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Les Fleurs du mal is a collection of poems by Charles Baudelaire, encompassing almost all of his production in verse, from 1840 until his death at the end of August 1867. Flowers of Evil It is a major work of modern poetry. His pieces break with agreed style, in use until then and rejuvenate the structure of the verse by regular use of crossings, rejects and counter-rejects. This renovates the rigid form of the sonnet. He uses suggestive images by...
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Es una obra cumbre de la poesía moderna. Sus composiciones rompen con el estilo convencional, en uso hasta entonces, y rejuvenecen la estructura del verso mediante el uso regular de encabalgamientos, rechazos y contrarrechazos. Esto renueva la forma rígida del soneto. Utiliza imágenes sugestivas mediante asociaciones a menudo inéditas, tales como el "Ángel cruel que azota los soles" (Le Voyage). Mezcla el lenguaje erudito con el discurso cotidiano....
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Guglielmo and Angela's story is one of quiet, enduring love-a love that blossomed in their youth, carried them through marriage, and sustained them through life's many seasons. Their bond was a reflection of the generations before them, a testament to love's simplicity and beauty. Together, they raised four children and weathered the joys and challenges of life, side by side, their hearts entwined.
But then came a moment that neither could have...
4) Manfred
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Manfred, a Faustian noble, is tortured by guilt over the death of his beloved, Astarte. He uses his mastery of language and spell-casting to summon seven spirits, from whom he seeks forgetfulness. The spirits are unable to control the past and thus cannot grant Manfred's plea.
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A microscopic and intense view of the sometimes invisible and ignored parts of the world we inhabit. Peering into cities and our place within them, the poet searches for meaning after the death of his father, and observes the flora and fauna, which provide beauty and nourish us. This book delights the senses and poses the question, are we contributing to, or ultimately destroying our planet?
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"Les Fleurs du Mal" de Charles Baudelaire est un roman passionnant qui explore les thèmes de l'amour, de la passion et de la folie. Le livre raconte l'histoire de Julien Sorel, un jeune homme ambitieux et passionné qui se lance dans une quête éperdue pour réaliser ses rêves et conquérir l'amour de la belle Madame de Rênal. Mais alors qu'il se rapproche de son but, il est confronté à des obstacles impitoyables, notamment les rivalités et...
7) Wilting Mind
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"…sometimes we don't need poetrybut need simple words to touch our hearts.Sometimes warriors are not in armorbut the ones with a smile."Taking her writing to new levels, Islaih shares her struggles with mental illness and chronic pain. This collection is her emotional journey through grief and the need to escape. Her writing takes us through the darkness of almost losing a loved one to actually losing a loved one, then ends with uplifting pieces...
8) Tranquility Teetering on Tears: Tears of Sorrow Tears of Joy An Incident in Faith, Hope, and Love
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“Tranquility Teetering on Tears” is an insightful observation of a nontraditional society and written by a nontraditional student formed and scripted in a traditional Lutheran University that is currently presided over by a Roman Catholic.
The poems are interesting to be sure and question the Christian communities worldwide.
This questioning was not the intention of the poet gpb but means of therapy in a world being turned upside down by children...
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"Poems of Life, Love, and the Meaning of Meaning" is the first full length collection of poems by Wren (Paul Gorman). Through a meditation of 107 poems, the poetry celebrates the cycles of an individual's journey on earth.
Organized into 3 sections titled 'Life', 'Love', and 'The Meaning of Meaning', this collection reflects on major moments of individual growth and awareness as we journey through loss and despair, hope and longing, love and purpose,...
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This book is a collection of short poems written in the quatrain format and inspired by the ancient Persian poet Omar Khayyam. The poems are quite unique in style and, combined with the subject matter the poems cover, this book is a rare find indeed. The poems are easy to understand, and they touch on various aspects of Man's life and the puzzles and unanswered questions Man faces going through his amazing journey. Whether a professional or a layman,...
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In this bilingual collection of poems, inspired by the Epic of Gilgamesh, the king grieves the disappearance of his wild friend Enkidu. Each poem appears in English and Spanish, translated by the author.
When you are not talking to me, I conjure you.
When I lose my way between campfires, you are with me.
When my body wastes away, you are in me.
When I want to be somewhere else, you stalk me.
En esta colección bilingüe de poemas, inspirada en...
12) Phoenix Rising
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Phoenix Rising is a collection of life, death, memories, tragedy, peace, chaos and everything in-between. What originated as a therapeutic hobby quickly grew into a tool to open deep hearted conversations about various experiences in this crazy world. I hope you find healing in the words that resonate with your journey.
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Rich, complex, exciting, confusing, life, death, and beyond--all words to capture a bit of truth about this very rich, complex world inhabited by all kinds of individual particles emerging into flora, fauna, animals of all kinds, including humans who together make up a unity. This book is my attempt to celebrate the unity and the diversity. Poetry hints of an openness to complexity while certainty tends to become restrictive dogma. Other Ways means...
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The poems in For Your Safety Please Hold On move in thematic focus from family, to girlhood, to adulthood, each permeated by Czaga's lively voice and quick-witted, playful language. They test the line between honest humour and bitter reality in a sophisticated, incisive manner that tugs at the gut and feels true. The linguistic hopscotch of Czaga's poems about girlhood is often beautifully juxtaposed with feelings of menace or a first taste of smothering...
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After the tragic suicide of our youngest child, David, at the age of thirty-four, I was navigating in a strange new world. I have always written and for years kept a journal. About a year after his death, I began to write a poem each morning. I imposed my own guidelines: write about whatever pops into my mind, it must fit onto one page of my journal, and no editing. I have used the title of the book to classify the poems into categories, as the boat...
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This selection of poems by a new author was triggered by the tragic death of his 28-year-old daughter. So the collection begins with loss and the aftermath of loss: the hope of the author that his daughter and he may be reunited in the life to come. This hope underlies many of the poems. This is clearly articulated in 'Osler and Son', where a father grieves for loss of his son in World War I but in a stoical, unexpressed manner.
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In this first collection of poems from author M.A.B. Wyman, the lines are visceral and imagistic, saying much with only a little.
They are smooth, rhythmic stories; or rough, unprocessed lines of verse, that stand ready to discuss love and passion, travel and adventure, men at work, the grief of loss and solitude, of dreams of tomorrow, where a person is always seeking to understand what cannot be understood.
Each poem has a hidden meter,...
19) The Hardest Part
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Life will never be simple for those who experience it, only moments will be easy, and many will be hard. Having negative thoughts is not an unfamiliar experience while going through difficult moments in life, and trying to understand these moments can be even more challenging to manage.Relief can be found through connecting feelings with others. In this collection, moments of grief, sorrow, and anger are all to be related with as it's read, alongside...
20) This Is My Soul
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This isn't a book of fairy-tale poetry. This Is My Soul is an empowering collection of raw, powerful, and haunting poetry. In her literary debut, Sandoval's work takes the reader through a journey of survival from life's nightmares, struggles, pain, betrayal, and ultimately healing and growth.
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