying debut novel from the award-winning poet
By Joelle Taylor. 2024
Composed of interconnecting stories, The Night Alphabet is a mesmerising blend of memoir, fiction and poetry, from one of the…
most talented literary stylists writing today.The tattoo was a reclamation, a flag we mounted in the centre of our own landscape.A woman walks into a tattoo parlour. But this is no ordinary woman, and this is Hackney in 2233. Jones' body is covered in tattoos but she wants to add one final inking to her gallery - a thin line of ink mixed with blood that connects her body art together, creating a unique map.As the two artists set to work, Jones tells them the story behind each tattoo. As Jones is no ordinary woman, these are no ordinary stories: each one represents a doorway to a life Jones fell into, a 'remembering'. Some of these lives were in the past, others in the future, some are sideways, but each of them connects Jones to the two tattoo artists in some way, though they are unaware of it.We visit the dystopian cities of the Quiet Men, the coal mines of 19th century Lancashire, join a gang of vigilante sex workers, enter the world of an INCEL murderer, haunt the old Maryville gay bar, and uncover plans to genetically modify female children. Each of the stories brings us closer to Jones' truth, and how her life is intricately interwoven with that of the women tattooing her body.Set across geographies and timespans, The Night Alphabet is a dazzlingly bold and original work, a deep investigation into human nature and violence against women.'Joelle Taylor has a Midas touch with words' Diana Souhami(P)2024 Quercus Editions LimitedSo Many Islands: Stories from the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Indian, and Pacific Oceans
By Nicholas Laughlin. 2018
"The 17 selections of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry in this vibrant collection unite the voices of islanders from around the…
globe, complete with an excellent introduction by Marlon James...Readers encounter the language, customs, and flora and fauna of many island nations in this delightful and enlightening volume, an invitation to share and experience islands around the globe."--Publishers Weekly, STARRED review"As an anthology, this collection of work is amazingly well-rounded...This collection is a unique and worthy addition to any library...These writers offer a window into genuine, unglazed local life in far-flung, ill-understood parts of the world. It's a gift beyond price."--Sinkhole MagazineCollecting new fiction, essays, and poems from seventeen countries around the world, So Many Islands brings us stories about love and protest, about childhood innocence and the traumas of history, about leaving home and trying to return. These writers's island homes may seem remote on the map, but there is nothing isolated about their compelling, fresh voices.Featuring contributions by authors from Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Bermuda, Cyprus, Grenada, Jamaica, Kiribati, Malta, Mauritius, Niue, Rotuma (Fiji), Samoa, Singapore, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tonga, and Trinidad and Tobago. So Many Islands is the fourth publication of Peekash Press, an imprint of Akashic Books and Peepal Tree Press, committed to supporting the emergence of new Caribbean writing, and as part of the CaribLit project.From the introduction by Marlon James:I wonder if it is because we island people are surrounded by sea, hemmed in and branching out at once, that we are always in a state of flux. The sea and even the sky are definers and confiners, they have spent millions of years carving space, while at the same time giving us clear openings to map the voyage out. And, today, to be an islander is to live in one place and a thousand, to be part of a family that is way too close by for your business ever to be your own, or way too far but only a remittance cheque away. Or, put another way, to be island people means to be both coming and going. Passing and running, running and passing, as the song goes. Living there, but not always present, travelling or migrating, but never leaving. Or what has never been a new thing, but might turn into a new movement: more and more authors staying put, all the better to let their words wander.Salvation Blues: One Hundred Poems, 1985–2005
By Rodney Jones. 2006
Rodney Jones has been called "the supreme example of the southern human person speaking in American poetry" (Southern Review) and…
one of the nation's "best, most generous, and most brilliantly readable poets" (Poetry). Salvation Blues traces the career of this popular narrative poet through one hundred choice poems, including twenty-four bold new pieces.Minou
By Maude-Éloïse. 2022
Roman poétique réaliste, Minou se déroule dans une urbanité d'asphalte, de piscines publiques, d'alcool et de petites violences perpétrées sous…
les lumières rouges d'une station-service. Il dévoile un personnage éponyme qui a soif de l'autre avec un grand A. Minou a des passions exponentielles, des envies fortes, des fantasmes sans pudeur et ses humeurs débordent jusqu'au bar du coin. Les autres ce sont Chaton, Kitty, Minette, Matoue et Mon Lapin avec qui Minou entretient des relations complexes, jamais binairesSwing
By Kwame Alexander, Mary Rand Hess. 2018
In this YA novel in verse from bestselling authors Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess (Solo), which Kirkus called “lively,…
moving, and heartfelt” in a starred review, Noah and Walt just want to leave their geek days behind and find “cool,” but in the process discover a lot about first loves, friendship, and embracing life . . . as well as why Black Lives Matter is so important for all.Best friends Noah and Walt are far from popular, but Walt is convinced junior year is their year, and he has a plan that includes wooing the girls of their dreams and becoming amazing athletes. Never mind he and Noah failed to make their baseball team yet again, and Noah’s crush since third grade, Sam, has him firmly in the friend zone. While Walt focuses on his program of jazz, podcasts, batting cages, and a “Hug Life” mentality, Noah feels stuck in status quo … until he stumbles on a stash of old love letters. Each one contains words Noah’s always wanted to say to Sam, and he begins secretly creating artwork using the lines that speak his heart. But when his art becomes public, Noah has a decision to make: continue his life in the dugout and possibly lose the girl forever, or take a swing and finally speak out.At the same time, American flags are being left around town. While some think it’s a harmless prank and others see it as a form of protest, Noah can’t shake the feeling something bigger is happening to his community. Especially after he witnesses events that hint divides and prejudices run deeper than he realized.As the personal and social tensions increase around them, Noah and Walt must decide what is really important when it comes to love, friendship, sacrifice, and fate.Swing:is written by New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winner Kwame AlexanderFeatures a diverse array of characters and perspectivestackles the biggest social issues of today, including racial prejudice and Black Lives Matteris perfect reading for the classroom or community-wide discussionsis a 2020 YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readerscontains original artwork tied to the storyIf you enjoy Swing, check out Solo by Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess.Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo
By J. R. R. Tolkien. 1980
Il y a des joies dont on ignore l'existence
By Cato Fortin. 2022
Une jeune femme adoptée par un couple de Québécois qui trouve du réconfort dans un restaurant, une enseignante de Montréal-Nord…
qui reconnecte avec ses racines grâce à ses élèves, deux femmes qui trouvent l'amour aux abords de la 40, une famille choisie qui imagine une maison de retraite en Gaspésie, un-e poète qui partage des portraits de ses ami-es, une religieuse qui joue au ballon-chasseur, une enfant qui apprend à retirer son nom de la bouche des autres, une fille qui trône sur une charrette, des chants religieux qui nous ramènent à la maison, la tête qui nous tourne dans une quinceañera, un périple depuis la plage vers Hochelaga, une série de réflexions sur notre rapport au mondeSelected poems, 1947-1995 (Perennial classics)
By Allen Ginsberg. 1996
Beat Generation poet Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) presents a half century of verse in a variety of forms and themes including…
the political, sexual, devotional, and spiritual. Contains selections from Howl, Kaddish, The Fall of America, Plutonian Ode, White Shroud, and others. Descriptions of sex and strong language. 1996L'urine des forêts: poésie (Les herbes Rouges/poésie Ser.)
By Denis Vanier. 2000
Of All That Ends
By Günter Grass, Breon Mitchell. 2016
The final work of the Nobel Prize winner Günter Grass--a witty and elegiac series of meditations on writing, growing old,…
the world In spite of the trials of old age, and with the end in sight, suddenly everything seems possible again: love letters, soliloquies, scenes of jealousy, swan songs, social satire, and moments of happiness crowd onto the page. Only an aging artist who has once more cheated death can set to work with such wisdom, defiance, and wit. A wealth of touching stories is condensed into artful miniatures. In a striking interplay of poetry, lyric prose, and drawings, the Nobel Prize-winning author creates his final major work of art. A moving farewell gift, a sensual, melancholy summation of a life fully lived.The Complete Works of Álvaro de Campos
By Fernando Pessoa. 2023
A companion volume to Fernando Pessoa’s The Book of Disquiet and The Complete Works of Alberto Caeiro Álvaro de Campos…
is one of the most influential heteronyms created by Portugal’s great modernist writer Fernando Pessoa. According to Pessoa, Campos was born in Tavira (Algarve) in 1890 and studied mechanical engineering in Glasgow, although he never managed to complete his degree. In his own day, Campos was celebrated—and slandered—for his vociferous poetry imbued with a Whitman-inspired free verse, his praise of the rise of technology, and his polemical views that appeared in manifestos, interviews, and essays. Here in Margaret Jull Costa and Patricio Ferrari’s translations are the complete poems of Campos. This edition is based on the Portuguese Tinta-da-china edition and includes an illuminating introduction about Campos by the Portuguese editors Jerónimo Pizarro and Antonio Cardiello, facsimiles of original manuscripts, and a generous selection of Campos’s prose texts.A Double Life (Russian Library)
By Karolina Pavlova. 2019
An unsung classic of nineteenth-century Russian literature, Karolina Pavlova’s A Double Life alternates prose and poetry to offer a wry…
picture of Russian aristocratic society and vivid dreams of escaping its strictures. Pavlova combines rich narrative prose that details balls, tea parties, and horseback rides with poetic interludes that depict her protagonist’s inner world—and biting irony that pervades a seemingly romantic description of a young woman who has everything.A Double Life tells the story of Cecily, who is being trapped into marriage by her well-meaning mother; her best friend, Olga; and Olga’s mother, who means to clear the way for a wealthier suitor for her own daughter by marrying off Cecily first. Cecily’s privileged upbringing makes her oblivious to the havoc that is being wreaked around her. Only in the seclusion of her bedroom is her imagination freed: each day of deception is followed by a night of dreams described in soaring verse. Pavlova subtly speaks against the limitations placed on women and especially women writers, which translator Barbara Heldt highlights in a critical introduction. Among the greatest works of literature by a Russian woman writer, A Double Life is worthy of a central place in the Russian canon.Mécanismes NDN d'adaptation: notes de terrain (Queer)
By Billy-Ray Belcourt. 2022
"Qu'est-ce qui constitue un·e NDN?" Dans ce livre, Billy-Ray Belcourt tourne et retourne cette question en explorant la mort, le…
deuil, la colère, la violence et les affects qui en découlent. Infusé de culture populaire, Mécanismes NDN d'adaptation problématise de manière accessible les notions d'autochtonie et de queeritude pour les greffer à l'"histoire d'horreur canadienne" trop longtemps passée sous silence, tout en déconstruisant le poème et le livre, le temps et le territoire. Parfois formaliste, toujours percutante, l'écriture de Belcourt est un électrochocSolo
By Kwame Alexander, Mary Rand Hess. 2017
From award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander, with Mary Rand Hess, comes Solo, a YA novel written…
in poetic verse. Solo tells the story of seventeen-year-old Blade Morrison, who knows the life of a rock star isn’t really about the glitz and glamour. All the new cars and money in the world can’t make up for the scathing tabloid covers or the fact that his father is struggling with just about every addiction under the sun—including a desperate desire to make a comeback and regain his former fame. Haunted by memories of his mother—who died when Blade was nine—and the ruin his father’s washed-up legacy and life have brought to the family, Blade is left to figure out life on his own. But, he’s not all alone: He’s got the friendship of a jazz-musician mentor, Robert; the secret love of a girlfriend, Chapel; and his music. All may not be well in the Morrison home, but things are looking up for Blade, until he discovers a deeply protected family secret—one that further threatens his relationship with his family and has him questioning his own identity. Thrown into a tailspin, Blade decides the only way he will understand his past and begin his future is to find out the truth behind the music and himself. He soon sets out on a journey that will change everything he thought to be true. His quest lands him in Ghana, stuck in a village just shy of where answers to the secret can be found. There, Blade discovers a friendship he couldn’t have imagined, a people founded in family and community, and a reconciliation he never expected.With his signature intricacy, intimacy, and poetic style, Kwame Alexander explores what it means to finally come home. A New York Times BestsellerSwing Educator's Guide
By Kwame Alexander, Mary Rand Hess. 2014
Swing Educator's Guide is a companion to Swing by Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess. This guide can be utilized…
in the classroom, in a home school setting, or by parents seeking additional resources. Ideal for grades 7-12.El duelo es esa cosa con alas
By Max Porter. 2015
Premio Dylan Thomas«MaxPorter es un escritor extremadamente libre y generoso. Ácido y juguetón a la vez que profundamente punzante».Irene Solà«No…
recuerdo un libro que me haya hablado sobre la ausencia de la manera en la que Max Porter lo hace».Jesús CarrascoEn un apartamento de Londres, dos niños afrontan la tristeza por la inesperada muerte de su madre. Tras el fallecimiento de su esposa, el padre es un hombre a la deriva. En medio del desconsuelo, la familia recibe la visita de Cuervo —antagonista, embustero, protector, terapeuta, niñero—, una ave negra y picuda que amenaza con quedarse en la casa hasta que sanen las heridas familiares.«Esta es una carta de amor al dolor indescriptible y a la formidable belleza del mundo. La vida es sombría. La vida es divertida. Esta es una carta de amor a mis familiares, vivos o muertos. Es una carta de amor a la poesía, a los cuentos para niños, a las fábulas, a los mitos, a los ensayos y a los dramas teatrales. Al acto de leer de forma amplia y libre, al acto de reimaginar y reinventar cuanto hemos leído. A quienes entrarían bramando en una biblioteca cual cuervo gigante y borracho, para devorar y engullir entre gritos y alaridos. Este es un mensaje para mí mismo: no permitas que nadie te digas cómo debes leer. No permitas que nadie te diga cómo debes sufrir. Ignora la distancia más corta, la línea más vertical... Deambula, expándete hacia los lados, enmaráñate. Todo quedará inconcluso». Max Porter La crítica ha dicho:«El duelo es esa cosa con alas defiende que los libros, la literatura y la poesía pueden ayudar a salvarnos».Los Angeles Times«Desgarradora, oscuramente divertida, profundamente sonora, un resumen perfecto de lo que significa perder a alguien y aun así seguir amando el mundo».Sarah Crown, The Guardian«Notable... Única... Desgarradora... Brillante».The Atlantic«Una forma de magia literaria».The National Book Review«El duelo es esa cosa con alas es desgarradora, oscuramente divertida, profundamente sonora, un resumen perfecto de lo que significa perder a alguien, pero aun así amar al mundo, y si les recuerda a los editoresque los mejores libros no siempre son los que pueden ser encasillados o definidos o etiquetados, mejor todavía».Sarah Crown, The Guardian«Al igual que [Ali Smith], Porter tiene la sensibilidad para saber cómo usar palabras simples con las que llegar a los temas más difíciles. Al igual que ella, sabecómoser divertido y serio a la vez... Una explosión y una brisa y, extrañamente, una delicia».Jonathan Gibbs, The Independent«Una meditación, en viñetas, sobre el dolor, el amor y la literatura... Divertido, cálido y real, este pequeño libro es para quedarse y saborearlo».Francesca Wade, The Telegraph«Uno de los libros más sorprendentes de este año, lleno de vitalidad y frescura... Conmovedor y, en última instancia, edificante».The Spectator (UK)«Un libro para atesorar».Irish Times«He leído El duelo es esa cosa con alas, y lo terminé asombrado, perturbado, animado y destrozado. Nunca había leído algo así. Es deslumbrantementebueno... Cualquiera que haya amado a alguien, o perdido a alguien, o ambos, se verá afectado».Robert MacfarlaneBlack voices: an anthology of Afro-American literature
By Abraham Chapman. 1968
Septuagenarian stew: stories & poems
By Charles Bukowski. 2009
Collection of short stories and poems by the author of Hollywood (DB 85240) and On Writing (DB 84046) exploring the…
lives of those who live in the backstreets of Los Angeles. In "I like your books," a gambler deals with an overly inquisitive person. Violence and strong language. 2007