Author: Don RobinsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Circles of Silence
Author: Don RobinsCircles of Silence
Author: Robert LlewelynOf Silence and Song
Author: Dan Beachy-QuickPublisher: Milkweed Editions
ISBN: 1571319433
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Musings on joy and suffering, midlife and meaning, by a National Book Award–nominated poet and essayist praised for his “fine ear” (Publishers Weekly). Midway through the journey of his life, Dan Beachy-Quick found himself without a path, unsure how to live well. Of Silence and Song follows him on his resulting classical search for meaning in the world and in his particular, quiet life. In essays, fragments, marginalia, images, travel writing, and poetry, Beachy-Quick traces his relationships and identities. As father and husband. As teacher and student. As citizen and scholar. And as poet and reader, wondering at the potential and limits of literature. Of Silence and Song finds its inferno—and its paradise—in moments both historically vast and nakedly intimate. Hell: disappearing bees, James Eagan Holmes, Columbine, and the persistent, unforgivable crime of slavery. And redemption: in the art of Marcel Duchamp, the pressed flowers in Emily Dickinson’s Bible, and long walks with his youngest daughter. Curious, earnest, and masterful, Of Silence and Song is an unforgettable exploration of the human soul. Praise for the writing of Dan Beachy-Quick: “Intelligent, compassionate, exquisite . . . a unique voice.” —Cole Swensen “Rich, profound, fascinating.” —Los Angeles Times
Circles of Silence
Author: Preeti SinghPublisher: Flame
ISBN: 9780340820285
Category : Delhi (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 503
Book Description
'A birth mark on the right shoulder! And one as big and as dark as that! Arre baap re! This is of some terrible significance. . .' Despite his grandmother's gloomy prophecy, Rattan grows up leading a charmed life - first in Delhi, then at Boston University. When he returns to Delhi, and the family business, Rattan is happy to fall in with his parents' plans for an arranged marriage: his young bride is somewhat dazzled by the splendour of her new home but her husband is handsome and the prospects look good. Then Tanvi is found dead - suicide or murder? Rattan takes a job in Cairo to put the past behind him. Here he meets Nalini, daughter of the Indian Ambassador to Egypt. Chafing under the lack of freedom while accepting diplomatic duties since the death of her mother, she is drawn towards Rattan. He never finds the right moment to tell her of his dead first wife, and when she finds out, she resolves to discover the truth about Tanvi's death.
Julian of Norwich's Legacy
Author: S. SalihPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230101623
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Julian of Norwich the best-known of the medieval mystics today. The text of her Revelation has circulated continually since the fifteenth century, but the twentieth century saw a massive expansion of her popularity. Theological or literary-historical studies of Julian may remark in passing on her popularity, but none have attempted a detailed study of her reception. This collection fills that gap: it outlines the full reception history from the extant manuscripts to the present day, looking at Julian in devotional cultures, in modernist poetry and present-day popular literature, and in her iconography in Norwich, both as a pilgrimage site and a tourist attraction.
The Power of Circles
Author: Norman G. LaveryPublisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1498281346
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Communication is the key to all successful human interactions. In light of the expanding use of texting and other forms of electronic communication, we risk losing the personal, face-to-face meetings that have been the mainstay of positive relationships between individuals and groups for thousands of years. Lavery shows how the circle process is a powerful tool for overcoming this worrisome situation, as it offers a way to enhance communications, build and rebuild relationships, and improve problem-solving capabilities within families, neighborhoods, schools, corporations, and civic organizations. Narratives by participants in the Community Circles program attest to the capacity of people and groups to work together to resolve contentious issues, especially when they are provided with a safe place in which to tell their stories and be listened to by others--without judgment. The circle process has been used successfully for thousands of years in indigenous cultures. With the help of the insights in this book, we now have the opportunity to use circles today to resolve many of the challenging issues that confront our society. The Power of Circles is a valuable guide for the journey ahead.
Silence and Silences
Author: Wallis Wilde-MenozziPublisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374720509
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
A meditation on the infinite search for meanings in silence, from Wallis Wilde-Menozzi, the author of The Other Side of the Tiber and Mother Tongue. We need quiet to feel nothing, to hear silence that brings back proportion and the beauty of not knowing except for the outlines of what we live every day. Something inner settles. The right to silence unmediated by social judgment. Sitting at a table in an empty kitchen, peeling an apple, I wait for its next transformation. For a few seconds, the red, mottled, dangling skin unwinds what happened to it on earth. Wallis Wilde-Menozzi set out to touch silence for brief experiences of what is real. In images, dreams, and actions, the challenge leads to her heart as a writer. The pages of Silence and Silences form a vast tapestry of meanings shaped by many forces outside personal circumstance. Moving closer, the reader notices intricacies that shift when touched. As the writer steps aside, there is cosmic joy, biological truth, historical injustice. The reader finds women’s voices and women’s silences, sees Agnes Martin’s thin, fine lines and D. H. Lawrence’s artful letters, and becomes a part of Wilde-Menozzi’s examination of the ever-changing self. COVID-19 thrusts itself into the unbounded narrative, and isolation brings with it a new kind of stillness. As Wilde-Menozzi writes, “Reading a book is a way of withdrawing into silence. It is a way of seeing and listening, of pulling back from what is happening at that very moment.” The author has created a record of how we tell ourselves stories, how we think and how we know. Above all, she has made silence a presence as rich as time on the page and given readers space to discover what that means to a life.
Circles
Author: Perry BrassPublisher: Perry Brass
ISBN: 1892149273
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Like any classic, this powerful, moving, and, often, even funny story of the “Same Sex” men of the planet Ki becomes more relevant with time. Right-wing politicians up to their same old tricks, people excluded from the American dream, guns going off at the wrong time—also flying blue monkeys and good witches, Perry Brass has re-envisioned Oz as a far off, mythical planet where queer men marry and raise families, wage bloodthirsty wars, and partake whenever they can, in the love of angels. Welcome to Ki, a beautiful distant tribal planet where the boy Enkidu had been promised to Greeland, an older hunter, in the spirit of the Agreement which, centuries ahead of gay marriage on Earth, bonded pairs of Same-Sex men for life. To control the often violent population of tiny Ki, its inhabitants were divided into three interlinking groups: The nature-centered Same-Sex men of the swamp forests; the warlike Off-Sexers of the dry plains with their obedient wives and daughters; and the Sisters of Ki, renegade women who controlled the planet through the powerful temple of the Goddess Ki Herself. The Same-Sex men of Ki are endowed with a special third testicle, called “the Egg of the Eye.” The third Egg produces its own sperm or “seed.” Exchanging seed from the third Egg is at the heart of Same-Sex bonding. Seed produces intense, mystical visions, and can travel through space on its own and replicate itself—therefore providing certain Same-Sex men from Ki the abilities for space and time travel. To replicate themselves, a pair of Same-Sexers is allowed to impregnate an Off-Sex woman with their combined seed. This is controlled by the Sisters of Ki, who limit the number of Same-Sex men on their small planet and even pick the woman, bringing her into their Temple for the rite of impregnation, since the male couple is not allowed to know her. A year after giving birth, the woman must surrender her son to the Sisters who will deliver him to the male couple who fathered him. Same-Sex offspring are always male, since one man’s sperm produces the third Egg itself; the other’s, the dominant physical characteristics of the boy child. The child has to be given up as the woman’s husband, usually an Off-Sex warrior, is permitted, by the Agreement of the Planet, to kill the boy if he remains in his house longer than one year. In the midst of Enkidu and Greeland’s first sexual encounter in the beautiful forests of Ki, a young Off-Sex warrior surprised them, threatening to kill Greeland and take Enkidu a prisoner. Instead, the very strong Greeland killed the warrior and was charged—by some accounts unjustly—with his murder. Later, it is learned that Ert, this handsome but headstrong warrior, was the son of Ertan, chief of the Off-Sexers, whose wife Candra—it is also revealed—was actually Enkidu’s mother. As punishment for Greeland’s crime, the Sisters of Ki declared that Enkidu must be taken from Greeland, stripped of his Egg, and be made to live with the Off-Sexers as their servant. To escape this punishment, Woosh, a wizard from the mysterious enclave of the Blue Monkeys, sent Greeland and Enkidu to Earth, using his magic and the powers of their third Eggs. On Earth, Greeland and Enkidu took over the identities and bodies of two men: Cold, handsome Wright and his sensitive lover, Allan. The two men were charged with the mission to send back to Ki an Earth “same sex” man, to take Enkidu’s place with the Off-Sexers who have never seen him. Greeland, as Wright, succeeded in sending back his friend George Marshall, who lusted for Wright but truly loved Allan. On Ki, George, hulking, hairy, a man few would find conventionally attractive, gave himself the mysterious name Enhursag, “Lord of the Mountain,” dating back to the strange, ancient Sumerian heritage of Kivian Same-Sexers. This connection with another planet’s past, lost in the mists of time, was finally revealed on Earth to Wright and Allan. On Earth as Wright, Greeland cast off his natural Same-Sex shyness, and taking on an Earthly personality became manipulative, sexually aggressive, hungry for power, and ruthless. On returning to the shimmering forests of Ki, Greeland brought back his egotistical needs to the Same-Sex enclaves from which he came, believing that only he could control the destiny of his beautiful, fragile planet. Circlesis the next book in the chronicle of Ki, a place where the need for balance controls all, where individuals are at the beck of the Agreement, and where Same-Sex love is part of a culture, powerful and eternal. The book has an amazing appeal in this age of a divided America, of a Donald Trump lusting for power in the midst of lies, and of gay men trying once more to define their position on Earth.
The Circles All Around Us
Author: Brad MontaguePublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593323181
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
The debut picture book from the creator of the viral sensation Kid President is a moving take on how we can create bigger and bigger circles of community and connections as we grow—now a New York Times bestseller! In the circles all around us, everywhere that we all go, there's a difference we can make and a love we can all show. This is the story of a circle. When we're first born, our circle is very small, but as we grow and build relationships, our circle keeps getting bigger and bigger to include family, friends, neighbors, community, and beyond. Brad Montague originally created Circles as an Instagram video adorably narrated by his kids, and now this picture book adaptation is the perfect way to start a conversation about how to expand our worlds with kindness and inclusivity—even if it seems scary or uncomfortable. This book makes an ideal new-baby, first-day-of-school, or graduation gift, or any milestone that celebrates someone's world getting bigger.
Circles
Author: Chris SharpPublisher: Booktango
ISBN: 146894116X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
CIRCLES is a collection of ten short stories written over the years, each one containing different characters and locations, humour and tragedy, fantasy and realism, but all share one element - a wicked twist in the tail!