The breakout poetry collection by #1 New York Times bestselling author and presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman Formerly titled The Hill We Climb and Other Poems, the luminous poetry collection by #1 New York Times bestselling author and presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman captures a shipwrecked moment in time and transforms it into a lyric of hope and healing. In Call Us What We Carry, Gorman explores history, language, identity, and erasure...

Written in response to the PROMESA bill (Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act) bill, LO TERCIARIO/THE TERCIARY offers a decolonial queer critique and reconsideration of Marx. The book's titles come from Pedro Scaron's El Capital, the 1976 translation of Karl Marx's classic. Published by Siglo Veintiuno Editores, this translation was commonly used by the Puerto Rican left as part of political formation programs. LO TERCIARIO/THE...

"A brilliant and provocative reinterpretation of Shakespeare's largely forgotten epic poems, and the political controversy they incited. As the year 1600 approached, unrest was stirring in post-Reformation England. The people pitted themselves against Queen Elizabeth, questioning the monarchy and exploring republicanism. Amidst this tension, William Shakespeare published a pair of epic poems dedicated to his patron, the Earl of Southampton, which...

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The Martin Bormann Dog Care Book takes its title from a poem written in 1970 when Richard Nixon was president. Michael Brown was finishing his dissertation on the major poets of the Harlem Renaissance while he shared an apartment in Ann Arbor with a young couple who let him sleep on their water bed while they were working in Western Michigan. These events fused when the couple brought home a puppy and a behavioralist dog training book. Reaching back...

"Kafaï's poetry is largely philosophic in nature.............Indeed, Kafaï often employs metaphor to infuse his poetry with greater subtlety and depth....Kafaï's clever turns of phrase infuse old concepts with new life. Additionally, Kafaï's masterful use of rhythm and rhyme add a musical quality to his verse that is reminiscent of an ancient ballad's lilt. His combination of end rhyme ,internal rhyme and slant rhyme create a sound that is as...

This book of poems has been in the works since the Vietnam War era. Many of them have evolved and been refined over the years - I could never let go of them. Some are about The Vietnam War and the weapons of war, some illustrate the consequences of war, some elicit the spiritual side of war, and many reflect upon how family and friends were affected. The late sixties and early seventies was a turbulent time for America and this book is an effort to...

'From home' was written in the house author has lived since 1985, in New Jersey, seven miles from Philadelphia. In his listening and writing room, an addition in 2008, to his home. A long poem comprised of short poems on his thoughts, about life, and the world. At time of writing the poem, the author was 73 years old. BA English, Temple University. One semester of graduate school. Studied Psychiatry at Xavier and University of Pennsylvania....

Lockdown is a poignant and gripping book that chronicles the awe-inspiring journey of Muslim Women amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic. It artfully captures the timeless and historic events that unfolded around the world, including the heartrending story of George Floyd and the unprecedented experience of observing Ramadan as Muslim Women during these trying times. This remarkable literary masterpiece, authored by a diverse and talented group...

What is political poetry? How does history become lived experience? What does it mean to bear witness through writing? Noor Hindi's poems explore colonialism, religion, patriarchy and everything in between with sharp wit and innovative precision. Layered to reflect the intersections of her identity, while constantly interrogating this identity itself, her writing combines lyrical beauty with political urgency. This collection is ultimately a...