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  The Author's Abstract of Melancholy

  Robert Burton

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  LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of The Author's Abstract of Melancholy by Robert Burton. This was the fortnightly poetry project for September 20, 2009.

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  Elijah - A Fictional Reinvention...

  A LeRoy

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  A Dangerous Prophet for Dangerous Times! 
  (Author's Narration) 
  Israel. 9th-century BC. Jezebel has killed the true prophets of the Lord, and Elijah must flee her wrath. 
  But he is not alone. Embraced by a shapeshifting goddess, counseled by a great angel, he is empowered to call down fire from Heaven! 
  In the spirit of Dante, Shakespeare, and Homer, this epic poem relives the stunning miracles of the great prophet as described in the Old Testament—fed by ravens, raising the dead, commanding the rain, calling down fire from Heaven, outrunning horses, ascending to Heaven. 
  But along with all this, the author weaves a rich thread of mythological influences: shapeshifting goddesses, shamanic journeys, dueling dragons, Queen Jezebel's seductions, and dissension in the ranks of the royal bodyguard. 
  Saucy yet sacred, this timeless tale takes wing in the poet's pen, the poet's voice! 
  "Fun, interesting, and entertaining, with elements of a heroic quest, pure fantasy, and sexy romance.” 
  Karen Siddall 
  "The telling was riveting, and you don’t need to know the story ahead of time to be moved by it.” 
  Kit Donner 
  “LeRoy has a great talent for writing an epic poem, and his hypnotic voice lends grandly to the narration of the story.” 
  Amy’s Bookshelf Reviews, Top 10 Books of 2018 
  "An epic tale, Biblically based, but with considerable writer’s freedom that makes the book wholly entertaining." 
  San Francisco Review of Books

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  Before the Next Bomb Drops -...

  Remi Kanazi

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  “A beautiful but urgent clarion call for freedom, justice, and resistance in every pocket of the world, from occupied Palestine to gentrified Brooklyn” (Marc Lamont Hill, academic and activist).  we are the boat / returning to dock / we are the footprints / on the northern trail / we are the iron / coloring the soil / we cannot / be erased —from “Refugee”   Remi Kanazi’s poetry presents an unflinching look at the lives of Palestinians under occupation and as refugees scattered across the globe. He captures the Palestinian people’s stubborn refusal to be erased, gives voice to the ongoing struggle for liberation, and explores the meaning of international solidarity.   In this latest collection, Kanazi expands his focus outside the sphere of Palestine and presents pieces examining racism in America, police brutality, US militarism at home and wars abroad, conflict voyeurism, Islamophobia, and a range of other issues.   “His rhymes and rhythms, filled with sharp wit, irony and deep empathy, are a great joy to read even as they tackle some of the most urgent political struggles of our day.” —Ali Abunimah, author of The Battle for Justice in Palestine

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  Double Feature: One (NHB Modern...

  Sam Holcroft

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  Double Feature brings together - in two volumes of paired short plays - four of the most exciting new voices in UK theatre, in their first commissions for the National Theatre.
  This volume contains:
  
  - Edgar & Annabel by Sam Holcroft
  - The Swan by D C MooreIn Edgar & Annabel a young couple prepare dinner - but something isn't right. In a city not so different from our own capital, a group of freedom fighters attempts to stand up to an Orwellian establishment in increasingly perilous circumstances. The story that unfolds brings into question relationships, identities and the nature of reality itself'
  The Swan is an examination of the ties that hold us together in a fractured society.
  In a decaying pub in South London, preparations are being made for a wake. With only an hour before their guests arrive, a family begin to settle their accounts. The ghosts of lives lived and opportunities missed are laid to rest as new and ancient betrayals are confronted and forgiven.
  The plays premiered in a specially converted space at the National Theatre in July 2011. They were performed alongside There is a War by Tom Basden and Nightwatchman by Prasanna Puwanarajah, published in the companion volume Double Feature: Two.
  'startlingly imaginative... Clever, funny and disturbing' - Evening Standard
  'Moore is one of the best thirty-something playwrights around, an expert analyst of half-truths and human weakness' - Evening Standard

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  Stuff and Nonsense - Poems by...

  Lewis Carroll

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  Alexander Woollcott called Lewis Carroll, author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, "the man who wrote the most enchanting nonsense in the English language." Besides his many stories, Lewis Carroll wrote nonsensical poems. Eleven of his poems appear here, the most famous of which being Jabberwocky, The Walrus and the Carpenter, and The Hunting of the Snark. Narrator Griffin Rogers recorded Jabberwocky as a Christmas present for his son before spending the next several years recording additional nonsense whenever he was able to find an unlocked window and sneak into a recording studio. (If that sounds like a lot of nonsense to you, you will love this audiobook - and so will your children.)

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  For Display Purposes Only

  David Seymour

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  These poems pause for the spectacle: cloning technologies, super-slo-mo photography, narcotic cab rides. Making fun of consciousness, they describe a system of tripwires, pitfalls and decoys that this notion of daily viewership entails. These poems are paeans to our facility for duplicity and self-deception, where the act of living becomes more and more like watching a film in which we play no role.

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