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Poems From the October River Rabbit
Embark on a poetic journey through the ethereal realms of Poems from the October River Rabbit, the captivating second collection by Kolin Richmond Hughes. Following the resounding success of Poems from a Melancholic Panda, this exquisite compilation of fifty-five poems delves into profound themes that resonate with the soul.
Richmond Hughes invites readers to explore the tapestry of the natural world, unveiling a profound concern for the environment that intertwines with poignant observations of life itself. With unflinching honesty, the collection also delves into the intricacies of human sexuality, offering a compelling exploration of its many facets.
Published in the auspicious year of the river rabbit, the author felt an undeniable personal connection, prompting him to mark this occasion with his second manuscript. Through this heartfelt tribute, the poems encapsulate the enigmatic qualities associated with rabbits – gentle and elusive, yet profound in their impact.
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Poems from the Heart
These poems are a collection of poems which have been written over several years. They include a lot of Jane Begley’s personal experiences about the trials and tribulations of life. Most of these we will all experience at some point in our lives. These poems touch the heart. They tell us not to give up and to always listen to our hearts and not always to what we are told! Always stay active, be outside in nature as often as possible and just try to be a nice person!
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Poems from Poems
These poems are a response to a wide range of well-known poems from across the ages. They are written in the same poetic form as the originals and offer a modern perspective on their central themes. The reader is invited to look up the original – perhaps to re-read a loved poem or to explore unfamiliar ones – and see how far attitudes have changed over time. The environment is a particularly poignant topic, as so many older poets were consoled by its seemingly enduring beauty in troubled times. Another theme is the belief in the afterlife, which was central to many of the earlier poets, and the contrast with our own largely sceptical age. There are also, of course, universal themes such as love, death, change and parting.
The tone aims to echo each original, with satire and humour mixed with more serious and reflective moods.
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Poems from Paintings
These poems were inspired by works of art, chosen across place and time for their intrinsic power and the challenge they present to provoke thoughts and feelings in the viewer.
Ideally, readers should find a reproduction of the painting – easily available on the internet – to contemplate, before reading the poem. The hope is that readers might become aware of previously unnoticed aspects of the work and be interested in seeing how their own responses match or indeed conflict with those of the author.
Thus, the collection aims to offer an invitation to contribute to an ongoing dialogue between the artist, the poet and the reader. All art forms open a window into other lives and ways of seeing; this interplay between the genres provides an opportunity to reflect upon much that lies beyond one’s own immediate experience.
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Poems from a Melancholic Panda
Kolin Richmond-Hughes's first collection of poems concerns itself with cats, loss, the environment, gender issues and melancholy. He found that writing poetry was a vehicle to channel his anxieties and observations of his personal and external world. Brought up in the North West of England, he writes about his own battles with depression and about sexual identity...through a raw and sometimes witty narrative. He is an inclusionist poet who strives to bring the reader into his melancholic but hopefully light-hearted world. Poems from a Melancholic Panda is the alter ego inner narrative that gives a voice to these original verses.
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Poems for Each Tear
Take a look inside and see the journey your eyes will take as you read the poems. A collection of short poems by Nesma Elaasar.
“Hear its words,
Move your fingers with every stanza.
Open your eyes as you look inside.
Savour my words and taste each letter,
Taste the insanity journey you will indulge.
I hope my words burn through you,
Scatter your mind and allow you to see that everything you believed in was false,
Your eyes slowly falling as you taste the bitterness.
Letting yourself go,
Letting your body run around,
Turning the page will change your mind on what you think you know.
Each letter forming into a word,
Each word becoming a poem.
A new existence to your eyes,
Your eyes running to each page,
Reading through immense pain,
Realising you’re not alone,
Your way of life changing,
Allowing you to no longer understand what is wrong and what is right.”
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Phoenix Ablaze
My heart bled into these pages,
Soaking them up
With all the rainbows and rages
Of thought-filled nights
And ill-thought actions.
My heart bled
Into your hands.
So, hold it close,
With all the rainbows and rages.
Hold it dear for the entire ride.
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Outside Looking In
“A characteristic of autism can be a difficulty using speech to express thoughts, feelings, and experiences. However, there is often an eloquence in self-expression using the arts, including poetry. Clare’s sensitive and engaging poems provide an insight into her mind and her autism.”
Professor Tony Attwood, author of The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome.
What if you were given a life-altering diagnosis at 57? One that meant you aren’t who you thought you were? But one that explained everything?
These poems vibrate with intensity and curiosity about life, and because she came to this knowledge so late in life, many of Clare Smith’s poems focus not so much on what it means to be autistic, but on what it means to be human.
Throughout her life, as she struggled to fit into a world that to her was utterly strange, she poured her hopes, her joys and at times her despair into words.
She trained as a journalist, taught to cut out all emotion from her reporting, but her private writing is different – she created poetry that spoke to her deepest needs. There, exposed in her writing, is her yearning to belong, her astonishment at the physical world, her knowledge – decades before the doctors confirmed it – that she is different.
She’s spent a lifetime trying to make sense of her life – a journey that many of us, whether autistic or neurotypical, are on, and one in which we all face the same questions.£6.99 -
Out Of 2020
2020 was different for all of us. It may have been difficult but if we look at it through a different lens and see how we can grow then it becomes a new experience – a way “Out of 2020.”
It is only when things become a challenge that we learn to grow and evolve. The last few years have become the start of a new revolution towards an experience we all need to achieve our purpose.
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Ottilie Rose, A Collection of Poems
This book is many things but firstly it is heartfelt. It is about a father, a human observing life in every way it presents, through his personal struggles and the struggles of the world. The many big questions posed are underlined by the hope that the world can be a better place for his young daughter for whom this book is titled and all the children of the world and the future. Many books will be written about this world, its challenges, and its complexities. Ottilie Rose attempts to wade through all that through poetry such that through the artistic exploration of the human condition we might discover something more beautiful about us.
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Oteng's Poems: Files of Wisdom Dialogue
Oteng's Poems: Files of Wisdom Dialogue; a collection of poems penned in a vibrant notion of an intuitive poet in an intrinsic verse... Conspired to inspire every reader to find solace in all emotional moments and events - only poems can do.
These wise words of wisdom are a mirror to reflect and a chance to resonate to all the inner thoughts and feelings within, relating to general life ordeals and experiences as well as nature as a whole.
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Only Eternity Is Forever
There are many ways when sitting quietly whereby our emotions may be stirred. By pictures, static or moving, by sound, recorded or natural, by smell and even touch. However, the medium by which our minds have most latitude to wander is the written word. This can be in many forms but the one which arguably makes the lasting impression is poetry.
Circumstances may change but the memories live on.
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