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A supernatural-fiction book set in Rome during the 19th century."Resting Place of Many Souls" unfurls a riveting narrative mingling historical romance and gothic elements. Engage as the complexities of the magical and ancient city, resonating with the remnants of pagan and Christian epochs, shape the fates of our protagonists. The Mystery BeginsWithin the echoing halls of a Roman sculpture gallery, our characters find their fates entwined. Here exists a gifted painter named Miriam, the serene Hilda from New England, a dedicated sculptor called Kenyon, and the dreamingly cheerful Italian, ...

A gothic mystery book set in the outskirts of Terneuse, a small townnear the Scheldt river in the Netherlands during the 1600s. Delving into the heart of the 17th Century, this electrifyinglyatmospheric novel features Alexander Willhaven, a young manconsumed by the desire to unveil the truth and break a familial cursethat's haunted his lineage for generations. Inching the perimeters of financial desperation, Alexander's world isturned upside down as he learns about a mysterious locked roomwithin their family cottage. Said to have secrets that could potentiallylead to undiscovered wealth and...

In this day and age men hardly ever talk about their problems or feelings, let alone turn them into poetry, perhaps this book can be a catalyst for men finding a sense of power and honor in vulnerability and how it's a huge part of being human. “Our darkness is a classroom with the lights off, but the lessons there are truly enlightening”

This revised and expanded edition of The Essential Rumi includes a new introduction by Coleman Barks and more than 80 never-before-published poems. Through his lyrical translations, Coleman Barks has been instrumental in bringing this exquisite literature to a remarkably wide range of listeners, making the ecstatic, spiritual poetry of 13th-century Sufi mystic Rumi more popular than ever.

Lana Del Rey brings her breathtaking poetry to life in an unprecedented audiobook. In this stunning spoken word performance, Lana Del Rey reads 14 poems from her debut book Violet Bent Backwards over the Grass accompanied by music from Grammy Award-winning musician Jack Antonoff.

Poems by Emily Dickinson is a compilation of the poetry of Emily Dickinson in three different series, each composed of the following subjects: Life, Love, Nature, Time, and Eternity.

The notoriously reclusive New England poet broke all the rules of Victorian-era poetry to create a new, uniquely American style. Despite the fact that the majority of the poems recited here were never published in her lifetime, Dickinson remains one of the most influential voices in American literature.

El paraíso perdido de John Milton es un poema épico que narra la caída de Adán y Eva y su expulsión del Jardín del Edén, destacando la rebelión de Satanás contra Dios. La obra explora temas de libre albedrío, obediencia, y la naturaleza del bien y el mal. Milton, poeta y ensayista inglés, es reconocido por su habilidad para fusionar la narrativa bíblica con la complejidad de los temas teológicos y filosóficos, ofreciendo una profunda reflexión sobre la condición humana y la divinidad.

From a cemetery in a mythical small town in Illinois, the dead speak about their lives. Each free-verse monologue stands as an epitaph for the person speaking, yet the play is ultimately about life, not death. Featuring 50 performers with specially commissioned original music, this is the only audio version of this landmark classic available.

Ovid's sensuous and witty poetry brings together a dazzling array of mythological tales, ingeniously linked by the idea of transformation - often as a result of love or lust - where men and women find themselves magically changed into new and sometimes extraordinary beings. Beginning with the creation of the world and ending with the deification of Augustus, Ovid interweaves many of the best-known myths and legends of Ancient Greece and Rome, including Daedalus and Icarus, Pyramus and Thisbe, Pygmalion, Perseus and Andromeda, and the fall of Troy.

The sun and her stars, The moon and her flowers. The sight of his smiles, Keep me smiling for miles. A single look in my way, Makes my entire day. The color of his eyes, So dreamy, make me say my last goodbyes.

No matter what life left at my doorstep, there was always a song to help me, understand me, and pluck at my heartstrings—making me feel it was written just for me. I spent my life in search of family, haunted by the demons of my ancestors. My journey led me down many paths in pursuit of a melody understood. Some were rooted in nature’s symphonic glory and others so dark I lost my voice and identity. Yet each time a bird in hand, a sign of promise and hope, rescued me and gave me the courage to move on.

Twenty years in the making, how sunflowers bloom under moonlight is the story of isabella's journey through love, heartbreak, and everything in between. Split into three sections that flow into one another, isabella's debut poetry book was created to, in her own words, 'give people the comfort of knowing they are not alone in their emotions.'

Ryokan (1758–1831) is, along with Dogen and Hakuin, one of the three giants of Zen in Japan. But unlike his two renowned colleagues, Ryokan was a societal dropout, living mostly as a hermit and a beggar. He was never head of a monastery or temple. He liked playing with children. He had no dharma heir. Even so, people recognized the depth of his realization, and he was sought out by people of all walks of life for the teaching to be experienced in just being around him.

At long last, a book of poetry for people who didn’t even know they liked poetry. And they’re in good company: author Lyndsay Rush didn’t know she liked it either. That is, until she embarked on an internet experiment under the Instagram username @MaryOliversDrunkCousin that turned into a body of work that struck a chord with women across the country; thanks to her signature wordplay, witticisms, and—against all odds—wisdom.

Black Woman Your Body Belongs to You describes the pressure a Black woman experiences from men to have children at the height of her career.

Joseph Malara, a student of God’s Word who has personally witnessed the decay of “Christianity” and exposes an infiltration of false teaching in mega “churches” today. Malara has placed his finger on the indoctrination of “Easy Believism” including the complete twisting and misusing of Biblical Truths used by false teachers today. This Poetry Book will reveal and explain with insight…the wrong and the right. Malara has also written “The Bible on how to Box” along with “God’s Clarity through Poetry,” “Digging Deeper into God’s Truth Defines a Christian.” And ...

Dive into the heart of human emotion with Rhythms of Rain: Verses of Love, Loss, and Liberation. This compelling anthology invites listeners on an enriching journey through the intricate labyrinth of love, longing, and the eternal pursuit of spiritual freedom. Crafted by poets who have savored life's sweetest joys and endured its bitterest sorrows, this collection resonates with the universal experiences that bind us all.

"Poeamar" é um verbo: o ato de demonstrar amor por meio da poesia. Amor por alguém, por algo ou por você mesmo(a). "Poeamar" é um verbo inventado por Paula Taitelbaum para dar nome ao seu livro: Poeamo-me. Porque aqui os versos falam de amor e da busca por ele, da paixão ardente e da paixão platônica, do amar-se e do desamar-se em frente ao espelho.

This selection includes poems: ; A Dream Within A Dream ; A Valentine ; An Enigma ; Annabel Lee ; Bridal Ballad ; Dreamland ; Eldorado ; Eulalie ; For Annie ; Hymn ; Lenore ; Marie Louise (Shew) ; Silence ; The Bells ; The City In The Sea ; The Coliseum ; The Conqueror Worm ; The Haunted Palace ; To One In Paradise ; The Raven ; The Sleeper ; To F- ; To Frances S. Osgood ; To Helen ; To Marie Louise (Shew) ; To My Mother ; To Zante ; Ulalume.

Tamerlane is a poem by Edgar Allan Poe that follows a fictionalized accounting of the life of a Turco-Mongol conqueror historically known as Tamerlane. The poem was first published in the 1827 collection Tamerlane and Other Poems. The poem's original version was 403 lines but trimmed down to 223 lines for its inclusion in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and Minor Poems.