{"title":"Books | Adult Fiction | Poetry","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"leaves-of-grass-the-first-1855-edition-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition-paperback","title":"Leaves of Grass: The First (1855) Edition (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWalt Whitman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHarold Bloom\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deluxe edition of Whitman's crowning achievement, with an introductory essay by Harold Bloom\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e I celebrate myself, and sing myself, \u003cbr\u003e And what I assume you shall assume, \u003cbr\u003e For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Walt Whitman self-published his \u003cb\u003eLeaves of Grass\u003c\/b\u003e in July 1855, he altered the course of literary history. One of the greatest masterpieces of American literature, it redefined the rules of poetry while describing the soul of the American character. Throughout his great career, Whitman continuously revised, expanded, and republished \u003cb\u003eLeaves of Grass\u003c\/b\u003e, but as Harold Bloom reminds us, the book that matters most is the 1855 original. In celebration of the poem's 150th anniversary, Penguin Classics proudly presents the 1855 text in its original and complete form, with a specially commissioned introductory essay by Harold Bloom. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalt Whitman\u003c\/b\u003e (1819-1892) was born on Long Island and educated in Brooklyn, New York. He served as a printer's devil, journeyman compositor, itinerant schoolteacher, editor, and unofficial nurse to Northern and Southern soldiers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarold Bloom\u003c\/b\u003e was the Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University and a former Charles Eliot Norton Professor at Harvard. His more than twenty-five books included \u003ci\u003eWhere Shall Wisdom Be Found?\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGenius\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHow to Read and Why\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eShakespeare: The Invention of the Human\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Western Canon\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Book of J\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Anxiety of Influence\u003c\/i\u003e. He was a MacArthur Prize Fellow, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the recipient of many awards and honorary degrees, including the Academy's Gold Medal for Belles Lettres and Criticism, the International Prize of Catalonia, and the Alfonso Reyes Prize of Mexico.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.48 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 28, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47615414534358,"sku":"9780143039273","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/vj7R9a4RuH9780143039273.webp?v=1765997699"},{"product_id":"metamorphoses-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition-paperback","title":"Metamorphoses: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOvid\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephanie McCarter\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2023 Academy of American Poets Harold Morton Landon Translation Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first female translator of the epic into English in over sixty years, Stephanie McCarter addresses accuracy in translation and its representation of women, gendered dynamics of power, and sexual violence in Ovid's classic.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Penguin Classic\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ovid's \u003ci\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/i\u003e is an epic poem, but one that upturns almost every convention. There is no main hero, no central conflict, and no sustained objective. What it is \u003ci\u003eabout\u003c\/i\u003e (power, defiance, art, love, abuse, grief, rape, war, beauty, and so on) is as changeable as the beings that inhabit its pages. The sustained thread is power and how it transforms us, both those of us who have it and those of us who do not. For those who are brutalized and traumatized, transformation is often the outward manifestation of their trauma. A beautiful virgin is caught in the gaze of someone more powerful who rapes or tries to rape them, and they ultimately are turned into a tree or a lake or a stone or a bird. The victim's objectification is clear: They are first a visual object, then a sexual object, and finally simply an object. Around 50 of the epic's tales involve rape or attempted rape of women. Past translations have obscured or mitigated Ovid's language so that rape appears to be consensual sex. Through her translation, McCarter considers the responsibility of handling sexual and social dynamics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen why continue to read Ovid? McCarter proposes Ovid should be read because he gives us stories through which we can better explore ourselves and our world, and he illuminates problems that humans have been grappling with for millennia. Careful translation of rape and the body allows readers to see Ovid's nuances clearly and to better appreciate how ideas about sexuality, beauty, and gender are constructed over time. This is especially important since so many of our own ideas about these phenomena are themselves undergoing rapid metamorphosis, and Ovid can help us see and understand this progression. The \u003ci\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/i\u003e holds up a kaleidoscopic lens to the modern world, one that offers us the opportunity to reflect on contemporary discussions about gender, sexuality, race, violence, art, and identity.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOvid \u003c\/b\u003e(43 BC-AD 17) was born in central Italy. He was sent to Rome where he realised that his talent lay with poetry rather than with politics. His first published work was \u003ci\u003eAmores\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of short love poems. He was expelled in A.D. 8 by Emperor Augustus for an unknown reason and went to Tomis on the Black Sea, where he died. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephanie McCarter\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Classical Literature at the University of the South in Sewanee. She has published translated work on Horace and has written for \u003ci\u003eSewanee Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEidolon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 608\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 8.3 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47615414960342,"sku":"9780143134237","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/AhC7LXPgwQ9780143134237.webp?v=1765997724"},{"product_id":"poems-prayers-hardcover","title":"Poems \u0026 Prayers - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew McConaughey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - From the Academy Award-winning actor and author of \u003ci\u003eGreenlights \u003c\/i\u003ecomes an inspiring, faith-filled, and often hilarious collection of personal poetry and prayers about navigating the rodeo of life and chasing down the original dream, belief. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy prayers are my poems are my prayers.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI've always relied on logic to make sense of myself and the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA prescriptionist at heart, I've always looked to reason to find the rhyme, the practical to get to the mystical, the choreography to find the dance, the proof to get to the truth, and reality to get to the dream. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI've been finding that tougher to do lately. It's more than hard to know what to believe in; it's hard to believe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut I don't want to quit believing, and I don't want to stop believing \u003ci\u003ein . . .\u003c\/i\u003e humanity, you, myself, our potential. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI think it's time for us to flip the script on what's historically been our means of making sense, and instead open our aperture to enchantment and look to faith, belief, and dreams for our reality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLet's sing more than we might make sense, believe in more than the world can conclude, get more impressed with the wow instead of the how, let inspiration interrupt our appointments, dream our way to reality, serve some soul food to our hungry heads, put proof on the shelf for a season, and rhyme our way to reason. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForget logic, certainty, owning, or making a start-up company of it; let's go beyond what we can merely imagine, and believe, in the poetry of life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcademy Award-winning actor and #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author \u003cb\u003eMatthew McConaughey\u003c\/b\u003e is a husband and a father, an eternal optimist, a hopeful skeptic, and a man of faith who believes that we should all start sellin' Sunday morning like a Saturday night. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMcConaughey is a professor of practice at the University of Texas in Austin and co-owner of The Austin FC soccer club. He and his wife, Camila, founded the just keep livin Foundation, which is dedicated to helping boys and girls transform into good men and women through programs that teach the importance of decision-making, health, education, and active living. McConaughey resides with Camila and their three children in Austin, Texas.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 8.54 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47615426429142,"sku":"9781984862105","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/GYDUJGmWIS9781984862105.webp?v=1781839520"},{"product_id":"a-rebellion-of-care-poems-and-essays-hardcover","title":"A Rebellion of Care: Poems and Essays - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Gate\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA moving manifesto in poems and essays, inviting readers to embrace their humanity and live fully alive in our age of social change, hyper-capitalism, and pervasive loneliness\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eyes, everyone is struggling right now\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eso please be gracious\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ebe kind \u0026amp; patient, but subvert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eevery institution that relies on our suffering\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSomething isn't right. Every generation thinks that, but we have more cause than most. The way our society has been constructed is just not good for our bodies, our minds, or our hearts. What possible chance do our souls have? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his debut collection, popular Instagram poet David Gate inspires us to rally for what makes life worth living: creating art as a form of care, living beyond consumer impulse, loving our neighbors (even the odd ones), and more. With his signature snark, humor, and billowing hope, Gate invites readers to ponder the complexities of self, community, love, and resilience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRejecting the notion that despair and positivity are our only available responses, Gate urges readers to foster deep friendships that challenge social orders and embrace questions of meaning and purpose. For, in his words, \"Saying something true in a world awash with lies is the first act of rebellion.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Gate \u003c\/b\u003egrew up in London before making his way to Belfast, Northern Ireland and Jacksonville, Florida. He now lives in the ancient Appalachian mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, where he writes, mills flour, and tends to a one-acre homestead with his partner and children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47799541006550,"sku":"9780593602171","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/2p6IC8oFRl9780593602171.webp?v=1781861257"},{"product_id":"for-all-the-things-i-never-got-to-say-paperback","title":"For All The Things I Never Got To Say - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFanta Ballo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMcKayla Faye\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eCarly Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Cover Design by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the award-winning poet, Fanta Ballo \"For All The Things I Never Got to Say\" is a collection of poems that tackles topics ranging from family to love and relationships to social injustices. Fanta uses rhymes and metaphors to talk about deep issues as they pertain to her and her experiences. She gives the reader a look into her personal life and takes them on a journey as she is figuring herself out. This book highlights Fanta's journey to loving herself and the heartbreak, the pain and the healing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 68\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.14 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47800524177622,"sku":"9780578891439","price":23.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/ODQxYUU1MFZ1aTBOdlhZL0xyMU54Zz09.webp?v=1769832688"},{"product_id":"poems-of-parenting-hardcover","title":"Poems of Parenting - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLoryn Brantz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA must-have book for all parents, this illustrated collection of tender, funny, radically honest poems about parenthood, based on a series of popular Instagram posts, is the perfect baby shower or Mother's Day gift.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModern parenthood can feel indescribable. This poignant collection of poetry and art chronicles the ups and downs of a rollercoaster ride that every parent will recognize. Capturing the joys and frustrations that come with each fleetingly precious (or interminable) stage of development, \u003cem\u003ePoems of Parenting\u003c\/em\u003e will be a balm to the soul of weary parents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom fresh baby snuggles to terrible tantrums, and everything in-between, artist Loryn Brantz has touched on something unique and universal in her debut poetry collection based on her popular Instagram series. \u003cem\u003ePoems of Parenting\u003c\/em\u003e is the perfect companion on any parent's journey through the uncertain terrain of raising cherished children in extraordinary times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLoryn Brantz\u003c\/strong\u003e is an author, artist, poet, and director. She is the creator of two bestselling board book series, Feminist Baby and It Had to Be You (Love Poems Your Baby Can See) and is also a two-time Emmy Award winner for her work on \u003cem\u003eSesame Street\u003c\/em\u003e. She is currently a consulting creative director for the beloved children's education program Ms. Rachel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer greatest desire is to make the world a better place through art, even if just a little--but hopefully, a lot. Loryn lives in New York City with her husband, architect Jake J. Brotter, and children, Dalia and Ronen. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 7.29 x 5.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47800674681046,"sku":"9780063426436","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/lEAsbOxJlz9780063426436.webp?v=1769835512"},{"product_id":"the-peoples-project-poems-essays-and-art-for-looking-forward-hardcover","title":"The People's Project: Poems, Essays, and Art for Looking Forward - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSaeed Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMaggie Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA liberatory anthology of twenty-seven writers--a community in book form--charting paths ahead for action and care in the face of political uncertainty, curated by Maggie Smith and Saeed Jones. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by Saeed Jones and Maggie Smith's conversations in the wake of the 2024 election, this is a collection of poems, essays, and visual art on what we--individually and collectively--can hold onto, and what we can work towards. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In times of difficulty, with a government working against its own people, we must turn to our friends and loved ones to provide context, language, energy, and hope. \u003ci\u003eThe People's Project \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a range of perspectives, drawing wisdom from their communities and histories: from know-your-place aggression to crip time as a way forward, from finding strength in nature to how trans people provide a guide for the future, and how hope has everything to do with survival. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e We hope these meditations and strategies will provide you with inspiration and fortitude for the years ahead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Featuring original and selected work from Alexander Chee, Chase Strangio, Tiana Clark, Hala Alyan, Aubrey Hirsch, Imani Perry, Abi Maxwell, Victoria Chang, Koritha Mitchell, Jason Silverstein, Alice Wong, Mira Jacob, Aruni Kashyap, Sam Sax, Ashley C. Ford, Marlon James, Eula Biss, Randall Mann, Danez Smith, Ada Limon, Kiese Laymon, Joy Harjo, Jill Damatac, Kay Jones, and Patricia Smith.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaeed Jones is the author of \u003ci\u003ePrelude to Bruise\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2015 PEN\/Joyce Osterweil Award for Poetry and the 2015 Stonewall Book Award\/Barbara Gittings Literature Award. The poetry collection was also a finalist for the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award, as well as awards from Lambda Literary and the Publishing Triangle in 2015. Jones was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and grew up in Lewisville, Texas. He earned a BA at Western Kentucky University and an MFA at Rutgers University-Newark. He lives in Columbus, Ohio, and is on Bluesky @TheFerocity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaggie Smith is the award-winning \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of nine books of poetry and prose, including \u003ci\u003eA Suit or a Suitcase\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYou Could Make This Place Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGood Bones\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGoldenrod\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Keep Moving\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMy Thoughts Have Wings. \u003c\/i\u003e She has been widely published, appearing in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation, The\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. She is the host of\u003ci\u003e The Slowdown\u003c\/i\u003e. You can find her on social media @MaggieSmithPoet.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.1 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47828772028630,"sku":"9781668207024","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/0APl4YHErl9781668207024.webp?v=1781842423"},{"product_id":"the-iliad-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition-paperback","title":"The Iliad: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHomer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert Fagles\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eBernard Knox\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe great war epic of Western literature, translated by acclaimed classicist Robert Fagles, and featured in the Netflix series \u003ci\u003eThe OA\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Penguin Classic\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dating to the ninth century B.C., Homer's timeless poem still vividly conveys the horror and heroism of men and gods wrestling with towering emotions and battling amidst devastation and destruction, as it moves inexorably to the wrenching, tragic conclusion of the Trojan War. Renowned classicist Bernard Knox observes in his superb introduction that although the violence of the \u003ci\u003eIliad \u003c\/i\u003eis grim and relentless, it coexists with both images of civilized life and a poignant yearning for peace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Combining the skills of a poet and scholar, Robert Fagles, winner of the PEN\/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation and a 1996 Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, brings the energy of contemporary language to this enduring heroic epic. He maintains the drive and metric music of Homer's poetry, and evokes the impact and nuance of the \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e's mesmerizing repeated phrases in what Peter Levi calls \"an astonishing performance.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This Penguin Classics Deluxe edition also features French flaps and deckle-edged paper. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e9780140275360\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHomer\u003c\/b\u003e was probably born around 725BC on the Coast of Asia Minor, now the coast of Turkey, but then really a part of Greece. Homer was the first Greek writer whose work survives. He was one of a long line of bards, or poets, who worked in the oral tradition. Homer and other bards of the time could recite, or chant, long epic poems. Both works attributed to Homer - the \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e - are over ten thousand lines long in the original. Homer must have had an amazing memory but was helped by the formulaic poetry style of the time.In the Iliad Homer sang of death and glory, of a few days in the struggle between the Greeks and the Trojans. Mortal men played out their fate under the gaze of the gods. The \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e is the original collection of tall traveller's tales. Odysseus, on his way home from the Trojan War, encounters all kinds of marvels from one-eyed giants to witches and beautiful temptresses. His adventures are many and memorable before he gets back to Ithaca and his faithful wife Penelope.\u003cbr\u003eWe can never be certain that both these stories belonged to Homer. In fact 'Homer' may not be a real name but a kind of nickname meaning perhaps 'the hostage' or 'the blind one'. Whatever the truth of their origin, the two stories, developed around three thousand years ago, may well still be read in three thousand years' time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Fagles \u003c\/b\u003e(1933-2008) was Arthur W. Marks '19 Professor of Comparative Literature, Emeritus, at Princeton University. He was the recipient of the 1997 PEN\/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation and a 1996 Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His translations include Sophocles's \u003ci\u003eThree Theban Plays\u003c\/i\u003e, Aeschylus's \u003ci\u003eOresteia\u003c\/i\u003e (nominated for a National Book Award), Homer's \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the 1991 Harold Morton Landon Translation Award by The Academy of American Poets), Homer's \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, and Virgil's \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernard Knox\u003c\/b\u003e (1914-2010) was Director Emeritus of Harvard's Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C. He taught at Yale University for many years. Among his numerous honors are awards from the National Institute of Arts and Letters and the National Endowment for the Humanities. His works include \u003ci\u003eThe Heroic Temper: Studies in Sophoclean Tragedy, Oedipus at Thebes: Sophocles' Tragic Hero and His Time \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEssays Ancient and Modern \u003c\/i\u003e(awarded the 1989 PEN\/Spielvogel-Diamonstein Award).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 704\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 8.4 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Iliad\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47828822851798,"sku":"9780140275360","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/4ziuLYHpRl9780140275360.webp?v=1781187314"},{"product_id":"the-complete-poetry-of-edgar-allan-poe-paperback","title":"The Complete Poetry of Edgar Allan Poe - Mass Market Paperbound","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdgar Allan Poe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJay Parini\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eApril Bernard\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore the transcendent world of unity and ultimate beauty in Edgar Allan Poe's verse in this complete poetry collection.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough best known for his short stories, Edgar Allan Poe was by nature and choice a poet. From his exquisite lyric \"To Helen,\" to his immortal masterpieces, \"Annabel Lee,\" \"The Bells,\" and \"The Raven,\" Poe stands beside the celebrated English romantic poets Shelley, Byron, and Keats, and his haunting, sensuous poetic vision profoundly influenced the Victorian giants Swinburne, Tennyson, and Rossetti. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday his dark side speaks eloquently to contemporary readers in poems such as \"The Haunted Palace\" and \"The Conqueror Worm,\" with their powerful images of madness and the macabre. But even at the end of his life, Poe reached out to his art for comfort and courage, giving us in \"Eldorado\" a talisman to hold during our darkest moments--a timeless gift from a great American writer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes an Introduction by Jay Parini \u003cbr\u003eand an Afterword by April Bernard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdgar Allan Poe \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Boston in 1809, but was orphaned in 1811 and went to live with a foster family in Virginia. The relationship was conflicted, and the Allans withdrew their financial support after Poe had completed only one semester at the University of Virginia. He enlisted in the Army, then enrolled briefly in West Point, meanwhile publishing three volumes of poetry: \u003ci\u003eTamerlane\u003c\/i\u003e (1827), \u003ci\u003eAl Aaraaf \u003c\/i\u003e(1829), and \u003ci\u003ePoems\u003c\/i\u003e (1831). From 1831 to 1835, he lived in Baltimore with his aunt, where despite his increasing literary success, he began a lifelong struggle with poverty and addiction to alcohol. In May 1836, he married his first cousin, Virginia Clemm, a child of thirteen. In April 1844, he moved his family to New York, and in January of the following year, his literary fortunes turned when his poem \"The Raven\" appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Evening News\u003c\/i\u003e. Overnight, he became the most talked-about man of letters in America. Early in 1847 his wife died of tuberculosis and he sank further into alcoholism. On October 3, 1849 he was found wandering the streets of Baltimore, delirious, and died four days later from an unknown cause.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 6.8 x 4.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47828822884566,"sku":"9780451531056","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/ROOM8_V0jz9780451531056.webp?v=1781207161"},{"product_id":"lullaby-for-the-grieving-paperback","title":"Lullaby for the Grieving - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAshley M. Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Shelf Awareness 2025 Best Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSouthern Literary Review's Best Poetry Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eMaya Angelou Book Award 2025, Poetry, longlist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith previous work hailed by the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e as \"unflinching\" and \"piercing\", Ashley M. Jones's \u003cem\u003eLullaby for the Grieving\u003c\/em\u003e is her most personal collection to date.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her fourth poetry collection, Jones studies the multifaceted nature of grief: the personal grief of losing her father, and the political grief tied to Black Southern identity. How does one find a path through the deep sorrow of losing a parent? What wonders of Blackness have to be suppressed to make way for \"progress\"?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJourneying through landscapes of Alabama, the Middle Passage and Underground Railroad, interior spaces of loss and love, and her father's garden, Jones constructs both an elegy for her father and a celebration of the sacred exuberance and audacity of life. Featuring poems from her tenure as Alabama's first Black and youngest Poet Laureate, \u003cem\u003eLullaby for the Grieving\u003c\/em\u003e finds calm in unimaginable storms and attempts to listen for the sounds of healing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAshley M. Jones\u003c\/b\u003e served as the first Black and youngest Poet Laureate of Alabama from 2022-2026. She is the author of three previous collections of poetry, including \u003cem\u003eReparations Now!\u003c\/em\u003e, longlisted for the PEN Voelker Poetry Award. Jones and her work have been featured by \u003cem\u003ePoetry, Good Morning America, the BBC, the New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and other publications. Jones holds an MFA in Poetry from Florida International University, and she is currently a PhD student in English at Old Dominion University. She is the founding director of the Magic City Poetry Festival in Birmingham, Alabama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 8.7 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47828837564630,"sku":"9798885740586","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/2h_kQ633pZ9798885740586.webp?v=1781839843"},{"product_id":"you-are-here-poetry-in-the-natural-world-hardcover","title":"You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAda Limón\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Whoever you are, you will find yourself and your own world in the expansiveness of this collection.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Margaret Renkl, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A lovely book to take with you to read at the end of your next hike.\" \u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished in association \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ewith the Library of Congress and edited by the twenty-fourth Poet Laureate of the United States, a singular collection of poems reflecting on our relationship to the natural world by fifty of our most celebrated contemporary writers. \u003c\/b\u003eFor many years, \"nature poetry\" has evoked images of Romantic poets standing on mountain tops. But our poetic landscape has changed dramatically, and so has our planet. Edited and introduced by the twenty-fourth Poet Laureate of the United States, Ada Limón, this book challenges what we think we know about \"nature poetry,\" illuminating the myriad ways our landscapes--both literal and literary--are changing.\u003ci\u003eYou Are Here \u003c\/i\u003efeatures fifty previously unpublished poems from some of the nation's most accomplished poets, including Joy Harjo, Diane Seuss, Rigoberto González, Jericho Brown, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Paul Tran, and more.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eEach poem engages with its author's local landscape--be it the breathtaking variety of flora in a national park, or a lone tree flowering persistently by a bus stop--offering an intimate model of how we relate to the world around us and a beautifully diverse range of voices from across the United States.Joyful and provocative, wondrous and urgent, this singular collection of poems offers a lyrical reimagining of what \"nature\" and \"poetry\" are today, inviting readers to experience both anew.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAda Limón is the twenty-fourth U.S. Poet Laureate as well as the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Hurting Kind \u003c\/em\u003eand five other collections of poems. These include, most recently, \u003cem\u003eThe Carrying\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award and was named a finalist for the PEN\/Jean Stein Book Award, and \u003cem\u003eBright Dead Things\u003c\/em\u003e, which was named a finalist for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Kingsley Tufts Award. Limón is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, and her work has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAmerican Poetry Review\u003c\/em\u003e, among others. Born and raised in California, she now lives in Lexington, Kentucky.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.6 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47828933771478,"sku":"9781571315687","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/q4-6kmHyMc9781571315687.webp?v=1770700695"},{"product_id":"bluff-poems-paperback","title":"Bluff: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDanez Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten after two years of artistic silence, during which the world came to a halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Minneapolis became the epicenter of protest following the murder of George Floyd, \u003ci\u003eBluff\u003c\/i\u003e is Danez Smith's powerful reckoning with their role and responsibility as a poet and with their hometown of the Twin Cities. This is a book of awakening out of violence, guilt, shame, and critical pessimism to wonder and imagine how we can strive toward a new existence in a world that seems to be dissolving into desolate futures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSmith brings a startling urgency to these poems, their questions demanding a new language, a deep self-scrutiny, and virtuosic textual shapes. A series of ars poetica gives way to \"anti poetica\" and \"ars america\" to implicate poetry's collusions with unchecked capitalism. A photographic collage accrues across a sequence to make clear the consequences of America's acceptance of mass shootings. A brilliant long poem--part map, part annotation, part visual argument--offers the history of Saint Paul's vibrant Rondo neighborhood before and after officials decided to run an interstate directly through it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBluff \u003c\/i\u003eis a kind of manifesto about artistic resilience, even when time and will can seem fleeting, when the places we most love--those given and made--are burning. In this soaring collection, Smith turns to honesty, hope, rage, and imagination to envision futures that seem possible.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDanez Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three previous poetry collections, including \u003ci\u003eHomie\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and \u003ci\u003eDon't Call Us Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Forward Prize for Best Collection and a finalist for the National Book Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8.91 x 7.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 20, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47829063827670,"sku":"9781644452981","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/5sf15IQrwC9781644452981.webp?v=1770704870"},{"product_id":"why-fathers-cry-at-night-a-memoir-in-love-poems-letters-recipes-and-remembrances-hardcover","title":"Why Fathers Cry at Night: A Memoir in Love Poems, Letters, Recipes, and Remembrances - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKwame Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis powerful memoir from a #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author and Newbery Medalist features poetry, letters, recipes, and other personal artifacts that provide an intimate look into his life and the loved ones he shares it with.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In an intimate and non-traditional (or \"new-fashioned\") memoir, Kwame Alexander shares snapshots of a man learning how to love. He takes us through stories of his parents: from being awkward newlyweds in the sticky Chicago summer of 1967, to the sometimes-confusing ways they showed their love to each other, and for him. He explores his own relationships--his difficulties as a newly wedded, 22-year-old father, and the precariousness of his early marriage working in a jazz club with his second wife. Alexander attempts to deal with the unravelling of his marriage and the grief of his mother's recent passing while sharing the solace he found in learning how to perfect her famous fried chicken dish. With an open heart, Alexander weaves together memories of his past to try and understand his greatest love: his daughters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Full of heartfelt reminisces, family recipes, love poems, and personal letters, \u003ci\u003eWhy Fathers Cry at Night \u003c\/i\u003einspires bravery and vulnerability in every reader who has experienced the reckless passion, heartbreak, failure, and joy that define the whirlwind woes and wonders of love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKwame Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, educator, publisher, and #1 New York Times Bestselling author of 38 books, including THE DOOR OF NO RETURN, LIGHT FOR THE WORLD TO SEE: A THOUSAND WORDS ON RACE AND HOPE, AN AMERICAN STORY, BECOMING MUHAMMAD ALI, co-authored with James Patterson, REBOUND, which was shortlisted for prestigious UK Carnegie Medal, The Caldecott Medal and Newbery Honor-winning picture book, THE UNDEFEATED, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, and his NEWBERY medal-winning middle grade novel, THE CROSSOVER. A regular contributor to NPR's Morning Edition, Kwame is the recipient of numerous awards, including The Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award, The Coretta Scott King Author Honor, Three NAACP Image Award Nominations, and the 2017 Inaugural Pat Conroy Legacy Award. In 2018, he founded the publishing imprint, Versify, and opened the Barbara E. Alexander Memorial Library and Health Clinic in Ghana, as a part of LEAP for Ghana, an international literacy program he co-founded. He is the writer and executive producer of The Crossover TV series on Disney Plus. You can listen to his new podcast, Why Fathers Cry, and find him online at KwameAlexander.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.4 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 23, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47834918813910,"sku":"9780316417228","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/7L0R5wPquV9780316417228.webp?v=1781294229"},{"product_id":"save-me-an-orange-paperback","title":"save me an orange - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHayley Grace\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her debut poetry collection, Hayley gives voice to the roots of struggle and pain growing up, as well as the love and pursuit of self-acceptance that were fundamental in her own choice to live. Her verses weave a narrative that is both deeply personal and universally resonant-through shadows of the past and the fleeting moments of joy captured in the simplicity of sharing an orange.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"even when you think there's nothing left\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elife gives us oranges\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eso go share one with your best friend\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emaybe they thought the world would end\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhen they were 16 too.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-- from \u003cem\u003esave me an orange\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 114\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.27 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47844025237718,"sku":"9798990047709","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/q9xhSxHoKa9798990047709.webp?v=1771100457"},{"product_id":"dog-show-poems-hardcover","title":"Dog Show: Poems - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBilly Collins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePamela Sztybel\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF OPRAH'S FAVORITE THINGS! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNew York Times bestselling author and former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins captures the essence and mystery of dogs in this special collection of poems inspired by our beloved companions, with striking watercolor canine portraits by Pamela Sztybel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs Oprah says on \u003ci\u003eOprah Daily \u003c\/i\u003eonline: \"This collection of 25 poems by Billy Collins is a sweet gift for dog lovers. 'A Dog on His Master' is a favorite of mine.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Everyone who has a dog--or still grieves for one--will find themselves in this collection of witty, sweet and poignant poems by former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins . . [an] eminently giftable collection.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"There are lots of books about man's best friend, but none as sweet or as beautiful as \u003ci\u003eDog Show\u003c\/i\u003e.\"--\u003ci\u003eAir Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The pleasures here are many for Collins fans, dog lovers, and any reader looking for clever, poignant, and spirit-lifting poems accompanied by deft, lively, and affectionate paintings.\"\u003ci\u003e--Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBilly Collins's \u003ci\u003eDog Show\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the joy of our canine best friends, honoring the love we feel for the animals who play such vital roles in our lives. In twenty-five poems, Collins distills the many ways dogs warm our hearts, from the happiness we experience as we watch a dog run unencumbered by our burdens, to the silliness of cradling a dog in our arms as we step on the scale together. Turning his inimitable eye and ear to the complexities of dog behavior, Collins ponders all that these winning creatures give us and what we learn from them about ourselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than four decades Collins has delighted readers with his insight, wit, and clear poetic voice. In \u003ci\u003eDog Show, \u003c\/i\u003e \"America's favorite poet\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) illuminates America's favorite pet (sorry, cat lovers). Accompanied by Pamela Sztybel's watercolors, which effortlessly depict a dog's humble grace, \u003ci\u003eDog Show \u003c\/i\u003ereveals the profound role these majestic animals play in our lives and the meaning they give us.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBilly Collins\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of fifteen collections of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eSailing Alone Around the Room\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAimless Love\u003c\/i\u003e and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eWater, Water\u003c\/i\u003e. He served two terms as United State Poet Laureate and is a former Distinguished Professor of English at Lehman College and New York State Poet. He is a New York Public Library Literary Lion and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is currently \"between dogs,\" his most recent an Australian Shepherd mix named Jeannine. He lives in Winter Park, Florida, with his wife Suzannah. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePamela Sztybel\u003c\/b\u003e is a painter who divides her time between New York City and Bridgewater, Connecticut. She has a dog named Jack.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.6 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47855439347926,"sku":"9780593979419","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/LL8-OtU53f9780593979419.webp?v=1781813249"},{"product_id":"the-odyssey-paperback","title":"The Odyssey - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHomer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEmily Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComposed at the rosy-fingered dawn of world literature almost three millennia ago, \u003cem\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/em\u003e is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty, and power; about marriage and family; about travelers, hospitality, and the yearning for home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fresh, authoritative translation captures the beauty of this ancient poem as well as the drama of its narrative. Its characters are unforgettable, none more so than the \"complicated\" hero himself, a man of many disguises, many tricks, and many moods, who emerges in this version as a more fully rounded human being than ever before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in iambic pentameter verse and a vivid, contemporary idiom, Emily Wilson's \u003cem\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/em\u003e sings with a voice that echoes the epic's music, sailing along at Homer's swift, smooth pace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fascinating, informative introduction explores the Bronze Age milieu that produced the epic, the poem's major themes, the controversies about its origins, and the unparalleled scope of its impact and influence. Maps drawn especially for this volume, a pronunciation glossary, and extensive notes and summaries of each book make this an \u003cem\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/em\u003e that will be treasured by a new generation of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.1 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Odyssey\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47855440527574,"sku":"9780393356250","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/hi0W0tZwFn9780393356250.webp?v=1781203605"},{"product_id":"how-about-now-poems-paperback","title":"How about Now: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKate Baer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Kate Baer's poems are so full of life--life as it is \u003ci\u003enow, \u003c\/i\u003ethat I can hear them breathing. I loved this book.\"--Emma Straub\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHow About Now\u003c\/i\u003e is a balm, a banister, and a battering ram. Her very best yet.\"--Catherine Newman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe third full length poetry collection from the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhat Kind of Woman.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRenowned poet Kate Baer returns with a bold and compassionate collection that confronts the march of time in a shifting world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith her trademark candor and curiosity, Baer explores what it means to grow older, to release children into the wildness of their own lives, and to reclaim the ever-evolving self. Raw, luminous, and urgent, this collection channels Baer's own journey to middle age into poems that are profoundly intimate yet resound universally, identifying the beauty, resilience, and fragility that arrive in every stage of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow About Now\u003c\/i\u003e is a striking declaration of ongoing transformation and self-discovery. From the poet who has captured the heartbeat of the modern woman, this collection reaffirms Kate Baer's place among the most vital voices of our era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47858178523350,"sku":"9780063306080","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/nwTncZSEwb9780063306080.webp?v=1781819310"},{"product_id":"the-collected-poems-of-audre-lorde-paperback","title":"The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAudre Lorde\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"These are poems which blaze and pulse on the page.\"--Adrienne Rich \"The first declaration of a black, lesbian feminist identity took place in these poems, and set the terms--beautifully, forcefully--for contemporary multicultural and pluralist debate.\"--\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e \"This is an amazing collection of poetry by . . . one of our best contemporary poets. . . . Her poems are powerful, often political, always lyrical and profoundly moving.\"--\u003cem\u003eChuckanut Reader Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e \"What a deep pleasure to encounter Audre Lorde's most potent genius . . . you will welcome the sheer accessibility and the force and beauty of this volume.\"--\u003cem\u003eOut Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.35 x 9.2 x 6.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 17, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47858251366614,"sku":"9780393319729","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/SW09QQNdNB9780393319729.webp?v=1781202886"},{"product_id":"poems-just-give-me-a-cool-drink-of-water-fore-i-diiie-oh-pray-my-wings-are-gonna-fit-me-well-and-still-i-rise-shaker-why-dont-you-sing-paperback","title":"Poems: Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie\/Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well\/And Still I Rise\/Shaker, Why Don't You Sing? - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaya Angelou\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Maya Angelou writes like a song, and like the truth.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Black, bitter and beautiful, she speaks of our survival.\"--JAMES BALDWIN \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTenderly, joyously, sometimes in sadness, sometimes in pain, Maya Angelou writes from the heart and celebrates life as only she has discovered it. In this moving volume of poetry, we hear the multi-faceted voice of one of the most powerful and vibrant writers of our time.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTenderly, joyously, sometimes in sadness, sometimes in pain, Maya Angelou writes from the heart and celebrates life as only she has discovered it. In this moving volume of poetry, we hear the multi-faceted voice of one of the most powerful and vibrant writers of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaya Angelou\u003c\/b\u003e was raised in Stamps, Arkansas. In addition to her bestselling autobiographies, including \u003ci\u003eI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of a Woman, \u003c\/i\u003e she wrote numerous volumes of poetry, among them \u003ci\u003ePhenomenal Woman, And Still I Rise, On the Pulse of Morning, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMother\u003c\/i\u003e. Maya Angelou died in 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 6.84 x 4.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47858253725910,"sku":"9780553255768","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/B3CUWBaZGo9780553255768.webp?v=1771544962"},{"product_id":"love-is-for-all-of-us-poems-of-tenderness-and-belonging-from-the-lgbtq-community-and-friends-paperback","title":"Love Is for All of Us: Poems of Tenderness and Belonging from the LGBTQ+ Community and Friends - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Crews\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBrad Peacock\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLisa Congdon\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis luminous and open-hearted anthology of poems from the LGBTQIA+ community proves that there is nothing more universal than love. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Edited by James Crews with his husband, Brad Peacock, and illustrated by Lisa Congdon, these compassionate poems of connection and affirmation are a celebration of all kinds of love--romantic, family, friendship, self-love, and love for nature. The poems are gathered from a diverse group of contemporary writers, both part of and allied with the LGBTQIA+ community, with a special focus on queer, nonbinary, and transgender poets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributors include Andrea Gibson, Ellen Bass, Nikita Gill, Mark Doty, Audre Lorde, Richard Blanco, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Danez Smith, Joy Ladin, Carl Phillips, Li-Young Lee, and many others. Brief essays called \"Stories of Becoming\" act as touchstones throughout the book, telling the inspiring and touching stories of LGBTQIA+ people whose experiences may bring hope to others.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Crews\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of numerous anthologies, including New England Book Award winner \u003ci\u003eThe Wonder of Small Things, The Path to Kindness, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHow to Love the World\u003c\/i\u003e, which has over 100,000 copies in print. He and his work have been featured on NPR's Morning Edition and in \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of four prize-winning books of poetry, and his poems have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine, Ploughshares, The Sun, The New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, and other journals. Crews recently joined the New York Zen Center as a faculty member in the Contemplative Medicine Fellowship Program. He teaches mindfulness and writing throughout the United States, and lives with his husband in the woods of southern Vermont. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrad Peacock\u003c\/b\u003e is a veteran, writer, and long-time organic farmer from Shaftsbury, Vermont, whose passion is to bring people closer to one another and the natural world. His poems have been published in several anthologies, and his op-ed pieces have appeared in newspapers across the United States. He lives with his husband on forty rocky acres that they are restoring to a habitat for pollinators and native species. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47858603851990,"sku":"9781635868951","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/2RcNIPMvI9781635868951.webp?v=1771550069"},{"product_id":"penelopes-bones-a-new-history-of-homers-world-through-the-women-written-out-of-it-hardcover","title":"Penelope's Bones: A New History of Homer's World Through the Women Written Out of It - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmily Hauser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeaving together literary and archaeological evidence, Emily Hauser illuminates the rich, intriguing lives of the real women behind Homer's \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Achilles. Agamemnon. Odysseus. Hector. The lives of these and many other men in the greatest epics of ancient Greece have been pored over endlessly in the past three millennia. But these are not just tales about heroic men. There are scores of women as well--complex, fascinating women whose stories have gone unexplored for far too long. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003ePenelope's Bones\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning classicist and historian Emily Hauser pieces together compelling evidence from archaeological excavations and scientific discoveries to unearth the richly textured lives of women in Bronze Age Greece--the era of Homer's heroes. Here, for the first time, we come to understand the everyday lives and experiences of the real women who stand behind the legends of Helen, Briseis, Cassandra, Aphrodite, Circe, Athena, Hera, Calypso, Penelope, and more. In this captivating journey through Homer's world, Hauser explains era-defining discoveries, such as the excavation of Troy and the decipherment of Linear B tablets that reveal thousands of captive women and their children; more recent finds like the tomb of the Griffin Warrior at Pylos, whose tomb contents challenge traditional gender attributes; DNA evidence showing that groups of warriors buried near the Black Sea with their weapons and steeds were, in fact, Amazon-like female fighters; a prehistoric dye workshop on Crete that casts fresh light on \"women's work\" of dyeing, spinning, and weaving textiles; and a superbly preserved shipwreck off the coast of Turkey whose contents tell of the economic and diplomatic networks crisscrossing the Bronze Age Mediterranean. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Essential reading for fans of Madeline Miller or Natalie Haynes, this riveting new history brings to life the women of the Bronze Age Aegean as never before, offering a groundbreaking reassessment of the ancient world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Hauser\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior lecturer in classics and ancient history at the University of Exeter, UK. She is the author of three novels reimagining the women of Greek myth: \u003ci\u003eFor the Most Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFor the Winner\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFor the Immortal\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author, most recently, of \u003ci\u003eHow Women Became Poets\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.35 x 9.25 x 6.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47858694947030,"sku":"9780226839684","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/QlxKUZlO4C9780226839684.webp?v=1771550853"},{"product_id":"enemy-of-the-sun-poetry-of-palestinian-resistance-paperback","title":"Enemy of the Sun: Poetry of Palestinian Resistance - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNaseer Aruri\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eEdmund Ghareeb\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of Palestinian poetry originally published in 1970 that resonates with liberation and civil rights struggles around the world. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis updated edition for the current generation of activists features new poems translated by Edmund Ghareeb, an internationally recognized Lebanese American scholar, and a new foreword by Dr. Greg Thomas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1971, in the wake of George Jackson's killing by San Quentin prison guards, a poem entitled \"Enemy of the Sun\" was found among ninety-nine books in the revolutionary's cell. The handwritten poem came to be circulated in Black Panther newspapers under Jackson's name, assumed to be a vestige of his more than a decade long incarceration. But Jackson never wrote the poem; it was authored by the Palestinian poet Sameeh Al-Qassem and had been included in an anthology of the same title a year before Jackson's death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published by Drum \u0026amp; Spear, the publishing arm of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, \u003ci\u003eEnemy of the Sun: Poetry of Palestinian Resistance\u003c\/i\u003e links twelve poets working in a poetics of refusal and of hope. Bearing witness to decades of Zionist occupation, to a diaspora exiled in refugee camps and writers held captive in Israeli jails, the collection offers a means to an end: \"as poetry, yes it sings--as bullets on a mission; it calls for change.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn each poem is a whole life--joy, love, beauty, rage, sorrow, suffering--and in each life is a record of resistance: the traces of a people who refuse to leave their homeland, who time and again alchemize grief into principled struggle. In the intertwined histories of this book, and in the unyielding political edge of the poems themselves, is a long story of solidarity between oppressed peoples: from Palestine to South Africa to Algeria to Vietnam to the United States.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNASEER H. ARURI\u003c\/b\u003e (1934-2015) graduated from American International College and received his doctorate from the University of Massachusetts, where he later taught. His specialty was in the fields of Middle East governments and politics, international studies, and American government and foreign policy. He taught at Southeastern Massachusetts University and traveled extensively as a researcher throughout the Middle East. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEDMUND GHAREEB\u003c\/b\u003e is of Lebanese origin and has traveled widely throughout the Middle East. He earned a degree in political science and history from American International College and an MA and PhD from Georgetown University, before teaching as a professor at American University, University of Virginia, and George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs. He was the editor of \u003ci\u003eDialog\u003c\/i\u003e, the graduate journal of Georgetown as well as a frequent interviewer of Arab liberation leaders who visit the United States. He lives in Washington DC. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA native of Southeast, Washington DC, \u003cb\u003eGREG THOMAS \u003c\/b\u003eteaches Black Studies and Literature in English at Howard University. He is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sexual Demon of Colonial Power: Pan-African Embodiment and Erotic Schemes of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e as well as \u003ci\u003eHip-Hop Revolution in the Flesh: Power, Knowledge and Pleasure in Lil' Kim's Lyricism\u003c\/i\u003e. His many articles and essays appear in a wide variety of academic and other periodicals. Currently, he is completing a book on the writings of George Jackson and continuing to curate the traveling \"George Jackson in the Sun of Palestine\" exhibition, which first opened in October 2015 at the museum of the Abu Jihad Center for the Political Captive's Movement in the West Bank. Its most recent mounting was in Gaza City. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors include: \u003c\/b\u003e Mahmoud Darweesh, Rashed Hussein, Sameeh Al-Qassem, Tawfiq Zayyad, Salem Jubran, Nizar Qabbani, Fadwa Touqan, Arshad Tawfiq, Yusif Hamdan, Abdel Rahman Muhamad Rafie, Hadia Abdul-Hadi, Fawzi Jiryis Abdullah.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47858714018006,"sku":"9781644214558","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/VQTH95pb119781644214558.webp?v=1781839513"},{"product_id":"original-fire-selected-and-new-poems-paperback","title":"Original Fire: Selected and New Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLouise Erdrich\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"These molten poems radiate with the ferocity of desire, and in them Erdrich does not spin verse so much as tell tales--of betrayal and revenge, of hunting and being hunted.\" --\u003cem\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA passionate book of poetry from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Louise Erdrich.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this important collection, Erdrich has selected the best poems from her two previous books of poetry, \u003cem\u003eJacklight\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBaptism of Desire\u003c\/em\u003e, and added 19 new poems. In an entirely unique fashion, \u003cem\u003e Original Fire\u003c\/em\u003e unfolds the themes and introduces the characters of some of Erdrich's most acclaimed fiction. The beloved storyteller Nanapush, most recently seen in \u003cem\u003eThe Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse\u003c\/em\u003e, appears in these poems as the questing rascal Potchikoo. And a series of poems called \"The Butcher's Wife\"--dating from 1984--contains, in embryo, the story of her novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Master Butchers Singing Club.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this important new collection, her first in fourteen years, award-winning author Louise Erdrich has selected poems from her two previous books of poetry, \u003cem\u003eJacklight\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBaptism of Desire\u003c\/em\u003e, and has added nineteen new poems to compose \u003cem\u003eOriginal Fire\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 17, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award (2005)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47865265258710,"sku":"9780060935344","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/TkeslQqS4K9780060935344.webp?v=1781180793"},{"product_id":"you-better-be-lightning-paperback","title":"You Better Be Lightning - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrea Gibson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2023 Feathered Quill Book Awards Gold Medal Winner \u003cbr\u003e2022 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) Gold Medal Winner \u003cbr\u003e2022 Over the Rainbow Short List \u003cbr\u003e2021 Goodreads Choice Awards - Best Poetry Book Finalist \u003cbr\u003e2021 Bookshop's Indie Press Highlights \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou Better Be Lightning\u003c\/i\u003e by Andrea Gibson is a queer, political, and feminist collection guided by self-reflection. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe poems range from close examination of the deeply personal to the vastness of the world, exploring the expansiveness of the human experience from love to illness, from space to climate change, and so much more in between. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most celebrated poets and performers of the last two decades, Andrea Gibson's trademark honesty and vulnerability are on full display in \u003ci\u003eYou Better Be\u003c\/i\u003e Lightning, welcoming and inviting readers to be just as they are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 09, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869004316886,"sku":"9781943735990","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/eUZzNlcwaEJvSkZhUUpZRzdBMk1yUT09.webp?v=1771820131"},{"product_id":"lord-of-the-butterflies-paperback","title":"Lord of the Butterflies - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrea Gibson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2019 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) Gold Medal Winner \u003cbr\u003e2019 Midwest Book Awards - Poetry Winner \u003cbr\u003e2019 Eric Hoffer Book Awards - Poetry Winner \u003cbr\u003e2019 Goodreads Choice Awards - Best Poetry Book Finalist \u003cbr\u003e2018 Forewords Reviews INDIES Awards - Poetry Finalist \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrea Gibson's latest collection is a masterful showcase from the poet whose writing and performances have captured the hearts of millions. With artful and nuanced looks at gender, romance, loss, and family, Lord of the Butterflies is a new peak in Gibson's career. Each emotion here is deft and delicate, resting inside of imagery heavy enough to sink the heart, while giving the body wings to soar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 27, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869004415190,"sku":"9781943735426","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/hxav0L5wPi9781943735426.webp?v=1771820133"},{"product_id":"take-me-with-you-paperback","title":"Take Me with You - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrea Gibson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"surprising and powerful\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e) book of poetry that's small enough to carry with you, but full of messages big enough to stay with you--from one of the most quotable and influential poets of our time, the subject of the award-winning film \u003ci\u003eCome See Me in the Good Light\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eJust to be clear, I don't want to get out without a broken heart. I intend to leave this life so shattered there better be a thousand separate heavens for all my flying parts.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTake Me With You\u003c\/i\u003e, Andrea Gibson explores themes of love, gender, politics, sexuality, family, and forgiveness with stunning imagery and a fierce willingness to delve into the exploration of what it means to heal and to be different in this strange age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIllustrated throughout with evocative line drawings by Sarah J. Coleman, this book is divided into three sections: On Love, On the World, and On Becoming. Written in one-liners, couplets, greatest hits phrases, and longer-form poems, it has something for everyone, and is destined to be placed in stockings, lockers, and the hands of anyone who could use its wisdom.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrea Gibson\u003c\/b\u003e made a career at the forefront of the spoken-word movement. Gibson was the first winner of the Women's World Poetry Slam and headlined prestigious performance venues all over the country and abroad. Gibson's poetry focuses on gender norms, politics, social reform, and the struggles LGBTQ people face in today's society. A devoted fanbase sees Gibson's work as a rally cry to action and a welcome mat at the door of the heart's most compassionate room. Born in Calais, Maine, Gibson lived for many years in Colorado and was named the state's poet laureate in 2023. Andrea Gibson passed away in July 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.1 x 4.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 23, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Take Me with You\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869004447958,"sku":"9780735219519","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/Uj0bKnq9m19780735219519.webp?v=1781220063"},{"product_id":"pole-dancing-to-gospel-hymns-paperback","title":"Pole Dancing to Gospel Hymns - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrea Gibson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFour-time Denver Grand Champion, Pushcart Prize nominee, and winner of the 2008 Women of the World Poetry Slam, Andrea Gibson's dynamic and energetic first book, \u003cem\u003ePole Dancing to Gospel Hymns\u003c\/em\u003e, challenges us to not only read, but to react. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHauntingly vivid, the poems march through a soldier's lingering psychological wounds, tackle the curious questions of school children on the meaning of \"hate\", and tangle with a lover's witty and vibrant description of longing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGibson's poems deconstruct the current political climate through stunning imagery and careful crafting. With the same velocity, the poignant and vacillating love poems are equally capable of sweeping the air out of the room. \u003cem\u003ePole Dancing to Gospel Hymns\u003c\/em\u003e has a bold and unforgettable internal voice and is rich with the kind of questioning that inspires action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Andrea Gibson does not just show up to pluck your heart strings, [they stick] around to tune them. If being floored is new to you, ya might wanna grab a cushion. Beware the highway in [their] grace and the crowbar in [their] verse.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Buddy Wakefield, author of \u003cem\u003eStunt Water\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Andrea Gibson (1975-2025) was an American poet, performer, activist, and Colorado's ninth poet laureate. In 2008, Gibson won the first Women of the World Poetry Slam. Gibson is known for their work involving gender norms, queer identity, social issues, and LGBTQ+ topics. Gibson is the author of several poetry collections, including \u003ci\u003eYou Better Be Lightning\u003c\/i\u003e (Button Poetry, 2021). They have also won awards and honors such as first place for poetry in the 2023 Feathered Quill Book Awards and the gold medal for poetry in the 2022 Independent Publisher Book Awards. Gibson's other books include \u003ci\u003eLord of the Butterflies\u003c\/i\u003e (Button Poetry, 2018), \u003ci\u003ePansy \u003c\/i\u003e(Write Bloody Publishing, 2015), \u003ci\u003eThe Madness Vase\u003c\/i\u003e (Write Bloody Publishing, 2015), \u003ci\u003ePole Dancing to Gospel Hymns\u003c\/i\u003e (Write Bloody Publishing, 2008), and the nonfiction book \u003ci\u003eHow Poetry Can Change Your Heart\u003c\/i\u003e with co-author Megan Falley (Chronicle Books, 2019). Gibson also edited \u003ci\u003eWe Will Be Shelter: Poems for Survival\u003c\/i\u003e (Write Bloody Publishing, 2014), an anthology of poems that address social justice issues. Their works have been finalists for the Goodreads Choice Awards. In addition to their literary achievements, Gibson has released seven albums of spoken word and performance poetry, including \u003ci\u003eHey Galaxy\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), \u003ci\u003eTruce\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), and \u003ci\u003eFlower Boy \u003c\/i\u003e(2011). Gibson is also a four-time Denver Grand Slam Champion and has earned top placements in national competitions, including fourth in the 2004 National Poetry Slam and third in both the 2006 and 2007 Individual World Poetry Slams. They have been featured on international platforms such as the BBC, C-SPAN, and Air America. Originally from Calais, Maine, Gibson relocated to Boulder, Colorado in 1999. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 8.5 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869005234390,"sku":"9780981521305","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/OsIDBoz40v9780981521305.webp?v=1781238262"},{"product_id":"dog-songs-poems-paperback","title":"Dog Songs: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Oliver\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The popularity of [\u003ci\u003eDog Songs\u003c\/i\u003e] feels as inevitable and welcome as a wagging tail upon homecoming.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMary Oliver's \u003ci\u003eDog Songs\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of the special bond between human and dog, as understood through the poet's relationships to the canines that have accompanied her daily walks, warmed her home, and inspired her work. Oliver's poems begin in the small everyday moments familiar to all dog lovers, but through her extraordinary vision, these observations become higher meditations on the world and our place in it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDog Songs\u003c\/i\u003e includes visits with old friends, like Oliver's beloved Percy, and introduces still others in poems of love and laughter, heartbreak and grief. Throughout this inspiring and accessible poetry collection, the many dogs of Oliver's life merge as fellow travelers and as guides, uniquely able to open our eyes to the lessons of the moment and the joys of nature and connection.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in a small town in Ohio, \u003cb\u003eMary Oliver\u003c\/b\u003e published her first book of poetry in 1963 at the age of 28. Over the course of her long career, she has received numerous awards. Her fourth book, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Primitive\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1984. She has led workshops and held residencies at various colleges and universities, including Bennington College, where she held the Catharine Osgood Foster Chair for Distinguished Teaching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.6 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 29, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869071655126,"sku":"9780143125839","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/eesM4qz0zb9780143125839.webp?v=1781188384"},{"product_id":"same-poems-paperback","title":"Same: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHannah Rosenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I still haven't figured out how to keep \/ my shower floor clean or make morning \/ smoothies or respond to stress calmly. \/ \u003ci\u003eSame, same, same \u003c\/i\u003emy friends tell me, a love note of sorts.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe debut collection from beloved Instagram poet @hannahrowrites, \u003ci\u003eSame\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of one thing we all have in common: a desire to be seen and understood. With her artful blend of intuitive and wise insights, Hannah's observations resonate with readers across multiple life stages--girlhood, marriage, motherhood and beyond. Centering friendship and connection, her poems are filled with the kind of recognizable, intimate details described by a relatable, honest voice that make readers nod along and instantly want to share with someone they love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a world that often aims to make women feel smaller, \u003ci\u003eSame \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an unparalleled feeling of visibility and validation, and a reminder that not only are we not alone, but we're also all in this together.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHannah Rosenberg\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet whose work has been shared widely online, and she has been featured in publications serving women and parents like \u003ci\u003eDarling \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e In Kind\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in the greater Philadelphia area with her husband and daughter, who often find themselves as the subjects of her poems. You can find her work on Instagram \u003ci\u003e@\u003c\/i\u003ehannahrowrites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869074407638,"sku":"9781250393791","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/X9w9y_S3Bi9781250393791.webp?v=1781825514"},{"product_id":"the-intentions-of-thunder-new-and-selected-poems-hardcover","title":"The Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatricia Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR POETRY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING POETRY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Patricia Smith is the greatest living poet. Every book is better than the last.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eThe Intentions of Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e, language itself becomes weather--charged, clarifying, and resounding, a form of resurrection and survival.\" --National Book Award Judges' Citation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA collection of the finest new and selected poems from one of the most groundbreaking voices in contemporary poetry, a \"masterful performer and poet of voices too little heard\" (Poetry Foundation).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Intentions of Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e gathers, for the first time, the essential work from across Patricia Smith's decorated career. Here, Smith's poems, affixed with her remarkable gift of insight, present a rapturous ode to life. With careful yet vaulting movement, these poems traverse the redeeming landscape of pain, confront the frightening revelations of history, and disclose the joyous possibilities of the future. The result is a profound testament to the necessity of poetry--all the careful witness, embodied experience, and bristling pleasure that it bestows. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lyrical and sly, meditative and volcanic, \u003ci\u003eThe Intentions of Thunder \u003c\/i\u003eis \"an unforgettable offering from one of the most important voices in poetry\" \u003ci\u003e(Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) and a stunning exploration of the fullness of living. The inimitable poetry of Patricia Smith radiates in \u003ci\u003eThe Intentions of Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e--reaffirming Smith's place as one of the indispensable poets of our time.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatricia Smith is an inductee of the American Academy of Arts \u0026amp; Sciences, a recipient of the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize for Lifetime Achievement, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, and a winner of the National Book Award for Poetry. She is the author of nine acclaimed books of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eUnshuttered\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Incendiary Art\u003c\/i\u003e, finalist for the 2018 Pulitzer Prize and winner of the 2018 Kingsley and Kate Tufts Poetry Award, the 2017\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook Prize, and the 2018 NAACP Image Award; \u003ci\u003eShoulda Been Jimi Savannah, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize from the Academy of American Poets; and\u003ci\u003e Blood Dazzler\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Book Award finalist. A Guggenheim Fellow, a National Endowment for the Arts grant recipient, a finalist for the Neustadt International Prize for Literature, and a four-time individual champion of the National Poetry Slam, Smith is a creative writing professor in the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University and a former distinguished professor at the City University of New York. She lives in New Jersey with her husband.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.4 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869075456214,"sku":"9781668055724","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/KUt1CiSdCm9781668055724.webp?v=1781833428"},{"product_id":"fear-less-poetry-in-perilous-times-hardcover","title":"Fear Less: Poetry in Perilous Times - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTracy K. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on deep passion and personal experience, former US Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith demystifies the art form that has too often been mischaracterized as \"inaccessible,\" \"irrelevant,\" or \"intimidating.\" She argues that poetry is rooted in fundamentally human qualities innate to our capacities to love, dream, question, and cultivate community. Lifting the veil on her own creative process, Smith shows us how reading and writing poetry allows us to better confront life's many uncertainties and losses, build camaraderie with strangers, and understand ourselves more fully. In six insightful chapters, she grounds readers in the technical elements of the craft and provides close readings of the works of contemporary poets such as Joy Harjo, Danez Smith, and Francisco Márquez, alongside classic poems by Dickinson, Keats, Millay, and others. By reimaging and reexamining the age-old art form, \u003cem\u003eFear Less\u003c\/em\u003e is a warm invitation to find meaning, consolation, and hope through poetry for poetry fans and newcomers to the art form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.5 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869076799702,"sku":"9781324050988","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/LicCYx45IX9781324050988.webp?v=1781813254"},{"product_id":"violet-bent-backwards-over-the-grass-hardcover","title":"Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLana del Rey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling debut book of poetry from Lana Del Rey, \u003ci\u003eViolet Bent Backwards Over the Grass.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eViolet Bent Backwards Over the Grass\u003c\/i\u003e is the title poem of the book and the first poem I wrote of many. Some of which came to me in their entirety, which I dictated and then typed out, and some that I worked laboriously picking apart each word to make the perfect poem. They are eclectic and honest and not trying to be anything other than what they are and for that reason I'm proud of them, especially because the spirit in which they were written was very authentic.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLana Del Rey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLana's breathtaking first book solidifies her further as \"the essential writer of her times\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e). The collection features more than thirty poems, many exclusive to the book: \u003ci\u003eNever to Heaven, The Land of 1,000 Fires, Past the Bushes Cypress Thriving, LA Who Am I to Love You?, Tessa DiPietro, Happy, Paradise Is Very Fragile, Bare Feet on Linoleum\u003c\/i\u003e, and many more. This beautiful hardcover edition showcases Lana's typewritten manuscript pages alongside her original photography. The result is an extraordinary poetic landscape that reflects the unguarded spirit of its creator. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eViolet Bent Backwards Over the Grass\u003c\/i\u003e is also brought to life in an unprecedented spoken word audiobook which features Lana Del Rey reading fourteen select poems from the book accompanied by music from Grammy Award-winning musician Jack Antonoff.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLana Del Rey is an American singer, songwriter, artist, and poet. \u003ci\u003eViolet Bent Backwards Over the Grass\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.5 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 29, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869079978198,"sku":"9781982167288","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/S0FrVkI1amFwQnlEeWdQeXhxYUtEQT09.webp?v=1771821155"},{"product_id":"the-collected-poems-paperback","title":"The Collected Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSylvia Plath\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePulitzer Prize winner Sylvia Plath's complete poetic works, edited and introduced by Ted Hughes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBy the time of her death on 11, February 1963, Sylvia Plath had written a large bulk of poetry. To my knowledge, she never scrapped any of her poetic efforts. With one or two exceptions, she brought every piece she worked on to some final form acceptable to her, rejecting at most the odd verse, or a false head or a false tail. Her attitude to her verse was artisan-like: if she couldn't get a table out of the material, she was quite happy to get a chair, or even a toy. The end product for her was not so much a successful poem, as something that had temporarily exhausted her ingenuity. So this book contains not merely what verse she saved, but--after 1956--all she wrote\u003c\/em\u003e. -- Ted Hughes, from the Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 9.18 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869081092310,"sku":"9780061558894","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/Hi5NMuzFjO9780061558894.webp?v=1781181201"},{"product_id":"love-poems-hardcover","title":"Love Poems - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRupi Kaur\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor the first time, Rupi Kaur's heartfelt love poems are together in one intimate and timeless collection!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003elove will come\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eand when love comes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003elove will hold you\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003elove will call your name\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince her groundbreaking debut with the bestselling \u003ci\u003emilk and honey\u003c\/i\u003e, Rupi Kaur's poetry has become a source of comfort, empowerment, and emotional truth for millions around the world. Now, for the first time ever, her most cherished reflections on love are together in one place! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove Poems\u003c\/i\u003e by Rupi Kaur is a curated collection of love poems from Kaur's acclaimed body of work, including poems from \u003ci\u003emilk and honey\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ethe sun and her flowers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ehome body\u003c\/i\u003e, along with an all-new introduction and shareable Valentine's--and Galentine's!-- Day post cards. These timeless pieces capture the sensuality, romance, passion, and all-consuming nature of modern love, making it the perfect gift for anyone who has loved deeply or is learning to love themselves.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRupi Kaur\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, artist, and performer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A breakout literary phenomenon and #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author, Rupi Kaur wrote, illustrated, and self-published her first poetry collection, \u003ci\u003emilk and honey \u003c\/i\u003e(2014). Next came its artistic siblings, \u003ci\u003ethe sun and her flowers\u003c\/i\u003e (2017) and \u003ci\u003ehome body\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), both debuting at #1 on bestseller lists across the world. These collections have sold over 12 million copies and have been translated into over 40 languages, with milk and honey becoming one of the highest-selling poetry books of the 21st century. She was also regarded as \"writer of the decade\" by\u003ci\u003e The New Republic \u003c\/i\u003eand recognized on the \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e 30 under 30 list. In 2022, Kaur released her fourth book, \u003ci\u003eHealing Through Words\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 2021, Kaur produced Rupi Kaur Live, a first-of-its-kind poetry special on Amazon Prime Video. Kaur also executive produced the film This Place, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2022, and the 2024 Academy Award-nominated film To Kill a Tiger. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kaur has graced stages across the globe and completed her third sold-out world tour in 2023. Her shows are poetic theatrical experiences interlaced with Kaur's own touch of stand-up comedy. Kaur's work encompasses love, loss, trauma, healing, femininity, and more.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869081780438,"sku":"9798881606343","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/vTmTSlwWbB9798881606343.webp?v=1781790394"},{"product_id":"milk-and-honey-paperback","title":"Milk and Honey - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRupi Kaur\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWatch \u003ci\u003erupi kaur live\u003c\/i\u003e now on Prime Video.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Rupi Kaur is the Writer of the Decade.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003emilk and honey\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of poetry and prose about survival. About the experience of violence, abuse, love, loss, and femininity.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book is divided into four chapters, and each chapter serves a different purpose. Deals with a different pain. Heals a different heartache. \u003ci\u003emilk and honey\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers through a journey of the most bitter moments in life and finds sweetness in them because there is sweetness everywhere if you are just willing to look.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRUPI KAUR is a poet, artist, and performer. As a 21-year-old university student Rupi wrote, illustrated, and self-published her first poetry collection, \u003ci\u003emilk and honey.\u003c\/i\u003e Next came its artistic sibling, \u003ci\u003ethe sun and\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eher flowers.\u003c\/i\u003e These collections have sold over 11 million copies and have been translated into over 43 languages. Her latest collection, \u003ci\u003ehome body, \u003c\/i\u003e debuted #1 on bestseller lists across the world. As she has done in all things from the very beginning, Rupi self-produced \u003ci\u003eRupi Kaur Live, \u003c\/i\u003e the first poetry special of its kind, which debuted on Amazon Prime Video in 2021. Rupi's work touches on love, loss, trauma, healing, femininity, and migration. She feels most at home when creating art, performing her poetry onstage, and spending time with family and friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Girl with the Dragon Tattoo\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 27\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869083713750,"sku":"9781449474256","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/Sxs6kusvTC9781449474256.webp?v=1771821168"},{"product_id":"beowulf-a-new-verse-translation-paperback","title":"Beowulf: A New Verse Translation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSeamus Heaney\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComposed toward the end of the first millennium, \u003cem\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/em\u003e is the elegiac narrative of the adventures of Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the seemingly invincible monster Grendel and, later, from Grendel's mother. He then returns to his own country and dies in old age in a vivid fight against a dragon. The poem is about encountering the monstrous, defeating it, and then having to live on in the exhausted aftermath. In the contours of this story, at once remote and uncannily familiar at the beginning of the twenty-first century, Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney finds a resonance that summons power to the poetry from deep beneath its surface. Drawn to what he has called the \"four-squareness of the utterance\" in \u003cem\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/em\u003e and its immense emotional credibility, Heaney gives these epic qualities new and convincing reality for the contemporary reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.3 x 6.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 17, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869083877590,"sku":"9780393320978","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/FQ8sROnsgO9780393320978.webp?v=1781202888"},{"product_id":"corazon-espinado-paperback","title":"Corazón espinado - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaria Iglesias\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Corazón Espinado\" de María Iglesias es una obra extraordinaria que entrelaza poesía y prosa para narrar el amor perdido y el dolor que de ello emana. Con maestría y sensibilidad, la autora captura la intensidad de las emociones de una joven mientras procesa el duelo por el fin de su historia de amor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaría Iglesias abre su corazón a través de palabras poéticas y prosa evocativa, llevando a los lectores a un mundo de sentimientos genuinos. Sus páginas están impregnadas de una melodía de emociones, explorando el amor y el dolor de manera profunda y poderosa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Corazón Espinado\" es un viaje a través del dolor, pero también es una historia de esperanza y resiliencia. A través de su obra, la autora demuestra que incluso en los momentos más oscuros, el corazón humano tiene la capacidad de sanar y renacer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSi buscas un libro que te inspire y te sumerja en las profundidades de las emociones humanas a través de la poesía y la prosa, \"Corazón Espinado\" es una elección extraordinaria.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUna obra de profunda sensibilidad, este libro ofrece una lectura sincera y auténtica.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrepárate para un emocionante viaje a través de las sutilezas del amor, la pérdida y la fortaleza interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869084762326,"sku":"9781803625751","price":28.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/cT0hu7HBsE9781803625751.webp?v=1771821178"},{"product_id":"the-new-book-poems-letters-blurbs-and-things-hardcover","title":"The New Book: Poems, Letters, Blurbs, and Things - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNikki Giovanni\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNikki Giovanni's extraordinary final collection--a landmark of American literature which speaks to the fury and upheaval of our time, as well as the triumphs and delights of her remarkable creative life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor decades, Nikki Giovanni's poetry has been at the forefront of American culture. \u003cem\u003eThe New Book \u003c\/em\u003eis a towering work of protest against the divisions of our time, leavened with moments of joy and reflection about her indelible legacy, her family history, and the small pleasures of her richly lived life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe New Book, \u003c\/em\u003eNikki Giovanni slashes at the ridiculousness of our cultural and political climate: \"We have no secrets\/since the world shrunk\/and the icebergs melted\/and all the year books\/are digitized.\/... and we press Like\/or No Like\/as if it mattered.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe remembers 2020 and its cataclysmic reckoning with police brutality and white supremacy: \"I do understand that republicans\/Are cowards and so are those nazis\/Cheering\/And those kkk we now call police killing\/Not to mention father and sons chasing unarmed Black men\/and running their cars into crowds\/Pretending they are brave or something\/They are not only cowards\/And nazis but evil fools\/And who go to bed white\/Wake up American\/And hate themselves for having\/To share this earth\/They will not overcome\/And we will not love them.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut also in the same poem: \"But what does 2020 mean to me\/A chance to learn to open oysters\/Talk to my friends\/Catch up on my reading\/Tell myself I am going to dust the house\/Lie about it\/...Enjoy my own company not to mention football\/And remember there will be tomorrow\/Because there will be\/And evil will go and good will come\/I am Black\/We have seen much worse.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith this collection, which includes brief letters and short prose from her life as well as poetry, Giovanni reaffirms her place as a giant of literature, a canny truth-teller, an indispensable radical orator, and one of America's preeminent cultural critics. It is a book to be savored, and shared.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"If there was a need for poetry that galvanized and inspired, there was also a demand for poetry that comforted and unified -- and Ms. Giovanni provided on both counts.\" -- \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.11 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 02, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869085417686,"sku":"9780063447523","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/1PsrmAX9p69780063447523.webp?v=1781844308"},{"product_id":"i-hope-you-remember-poems-on-loving-longing-and-living-hardcover","title":"I Hope You Remember: Poems on Loving, Longing, and Living - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJosie Balka\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Rupi Kaur and Cleo Wade, this first collection of poetry from the viral TikTok poet Josie Balka evokes themes of nostalgia, love, envy, and hope, speaking to the universal longings that live deep in our souls.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI've never seen anyone at a public pool with a memorable enough body, good or bad, that I think about it ever again.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf this line sounds familiar, it's because you've heard it in the background of thousands of videos on social media--a humbling reminder from poet and radio personality Josie Balka that what's important in our lives now isn't necessarily what's important to us in the long run. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Hope You Remember\u003c\/i\u003e, Josie's first book of poetry, includes this poem and over eighty others, some previously published and others never shared before. Every page in this collection hits home, rhapsodizing on universal experiences like jealousy, family relationships, complex body image, falling in and out of love (with others and yourself), and the everchanging lens of nostalgia. With sparse, clear prose, Josie's poetry looks to bring forth deep feelings like grief, envy, apathy, joy, and, most importantly, hope. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvocative and full of force, these poems will hit you in the gut, pull your heartstrings, and make you long for moments past.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJosie Balka is a broadcaster, voiceover artist, and poet. She holds a diploma in radio, television, and film from Niagara College and has worked for some of the largest media companies in North America as an on-air personality. She can often be caught recording viral poetry in her sound-proof closet. She was born and raised in Toronto and currently lives in Calgary, Canada. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eI Hope You Remember\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLoves of Our Lives\u003c\/i\u003e. Follow her on Instagram @JosieBalka.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.5 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 13, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869086073046,"sku":"9781668077108","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/2AKiwLjyIq9781668077108.webp?v=1771821194"},{"product_id":"devotions-the-selected-poems-of-mary-oliver-hardcover","title":"Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Oliver\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - A READ WITH JENNA PICK - From the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver, a definitive and enduring collection of her best work\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"No matter where one starts reading, \u003ci\u003eDevotions\u003c\/i\u003e offers much to love. . . . Perhaps more important, the luminous writing provides respite from our crazy world and demonstrates how mindfulness can define and transform a life, moment by moment, poem by poem.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTell me, what is it you plan to do\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ewith your one wild and precious life?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Mary Oliver, from \"The Summer Day\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout her celebrated career, Mary Oliver touched countless readers with her brilliantly crafted verse, expounding on her love for the physical world and the powerful bonds between all living things. Arranged by Oliver herself shortly before her death in 2019, \u003ci\u003eDevotions\u003c\/i\u003e features Oliver's work from her very first book of poetry, \u003ci\u003eNo Voyage and Other Poems, \u003c\/i\u003epublished in 1963 at the age of twenty-eight, through her last, \u003ci\u003eFelicity, \u003c\/i\u003epublished in 2015. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis timeless volume showcases the beloved poet at her edifying best. Within these pages, she provides us with an extraordinary and invaluable collection of her passionate, perceptive, and much-treasured observations of the natural world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in a small town in Ohio, Mary Oliver published her first book of poetry in 1963 at the age of 28. Over the course of her long career, she received numerous awards. Her fourth book, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Primitive\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1984. She led workshops and held residencies at various colleges and universities, including Bennington College, where she held the Catharine Osgood Foster Chair for Distinguished Teaching. She died in 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9.4 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869087973590,"sku":"9780399563249","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/KJsl6ZzHGs9780399563249.webp?v=1781204345"},{"product_id":"time-is-a-mother-paperback","title":"Time Is a Mother - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOcean Vuong\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Take your time with these poems, and return to them often.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling collection of poems from the award-winning writer Ocean Vuong \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow else do we return to ourselves but to fold\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe page so it points to the good part\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this deeply intimate second poetry collection, Ocean Vuong searches for life among the aftershocks of personal and social loss, embodying the paradox of sitting in grief while being determined to survive beyond it. Shifting through memory, and in concert with the themes of his novel \u003ci\u003eOn Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous\u003c\/i\u003e, Vuong contends with the meaning of family and the cost of being the product of an American war in America. At once vivid, brave, and propulsive, these poems circle fragmented lives to find both restoration as well as the epicenter of the break. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe author of the critically acclaimed poetry collection \u003ci\u003eNight Sky with Exit Wounds\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2016 Whiting Award, the 2017 T. S. Eliot Prize, and a 2019 MacArthur fellowship, Vuong writes directly to our humanity without losing sight of the current moment. These poems represent a more innovative and daring experimentation with language and form, illuminating how the themes we perennially live in and question are truly inexhaustible. Bold and prescient, and a testament to tenderness in the face of violence, \u003ci\u003eTime Is a Mother\u003c\/i\u003e is a return and a forging forth all at once.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOcean Vuong\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the critically acclaimed poetry collections \u003ci\u003eNight Sky with Exit Wounds\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTime Is a Mother\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling novels \u003ci\u003eOn Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Emperor of Gladness\u003c\/i\u003e. A recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship and the American Book Award, he was born in Saigon, Vietnam, and currently splits his time between western Massachusetts and New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7 x 4.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869090234582,"sku":"9780593300251","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/4vrzawvg3L9780593300251.webp?v=1781213094"},{"product_id":"the-universe-in-verse-15-portals-to-wonder-through-science-poetry-hardcover","title":"The Universe in Verse: 15 Portals to Wonder Through Science \u0026 Poetry - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaria Popova\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eOfra Amit\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this book of illustrated essays, Maria Popova, creator of \u003ci\u003eThe Marginalian\u003c\/i\u003e, presents a celebration of the human search for truth and beauty through the lenses of science and poetry.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Poetry and science, as Popova writes in her introduction, \"are instruments for knowing the world more intimately and loving it more deeply.\" In 15 short essays on subjects ranging from the mystery of dark matter and the infinity of pi to the resilience of trees and the intelligence of octopuses, Popova tells the stories of scientific searching and discovery. These stories are interwoven with details from the very real and human lives of scientists--many of them women, many underrecognized--and poets inspired by the same questions and the beauty they reveal. Each essay is paired with a poem reflecting its subject by poets ranging from Emily Dickinson, W. H. Auden, and Edna St. Vincent Millay to Maya Angelou, Diane Ackerman, and Tracy K. Smith, and is stunningly illustrated by celebrated artist Ofra Amit. Together, they wake us to a \"reality aglow with wonder.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaria Popova thinks and writes about our search for meaning--sometimes through science and philosophy, sometimes through poetry and children's books, always through the lens of wonder. She is the creator of \u003ci\u003eThe Marginalian, \u003c\/i\u003eborn in 2006 under the outgrown name \u003ci\u003eBrain Pickings\u003c\/i\u003e and included in the Library of Congress permanent digital archive of culturally valuable materials, author of \u003ci\u003eFiguring \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Snail with the Right Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, and maker of \u003ci\u003eThe Universe in Verse\u003c\/i\u003e--a charitable celebration of the wonder of reality through stories of science winged with poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869096755414,"sku":"9781635868838","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/K7ebqb9PBM9781635868838.webp?v=1771821229"},{"product_id":"becoming-ghost-poetry-paperback","title":"Becoming Ghost: Poetry - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCathy Linh Che\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe long-awaited sophomore poetry collection by award-winning writer Cathy Linh Che, on familial estrangement, the Vietnam War, and Francis Ford Coppola's \u003ci\u003eApocalypse Now.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe follow-up to her acclaimed poetry debut \u003ci\u003eSplit\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBecoming Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e documents Cathy Linh Che's parents' experiences as refugees who escaped the Vietnam War and then were cast as extras in Francis Ford Coppola's film \u003ci\u003eApocalypse Now\u003c\/i\u003e, placing them at the margins of their own story. The poetry collection uses persona, speculation, and the golden shovel form as a means of moving Vietnamese voices from the periphery to the center. The speaker's disownment raises questions about the challenges of using parents as poetic subjects, telling familial stories to a broader public, and the meaning of forgiveness.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCathy Linh Che is a Vietnamese American writer and multidisciplinary artist. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eSplit\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Norma Farber First Book Award from the Poetry Society of America and the Best Poetry Book Award from the Association of Asian American Studies, \u003ci\u003eAn Asian American A to Z\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e: A Children's Guide to Our History\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBecoming Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e. Her writing has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's \u003c\/i\u003eand she has received awards from MacDowell, Bread Loaf, Tin House, and the Sewanee Writers' Conference. She currently lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 29, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869099016406,"sku":"9781668088920","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/Csfpn95Hfs9781668088920.webp?v=1771821235"},{"product_id":"forest-of-noise-poems-hardcover","title":"Forest of Noise: Poems - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMosab Abu Toha\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A powerful, capacious, and profound\" (Ocean Vuong) new collection of poems about life in Gaza by an award-winning Palestinian poet.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBarely thirty years old, Mosab Abu Toha was already a well-known poet when the current siege of Gaza began. After the Israeli army bombed and destroyed his house, pulverizing a library he had painstakingly built for community use, he and his family fled for their safety. Not for the first time in their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSomehow, amid the chaos, Abu Toha kept writing poems. These are those poems. Uncannily clear, direct, and beautifully tuned, they form one of the most astonishing works of art wrested from wartime. Here are directives for what to do in an air raid; here are lyrics about the poet's wife, singing to his children to distract them. Huddled in the dark, Abu Toha remembers his grandfather's oranges, his daughter's joy in eating them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoving between glimpses of life in relative peacetime and absurdist poems about surviving in a barely livable occupation, \u003ci\u003eForest of Noise\u003c\/i\u003e invites a wide audience into an experience that defies the imagination--even as it is watched live. Abu Toha's poems introduce readers to his extended family, some of them no longer with us. This is an urgent, extraordinary, and arrestingly whimsical book. Searing and beautiful, it brings us indelible art in a time of terrible suffering.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMOSAB ABU TOHA is a Palestinian poet, short-story writer, and essayist from Gaza. His first collection of poetry, \u003ci\u003eThings You May Find Hidden in My Ear, \u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry and won the Palestine Book Award, the American Book Award, and the Walcott Poetry Prize. Abu Toha is also the founder of the Edward Said Library in Gaza, which he hopes to rebuild. He recently won an Overseas Press Club Award for his \"Letter from Gaza\" columns for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869100654806,"sku":"9780593803974","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/0BSH-_Tl1_9780593803974.webp?v=1771821248"},{"product_id":"japanese-death-poems-written-by-zen-monks-and-haiku-poets-on-the-verge-of-death-paperback","title":"Japanese Death Poems: Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYoel Hoffmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Compiled by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A wonderful introduction the Japanese tradition of \u003ci\u003ejisei\u003c\/i\u003e, this volume is crammed with exquisite, spontaneous verse and pithy, often hilarious, descriptions of the eccentric and committed monastics who wrote the poems.\" --\u003ci\u003eTricycle: The Buddhist Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough the consciousness of death is, in most cultures, very much a part of life, this is perhaps nowhere more true than in Japan, where the approach of death has given rise to a centuries-old tradition of writing \u003ci\u003ejisei\u003c\/i\u003e, or the \"death poem.\" Such a poem is often written in the very last moments of the poet's life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHundreds of Japanese death poems, many with a commentary describing the circumstances of the poet's death, have been translated into English here, the vast majority of them for the first time. Compiler Yoel Hoffmann explores the attitudes and customs surrounding death in historical and present-day Japan and gives examples of how these have been reflected in the nation's literature in general. The development of writing \u003ci\u003ejisei\u003c\/i\u003e is then examined--from the longing poems of the early nobility and the more \"masculine\" verses of the samurai to the satirical death poems of later centuries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eZen Buddhist ideas about death are also described as a preface to the collection of Chinese death poems by Zen monks that are also included. Finally, the last section contains three hundred twenty haiku, some of which have never been assembled before, in translated English and romanized Japanese.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessor \u003cb\u003eYoel Hoffmann\u003c\/b\u003e has written several books on Buddhism and comparative philosophy, including \u003ci\u003eThe Sound of the One Hand, Radical Zen: the Sayings of Joshu\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Idea of Self-East and West.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 6.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869103571158,"sku":"9784805314432","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/NnY4VVZhRCttd01ZRHVjRlR0WTM5QT09.webp?v=1771821257"},{"product_id":"milk-and-honey-10th-anniversary-collectors-edition-hardcover","title":"Milk and Honey: 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRupi Kaur\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis stunning new hardcover book celebrates the journey of Rupi Kaur and \u003ci\u003emilk and honey\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 40 new original poems and 20 new illustrations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Full-color, never-before-seen photos and memorabilia \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Illuminating introduction and handwritten diary entries by Rupi \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Heartfelt annotations from Rupi and some of today's most respected voices \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Since its debut, \u003ci\u003emilk and honey\u003c\/i\u003e has sold more than 6 million copies globally, becoming the highest-selling book of poetry in the 21st century and propelling Rupi Kaur into the stratosphere as the voice of a generation. \u003ci\u003emilk and honey \u003c\/i\u003ehas taken millions of readers on a shared journey through life's most emotional moments, reminding us along the way that there is sweetness everywhere, if only we are willing to look. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An exceptional volume, the\u003ci\u003e milk and honey 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-have keepsake that will be treasured by longtime fans as well as readers new to the work that transformed poetry in our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRupi Kaur is a poet, artist, and performer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A breakout literary phenomenon and #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author, Rupi Kaur wrote, illustrated, and self-published her first poetry collection, \u003ci\u003emilk and honey\u003c\/i\u003e (2014). Next came its artistic siblings, \u003ci\u003ethe sun and her flowers\u003c\/i\u003e (2017) and \u003ci\u003ehome body\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), both debuting at #1 on bestseller lists across the world. These collections have sold over 12 million copies and have been translated into over 40 languages, with \u003ci\u003emilk and honey\u003c\/i\u003e becoming one of the highest-selling poetry books of the 21st century. She was also regarded as \"writer of the decade\" by the \u003ci\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/i\u003e and recognized on the \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e 30 under 30 list. In 2022, Kaur released her fourth book, \u003ci\u003eHealing Through Words\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 2021, Kaur produced \u003ci\u003eRupi Kaur Live\u003c\/i\u003e, a first-of-its-kind poetry special on Amazon Prime Video. Kaur also executive produced the film \u003ci\u003eThis Place\u003c\/i\u003e, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2022, and the 2024 Academy Award-nominated film \u003ci\u003eTo Kill a Tiger\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kaur has graced stages across the globe and completed her third sold-out world tour in 2023. Her shows are poetic theatrical experiences interlaced with Kaur's own touch of stand-up comedy. Kaur's work encompasses love, loss, trauma, healing, femininity, and more.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.5 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869103866070,"sku":"9781524892876","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/q_tABps_SS9781524892876.webp?v=1771821261"},{"product_id":"when-we-talk-to-god-prayers-and-poems-for-black-women-hardcover","title":"When We Talk to God: Prayers and Poems for Black Women - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSharifa Stevens\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThese are prayers for your moments of gratitude and celebration. For your seasons of loss and waiting. For your days when prayers come, not in words but in groans. \u003cem\u003eWhen We Talk to God\u003c\/em\u003e, from poet-theologian Sharifa Stevens, captures the arc and the ache of our lives.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful interweaving of artwork, prayers, and poems for Black women, this unique book encourages you to lift up your whole heart and loudest voice to God. And to tell Him about everything; nothing is off-limits. Sharifa's honest and powerful words express prayer and longing through personal experiences, biblical examples, and stunning imagery. \u003cem\u003eWhen We Talk to God\u003c\/em\u003e offers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn invitation to journey through honest lamentation and heartfelt joy to find greater peace in a turbulent world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoems and prayers exploring topics from job interviews to grief, from braiding hair to feeling invisible, from parenting to dancing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eValidation and inspiration for Black women of faith, by a Black woman speaking from her life to yours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA relatable and authentic voice that frees you to present your own prayers and praises to the God who hears you, sees you, and loves you\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA beautiful gift idea for Mother's Day, Grandparents' Day, International Women's Day, spiritual anniversaries, and birthdays\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdeal for Black women of any age and background, \u003cem\u003eWhen We Talk to God\u003c\/em\u003e is a balm to your spirit and soul as it urges you to go to God with all of who you are and with everything you can or cannot say.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 7.64 x 5.67 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 13, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869106421974,"sku":"9781400249688","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/6ffY1mEd4E9781400249688.webp?v=1771821268"},{"product_id":"beautiful-chaos-on-motherhood-finding-yourself-and-overwhelming-love-paperback","title":"Beautiful Chaos: On Motherhood, Finding Yourself, and Overwhelming Love - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJessica Urlichs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINSTANT SUNDAY \u003ci\u003eTIMES\u003c\/i\u003e (UK) BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Instagram sensation Jessica Urlichs, an inspiringly vulnerable collection of poems exploring the sacred, tender, and beautifully chaotic moments of motherhood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou are a mother\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ebut never, \u003ci\u003ejust\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen poet Jessica Urlichs became a mother, she learned that the everyday ordinary is extraordinary. In \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Chaos\u003c\/i\u003e, Jess chronicles it all--the highs, the lows, the confusion, the loss of identity, the becoming, and the brutal but beautiful ways our children hold up a mirror to ourselves. Through her relatable and cathartic poems that poignantly capture motherhood from pregnancy to school age, Jess offers healing to those who need it, a reminder of a cherished time gone by, or even a grounding in your current moment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWherever you are in your parenting journey, Jess's poems will make you feel seen and comforted amid the beautiful chaos that is motherhood.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJessica Urlichs\u003c\/b\u003e is a \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author and poet who lives in New Zealand with her husband and three children. She has written a variety of children's books to help babies and young children navigate their emotions in their early years. Jess' honest and heartfelt poetry about her family and motherhood continue to be a source of guidance for mothers and parents alike around the world to connect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 7.99 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 29, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869110550742,"sku":"9798217178018","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/KzkUZrvB9J9798217178018.webp?v=1771821280"},{"product_id":"falling-back-in-love-with-being-human-letters-to-lost-souls-paperback","title":"Falling Back in Love with Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKai Cheng Thom\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA national bestseller in Canada, hailed by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eas an \"intimate expression of self-acceptance and forgiveness, tenderly written to fellow trans women and others.\" \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Required reading.\"--Glennon Doyle, #1 bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Untamed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTHEM \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eAUTOSTRADDLE \u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - FINALIST FOR THE PAT LOWTHER MEMORIAL AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat happens when we imagine loving the people--and the parts of ourselves--that we do not believe are worthy of love?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKai Cheng Thom grew up a Chinese Canadian transgender girl in a hostile world. As an activist, psychotherapist, conflict mediator, and spiritual healer, she's always pursued the same deeply personal mission: to embrace the revolutionary belief that every human being, no matter how hateful or horrible, is intrinsically sacred. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut then Kai Cheng found herself in a crisis of faith, overwhelmed by the viciousness with which people treated one another, and barely clinging to the values and ideals she'd built her life around: justice, hope, love, and healing. Rather than succumb to despair and cynicism, she gathered all her rage and grief and took one last leap of faith: she wrote. Whether prayers or spells or poems--and whether there's a difference--she wrote to affirm the outcasts and runaways she calls her kin. She wrote to flawed but nonetheless lovable men, to people with good intentions who harm their own, to racists and transphobes seemingly beyond saving. What emerged was a blueprint for falling back in love with being human.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKai Cheng Thom\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning writer, performance artist, and community healer in Toronto. She was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award and won the Writers' Trust of Canada's Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers for her surrealist novel, \u003ci\u003eFierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl's Confabulous Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of several other books, including a poetry collection, an essay collection, and two children's picture books. Kai Cheng writes the advice column \"Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse\" for \u003ci\u003eXtra\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 6.8 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869114908886,"sku":"9780593594988","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/pLZLfmRLOh9780593594988.webp?v=1781278013"},{"product_id":"cascadia-field-guide-art-ecology-poetry-paperback","title":"Cascadia Field Guide: Art, Ecology, Poetry - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCmarie Fuhrman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Bradfield\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDerek Sheffield\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Have you ever been so filled up with the wonder of a place that it wants to spill out as a song? Well, here is the songbook. I imagine walking through a forest and pausing to read these illuminating pages aloud to a listening cedar or a dipper. There are field guides that help us to see, and to name, and to know; \u003ci\u003eCascadia Field Guide\u003c\/i\u003e does all of that and more. This is a guide to relationship, a gift in reciprocity for the gifts of the land.\" - Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of \u003ci\u003eBraiding Sweetgrass\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePacific Northwest Book Award Winner • Independent Publisher Book Award Silver Medal in Anthologies • Banff Mountain Book Award finalist in Mountain Fiction \u0026amp; Poetry • Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Gold Medal in Nature\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Cascadia stretches from Southeast Alaska to Northern California and from the Pacific Ocean to the Continental Divide. \u003ci\u003eCascadia Field Guide: Art, Ecology, Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e blends art and science to celebrate this diverse yet interconnected region through natural and cultural histories, poetry, and illustrations. Organized into 13 bioregions, the guide includes entries for everything from cryptobiotic soil and the western thatching ant to the giant Pacific octopus and Sitka spruce, as well as the likes of common raven, hoary marmot, Idaho giant salamander, snowberry, and 120 more! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Both well-established and new writers are included, representing a diverse spectrum of voices, with poems that range from comic to serious, colloquial to scientific, urban to off-the-grid, narrative to postmodern. Likewise, the artists span styles and mediums, using classic natural history drawing, form line design, graffiti, sketch, and more. All writers and artists have deep ties to the region. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This project was supported, in part, by a grant from 4Culture\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 8.2 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 13, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards (2024)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869115072726,"sku":"9781680516227","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7782\/6518\/files\/mrddV1Kf8h9781680516227.webp?v=1781287916"}],"url":"https:\/\/jackalopecollective.com\/collections\/adult-poetry-1.oembed?page=5","provider":"Jackalope Collective","version":"1.0","type":"link"}