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  The Poetry Of Amy Lowell

  Amy Lowell

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  Poetry is a fascinating use of language. With almost a million words at its command it is not surprising that the English language has produced some of the most beautiful, moving and descriptive verse through the centuries. In this volume we look at the works of the American poet Amy Lowell.  She was born into the prominent Lowell family in Brookline Massachusetts in 1874. Although her brother was to become President of Harvard she never entered college, her family considering it not proper for a woman. However she loved books and was an avid reader and collector. A socialite she travelled widely and first began to publish in 1910. Thought to be a lesbian the erotic themes within several of her poems are a wonderful loving tribute and exploration of her relationships. She published other poets and was working on a biography of the poet John Keats which brought forth the wonderful line "The stigma of oddness is the price a myopic world always exacts of genius”. In becoming a major figure in the Imagist movement she clashed with Erza Pound frequently. In 1925 she died of a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 51. The following year, she won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for What's O'Clock. This volume of her poems is read by Richard Mitchley and Ghizela Rowe.

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  Twelfth Night | Shakespeare for...

  Jeanette Vigon

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  Embark on a magical journey into "Twelfth Night," a place where the serene coastlines of Illyria become the backdrop for a whimsical tale of love, disguise, and festive revelry. This isn't just another comedy; it's an intricate dance of affection, identity, and the pursuit of true happiness, masterfully adapted for young readers. 
  Why "Twelfth Night" is a must-read for young adventurers:Timeless Tale, New Perspective: Dive into Shakespeare's beloved story, reimagined for children, maintaining the original acts and scenes for an authentic experience.Enchanting Characters: Meet Viola, Sebastian, and a vibrant cast entangled in a web of love and playful schemes, teaching lessons of loyalty, sincerity, and the folly of arrogance.Educational and Entertaining: Designed to bridge the gap between Shakespeare's rich narratives and the imaginative worlds of young readers, fostering a love for literature that will grow with them.Accessible Literary Language: Experience the beauty of Shakespeare's works in a form that's engaging and understandable, stimulating intellectual curiosity without overwhelming.Appropriate and Thoughtful: Enjoy themes and scenes carefully chosen for young audiences, presenting lessons of love, loyalty, and justice in a captivating manner. 
  Ready your heart for laughter, prepare to be charmed, and let's embark on this delightful adventure. Discover "Twelfth Night," where every twist of fate is a step closer to joy, every laugh a note in the symphony of life, and every ending a light towards understanding love's true essence.

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  A Line in the Sand

  Red Room Poetry

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  A Line In The Sand draws together over 80 of Australia's leading poets and public figures commissioned by Red Room Poetry across the last 20 years.
  These poems illuminate space and time, giving us ways to speak and listen to loss, dream, connection, truths and traces. As a celebration of the groundbreaking work Red Room Poetry does, to read these pages is to enter the alchemic process – where poetry transforms us, reawakening wonder and ways of being.
  Featuring poems from Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Grace Tame, Jazz Money, Bruce Pascoe, Tony Birch, Maria Tumarkin, Sarah Holland-Blatt, Eloise Grills, Omar Musa and Uncle Archie Roach.

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  Antigone

  Jean Anouilh

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  The body of Polynices, Antigone's brother, has been ordered to remain unburied by Creon, the new king of Thebes. Antigone's faithfulness to her dead brother and his proper burial, and her defiance of the dictator Creon, seals her fate. Originally produced in Paris during the Nazi occupation, Anouilh's Antigone was seen by the French as theatre of the resistance and by the Germans as an affirmation of authority.
  An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring:Jordan Bridges as Haemon and GuardDominic Fumusa as GuardFrancis Guinan as Creon John Hansen as Guard and MessengerAlan Mandell as ChorusElizabeth Marvel as AntigoneAlley Mills as NannyMandy Siegfried as Ismene
  Directed by Brendon Fox. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles.
  (P)2005 L.A. Theatre Works. All Rights Reserved.

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  Our Few and Evil Days (NHB...

  Mark O'Rowe

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  Mark O'Rowe's Our Few and Evil Days is a chilling yet deeply human story about the limits of devotion.
  Adele and her parents have always been close. But recently, that closeness has been tainted by an increasing sense of mistrust. Tonight, a visit from a stranger will force them to confront the terrifying reality of their relationship.
  Our Few and Evil Days premiered at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in September 2014 as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival, in a production directed by the author and featuring Sinead Cusack and Ciaran Hinds.

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  Odyssey One Day In His Courts -...

  Stephanie Dale

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  A collection of twenty-five poems on faith and ocd. Intrusive thoughts come up with what seems like a million flashing warning lights like those coming up all at once on a car's faulty dashboard. None of them make sense but they all feel so real, so personal, yet so alien to the person's heart, nature and beliefs. Suffering in silence, unable to talk as it feels like no one will understand, or worse, that they will judge harshly... anxiety levels soar... isolation follows, even from God, because "He knows". The thing is, He does know. Brains glitch, they can be like the car's faulty dashboard. They are not our mind, and they are not our heart. The battle is very real and the steps taken to overcome must be acknowledged, but the journey was never meant to be travelled alone. These few poems are a prayer voyage towards restored intimacy in the courts of Grace and in the safety of one's hiding place, tightly tucked against His heart, positioned for recovery.

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