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Auf den Weltbestseller "The Hill We Climb" folgt der erste Gedichtband der gefeierten Lyrikerin. Amanda Gorman hat am 20. Januar 2021 Geschichte geschrieben: mit ihrer Lyrik, ihrer Vision, ihrem Sinn für Gerechtigkeit und Hoffnung. "The Hill We Climb" wurde am Tag der Inauguration von Joe Biden zum berühmtesten Gedicht der Welt, und Amanda Gormans Worte inspirierten Millionen Menschen rund um den Globus.

Jalaluddin Rumi, a spiritual mystic of the Islamic world, is recognized as one of the most influential poets in history. His words are charged with an unequalled blend of literary genius and spiritual wisdom. No matter how often we listen to Rumi, each time is always the first time. Like This is a compilation of more than twenty of the beloved Persian poet's most beautiful verses. Narrator Coleman Barks' warm and sensitive reading combines with the world-renowned musicianship of Hamza El Din and Steve Coughlin to create an enthralling listening experience.

The mystics who coined the phrase "the way of affirmation" understood the apocalyptic nature of the word yes, the way it can lead out of one life and into another. Moving among the languages of Christian conversion, Classical metamorphosis, seasonal transformation, and gender transition, Luke Hathaway tells the story of the love that rewired his being, asking each of us to experience the transfiguration that can follow upon saying yes—with all one’s heart, with all one’s soul, with all one’s mind, with all one’s strength ... and with all one’s body, too.

For over a century, the beautiful words of the Lebanese American poet, Kahlil Gibran, have graced everything from greeting cards and wedding invitations to inspirational wall hangings and corporate motivational literature. By one account, Gibran is the third best-selling poet of all time. The Forerunner is Gibran's second book in the English language, built upon the mystical and spiritual thematic foundations that he had laid down with The Madman.

Jim Harrison's popular novels represent only part of his literary output—he has also been widely acclaimed for the "renegade genius" of his powerful expressive verse, collected in several books such as The Theory and Practice of Rivers and Other Poems (Clark City Press, 1989). After Ikkyu is the first collection of Harrison's poems that are directly inspired by his many years of Zen practice.

The period of English romantic poetry occurred roughly between 1800 and 1850 and was represented by poets such as William Blake, Lord Byron, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and William Wordsworth. All of these poets are featured in this collection of more than 50 poems read by award-winning actors that include Joan Allen, Julie Christie, Stephen Fry, Glenda Jackson, and Jude Law.

Esse livro é uma homenagem à poesia e a tudo o que ela é capaz de proporcionar. Com mais de 30 de seus emocionantes poemas, alguns deles inéditos, Bráulio Bessa nos conta um pouco das histórias do menino de Alto Santo, no interior do Ceará, que se tornou poeta e ativista cultural. Desde o primeiro encontro com a obra de Patativa do Assaré, aos 14 anos, até a fama na televisão, ele mostra como a poesia transformou sua vida. O livro traz ainda depoimentos de fãs de todos os cantos do Brasil.

Depois de conquistar o coração dos brasileiros com sua Poesia que transforma e passar mais de um ano entre os autores mais vendidos do país, Bráulio Bessa volta a nos brindar com poemas que, como de hábito, nos fazem pensar e nos fazem sentir.

Esta obra es muy corta, centrando el argumento en multitud de historias, anécdotas, parábolas y reflexiones de tipo espiritual contadas desde la perspectiva de un hombre que se considera loco a sí mismo. Consta de una introducción hecha por él mismo y 34 capítulos también muy pequeños.

Peter Coyote’s first collection of poetry takes us on a whirlwind tour of an eclectic and exciting life as an actor and Zen Buddhist priest, meandering from love affairs to marriage to divorce to the '60s to psychedelic spirituality and beyond. Written over several decades, these poems sound like a collage, each piece distinct and contributing to a cohesive lyric narrative.

"Questo presente è come sabbia digitale si dissolve il bene dal male. Regna sovrana la disillusione sonno esteso dell’astratta ragione. Giorni vuoti come specchi sentimenti appena nati e già vecchi. Ho cancellato il file dell’amore nell’oblio del nulla vagheranno le ore.". La sabbia digitale è la nostra società, troppo impegnata negli individualismi, così frenetica da diventare un labirinto di ombre, una dimensione astratta e sconosciuta, messaggera della solitudine che avvolge le persone, ormai assuefatte a una vuota tecnologia che unisce, ma solo all’apparenza.

Christmas just isn't the same without this poem which is why Monkeynut Audiobooks have brought together the unforgettable voice of Mike Read, the musical genius of film composer Andrew Stamp, and leading audiobook producer Elliott Frisby to create this full orchestral version of the famous poem by Clement Clarke Moore.

“Siempre que haya un hueco en tu vida, llénalo de amor, pues el amor lleva en sí su plenitud”. De esta reflexión del gran poeta mexicano Amado Nervo nace el título e este audiolibro extraordinario, a caballo entre la poesía más refinada y la llamada literatura de autosuperación o autoayuda.

"A Cinnamon Afternoon" is a collection of 144 poems that introduces the reader to a surreal world, that exists intertwined with our mundane, casual world, where everything is interconnected and exists simultaneously as reality and also as imagination. Visions, contemplative states, delightful incursions in the lands where everything exists as sweet baked goodies, created and induced with the help of contemporary free-form poetry, keep the reader wanting to read more, so he can dwell again and again in the dimension where everything is just a fantasy seen from the corner of the eye.

Jetzt wenn die Glöckerln und d'Markln klingerln, de staadn Weisn vom Lautsprecher dringerln, Reklamechöre weihnachlich singerln, die silbernen Kugerln und glänzerten Engerln, inmitten der duftenden Wurstwaren hängerln, se d'Leut in d'volle U-Bahn neizwängerln, se auf der Straßn halbert derdrängerln, konns sei, daß mia oft nimmer vor Geschenkerln and Geschenk von jener Heil'gen Nacht denkerln. Eine Sammlung neuer und bereits veröffentlichter Mundartgedichte, Erzählungen und Betrachtungen zum Thema Weihnachten von dem Münchner Poeten Helmut Zöpfl.

In God Speaks Through Wombs, Drew Jackson explores the first eight chapters of Luke's Gospel in a new poetic register. These are declarative poems, faithfully proclaiming the gospel story in all its liberative power.

This major new poetry collection from best-selling poet and priest Malcolm Guite features more than 70 new and previously unpublished works. It includes a sequence of 27 sonnets written in response to George Herbert’s exquisite sonnet "Prayer", as well as 45 more widely ranging new poems.

Although his output was small, John of the Cross (1542 - 1591) is considered one of the most important figures in Spanish poetry. All his verses explore the same theme: the search of the soul for union with its creator and the glory of the resulting "mystical marriage". This selection of 20 poems opens with his most famous poem, "The Obscure Night of the Soul" and concludes with a free translation of "Psalm 137 (By the Waters of Babylon)".

Poetry Rx presents 50 great poems as seen through the eyes of a renowned psychiatrist and New York Times best seller. In this book, you will find insights into love, sorrow, ecstasy, and everything in between: love in the moment or for a lifetime; love that is fulfilling or addictive; when to break up and how to survive when someone breaks up with you.

The perfect gift for Valentine's Day, to share with a loved one or cherish as a keepsake, fromNew YorkTimes bestselling poet and peacemaker Mattie J.T.Stepanek. Mattie J.T.Stepanek has won the hearts of millions with his inspiring poems.Now he's ready to spread a little love with Loving Through...