Henry Carter Hull

"Bestselling author Ruth Moore (1903-1989) not only wrote some of Maine's greatest novels, but was also a talented poet who published three books of poetry and wrote ballads that have become an ingrained part of pop culture along the coast. Her "The Night Charlie Tended Weir" is frequently performed in theaters and at clambakes. Folksinger Gordon Bok recorded an album based on her ballads. "Cold as a Dog and Other Stories" is a collection of work...

This newest Carcanet Classic collects the oldest poetry yet discovered, as written down or runed in the Ice Age in Lascaux and other caves in the Dordogne, and now translated – tentatively – into English for the first time. The translation is at two removes, from French versions by the mysterious linguistic genius Jean-Luc Champerret, and then from the striking originals that retain such a sense of early human presence. Philip Terry mediates...

For young makers and artists, brief, lively poems illustrated by a NYT bestselling duo celebrate the pleasures of working with your hands. Building, baking, folding, drawing, shaping . . making something with your own hands is a special, personal experience. Taking an idea from your imagination and turning it into something real is satisfying and makes the maker proud. With My Hands is an inspiring invitation to tap into creativity and enjoy the hands-on...

Everything is Smoke is a book of poetry unlike anything written in recent years. The author uses plain language to invoke the most powerful senses—passion, pride, humour, whimsy—he takes you from the deepest grief to the highest exaltation and all stops in between. He takes raw emotions and imagery drawn from his own life to bring you the strongest experience of yourself as a human being. A journey into this book is a journey into your own soul...

WE WANT OUR BODIES BACK URGES BLACK WOMEN TO DEMAND BETTER FROM MEN.-ESSENCE MASTER POET JESSICA CARE MOORE GIFTS US THIS LATEST COLLECTION OF SHARP, SMART AND DEFIANT PIECES.-MS. MAGAZINE BOOKS BY BLACK WOMEN WE CAN'T WAIT TO READ IN 2020 -REFINERY29 A dazzling full-length collection of verse from one of the leading poets of our time. Over the past two decades, jessica Care moore has become a cultural force as a poet, performer, publisher, activist,...

Read, rip out, burn, or send. Just make sure you do something. In the letters i will never send , TikTok poet Isabella Dorta urges you to leave nothing unsaid and find comfort in moving poems on love, heartbreak, mental health, and self-discovery. This collection includes over 100 poems highlighted by beautiful line illustrations and written in the form of confessional letters addressed to the most influential figures in your life: Your younger self,...

Divided into five chapters and illustrated by Kaur, the sun and her flowers is a journey of wilting, falling, rooting, rising, and blooming. A celebration of love in all its forms. this is the recipe of life said my mother as she held me in her arms as i wept think of those flowers you plant in the garden each year they will teach you that people too must wilt fall root rise in order to bloom.

A rousing ballad based on the true story of legendary Saxon king Alfred the Great In the dark times before a unified England, warring tribes roved and sparred for territory across the British Isles. The Ballad of the White Horse records the deeds and military accomplishments of Alfred the Great as he defeats the invading Danes at the Battle of Ethandun. Published in 1911, this poem follows the battle-from the gathering of the chiefs to the last war...

This rare collection of poetry comes straight from the mind of one that has encountered many ups and downs, and has experienced all kinds of trials and tribulations. Straight from his mind to the pages of this book.

In this remarkable first collection, Parwana Fayyaz evokes events in the lives of Afghan women, past and present – their endurance and achievements, told from their points of view. John McAuliffe writes of the 'remarkable litanies, which haunt her poems' occasions' and the title poem, with which she won the 2019 Forward Prize for Best Single Poem, is such a litany, conjuring and commemorating.The poems are not judgmental: they witness. The reader...