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Poetry Speaks Who I Am: Poems of Discovery, Inspiration, Independence, and Everything Else (A Poetry Speaks Experience)

Poetry Speaks Who I Am is filled with more than 100 remarkable poems about you, who you are, and who you are becoming. Dive in-find the poem you love, the one that makes you angry, the one that makes you laugh, the one that knocks the wind out of you, and become a part of Poetry Speaks Who I Am by adding your own inside the book.

Poetry can be life altering. It can be gritty and difficult. It can be hilarious or heart-breaking. And it’s meant to be experienced, so we’ve included a CD on which you’ll hear 44 poems, 39 of which are original recordings-you’ll only find them here. You’ll hear poets both classic and contemporary, well-known and refreshingly new, including:
–Dana Gioia expresses the hunger of a “Vampire’s Serenade”
–Elizabeth Alexander waits for that second kiss in “Zodiac”
–Langston Hughes flings his arms wide in “Dream Variations”
–Marilyn Nelson reads to her class in “How I Discovered Poetry”
–Paul Muldoon’s poem “Sideman,” brought loudly to life by the band Rackett
–And 39 more poems that are immediate and vibrant

From Lucille Clifton’s “Here Yet Be Dragons” to Edgar Allan Poe’s “Annabel Lee” to “Tia Chucha,” by Luis J. Rodriguez, Poetry Speaks Who I Am is a collection that is dynamic, accessible, challenging, classic, edgy, and ultimately not quite perfect. Just like you. If you’re lucky, it’ll serve as a gateway to a lifetime lived with poetry. At the very least, it’ll be a good time. Dive in, and happy hunting.

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The Poetry Of Inspiration: Harmonizing success

The Poetry Of Inspiration is a rhythmic walkthrough of my personal success. When I was younger, all i ever wanted was the feeling of being successful. But had no idea how to acquire it, however that didn’t stop me from taking the chance to find it.What I share in this book are methods I used to achieve success, as well as some of the hidden things that come with it.

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The Poetry of Self Compassion

A talk by David Whyte.
Self compassion is a form of faith: a faith in the way each of us holds the great conversation of life. Innocence is the ability to look at the world with fresh eyes. On “The Poetry of Self Compassion,” David Whyte looks at innocence as a faculty of exploration and a source of courage, compassion and self knowledge.

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Affirmation of Poetry (Univocal)


Since the times of Plato and Aristotle, the relation of poetry to philosophy has been controversial. For certain scholars, poetry should in no way be confused with philosophy. For others, poetry is at the heart of the possibility of thinking itself. In Affirmation of Poetry, Judith Balso defends the significance of poetry as a necessary practice for thinking. For Balso, if reading poetry properly has become an obscure task, poetry itself still carries with it a power of thinking: the efforts of the poets must continue. In analyzing the affirmation of thought found within the work of such poets as Osip Mandelstam, Wallace Stevens, Alberto Caeiro, and Giacomo Leopardi, Balso reestablishes poetry’s place as a site of thought.

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Quote Poet Unquote: Contemporary Quotations on Poets and Poetry

“One of the best-read men in the Western world” is how Poetry Review describes Irish poet-critic Dennis O’Driscoll. Quote Poet Unquote, his compilation of contemporary quotations on all things poetry-related, proves that judgment spot on. The book grew out of O’Driscoll’s column “Pickings and Choosings” for Poetry Ireland Review, and contains nearly two thousand smart sayings obsessively gleaned from six hundred sources—including powerhouse critics, prize-winning poets, world leaders, and newspaper headlines. The voices in this volume are by turns provocative, deadpan, humorous, and inspirational:

“If you dribble past five defenders, it isn’t called sheer prose.”—Tom Leonard

“I do not give the honorific name of ‘poetry’ to the primitive and the unaccomplished.”—Helen Vendler, The New York Times

“I started a PhD in English at the University of Chicago because I loved poetry—which I now realize is like saying I studied vivisection because I loved dogs.”—Michael Donaghy, Verse

Organized by headings as forthright as “What Is It Anyway?” as playful as “Prose and Cons” and “No, Thanks” (on bad poetry), this collection is both a reference work and a supremely entertaining take on the poetry world. Quote Poet Unquote offers incontrovertible evidence—thousands of pieces of it—that poetry, and the passionate discourse it generates, is alive and kicking.

Dennis O’Driscoll, former editor of Poetry Ireland Review, is the author of seven books of poetry and a collection of essays. He lives in Ireland.

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Affirmation Poetry for Health and Healing: 52 Beautifully Written Weekly Affirmations

52 Beautifully Written Weekly Affirmations for Health and Healing. Use these easy to memorize affirmations every step of the way to meet your health and healing goals. Use the notes space to track your thoughts and progress. A thoughtful gift for those at all levels of the health and healing process, these positive words of encouragement and affirmation can be powerful tools in healing and recovery from physical and emotional challenges.

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Sayings of a Soul: A Collection of Poetry

A collection of literary and poetic creativity that carves into the soul a familiarity of Love, Loss, and an understanding and vocalization of oneself. Sayings Of A Soul: A Collection Of Poetry is comprised of personal, heart-felt writings and emotional expressions. Each piece can be considered a youthful masterpiece with an adult edge. The poems ignite feelings and emotions while unleashing memories that one may have possibly forgotten. Also, they allow one to unknowingly sympathize with the poet. Not only does each piece tell what the soul says, but they also tell what the soul feels. It’s: Love! Loss! Life….and what the soul says about it all!