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Dancing Seas
This is a collection of saviours
Without whom I would not have survived
It tells tales
About heartbreak so severe one wasn’t sure one would survive it
And of losing, and therefore feeling lost
Losing, and therefore feeling empowered
It’s about wanting to get better, but not sure if one ever can.
This collection will prove that it is possible
But that it is okay to feel like it isn’t
I know because
When the flood came
The words taught me how to float
When the waves tossed me around
I already knew how to flyDancing Seas, by the Danish writer Laura Aakjær, is composed of more than a hundred autobiographical poems divided into the themes of ‘Falling’, ‘Floating’ and ‘Flying’.
Laura’s poems, most of them a few lines long, use their position on the page to enhance the impact of her precisely chosen words. Despite their brevity, they manage to encompass a wide variety of moods: from profound grief to swooning ecstasy; from a delicate wistfulness to a raging defiance.£3.50 -
D.A.N's Little Book of War Poetry
This little book of war poetry is a reminder, if ever we needed one, of all those young men who have fought in wars: those who left and never returned; those who came back wounded, limbless, blind, disfigured and gassed; those who came back apparently unscathed but still had horrifying stories to tell of what had happened to them.
This book is dedicated to all those who sacrificed their lives.
And yes, we will always remember!
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Conversations with No-One
What do quarks and bosons have to do with faith? What does having a binary brain do for our sense of morality? Are the decisions we make in our life an expression of free will or simply the mysterious determined directives of creation? Are we self-determining creatures or just puppets?
Conversations with No-One is a collection of poems which trace the journey of one man, beginning in the seminary yet leading irrevocably into the worlds of neuroscience, quantum mechanics and genetics. It recounts a desperate search for personal meaning and purpose which turned into a three-decade long conversation with our humanity, from Gilgamesh’s search for immortality to Milo Wolff’s theory of the wave structure of matter. It reflects upon a journey through the wonder and horror of human existence, listening to the stories as they wrote our history, listening to the authors as they grappled with what it meant to be alive and conscious, to hear ourselves searching for answers to the questions which burned in our hearts and minds, to marvel at our remarkable ontology.
Conversations with No-One is a poetic, theological redaction of our self-apprehension informed by modern science, a view which challenges the very foundation of our cultural identity yet is in complete harmony with it. It is an invitation to ‘religare’, to go over again, and a reaffirmation of the ancient maxim ‘nosce te ipsum’ – to know yourself.
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Contemplation and Other Poems
This book explores a fresh interpretation of everyday subjects through poetry. The author hopes it will help instil a way of seeing everyday events differently, or, at the very least, make you curious and help you form an opinion about them.
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Condolences to Gaea
As our planet burns, people starve and species suffer extinction at an alarming rate, should we relegate ourselves as watchers, powerless to stave ignorance and greed’s insistent clamouring for more? Condolences to Gaea is a poet’s expression protesting the mindless, violent, selfish, often religious rationale for self over the wellbeing of our planet’s countless, marvellous inhabitants. The thematic arc encompasses paeans to those wonderful people recognizing Mankind’s imperative to intelligently address life’s accelerating demise and includes introspective musings by an author vacillating between dire pessimism and joyful optimism.
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Collected Poems
Having lived in New Zealand, Britain and Germany, the author is amply experienced to comment on various aspects of British, New Zealand and German culture. Currently living in Germany, he visits Britain frequently. His interests include indigenous cultures and music sponsorship in Britain and abroad.
Here is a book of poems that will amuse and educate adults as well as older children. The poems cover a range of topics from young children to threatened species, and poems from classical Greek and Roman mythology. There are different cultures portrayed in a positive light while the best ideas taken from the worlds of psychology, stress management, and values reflecting religious principles are incorporated in an often amusing way.
If you want an easy read on the train or to relax with at home, this is a book that will entertain and give a feeling of hope and happiness in a world that often presents us with difficulties or perplexing problems.
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Clairvoyance
“…What I needed was one look,
and with that,
I was clairvoyant.
Your soul and your mind,
the tiniest part of your heart,
I knew it all and I made a promise
that I would teach you
about you,
share my knowledge,
and from this fruitful kinship,
we rise and raise each other high,
me seeing all of you
and you there,
right by my side.”
Trying not to think about it but to see how it makes you feel.
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China's White Cottage Poet Wu Fangji and His Poems
Wu Fangji was a well-known poet in the early half of the 20th century in China. He had left behind him hundreds of poems, which are so beautiful and touching that after nearly a century of his death, many people still keep his poems in mind, and some research institutions of his works are still very active in some universities and cities in China. The aim of this book is to introduce the poet and his works to the people of the world.
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Chewin Air
Dancing between the cosmos and daily life, Phil’s poetry weaves a magical path through the jungle of the modern world to a place of comfort and safety. His experiences have given him a unique perspective into pain, heartbreak, and loss so that he can best show the way out of these toxic environments. At the same time, he shows the beauty in simple things, pride in a good day’s work and joy for the love that shines everywhere. Life is a challenge, and we must be willing to meet it head on and with this book and his healing words, the way becomes clearer.
Many of his inspirations come from dreams, meditations or shamanic journeys and offer solutions generally considered esoteric. Each word is measured for its emotional impact and the stories are engaging because they have a ring of truth.
The poet employs many styles within the pages of this book from traditional forms like rhymes and sonnets as well as new, experimental free-forms. Any lover of language will enjoy this read.
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Chat Up Rhymes
Chat Up Rhymes speaks to and of all people; it is a book of empathy and human understanding.
In this collection, Asif Ali delves deep into many topics with his rich, evocative poetry.
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Chasing Rainbows
“Maybe when you are grown up, perhaps have a husband or wife,
You look over your shoulder through the days of your life.
Little things come back to you, to your mind,
Poems, stories and it is a beautiful time that you will find.”
Chasing Rainbows is a charming collection of poems encompassing the views of the author’s sixteen-year-old self on topics such as everyday life, love, happiness, and much, much more.
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Carving Magic
From poetry I have never gone. I only borrowed some mornings from the sunflowers and listened to their songs. The breeze brought sentences from far away, a mystic world displaying in my heart. Sound of love, aromas, colours, emotions. They were gathering at the gate of my mind, so I invited them in my inner world and together have created a genuine poetic space. A Simonic one. For returning the mornings to eternity. As we celebrate our togetherness, I invite you too for a cup of emotions and poetic thoughts poured between the lines.
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