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"Between February 2021 and March 2022, Ariel Gordon and Brenda Schmidt wrote a collaborative poetry manuscript, formatted like a call and response. Ariel intended to write about urban Manitoba, the city and its trees, and Brenda was to write about rural Saskatchewan and birds. Over the course of the year, the matter of place took over and the intentions branched and flew apart. They both wrote birds and trees but also moose and mushrooms, pronghorns...
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Following the success of Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox and Sometimes I Feel Like a River, this companion book explores the nature and beauty of trees. Twelve lyrical poems look at twelve different trees, from early spring to deep winter. In each poem, a child identifies with a feature of the tree - such as the smooth trunk of a birch whose bark has peeled away, the strong branches of a spruce that shelter small birds or the pink flowers of a cherry...
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Fifteen poems explore close encounters with animals ... and choosing to respond tenderly. Whether it's helping a hummingbird escape, respecting a bear's habitat, admiring a heron's beauty, or giving way to ants at a picnic, the human response in these poems is to do no harm, and to help whenever possible. The poems follow a seasonal progression, ending with a final poem that imagines where each animal might be on a winter night. Inspired by personal...
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Have you noticed, on a summer's day, the fine powder at the heart of a flower or floating on a breeze? What is pollen, and why does it matter? Almost invisible, pollen waits for the one thing it needs: a ride on the wind--or on wings, fur, or feathers. That's where pollinators come in, small and mighty, holding the world together with their work.
9) Call me Al
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"In this middle-grade novel, eighth-grade student Ali Khan finds that writing poetry--first about his crush, then about what it means to be an immigrant and the anti-Muslim racism around him--helps him discover who he truly is."--
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Das Komponisten-Paar Schönherz & Fleer ist der Schöpfer des mehrfach preisgekrönten Rilke Projekts. Renommierte Schauspieler und Sänger interpretieren ausgewählte Texte Rainer Maria Rilkes im Zusammenspiel mit eigens komponierter Musik - eine kongeniale Mischung. Erstmals widmen sie sich mit ihrem neuen Album WUNDERWEIßE NÄCHTE einem bestimmten Thema: der Schönheit, der Anmut und der Dramatik von Herbst und Winter. Das Hörbuch verströmt...
11) Sonette
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Wer Shakespeare in heutiger Zeit neu kennen lernen möchte, sollte sich dieses Hörbuch zu Gemüte führen. Ein Mann der Bühne, Martin Flörchinger, hat die 154 Sonette neu übertragen, eine verständliche, bodenständige, kraftvolle Dichtung geschaffen. Der unmittelbare Zugang zum Werk des Klassikers führte den Schauspieler zwangsläufig zu den Sonetten, hinter denen die Persönlichkeit, der Künstler und Mensch Shakespeare, deutlicher hervortritt...
13) A prairie rune
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Runes, Roots, and Reconciliation. Equal parts spiritual meditation, collaborative interpretation, and poetic exposition, A Prairie Rune explores the mysteries of the Old English / Anglo-Saxon futhorc (rune poem) from a contemporary Christian Animist perspective. Blahut and Sanford Beck, after 30 years of friendship, write from their experiences of growing and living embedded within the beauty and sacredness of Treaty Six Territory, while wrestling...
15) Sunset Szn
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My head lies between headphones, instead of your thighs I've compiled fantasies together, to make out your image I still can't think of what you look like I'm isolated. I'm writing when I'm not playing video games and playing video games when I'm not writing My everyday routine. I wanna add you to my way of living, but I haven't seen you yet Give Me Memories ~ Sakari A poetry collection that creates an atmosphere of helpless vibes can be found behind...
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Seasonal Adjustments is the first collection of poems written by John Hartley. Taking the reader through the year with a mix of humour and reflection, the anthology considers themes including the natural world, well-being, family and weather. Although this is his first formal foray into the world of published poetry John's history is littered with rhyme, largely through lyrical writing to accompany musical melody. He grew up reading the works of McGough,...
19) Voyager
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This poetry anthology provides reflections on a variety of topics ranging from nature, family, and transformative experiences. The experiences contained are not earth-shattering or unique, but everyday stories that could be told by everybody. Heather Riches has encapsulated these in a thoughtful but respectful way, and they will strike a chord with all who absorb them.
20) Life
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Life is a meditative collection of your innermost thoughts, feelings, and desires. The poems included throughout are striking and inviting. Readers will feel welcome to journey alongside you as you discover and find your true happiness.
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