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  Locating Strongwoman

  Tolu Agbelusi

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  Locating Strongwoman is a portrait of unperformed femininity. Eschewing the stereotypical portrayal of the "Strong Woman" and the even more loaded "Strong Black Woman", these poems invite the reader to interrogate the protagonists and find in their stories a quiet strength.
  
  "...This is a book filled with want, love and the lack thereof, with striking lines like, 'As if he wasn't a bed of nails your love/laid on' and 'The factory of my body works overtime'. It teeters between violence and the razor-blade threat thereof. Straddling the inside and outside worlds on the head of a 'bobbing sewing needle', Locating Strongwoman is visceral and raw, vulnerable and strong. It will leave you thinking and feeling long after you turn its last page".
  
  Peter Kahn, author of Little Kings and co-editor of The Golden Shovel Anthology: New Poems Honoring Gwendolyn Brooks
  
  "Through Locating Strongwoman, Tolu Agbelusi hosts a black women's sleepover. Where we drink wine and share stories, about the many complexities of navigating our hearts, how we are our mother's daughters and how our mothers are complex women. Strongwoman... The chilling truth behind this collection is that to be woman is to be silent... or silenced.
  
  Both in form and content, Locating Strongwoman is a trace of our mothers' silences and the inevitable release of our own voices. Tolu paints in a language that is familiar and comforting. And how wonderful it is to find yourself, over and over in poetry! As the woman who cannot be pinned into a box and doesn't want to be. To be seen."
  
  Vangile Gantsho, author of Red Cotton and Undressing in Front of the Window; co-founder of Impepho Press

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  William Blake - The Epics

  William Blake

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  William Blake was born on 28th November 1757 in London to parents of modest income that could only afford a basic education of reading and writing although he did attend a drawing school for a short time.  His artistic skill was apparent relatively early and at the age of 14 he stopped working in his father’s hosiery shop and became an apprentice engraver.  This apprenticeship finished when he was 21 and at 25 he married Catherine Boucher.  He taught her to read and write and  together in 1789 they published Songs of Innocence with text and engravings printed from copper plates and illustrations finished by hand with watercolours.  It did not sell well and throughout his life he remained largely unrecognised often on the verge of poverty.  This led to a deep depression for many years and he was often considered mad by his contemporaries.  His creativity and imagination with its undercurrents of mysticism, spiritualism and philosophy are apparent in this selection of poems and whilst classed as a seminal figure in the Romantic Age it wasn’t until the late 19th century that his work was recognised.  The 20th century saw an even  greater appreciation of his poetry with Blake’s voyage beyond  the rational and material chiming with the Beat poets, Dylan, Van Morrison and Jim Morrison of the band the Doors , named after Blake’s phrase Doors of Perception from his poem Marriage of Heaven and Hell.  Further acclaim has been attributed to him from many scholars of art, psychology and of course literature.   His poems have inspired composers such as Vaughn Williams, Britten and Taverner  and Jerusalem a hymn still sung today.  Blake’s vivid and intense work is still relevant to all to this day and he is recognised as a saint in the Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica.  William Blake died on 12th August 1827 and in 1957 a memorial was erected at Poet’s Corner in Westminster Abbey.

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  Kahlil Gibran's Little Book of...

  Kahlil Gibran

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  One of the most popular and profound inspirational writers of all time shares simple wisdom for living a happy and fulfilling life.This book is a collection of Gibran's words on how to live. Here are his thoughts on what it means to live in community and solitude and what gives life meaning, along with his often prescient views on government, organized religion, wealth, and commerce. Gibran's sensibility feels contemporary. He did not recognize any ultimate authority outside of the human soul:"It were wiser to speak less of God, whom we cannot understand and more of each other, whom we may understand."This is the essential Gibran, with 88 selections organized into 5 sections that elucidate answers to the questions that each of us face:Living a Wise LifeCommunity WisdomWise ExchangeWisdom from SolitudeWisdom Beyond WordsThis inspirational gift volume gently guides readers through life’s big issues: meaning and mortality, good and evil, and discovering an authentic spiritual path. Suitable for all gift-giving occasions, it is a book that delights, informs, and inspires.

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  Poets of the Early 20th Century...

  Edna St. Vincent Millay, TS...

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  In England the Victorian Age was about to become the past and a new age of worldwide wars of horror and slaughter would envelop and decimate generations, forever staining mankind.   
   
  The Century would see the World discover strengths. The Democracies would stand firm against Fascism and later Communism yet still keep its own elite and privileged in power and the rest of us underfoot. 
   
  The World was more connected than ever before.  Culture accelerated its kaleidoscopic and interwoven journey. Transport delivered people by car and train and then aeroplane to far flung corners of the globe.  Empires were at their zenith and ready to fragment with new nations, many troubled, rising from their decay. 
   
  The natural world continued to be plundered and pillaged for its resources by industries who pledged ‘more’ and ‘better’ and would clothe and feed a growing world yet sow the seeds now ready to devastate us in our current times. 
   
  The globe was as vibrant and violent as troubled and tarnished as it ever was.  But new ideas, new political systems, new times changed everything once again. 
   1 - The Poets of the Early Twentieth Century  - Volume 2 - An Introduction 
  2 - The Lions by Joseph Mary Plunkett 
  3 - 1841-1891 by Joseph Mary Plunkett 
  4 - If We Return by F W Harvey 
  5 - The Soldier Speaks by F W Harvey 
  6 - The Negro Soldiers by Roscoe C Jamison 
  7 - Into Battle by Julian Grenfell 
  8 - Prayer For Those on the Staff by Julian Grenfell 
  9 - Hymn by Fenton Johnson 
  10 - Tired by Fenton Johnson 
  11 - Sonnet I by Fernando Pessoa 
  12 - If, After I Die by Fernando Pessoa  
  13 - I Have A Rendezvous with Death by Alan Seeger 
  14 - All Thats Not Love by Alan Seeger 
  15 - Maktoob by Alan Seeger 
  16 - The Unseen Planets by Raymond Chandler 
  17 - The Poet's Knowledge by Raymond Chandler 
  18 - I Saw A Man This Morning by Patrick Shaw Stewart 
  19 - Whispers of Immortality by T S Eliot 
  20 - The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock by T S Eliot 
  21 - Preludes by T S Eliot 
  22 - The Wounded Bird by Katherine Mansfield 
  23 - Stars by Katharine Mansfield 
  24 - A Fine Day by Katherine Mansfield 
  25 - I Taught Myself To Live Simply by Anna Akhmatova 
  26 - When I Write Poems by Anna Akhmatova 
  27 - Poetry by Claude McKay 
  28 - The White House by Claude McKay 
  29 - The Lynching by Claude McKay 
  30 - Strange Hells by Ivor Gurney 
  31 - Crucifix Corner by Ivor Gurney 
  32 - Serenade by Ivor Gurney 
  33 - Break of Day in the Trenches by Isaac Rosenberg 
  34 - Dead Man's Dump by Isaac Rosenberg 
  35 - August 1914 by Isaac Rosenberg 
  36 - Journey's End by Zora Neale Hurston 
  37 - The Dog Tupman by Stella Benson 
  38 - The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver by Edna St Vincent Millay 
  39 - My Heart Being Hungry by Edna St Vincent Millay 
  40 - What Lips My Lips Have Kissed, And Where, And Why by Edna St Vincent Millay 
  41 - Sonnet XVIII - I, Being Born a Woman by Edna St Vincent Millay 
  42 - Unity by Cesar Vallejo 
  43 - Love by Edith Sodergran 
  44 - On Foot I Had to Cross the Solar System by Edith Sodergran 
  45 - Insouciance by Richard Aldington 
  46 - Goodbye by Richard Aldington 
  47 - Grey Hairs by Marina Ivanova Tsvetaeva 
  48 - Lady with Camelias by Marina Ivanova Tsvetaeva 
  49 - To Mother by Marina Ivanova Tsvetaeva 
  50 - Back To Rest by Lietenant William Noel Hodgson MC 
  51 - Before Action  by Lieutenant William Noel Hodgson MC 
  52 - Past One O'Clock by Vladimir Mayakovsky 
  53 - So This Is How I Turned into a Dog by Vladamir Mayakovsky 
  54 - Verse for a Certain Dog by Dorothy Parker 
  55 - A Dream Lies Dead by Dorothy Parker<p

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  Merchant of Venice The (Argo...

  William Shakespeare

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  William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time. 
  'The quality of mercy is not strain'd, 
  It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven’ 
  Bassiano, a noble Venetian, hopes to woo the beautiful heiress Portia. However, he requires financial assistance from his friend Antonio. Antonio agrees, but he, in turn, must borrow from the Jewish moneylender Shylock. As recourse for past ills, Shylock stipulates that the forfeit on the loan must be a pound of Antonio’s flesh. 
  In the most renowned onstage law scene of all time, Portia proves herself one of Shakespeare’s most cunning heroines, disguising herself as a lawyer and vanquishing Shylock’s claims; meanwhile, Shylock triumphs on a humanitarian level with his plea for tolerance. 
  All of the Shakespeare plays within the ARGO Classics catalogue are performed by the Marlowe Dramatic Society and Professional Players. The Marlowe was founded in 1907 with a mission to focus on effective delivery of verse, respect the integrity of texts, and rescue neglected plays by Shakespeare’s contemporaries and the less performed plays of Shakespeare himself. The Marlowe has performed annually at Cambridge Arts Theatre since its opening in 1936 and continues to produce some of the finest actors of their generations. 
  Thurston Dart, Professor of Music at London University and a Fellow of Jesus College Cambridge, directed the music for this production. 
  The full cast includes: Donald Beves; John Barton; Toby Robertson; George Rylands; Gary Watson; Anthony Jacobs; Gerald Mosback; Derek Jacobi; Richard Marquand; Tony Church; Clive Swift; Michael Bates; Terrence Hardiman; Christopher Renard; John Tracy-Phillips; Margaretta Scott; Christine Baker; Janette Richer. 
  This short, yet impactful play, is a testament to the best of European theatre, showcasing the performing prowess of the Marlowe Dramatic Society and Professional Players. The Merchant of Venice, a masterpiece by William Shakespeare, continues to resonate with audiences, proving the timeless nature of its themes and characters. 
  For fans of Barbara A. Mowat (The Taming of the Shrew), Paul Werstine (The Two Noble Kinsmen), and Arthur Miller (Death of a Salesman).

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  Chasing Hares (NHB Modern Plays)

  Sonali Bhattacharyya

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  By day, machine operator Prab struggles to survive the precarity and brutality of his factory job in West Bengal. By night, he writes stories for his baby daughter Amba.
  When a popular actress recruits him to write a play for her, Prab seizes the opportunity to expose the injustice of factory conditions and the rumours of child exploitation. But in his fight for change, is he ready to risk his future, his family and even his own life?
  Winner of Theatre Uncut's Political Playwriting Award, Sonali Bhattacharyya's Chasing Hares is a tale of resistance and dignity in the face of global exploitation. It was premiered at the Young Vic Theatre, London, in July 2022, directed by Milli Bhatia.

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