A collection of poetry from a community of 30 diverse authors whose voices need to be heard. They have united under the banner of FIGHT EVIL WITH POETRY, overlooking their differences, that their socially charged verse would win hearts and minds to the side of truth, justice, and love.
This collection of Poetry from across the Globe was spawned by a vision of Inner Child's World Healing, World Peace Poetry Contest 2012. Inner Child Press is sponsoring the publishing of the Anthology.
The instant New York Times bestseller featured on NPR's Weekend Edition with Scott Simon! B. J. Novak (bestselling author of The Book With No Pictures) described this groundbreaking poetry collection as "Smart and sweet, wild and wicked, brilliantly funny--it's everything a book for kids should be." Lauded by critics as a worthy heir to such greats as Silverstein, Seuss, Nash and Lear, Harris's hilarious debut molds wit and wordplay, nonsense and oxymoron, and visual and verbal sleight-of-hand in masterful ways that make you look at the world in a whole new wonderfully upside-down way. With enthusiastic endorsements from bestselling luminaries such as Lemony Snicket, Judith Viorst, Andrea Beaty, and many others, this entirely unique collection offers a surprise around every corner. Adding to the fun: Lane Smith, bestselling creator of beloved hits like It's a Book and The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, has spectacularly illustrated this extraordinary collection with nearly one hundred pieces of appropriately absurd art. It's a mischievous match made in heaven! "Ridiculous, nonsensical, peculiar, outrageous, possibly deranged--and utterly, totally, absolutely delicious. Read it! Immediately!" --Judith Viorst, bestselling author of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
A groundbreaking anthology containing the work of poets who have witnessed war, imprisonment, torture, and slavery. A companion volume to Against Forgetting, Poetry of Witness is the first anthology to reveal a tradition that runs through English-language poetry. The 300 poems collected here were composed at an extreme of human endurance—while their authors awaited execution, endured imprisonment, fought on the battlefield, or labored on the brink of breakdown or death. All bear witness to historical events and the irresistibility of their impact. Alongside Shakespeare, Milton, and Wordsworth, this volume includes such writers as Anne Askew, tortured and executed for her religious beliefs during the reign of Henry VIII; Phillis Wheatley, abducted by slave traders; Samuel Bamford, present at the Peterloo Massacre in 1819; William Blake, who witnessed the Gordon Riots of 1780; and Samuel Menashe, survivor of the Battle of the Bulge. Poetry of Witness argues that such poets are a perennial feature of human history, and it presents the best of that tradition, proving that their work ranks alongside the greatest in the language.
Adsits Poetry Anthology, Volume I presents a collection of three generations of American poetry from the Adsit family, written by Tim Adsit, his parents, and his grandmother. This unique anthology contains inspirational poetry with recurring themes focusing on wilderness, the nature of man, family, home, love, life, death, faith, patriotism, country, humor, and emotions, as well as personal thoughts and reflections gained while outdoors hunting, hiking, camping, and fishing. With these inspiring thoughts and poetic images, the Adsit family brings us immediately into the beautiful world of nature and human nature. Relaxed, warmly intimate, and sometimes humorous, these verses reveal the inspiring world of nature that provides insight into what we are as human beings; what attitudes and beliefs we should take toward life, its Creator, death, and faith; and the way in which we should mature and develop daily in wisdom, knowledge, understanding, and humility. Each poet at once sees connections between the creatures and situations in nature, and in the opportunities in our own lives. They each have a genuine gift for discovering and presenting new ideas in refreshing ways showing that there is a stillness in nature that speaks louder than a choir of voices.
Volume seven of the Page Publishing Poetry Anthology Series presents the work of contemporary poets Gina Douglas, Joshua Norgaard, Lamarcus Price, Alice Harper, William Abair, Chris Flournoy, Christin Marie, James Douglas McArthur, Linda Howard Senior, Randal Arielle Pinger. A mixture of free verse and traditional poetry, the anthology reflects life through the emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being of mankind. Some people live their life through closed doors and others allow it to overshadow their livelihood. Relationships, nature, and spiritual beliefs can hinder a person from being their true self. It is important to evaluate any barriers you might be encountering and try not to dwell on the what-if's - you are your own light. One theme remains the same though each of these poets: no matter the stage of life you are in, there is always someone or something there to help you open new chapters..
Volume five of the Page Publishing Poetry Anthology Series presents the work of contemporary poets Donnie Pike, Yvonne Hewitt, Lorrie West, Tom Decarme, Reggie Harris, Toni Burgess, Leonard London Jr., Tamara Deanne Hawkins, and Musa Lang. A mixture of free verse and traditional poetry, the anthology takes you through a spiritual journey of faith, courage, strength, love, and compassion that all of us can relate to at some point in our lives. Providing hope through dark and good times, each poet will enlighten you through this work, and deliver peace and forgiveness knowing you are not alone. One theme remains the same though: we all fly through life boldly, sharing our true selves with the world.
An anthology of the best poetry ever written contains more than sixteen hundred poems, spanning more than four millennia, from ancient Sumer and Egypt to the late twentieth century
The words of this book are deftly written from the unique perspective of an airborne infantry soldier who dropped out of engineering school to enlist as an 18X special forces recruit. The values, candor, and passion of this philosophically, morally, and ethically-grounded paratrooper reach through the murky relativism of our time and beckon the reader to think and to act.