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" In THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD, Elizabeth Alexander--poet, mother, and wife--finds herself at an existential crossroads after the sudden death of her husband, who was just 49. Reflecting with gratitude on the exquisite beauty of her married life that was, grappling with the subsequent void, and feeling a re-energized devotion to her two teenage sons, Alexander channels her poetic sensibilities into a rich, lucid prose that describes a very personal and...
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Malte Laurids Brigge is an impoverished Danish poet and nobleman leading a solidary existence in Paris at the turn fo the century. In his notebook he records both his impressions of the city and his reminiscences of his childhood. Fascinated by squalor, he observes the misfits and outcasts of society - victims of fate like himself. He is obsessed by the idea of death and his own search for spiritual understanding.
23) Paris, 7 a. m
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The acclaimed, award-winning author of A Watch of Nightingales imagines in a sweeping and stunning novel what happened to the poet Elizabeth Bishop during three life-changing weeks she spent in Paris amidst the imminent threat of World War II. June 1937. Elizabeth Bishop, still only a young woman and not yet one of the most influential poets of the twentieth century, arrives in France with her college roommates. They are in search of an escape, and...
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"The internationally acclaimed author, heralded as one of the most important writers of his generation, returns with the most substantial work of his career: an emotionally captivating, very funny novel about fathers and sons, ambition and failure, and the many forms of family"--
27) Love to Langston
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A series of poems written from the point of view of the poet Langston Hughes, offering an overview of key events and themes in his life.
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With the appearance of his first record album in 1967, Leonard Cohen -- already well known in his native Canada as a poet and novelist -- was introduced to audiences in the United States, where he quickly took his place among the preeminent singer/songwriters of the time. Over the years, and through the release of eight more albums, Cohen gained a reputation as a dazzlingly literate and consistently daring songwriter. His status as a cult artist grew...
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Interviews with and poetry reading by 2001-2003 poet laureate, Billy Collins; also includes interviews with distinguished poets and critics reflecting on his work and reflections on the history of the position of poet laureate by Collins and former poet laureates Robert Haas, Rita Dove and Robert Pinsky.
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"A spellbinding debut novel about the trailblazing Iranian poet Forugh Farrokhzad, who defied society's expectations to find her voice and her destiny. "Remember the flight, for the bird is mortal." All through her childhood in Tehran, Forugh Farrokhzad is told that Persian daughters should be quiet and modest. She is taught only to obey, but she always finds ways to rebel, gossiping with her sister among the fragrant roses of her mother's walled...
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This stunning story of the author's struggle to break free of her strict Rastafarian upbringing ruled by a father whose rigid beliefs, rage and paranoia led to violence shows how found her own power and provides a unique glimpse into a rarefied world we know little about.
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