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In this stunning collection of new poems, Mary Oliver returns to the imagery that has defined her life’s work, describing with wonder both the everyday and the unaffected beauty of nature. Herons, sparrows, owls, and kingfishers flit across the page in meditations on love, artistry, and...

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This collection of 36 short poems was published in 1907. The title is alleged to be an ironic pun referring cryptically to the sound of urine striking the sides of a chamber pot. However, the poems have no touch of vulgarity or bawdiness.

War Music is a dramatic poem based on Homer’s Iliad. Logue worked on it for more than 40 years, and it was left incomplete at his death in 2011.

Omnec spricht und singt über die Liebe mit sphärischer Hintergrundmusik (engl. Original). “Die Liebe ist in der physischen Welt eine der mächtigsten Emotionen, die sich auf unzählige Arten ausdrückt. Liebe kann die Sinne überwältigen oder subtil sein. Liebe ist für jeden von uns verschieden. Liebe kann dazu benutzt werden, schöpferisch zu sein oder sie kann zerstören. Liebe kann dazu benutzt werden, zu manipulieren und zu kontrollieren oder sie kann frei verschenkt werden. Wenn Du Liebe in allen Formen erfahren hast, dann lernst Du bedingungslose Liebe kennen.”

The prize-winning poet reflects on what sustains us in a sundered world. With his dazzling ability to set words spinning, Amit Majmudar brings us poems that sharpen both wit and knives as he examines our "life in solitary." Equally engaged with human history and the human heart, Majmudar...

In this exclusive audio publishing event, Billy Collins, former U.S. Poet Laureate, shares an evening of his poetry in a benefit reading for WNYC, New York Public Radio. Often compared to Robert Frost, his poetry has been embraced by people of all ages and backgrounds, and his readings are most...

Die Schauspieler Heidrun Gärtner und Daniel Friedrich lesen eine Auswahl schönster Liebesdichtung von Shakespeare über Rilke und Gibran bis Kaléko. Wo Worte nicht ausreichen, spielt der Pianist Markus Kreul ausgewählte Stücke von Chopin, Liszt, Gershwin und anderen.

In this humorous and honest poetry collection, ‘Princess of Hip Hop’ Ashanti shares her unique perspective on life and love. Foolish/Unfoolish is a collection of vibrant and honest "reflections on love" by R&B singer Ashanti. Ever since she was thirteen years old, Ashanti has kept journals...

Gordon Downie, lead singer and lyricist for the popular Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, released his first solo record, Coke Machine Glow in Spring 2001. Alongside the album, his first book of poetry and prose under the same title was published, including the lyrics to the sixteen songs...

Stunning poems of obsession, loss, and the desire for a renewed self, from the award-winning poet “I thought I had left behind the darkness / of the heart,” Arvio confesses in the poem “Small War.” The love Arvio traces in these pages is indeed a battle, one in which the best-laid plans...