Showing results for "Me" in Poetry

Elizabeth Barrett Browning's plea to her lover to love her just for herself, and not for any qualities that may fade away, read by Jenny Agutter.

I forget things too. It makes me sad. Or it makes me the saddest. The sadness is not really about George W. or our American optimism; the sadness lives in the recognition that a life can not matter. The award-winning poet Claudia Rankine, well known for her experimental multigenre writing, fuses the lyric and the essay in this politically and morally fierce examination of solitude in the rapacious and media-driven assault on selfhood that is contemporary America.

Falstaff is both a comic and tragic central protagonist in Shakespeare's three Henry plays. He is companion to Prince Hal (the future Henry V), who loves him, goads him, teases him, indulges his vast appetites, and commits all sorts of mischief with him. Award-winning author and esteemed professor Harold Bloom examines Falstaff with the deepest compassion and sympathy and also with unerring wisdom. He uses the relationship between Falstaff and Hal to explore the devastation of severed bonds and the heartbreak of betrayal.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning's classic poem recounting the astonishing variety of ways in which she loves her beloved, read by Jenny Agutter.

Find refuge and wisdom with a student of Thich Nhat Hanh in this poignant poetry collection that speaks to the heart of overcoming life’s adversities, Zen style.

A bold, mesmerizing debut collection exploring womanhood, the body, mental illness, and what it means to move between cultures Renowned for her storytelling and spoken-word artistry, Ama Asantewa Diaka is also an exultant, fierce, and visceral poet whose work leaves a lasting impact. Touching on...

There were many things that Hollie McNish didn't know before she was pregnant. How her family and friends would react; that Mr Whippy would be off the menu; how quickly ice can melt on a stomach. These were on top of the many other things she didn't know about babies: how to stand while holding one; how to do a poetry gig with your baby as a member of the audience; how drum'n'bass can make a great lullaby. But Hollie learned. And she's still learning, slowly.

Me tienes en tus manos es una antología pensada para acercar a los jóvenes lectores a la obra de Jaime Sabines; es una breve selección de los poemas más amados por el público y de los preferidos del poeta. En su interior se encuentran textos que siguen siendo tan vigentes como en la época en la que fueron escritos, porque fueron inspirados por la vida misma. Al iniciar la escucha, se creará un lazo de complicidad con el autor y se harán propios los versos y los poemas completos de un escritor imprescindible en la literatura mexicana.

An extraordinary listening experience! Hear Nikki Giovanni read from her newest collection of poems! One of America’s most celebrated poets challenges us with this powerful and deeply personal collection of verse that speaks to the injustices of society while illuminating the depths of her own...

" मी एक अभिमन्यु "या एकांकितेत , ज्याप्रमाणे कौरवांनी रचलेल्या चक्रव्यूहाला अभिमन्यु बळी पडला,अगदी त्याच प्रमाणे इथे सुद्धा अगदी कोवळ्या वयात असणाऱ्या अनंताभोवती एक चक्रव्यूह रचला जातो ...मात्र चक्रव्यूह नियतीने रचला आहे की अनंताच्या आई ,ताई,भाऊ, दुकानदार ,नाना यांनी ? असा प्रश्न अनंता एकांकिकेच्या शेवटी विचारतो..... अशा प्रकारे चक्रव्यूहाचा भेद करता न आलेल्या तरुणाची ही गोष्ट नाटक रूपाने आपल्यापुढे उलगडत जाते .

During her sophomore year at Middlebury College, Emily meets Max—“you” as she intimately refers to him in the book. Not exactly a tomboy, but not quite a girly girl either, Emily is intent on finding a masculine boyfriend to assuage a deeply rooted fear that she may not be quite feminine enough. Max—a boisterous class clown beloved by his many straight guy friends—has recently come out as gay and is embracing his newly claimed identity. Initially, Max and Emily dislike each other, but end up growing close after a make-out dare on Halloween.

In Tell Me Another Story, Marucci examines those closest to her—her grandfather, nephew, and husband—as well as those she hardly knows—the women sitting at the next table in the diner; the roofer she meets on the train. Part 1: Me, is comprised of Emmy's own story—raw and personal—while Part 2: You tells the stories of others. With genuine curiosity and tenderness, Marucci asks of herself, her loved ones, and perfect strangers the child's perennial question: "Will you tell me a story?"

Teen breakout poet Christabelle Grace Marbun brings her latest collection, When the Dark Spoke to Me, to life through words wise beyond her years. Her uniquely positive perspective on life, death, and everything in between makes this book equally as comforting as it is compelling. Marbun’s exceptional thoughtfulness is evident in every word she pens—her messages of hope and her effortless optimism are sure to inspire every person who touches this book.

From bestselling author Alexi Lubomirski comes Talk to Me Always. Pairing his iconic photography with his hypnotic and dreamy poetry, this book is an ode to all art-lovers. With an incredibly curated platform, those interested in poetry and those interested in the high-growth artistic medium of “Photopoetry” and fashion photography will find Talk to Me Always mesmerizing.

Beber-se inteira: o que parece ideia inusitada vira algo natural como a sede na poesia de Liana Ferraz. Entre os jogos de palavras que lhe renderam fãs nas redes sociais e reflexões francas sobre amor-próprio e autodescoberta, a poesia circula, crescendo, caudalosa. E inspira uma nascente no coração de quem lê: um córrego em cujas margens recordamos as mulheres que nos trouxeram ao mundo, as mulheres que nos sucederão, as mulheres que somos.

Da próxima vez que vier visitar essa narração, você será uma outra pessoa, em um outro contexto, e as poesias farão sentido de um jeito novo para você. Portanto, essa é a primeira e última vez que irá escutar este audiolivro, por mais que o escute outra dezena de vezes. Sinta-se livre para sentir o que quiser enquanto ouve, é a sua história que dará sentido a cada palavra aqui. E conforme sua história vai dando significado para a poesia, a poesia vai ressignificando sua história.

Aquí tienes tu propio diccionario de emociones, lleno de sentimientos atemporales para los que buscan calmar sus miedos. En estas páginas encontrarás la esperanza de lo que anhelamos, los errores en los que caemos, el deseo que nos impulsa a un nuevo acierto y el amor que nos mantiene vivos. La vida que pasa, los tiempos que marcan, las huellas que quedan, el corazón que se fue. Crear, es hacerte inmortal. Por eso le escribe a la vida. Para que no muera nunca. ¿Te vienes con ella?

From one of the most-viewed spoken word poets of all time, a collection exploring loneliness, anxiety, and longing—and finding peace, and even joy, in unexpected places Sabrina Benaim, author of Depression & Other Magic Tricks, has connected deeply with readers and reached millions of viewers...

Taylor's first live spoken-word collection since 2003, Icarus Airlines, contains 34 poems.

"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.