Author: Elizabeth Spires
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393337332
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
A stunning new collection from a poet who “made her name a watchword for serenity and poise” (Contemporary Poetry Review). In Elizabeth Spires's sixth collection of poetry, the pilgrim soul, in its various guises, meditates on its own slow becoming, finding humble companions in creatures as unlikely as a lowly snail, a prehistoric coelacanth, or a tiny Japanese netsuke of a badger disguised as a monk. For Spires, life is both a pilgrimage and a deepening—birth, death, and transformation all part of a seamless continuum. Possessed of a calm, crystalline sense of eternity, her poems invite fellow travelers to sit for a little while and be cleansed of the dust of existence.
The Wave-Maker: Poems
Author: Elizabeth Spires
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393337332
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
A stunning new collection from a poet who “made her name a watchword for serenity and poise” (Contemporary Poetry Review). In Elizabeth Spires's sixth collection of poetry, the pilgrim soul, in its various guises, meditates on its own slow becoming, finding humble companions in creatures as unlikely as a lowly snail, a prehistoric coelacanth, or a tiny Japanese netsuke of a badger disguised as a monk. For Spires, life is both a pilgrimage and a deepening—birth, death, and transformation all part of a seamless continuum. Possessed of a calm, crystalline sense of eternity, her poems invite fellow travelers to sit for a little while and be cleansed of the dust of existence.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393337332
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
A stunning new collection from a poet who “made her name a watchword for serenity and poise” (Contemporary Poetry Review). In Elizabeth Spires's sixth collection of poetry, the pilgrim soul, in its various guises, meditates on its own slow becoming, finding humble companions in creatures as unlikely as a lowly snail, a prehistoric coelacanth, or a tiny Japanese netsuke of a badger disguised as a monk. For Spires, life is both a pilgrimage and a deepening—birth, death, and transformation all part of a seamless continuum. Possessed of a calm, crystalline sense of eternity, her poems invite fellow travelers to sit for a little while and be cleansed of the dust of existence.
Visiting Wallace
Author: Dennis Barone
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
ISBN: 1587298112
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
A collection of seventy-six poems inspired by poet Wallace Steven's life and work, written by a variety of modern poets.
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
ISBN: 1587298112
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
A collection of seventy-six poems inspired by poet Wallace Steven's life and work, written by a variety of modern poets.
You Don't Have to Be Everything
Author: Diana Whitney
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
ISBN: 1523510994
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Poems to Turn to Again and Again – from Amanda Gorman, Sharon Olds, Kate Baer, and More Created and compiled just for young women, You Don’t Have to Be Everything is filled with works by a wide range of poets who are honest, unafraid, and skilled at addressing the complex feelings of coming-of-age, from loneliness to joy, longing to solace, attitude to humor. These unintimidating poems offer girls a message of self-acceptance and strength, giving them permission to let go of shame and perfectionism. The cast of 68 poets is extraordinary: Amanda Gorman, the first National Youth Poet Laureate, who read at Joe Biden's inauguration; bestselling authors like Maya Angelou, Elizabeth Acevedo, Sharon Olds, Naomi Shihab Nye, and Mary Oliver; Instagram-famous poets including Kate Baer, Melody Lee, and Andrea Gibson; poets who are LGBTQ, poets of diverse racial and cultural backgrounds, poets who sing of human experience in ways that are free from conventional ideas of femininity. Illustrated in full color with work by three diverse artists, this book is an inspired gift for daughters and granddaughters—and anyone on the path to becoming themselves. No matter how old you are, it helps to be young when you're coming to life, to be unfinished, a mysterious statement, a journey from star to star. —Joy Ladin, excerpt from "Survival Guide"
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
ISBN: 1523510994
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Poems to Turn to Again and Again – from Amanda Gorman, Sharon Olds, Kate Baer, and More Created and compiled just for young women, You Don’t Have to Be Everything is filled with works by a wide range of poets who are honest, unafraid, and skilled at addressing the complex feelings of coming-of-age, from loneliness to joy, longing to solace, attitude to humor. These unintimidating poems offer girls a message of self-acceptance and strength, giving them permission to let go of shame and perfectionism. The cast of 68 poets is extraordinary: Amanda Gorman, the first National Youth Poet Laureate, who read at Joe Biden's inauguration; bestselling authors like Maya Angelou, Elizabeth Acevedo, Sharon Olds, Naomi Shihab Nye, and Mary Oliver; Instagram-famous poets including Kate Baer, Melody Lee, and Andrea Gibson; poets who are LGBTQ, poets of diverse racial and cultural backgrounds, poets who sing of human experience in ways that are free from conventional ideas of femininity. Illustrated in full color with work by three diverse artists, this book is an inspired gift for daughters and granddaughters—and anyone on the path to becoming themselves. No matter how old you are, it helps to be young when you're coming to life, to be unfinished, a mysterious statement, a journey from star to star. —Joy Ladin, excerpt from "Survival Guide"
Our Savage Art
Author: William Logan
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231147333
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
'Our Savage Art' features the corrosive wit and substantial critiques that are the trademarks of William Logan's style. Opening with a defence of the critical eye, this collection features essays on Robert Lowell's correspondence, Elizabeth Bishop's unfinished poems, and the inflated reputation of Hart Crane.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231147333
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
'Our Savage Art' features the corrosive wit and substantial critiques that are the trademarks of William Logan's style. Opening with a defence of the critical eye, this collection features essays on Robert Lowell's correspondence, Elizabeth Bishop's unfinished poems, and the inflated reputation of Hart Crane.
A Memory of the Future: Poems
Author: Elizabeth Spires
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393651061
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
New York Times Book Review Best Poetry of 2018 “Like a cup of tea for the weary.” —Washington Post In this Zen-infused and meditative collection, critically acclaimed poet Elizabeth Spires reflects on memory, mortality, and the boundaries of human existence. Inspired by the tradition of poetic interest in Zen, Spires explores selfhood and the search for a core identity, interrogating the divide between the social persona and the artist’s secret self. The poems in A Memory of the Future ask the unanswerable questions that become more pressing in the second half of life: How are we changed by the passage of time? How does memory define and shape us?
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393651061
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
New York Times Book Review Best Poetry of 2018 “Like a cup of tea for the weary.” —Washington Post In this Zen-infused and meditative collection, critically acclaimed poet Elizabeth Spires reflects on memory, mortality, and the boundaries of human existence. Inspired by the tradition of poetic interest in Zen, Spires explores selfhood and the search for a core identity, interrogating the divide between the social persona and the artist’s secret self. The poems in A Memory of the Future ask the unanswerable questions that become more pressing in the second half of life: How are we changed by the passage of time? How does memory define and shape us?
The Makers of English Poetry
Author: William James Dawson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
The Makers of Modern Poetry
Author: William James Dawson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Unspoken Words from a Daddyless Daughter
Author: Jamaya Walker
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781717478320
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
From the diary of daddyless daughters, 25 different women reveal their pain, struggles, and breakthroughs growing up without their father present. Each daughter strives to break their silence and shed their hurt as they attempt to bring understanding to absent fatherhood and its lasting effects on young women.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781717478320
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
From the diary of daddyless daughters, 25 different women reveal their pain, struggles, and breakthroughs growing up without their father present. Each daughter strives to break their silence and shed their hurt as they attempt to bring understanding to absent fatherhood and its lasting effects on young women.
Poems That Solve Puzzles
Author: Chris Bleakley
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192595407
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Algorithms are the hidden methods that computers apply to process information and make decisions. Nowadays, our lives are run by algorithms. They determine what news we see. They influence which products we buy. They suggest our dating partners. They may even be determining the outcome of national elections. They are creating, and destroying, entire industries. Despite mounting concerns, few know what algorithms are, how they work, or who created them. Poems that Solve Puzzles tells the story of algorithms from their ancient origins to the present day and beyond. The book introduces readers to the inventors and inspirational events behind the genesis of the world's most important algorithms. Professor Chris Bleakley recounts tales of ancient lost inscriptions, Victorian steam-driven contraptions, top secret military projects, penniless academics, hippy dreamers, tech billionaires, superhuman artificial intelligences, cryptocurrencies, and quantum computing. Along the way, the book explains, with the aid of clear examples and illustrations, how the most influential algorithms work. Compelling and impactful, Poems that Solve Puzzles tells the story of how algorithms came to revolutionise our world.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192595407
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Algorithms are the hidden methods that computers apply to process information and make decisions. Nowadays, our lives are run by algorithms. They determine what news we see. They influence which products we buy. They suggest our dating partners. They may even be determining the outcome of national elections. They are creating, and destroying, entire industries. Despite mounting concerns, few know what algorithms are, how they work, or who created them. Poems that Solve Puzzles tells the story of algorithms from their ancient origins to the present day and beyond. The book introduces readers to the inventors and inspirational events behind the genesis of the world's most important algorithms. Professor Chris Bleakley recounts tales of ancient lost inscriptions, Victorian steam-driven contraptions, top secret military projects, penniless academics, hippy dreamers, tech billionaires, superhuman artificial intelligences, cryptocurrencies, and quantum computing. Along the way, the book explains, with the aid of clear examples and illustrations, how the most influential algorithms work. Compelling and impactful, Poems that Solve Puzzles tells the story of how algorithms came to revolutionise our world.