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Eleven More American Women Poets in the 21st Century: Poetics across North America (American Poets in the 21st Century)
by Lisa Sewell Claudia RankineEleven More American Women Poets in the 21st Century is an exciting sequel to its predecessors in the American Poets in the 21st Century series. Like the earlier anthologies, this volume includes generous selections of poetry by some of the best poets of our time as well as illuminating poetics statements and incisive essays on their work. This unique organization makes these books invaluable teaching tools. Broadening the lens through which we look at contemporary poetry, this new volume extends its geographical net by including Caribbean and Canadian poets. Representing three generations of women writers, among the insightful pieces included in this volume are essays by Karla Kelsey on Mary Jo Bang's modes of artifice, Christine Hume on Carla Harryman's kinds of listening, Dawn Lundy Martin on M. NourbeSe Phillip (for whom "english / is a foreign anguish"), and Sina Queyras on Lisa Robertson's confoundingly beautiful surfaces. A companion web site will present audio of each poet's work.
Eliot and His Age: T. S. Eliot's Moral Imagination in the Twentieth Century
by Russell KirkEliot and His Age remains the best introduction to T. S. Eliot’s life, ideas, and literary works. It is the essential starting place for anyone who would understand what Eliot was about. Russell Kirk’s view of his older friend is sympathetic but not adulatory. His insights into Eliot’s writings are informed by wide reading in the same authors who most influenced the poet, as well as by similar experiences and convictions.Kirk elaborates here a significant theory of literary meaning in general, showing how great literary works awaken our intuitive reason, giving us profound visions of truth that transcend logical processes. And he traces Eliot’s political and cultural ideas to their true sources, showing the balance and subtlety of Eliot’s views. Eliot and His Age is a literary biography that will endure when much of the more recent writing on Eliot is gathering dust.
Eliot and His Age: T. S. Eliot's Moral Imagination in the Twentieth Century
by Russell KirkThough much has been written about T. S. Eliot since it was first published, Eliot and His Age remains the best introduction to the poet's life, ideas, and literary works. It is the essential starting place for anyone who would understand what Eliot was about. Russell Kirk's view of his older friend is sympathetic but not adulatory. His insights into Eliot's writings are informed by wide reading in the same authors who most influenced the poet, as well as by similar experiences and convictions. Kirk elaborates here a significant theory of literary meaning in general, showing how great literary works awaken our intuitive reason, giving us profound visions of truth that transcend logical processes. And he traces Eliot's political and cultural ideas to their true sources, showing the balance and subtlety of Eliot's views. Eliot and His Age is a literary biography that will endure when much of the more recent writing on Eliot is gathering dust.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Much-loved poems from one of the greatest Romantic poets (The Great Poets)
by Elizabeth Barrett Browning'How do I love thee? Let me count the ways'Elizabeth Barrett Browning was a poet of passion, wit and conscience. She was also a woman who wrote to speak the truth about everything she knew - and she knew just what it was like to be a thinking woman in a society that wanted women to be weak. The eldest of twelve children, she wrote poetry from the age of eleven, and became a highly successful poet in her lifetime - and remains very much loved today.She was also a strong advocate for human rights, campaigning to abolish slavery and child labour, and her three-part poem A Curse for a Nation is a powerful polemic against the slave trade.'I heard an angel speak last night, and he said "write! Write a nation's curse for me, and send it over the western sea" '
Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Much-loved poems from one of the greatest Romantic poets (The Great Poets)
by Elizabeth Barrett Browning'How do I love thee? Let me count the ways'Elizabeth Barrett Browning was a poet of passion, wit and conscience. She was also a woman who wrote to speak the truth about everything she knew - and she knew just what it was like to be a thinking woman in a society that wanted women to be weak. The eldest of twelve children, she wrote poetry from the age of eleven, and became a highly successful poet in her lifetime - and remains very much loved today.She was also a strong advocate for human rights, campaigning to abolish slavery and child labour, and her three-part poem A Curse for a Nation is a powerful polemic against the slave trade.'I heard an angel speak last night, and he said "write! Write a nation's curse for me, and send it over the western sea" '
Elizabeth Bishop and Marianne Moore: The Psychodynamics of Creativity
by Joanne Feit DiehlThis highly innovative work on poetic influence among women writers focuses on the relationship between modernist poet Elizabeth Bishop and her mentor Marianne Moore. Departing from Freudian models of influence theory that ignore the question of maternal presence, Joanne Diehl applies the psychoanalytic insights of object relations theorists Melanie Klein and Christopher Bollas to woman-to-woman literary transactions. She lays the groundwork for a far-reaching critical approach as she shows that Bishop, mourning her separation from her natural mother, strives to balance gratitude toward Moore, her literary mother, with a potentially disabling envy.Diehl begins by exploring Bishop's memoir of Moore, "Efforts of Affection," as an attempt by Bishop to verify Moore's uniqueness in order to defend herself against her predecessor's almost overwhelming originality. She then offers an intertextual reading of the two writers' works that inquires into Bishop's ambivalence toward Moore. In an analysis of "Crusoe in England" and "In the Village," Diehl exposes the restorative impulses that fuel aesthetic creation and investigates how Bishop thematizes an understanding of literary production as a process of psychic compensation.
Elizabeth Bishop and the Literary Archive
by Bethany HicokIn a life full of chaos and travel, Elizabeth Bishop managed to preserve and even partially catalog, a large collection—more than 3,500 pages of drafts of poems and prose, notebooks, memorabilia, artwork, hundreds of letters to major poets and writers, and thousands of books—now housed at Vassar College. Informed by archival theory and practice, as well as a deep appreciation of Bishop’s poetics, the collection charts new territory for teaching and reading American poetry at the intersection of the institutional archive, literary study, the liberal arts college, and the digital humanities. The fifteen essays in this collection use this archive as a subject, and, for the first time, argue for the critical importance of working with and describing original documents in order to understand the relationship between this most archival of poets and her own archive. This collection features a unique set of interdisciplinary scholars, archivists, translators, and poets, who approach the archive collaboratively and from multiple perspectives. The contributions explore remarkable new acquisitions, such as Bishop’s letters to her psychoanalyst, one of the most detailed psychosexual memoirs of any twentieth century poet and the exuberant correspondence with her final partner, Alice Methfessel, an important series of queer love letters of the 20th century. Lever Press’s digital environment allows the contributors to present some of the visual experience of the archive, such as Bishop’s extraordinary “multi-medial” and “multimodal” notebooks, in order to reveal aspects of the poet’s complex composition process.
Elizabeth Bishop and the Music of Literature (Palgrave Studies in Music and Literature)
by Angus CleghornElizabeth Bishop and the Music of Literature brings together the latest understandings of how central music was to Bishop’s writing. This collection considers Bishop’s reworking of metrical and rhythmic forms of poetry; the increasing presence of prosaic utterances into speech-soundscapes; how musical poetry intones new modes of thinking through aural vision; how Bishop transforms traditionally distasteful tones of violence, banality, and commerce into innovative poetry; how her diverse, lifelong musical education (North American, European, Brazilian) affects her work; and also how her diverse musical settings have inspired global contemporary composers. The essays flesh out the missing elements of music, sound, and voice in previous research that are crucial to understanding how Bishop’s writing continues to dazzle readers and inspire artists in surprising ways.
Elizabeth Bishop at Work
by Eleanor CookCritics and biographers praise Elizabeth Bishop's poetry but have little to say about how it does its sublime work--in the ear and in the mind's eye. Eleanor Cook examines in detail Bishop's diction, syntax, rhythm, and meter, her acute sense of place, and her attention to the natural world. Writers, readers, and teachers will all benefit.
Elizabeth Bishop's Brazil
by Bethany HicokWhen the American poet Elizabeth Bishop arrived in Brazil in 1951 at the age of forty, she had not planned to stay, but her love affair with the Brazilian aristocrat Lota de Macedo Soares and with the country itself set her on another course, and Brazil became her home for nearly two decades. In this groundbreaking new study, Bethany Hicok offers Bishop’s readers the most comprehensive study to date on the transformative impact of Brazil on the poet’s life and art. Based on extensive archival research and travel, Elizabeth Bishop’s Brazil argues that the whole shape of Bishop’s writing career shifted in response to Brazil, taking on historical, political, linguistic, and cultural dimensions that would have been inconceivable without her immersion in this vibrant South American culture. Hicok reveals the mid-century Brazil that Bishop encountered--its extremes of wealth and poverty, its spectacular topography, its language, literature, and people--and examines the Brazilian class structures that placed Bishop and Macedo Soares at the center of the country’s political and cultural power brokers. We watch Bishop develop a political poetry of engagement against the backdrop of America’s Cold War policies and Brazil’s political revolutions. Hicok also offers the first comprehensive evaluation of Bishop’s translations of Brazilian writers and their influence on her own work. Drawing on archival sources that include Bishop’s unpublished travel writings and providing provocative new readings of the poetry, Elizabeth Bishop’s Brazil is a long-overdue exploration of a pivotal phase in this great poet’s life and work.
Elizabethan Poetry: An Anthology (Dover Thrift Editions: Poetry)
by Bob BlaisdellThe relative peace and prosperity of the Elizabethan age (1558-1603) fostered the growth of one of the most fruitful eras in literary history. Lyric poetry, prose, and drama flourished in sixteenth-century England in works that blended medieval traditions with Renaissance optimism.This anthology celebrates the wit and imaginative creativity of the Elizabethan poets with a generous selection of their graceful and sophisticated verse. Highlights include sonnets from Astrophel and Stella, written by Sir Philip Sidney -- a scholar, poet, critic, courtier, diplomat, soldier, and ideal English Renaissance man; poems by Edmund Spenser, whose works combined romance with allegory, adventure, and morality; and sonnets by William Shakespeare, whose towering poetic genius transcends the ages. Other celebrated contributors include John Donne ("Go, and catch a fallen star"), Ben Jonson ("Drink to me only with thine eyes"), and Christopher Marlowe ("The Passionate Shepherd to His Love"). The poetry of lesser-known figures such as Michael Drayton, Samuel Daniel, and Fulke Greville appears here, along with verses by individuals better known in other fields -- Francis Bacon, Queen Elizabeth I, and Walter Raleigh -- whose poems offer valuable insights into the spirit of the age.
Elizabethan Popular Theatre: Plays in Performance
by Michael HattawayElizabethan Popular Theatre surveys the Golden Age of English popular theatre: the 1590s, the age of Marlowe and the young Shakespeare. The book describes the staging practices, performance conditions and acting techniques of the period, focusing on five popular dramas: The Spanish Tragedy, Mucedorus, Edward II, Doctor Faustus and Titus Andronicus, as well as providing a comprehensive history of a variety of contemporary playhouse stages, performances, and players.
Ella Kazoo Will Not Brush Her Hair
by Lee FoxElla Kazoo will not brush her hair. She hides in the cupboard and under the stair. She roars at her mom like a big growly bear. But Ella Kazoo will not brush her hair. Ella just won't budge when it comes to the daily battle of the brush. But when her hair takes on a life of its own, a bad hair day quickly turns into an out-of-control hair day. Ella and her mom will need a quick fix for her unruly locks--before they take over everything!
Ellas, poetas
by Varios autoresUna muestra esencial de la poesía escrita por mujeres desde el S.XVI a la actualidad. Una antología de poesía escrita en castellano por mujeres que recoge no sólo a un grupo de poetas, sino una evolución de la poética desde el siglo XVI hasta la actualidad. La visión del mundo de las mujeres expresada a través de las palabras de Luisa Sigea, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Maria Gertrudis Hore Ley, Margarita Hickey y Pellizoni, Rosalía de Castro, Mercedes Velilla, Concepción de Estevarena, Idea Vilariño, Idoia Montero, Patricia Benido, Irene G punto, Zahara, Victoria Ash,Elena barrio Fabregat, Gata Cattana y Alejandra Martinez de Miguel
Ellington Was Not a Street
by Ntozake Shange Kadir Nelson<p>In a reflective tribute to the African-American community of old, noted poet Ntozake Shange recalls her childhood home and the close-knit group of innovators that often gathered there. These men of vision, brought to life in the majestic paintings of artist Kadir Nelson, lived at a time when the color of their skin dictated where they could live, what schools they could attend, and even where they could sit on a bus or in a movie theater. <p>Yet in the face of this tremendous adversity, these dedicated souls and others like them not only demonstrated the importance of Black culture in America, but also helped issue in a movement that "changed the world." Their lives and their works inspire us to this day, and serve as a guide to how we approach the challenges of tomorrow.</p>
Elmo Says Achoo! (Step into Reading)
by Sarah Albee Tom BrannonElmo's bringing a present to Oscar. But the mysterious wrapped gift has a curious effect--it's making Elmo sneeze! And every time Elmo sneezes, something funny happens. The youngest readers will love following along as Elmo's sneezes cause laundry to fall off a line and much more in this Early Step into ReadingTM story
Elmo's Tricky Tongue Twisters (Big Bird's Favorites Board Books)
by Sarah Albee Maggie SwansonPacked into the pages of this sturdy Sesame Street board book is a collection of tongue-tripping rhymes about everyone's favorite Sesame Street Muppets, including Elmo, Grover, Ernie, Bert, Betty Lou, Herry, Hoots the owl, and Oscar. The rhyming language and singsong rhythm of tongue twisters are key concepts in language development for babies and toddlers. The humor and playfulness of the tongue twisters in this collection will give toddlers a fun into into the world of wordplay, the foundation of a lifelong enjoyment of the written and spoken word. This book is ideal for use in pre-school classrooms as well as parent/child sharing.
Elocuencia de silencios: Eloquence of silence
by Francisco Muñoz SolerSus poemas intentan despertar la conciencia social de una sociedad plagada de apatía, crueldad, intolerancia y falta de humanidad. Francisco Muñoz Soler es un poeta inusualmente dotado de Málaga (España), que tiene el coraje de sus convicciones. Sus poemas intentan despertar la conciencia social de una sociedad plagada de apatía, crueldad, intolerancia y falta de humanidad. Los poemas profundizan en temas pertinentes como la tragedia del desplazamiento masivo, el terror institucionalizado y la violación de los derechos humanos. En muchos poemas lo vemos inspirándose en los pensamientos de almas valientes del pasado, cuya intrépida sabiduría formó la conciencia humana. Los lectores encontrarán sus reflexiones de búsqueda de alma muy convincentes y sus versos dejarán una marca indeleble en su psique.
Elogio del insomnio
by Alberto Ruy SánchezUna mezcla de autobiografía, crónica, poesía y relato del autor Alberto Ruy Sánchez. Por Alberto Ruy Sánchez, reconocido como Oficial de la Orden de las Artes y de las Letras por el gobierno de Francia y autor de La mano del fuego. El insomne, abandonándose a la deriva como un viejo y el mar de estos días, o estas noches, navega al azar las corrientes de la madrugada que más bien lo navegan a él. Cada oleada embravecida se convierte en una aventura, un relato, una imagen que viene de muy lejos en el tiempo o en la geografía. Y él lo atrapa y nos lo cuenta cada vez como si fuera el último trozo flotante que lo salva. Porque este insomne goza sus insomnios. En medio de la obscuridad, cada insomnio es felicidad luminosa, la luz que se vuelve el ámbito donde el inmenso placer de contar y escuchar historias toma existencia. Con cinco novelas sobre un mundo que celebra el erotismo, en cuyo centro se encuentra la ciudad de Mogador, Alberto Ruy Sánchez tiene tras de sí una trayectoria vital diversa y sorprendente, algunos de cuyos episodios cuenta en esta obra, compuesta de ingredientes como la autobiografía, la crónica, la poesía y el relato verdadero de las ficciones que se viven. Lo que ha dicho la crítica: "Todas las personas que han pasado la noche en vela por un dolor de muelas o una decepción amorosa tienen la obligación de incluir en su botiquín un libro: Elogio del insomnio." -Xavier Velasco. "Alberto Ruy Sánchez, valiéndose no sólo de un subgénero literario llámese ensayo, autobiografía, cuento, crónica, sino la mezcla de los anteriores, conpoemas que escucha, recuerda, fotografías de sus viajes y con una claridad en el lenguaje en Elogio del insomnio, nos transfiere su baraka, el conocimiento, sus historias, su infancia y sus momentos de insomnio". -Alan Saint Martin, Revista de la Universidad (UNAM).
Eloise Greenfield: Poetry to Grow On (Leveled Readers 4FOG)
by Laura JohnsonBrief biography of Eloise Greenfield, a poet who grew up during the Great Depression.
Eloise Greenfield: The Music of Poetry (Leveled Readers 4FOG)
by Laura JohnsonEloise Greenfield is a poet who writes for children. As you read about this poet, monitor your reading to check your understanding. Reread to clarify any difficult sections.
Els dies que m'habiten
by Gemma HumetLa cantant Gemma Humet recull en aquest llibre textos i poemes introspectius que parlen d'amor i de desamor, d'inquietuds vitals, d'empoderament femení i sobre la seva condició de dona i mare. «Des que era prou gran per saber escriure, però prou petita per no saber ben bé què volia dir "habitar-me", m'asseia, de nit, al balcó minúscul de la meva habitació, amb un coixí sobre la falda i, al damunt, una llibreta. Escrivia. Escrivia el que pensava, el que em passava, idees, possibles cançons, emocions, contradiccions... Escriure em feia lliure. Em feia volar. De mica en mica, em vaig adonar que tot allò que apuntava en aquells fulls, sovint de manera desordenada, em conformava i m'estructurava els pensaments. I mai no he deixat de fer-ho. Tinc caixes i calaixos i més caixes plens de llibretes que expliquen qui soc i com soc, i, sobretot, per què soc com soc.» A Els dies que m'habiten, Humet recull textos i poemes introspectius, il·lustrats per la Sara Serra, que ens mostren la seva faceta més íntima i propera.
Elvis Presley's Love Me Tender
by Elvis PresleyThe king of rock-and-roll's #1 hit song "Love Me Tender" is now an endearing picture bookAdapted from the unforgettable classic song, Elvis Presley's Love MeTender is a heartwarming ode to the special bond between children and the adults who love and care for them--be they parents, grandparents, adoptive parents, aunts, uncles, or guardians. With its simple, timeless message, Elvis Presley's Love Me Tender is destined to join Guess How Much I Love You as a baby shower staple. And the sweet, inclusive illustrations make it a book every family will treasure "all through the years, 'till the end of time."
Elvis Presley's Quiéreme con ternura
by Elvis PresleyQuiéreme con ternura. Quiéreme con dulzura. Nunca me dejes ir. Has llenado mi vida. Te quiero mucho, mi amor. Tomando como punto de partida la letra oficial de la conocida canción de Elvis Presley, este precioso y tierno álbum ilustrado es una oda al lazo de amor que existe entre padres e hijos.