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The Eight-eyed Lord of Kathmandu
by Abhay K.In these rapturous poems, Abhay K. catches the allure and mystique of Kathmandu, its maze of medieval streets, thronged bazaars, twilit courtyards, the aromas of its ancient alleyways, the drift of incense from its crumbling temples, and the raucous chant of its life. He is the all-seeing eye, the seer who brings to light a city and its people with a rare immediacy of speech and a boundless imaginative empathy.
100 More Great Indian Poems
by Abhay K.100 More Great Indian Poems serves as a perfect companion volume to 100 Great Indian Poems. Together they open a new window to the world of Indian poetry and delight our senses invoking a distinct taste, smell, colour and mood of this ancient and unique civilization.
MUR - MUR: English Translation of Sindhi Poetry BHUNI-BHUNI
by Vinod AsudaniThrough this volume, Vinod has started establishing his own different identity in poetry. Not only in ghazal but in every form of literature, the creative artist has to undertake journey, how far he will go depends on what he has contributed to his chosen form.
The Last Wish: English Translation of select Sindhi Stories By Dr. Vinod Asudani
by Veena ShringiThe book is a compilation of some of the selected Sindhi poems by the author into English language.
100 Great Indian Poems
by Abhay K.Bridging divisions of Hindu and Muslim, classic and contemporary, including poems in many of India's cornucopia of languages, Abhay K. gives us 100 Indian poems that from the 'stale chapati' of Dilip Chitre to the literate parrots of Basavanna, the 'clay shivalingam' of Eunice de Souza to the 'tiny sweat' of Mir Taqi Mir, give us tangible reminders of how we think, feel, and love. "Abhay K. Is a master anthologist who is superb at picking accessible poems that will reach the general reader." Nicholas Birns, New York University
The Seduction of Delhi
by Abhay K.Delhi has been widely described as a dry, energy draining place, even a hermaphrodite…the authors attempts in the book to prove otherwise. At first glance, his short, epigrammatic poems might appear just flaccid snapshots or single-boned vignettes of an outsider in a mad and sprawling metropolis known these days for its infamous gang rapes. But a closer look reveals how the poet steps back to withdraw his self into a cocoon, to gain an artistic poise and to empower each and every item, object, relic, monument and figure - a distinct voice and color. Lal Quila, Jantar Mantar, a flower girl, an auto rickshaw, Connaught Place, a house maid, Rahim, Jamun tree, Ghalib or Dara Shikoh walk with their first person personas in the lanes of Delhi conjuring a memorable recital, a jam that defines the essence of this legendary city…'Seduction of Delhi' is an artistic triumph in many ways…”
Capitals: A Poetry Anthology
by Abhay K.A lyrical extravaganza, evocative of personal experiences and unique insights, CAPITALS embodies a medley of harmonious notes struck across the globe, resulting in the confluence of poignant imagery and soulful verse. A remarkable anthology to acquaint you intimately with the Capital cities of the world, it describes in exquisite detail their undulating terrains and pulsating lifelines and their cities beckon even the most seasoned traveller with promises of discovery. Embark on a journey like never before, as KwameDawes in his poem Green Boy takes you to a night in Accra when the crescendo of drums finallyovercomes the gunshots, or accompany Mark Mcwatt as he drifts down memory lane in the suburbs of Georgetown, and feel the raw emotion as Salah Al Hamdani laments of what has become of Baghdad. From Abuja to Zagreb, Seoul to Sucre, Ottawa to Wellington and Reykjavik to Cape Town, leave behind the trepidations of the unknown and the comforts of home, discard the frivolities of journeying to the physical facade of a beloved city-and set out to experience the world anew, for what this book offers you is a journey for the soul.
Coins in Rivers: Poems
by Rochelle PotkarIf I were a country and you my journalist I would have shot you down a street and left you to bleed.Fierce and unflinching, Rochelle Potkar's poetry springs from the deeply personal and ripples out to the world, capturing lovers' whispers and reverberations of explosions with equal ease. Vividly depicting love, grief, anger, and defiance, these poems glimmer like coins beneath the water surface, tethered with the weight of wishes clinging to them. As sensuous as it is articulate, Coins in Rivers is a deep meditation on womanhood, motherhood, and citizenship.
The Six Seasons - Ritusamhara: Kalidasa
by Abhay K.In Ritusamhara, Kalidasa brings together ecological with sensual by making reference to the changing seasons and how passionate love is rekindled with the arrival of each new season. This new translation of Ritusamhara by poet-diplomat Abhay K. is a must read for one and all.
Panchali's Pledge
by Subramania BharatiHonoured at a public function when he was a mere boy of eleven with the title 'Bharati' (one blessed by Saraswati, the Goddess of Learning), C. Subramania Bharati (1882-1921) is renowned as the herald of the renaissance in Tamil literature. The simplicity and lyricism that marked his poetry reflect a clear shift in sensibility and craft from the classical tradition, which had adhered to strictures of style, imagery and language for over 2000 years. Panchali's Pledge is the English translation of Bharati's seminal work, Panchali Sabadham, which reimagines the pivotal Game of Dice incident in the Mahabharata, where coerced into playing a game of dice by Duryodhana and Sakuni, Yudhisthira, the eldest of the Pandavas, stakes and loses his kingdom, his wealth, his brothers and finally Draupadi, leading to her disrobing and her rescue by the divine intervention of Lord Krishna. Enraged at the quiet indifference of those present in the assembly at her plight, Draupadi finally takes a pledge to avenge her ignominy with the blood of the Kauravas. Bharati wrote and published the first of the two-part minor epic in 1912 while living in the French territory of Pondicherry to escape British persecution. It was intended as a political allegory to the ongoing freedom movement and as an affirmation of the latent power in women. Usha Rajagopalan's translation seeks to complement what Bharati himself set out to do with the original text: to 'create an epic using simple phrases, a simple style, easily understood prosody and rhythm which the common man appreciates.'
Selected Poems
by Subramania BharatiIn the melody that is heard all day long In the teeming city and in nature's wilderness In all these notes I have lost myself.' Honoured at a public function when he was a mere boy of eleven with the title 'Bharati' (one blessed by Saraswati the Goddess of Learning) C. Subramania Bharati (1882-1921) is renowned as the herald of the renaissance of Tamil literature. The simplicity and lyricism that marked his poetry reflect a clear shift in sensibility and craft from the classical tradition which had adhered to strictures of style, imagery and language for over 2000 years. Ranging from the fiercely patriotic and the deeply romantic to the humbling intensity of devotion and the sharp criticism of self and society, this selection brings together poems that reflect the very essence of Bharati's broad philosophy. Usha Rajagopalan's stellar translations echo the lyricism and transformative power that have lent Bharati's poetry their distinctive enduring quality.
The Guerrilla Is Like a Poet – Ang Gerilya Ay Tulad ng Makata
by Jose Maria SisonThis book is titled after the world-renowned poem of Jose Maria Sison, “The Guerrilla Is Like a Poet,” which celebrates with natural imagery and in a lyrical way the Filipino people’s revolutionary struggle for national liberation and democracy against foreign and feudal oppression and exploitation. The book contains poems from Sison’s Prison and Beyond, which won the Southeast Asia WRITE Award, as well as new poems that further develop the theme of struggle for national and social liberation as well as exile. It also carries articles of creative writers on the significance and relevance of his poetry. Sison is a Filipino revolutionary with extensive guerrilla experience and has been a recognized poet since his student days at the University of the Philippines. The publication of this book has been sparked by the effort of the Academy for Cultural Activism of the New World Summit to present the people’s culture in the national democratic struggle in the Philippines.
Live Poetry: An Integrated Approach To Poetry In Performance
by Julia NovakGiven the increasing popularity of literary festivals, open mics, and poetry slams, one could justifiably claim that the English-speaking world is currently experiencing a ‘Live Poetry’ boom. Yet, despite this raised awareness for the aesthetic and social potential of performed poetry, academia has barely responded, failing in the process to update and adapt its concept of poetry to meet these recent developments. Bridging this critical gap, this volume provides for the first time a full methodological ‘toolkit’ for the analysis of live poetry by drawing together approaches from diverse disciplines concerned with speech and forms of cultural performance. Most notably, these include literary studies, paralinguistics, musicology, kinesics, theatre and performance studies, and folklore studies. This innovative methodology is demonstrated through sample analyses based on a mixed corpus of audio and video recordings of poetry performances, as well as on personal interviews with practitioners of live poetry. Of value to the scholar and poetry enthusiast alike, this volume presents an indispensable guide for anyone interested in understanding and analysing poetry’s evolution through its current ‘spoken word’ renaissance.
The Babylonian Disputation Poems (Culture And History Of The Ancient Near East Ser. #87)
by Enrique JiménezThe Babylonian Disputation Poems studies a group of ancient Babylonian poems featuring discussions between animals and trees. It contains editions of several new texts as well as an assessment of the genre and its impact on later traditions of literary disputations.
Suzko lilia
by Hedoi EtxartePoema liburu bat, idazle baten lehena .(...) Lehen liburuak duen botere alkimiko hori ez da sekula errepikatuko. Tonuak eta tresnak hautatu ditu poetak: maitasunez, baina distantziarekin; ironiaz baina zinismorik gabe; surrealismoz, baina xalotasunik gabe (...) Harkaitz Cano.
Hijas del horror : Rocío Silva Santisteban y Regina José Galindo : mujer, testimonio y violencia en la poesía y la performance
by Bethsabé Huamán Andía
The Poems of Goethe, Translated in the Original Metres: Translated In The Original Metres (classic Reprint) (Classics To Go)
by Johann Wolfgang von GoetheTranslated in the original metres" by Edgar Alfred Bowring. According to Wikipedia: "Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 - 22 March 1832) was a German writer. George Eliot called him "Germany's greatest man of letters... and the last true polymath to walk the earth."
The Wound Dresser: A Series Of Letters, Written From The Hospitals In Washington, During The War Of The Rebellion (classic Reprint) (The World At War)
by Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman’s “The Wound-Dresser” is a sixty-five-line free-verse poem in four sections describing the suffering in the Civil War hospitals and the poet’s suffering, faithfulness to duty, and developing compassion as he tended to soldiers’ physical wounds and gave comfort. Published at war’s end, the poem opens with an old veteran speaking, imaginatively suggesting some youths gathered about who have asked him to tell of his most powerful memories. The children request stories of battle glory, but the poet quickly dismisses these as ephemeral. He then narrates a journey through a military hospital such as Whitman experienced in Washington, D.C., during the second half of the war. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)
The War Poems (The World At War)
by Siegfried SassoonSiegfried Loraine Sassoon, CBE, MC (8 September 1886 – 1 September 1967) was an English poet, writer, and soldier. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War. His poetry both described the horrors of the trenches, and satirised the patriotic pretensions of those who, in Sassoon's view, were responsible for a jingoism-fuelled war. Sassoon became a focal point for dissent within the armed forces when he made a lone protest against the continuation of the war in his "Soldier's Declaration" of 1917, culminating in his admission to a military psychiatric hospital. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)
Counter-Attack and Other Poems (The World At War)
by Siegfried SassoonSiegfried Loraine Sassoon, CBE, MC (8 September 1886 – 1 September 1967) was an English poet, writer, and soldier. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front,[1] he became one of the leading poets of the First World War. This collection of poems was first published in May 1918. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)
A Treasury of War Poetry British and American Poems of the World War 1914-1917 (The World At War)
by George ClarkeThis book contains poetry from numerous countries all centred around the subject of war. Primarily British and American poems dating from 1914 to 1917 have been collected in this edition by the editor George Clarke. The subject matter of these poems encompass patriotism, courage, self-sacrifice, enterprise, and endurance. Authors included are V Lindsay, Galsworthy, Kipling and others. (Excerpt from Goodreads)
Poems
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Blütenlesen. Poetiken des Vegetabilen in der Gegenwartslyrik (Kontemporär. Schriften zur deutschsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur #16)
by Yvonne Al-Taie Evelyn DueckLieß Brechts zum Diktum gewordenes Versfragment «Gespräch über Bäume» die Naturlyrik zum fragwürdigen Genre werden, so rief es gleichwohl bald Widerspruch hervor, nicht nur in Paul Celans lyrischer Replik «Ein Blatt, baumlos» und den ebenfalls auf Brecht antwortenden Gedichten Erich Frieds und Günter Eichs, sondern auch in der engagierten ökokritischen Dichtung seit den 1970er Jahren. Während das «Gespräch über Bäume» vor allem auf Natur und Landschaft als Gegenstand und Thema von Dichtung bezogen ist, fragt dieser Sammelband, wie das gegenwärtige Interesse an der Natur mit Formfragen und deren poetologischen Reflexionen in der deutschsprachigen Lyrik seit den 1990er Jahren einhergeht. Wie verbinden sich diese Formfragen und ihre poetologischen Reflexionen in der Gegenwart mit einem diachron weitgefassten Blick auf Ornamente und Schreibweisen wie Arabesken und Grotesken, Gattungsbezeichnungen wie Silven oder Florilegien, arboreale und mykologische Strukturmodelle wie Baumdiagramme, Rhizome oder Myzele, die auf vegetabile Formvorbilder zurückgreifen? Wie lassen sich diese Darstellungen des Vegetabilen in der Dichtung auf naturwissenschaftliche Verfahren der Sichtbarmachung oder das morphologische und botanische Wissen über Bau- und Formprinzipien der Pflanzen beziehen? Von diesen Beobachtungen ausgehend fragen die Beiträge dieses Bandes, welche Poetologien des Vegetabilen die deutschsprachige Gegenwartslyrik ausgebildet hat und wie sich darin botanisches Wissen, medienkritisches Bewusstsein und ästhetisches Naturerleben zu neuen dichterischen Formen verschränken.
Trakl-Handbuch: Leben - Werk - Wirkung
by Philipp TheisohnDas Werk Georg Trakls (1887-1914) ist ebenso schmal wie bedeutend. Er gilt als Klassiker der Moderne und seine Gedichte gehören zum Kanon auch in Universität und Schule. Gleichwohl hat die Hermetik seiner Dichtung zu vielen offenen Forschungsfragen geführt. Das Handbuch stellt das Gesamtwerk dar und enthält viele exemplarische Gedichtanalysen. Darüber hinaus informiert es über Biographie, Werkkonstitution, Einflüsse und Rezeption (etwa auch Trakl-Vertonungen). Zentrale Diskurse und Topoi der Trakl-Forschung werden in Querschnitt-Artikeln erläutert. Zeittafel und umfangreiche Register beschließen den Band.