Journal Of A Poet

Author : Elizabeth Acevedo
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 0062982273

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Write Yourself a Lantern: A Journal Inspired by the Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo Pdf

This journal is for the dreamers. The poets. The writers who don't yet know that they are writers, but know that they have plenty to say. Featuring lines from Elizabeth Acevedo's The Poet X among its lined pages, this full-color, beautifully designed journal is perfect for readers, long-time writers, those trying their hand at poetry, or anyone with a voice all their own. Let Xiomara's verses spark your own inspiration, as you pour your own thoughts and feelings onto the pages--and write the words you need most.

Author : Noor Unnahar
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-28
Category : Diaries
ISBN : 9780525576037

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Find Your Voice by Noor Unnahar Pdf

From Pakistani poet and Instagram darling Noor Unnahar comes a journal that encourages writers to explore their inner poet, through a variety of evocative and thought-provoking prompts, using Noor's captivating voice as a guide. This journal is where pop poetry and creative inspiration meet. With more than 100 writing prompts influenced by Noor's handwritten poetry and enchanting collages, this journal allows writers to explore their writing style and funnel it into meaningful, cathartic, provocative poetry.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780525576037

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by Anonim Pdf

Author : Nadia Hayes
Publisher : Castle Point Books
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1250202388

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One Poem a Day by Nadia Hayes Pdf

Poetry made easy with ideas and vocabulary prompts Instagram poetry is sweeping the nation, and millions of people are finding their feelings are best expressed in modern poetic form. This handy guided journal offers a theme and word suggestions on each page, helping writers and would-be writers exercise their creative muscles and practice their art.

Author : Tracy K. Smith
Publisher : Graywolf Press
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-04
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781555978679

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American Journal by Tracy K. Smith Pdf

A landmark anthology envisioned by Tracy K. Smith, 22nd Poet Laureate of the United States American Journal presents fifty contemporary poems that explore and celebrate our country and our lives. 22nd Poet Laureate of the United States and Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy K. Smith has gathered a remarkable chorus of voices that ring up and down the registers of American poetry. In the elegant arrangement of this anthology, we hear stories from rural communities and urban centers, laments of loss in war and in grief, experiences of immigrants, outcries at injustices, and poems that honor elders, evoke history, and praise our efforts to see and understand one another. Taking its title from a poem by Robert Hayden, the first African American appointed as Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, American Journal investigates our time with curiosity, wonder, and compassion. Among the fifty poets included are: Jericho Brown, Natalie Diaz, Matthew Dickman, Mark Doty, Ross Gay, Aracelis Girmay, Joy Harjo, Terrance Hayes, Cathy Park Hong, Marie Howe, Major Jackson, Ilya Kaminsky, Robin Coste Lewis, Ada Límon, Layli Long Soldier, Erika L. Sánchez, Solmaz Sharif, Danez Smith, Susan Stewart, Mary Szybist, Natasha Trethewey, Brian Turner, Charles Wright, and Kevin Young.

Author : James Dickey
Publisher : LSU Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1984-03-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0807111406

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Sorties by James Dickey Pdf

James Dickey's creativity as a poet is well known. But there have been few opportunities for his readers to become familiar with the full dimensions of his mind, with the thoughts and perceptions that lie just outside the matter of his poetry. Sorties brings together the contents of a journal kept by Dickey for several years and six discerning essays on poetry and the creative process. The journal follows Dickey's mind as it alights on a wide array of topics, ranging from the work of his colleagues to the plotting of a new novel, from the onset of old age to pride over accomplishments in archery and guitar playing. Dickey can be blunt in his opinions, as when he states that "a second-rate writer like Norman Mailer will sit around wondering what on earth it is that Hemingway had that Mailer might possibly be able to get." But the journal also reveals a great capacity for sympathy, as when Dickey tells of his father's long illness, and a revealing candor--"I am Lewis," he writes of his novel Deliverance, "every word is true." The journal is at its most revealing, however, when Dickey discusses the craft of poetry. "It is good for a poet to remember," he writes, "that the human mind, though in some ways very complicated, is in some others very simple." This awareness that poetry must understand the simplicities of human existence is a recurring concern for Dickey, and he writes with disdain of the "brilliant things" that too often clog poetry, the stale self-absorption that warps the perceptions of many poets. In the essays that make up the second part of the book, Dickey also focuses on poetry, exploring the relation of the poet to his works, the promise of a younger generation of poets, and the place of Theodore Roethke as the greatest American poet. Wide-ranging and acute, Sorties opens up for the reader the discriminating mind that lies behind some of the most accomplished and memorable poetry written in America in this century.

Author : Fred Sasaki,Don Share
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-20
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780226504766

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Who Reads Poetry by Fred Sasaki,Don Share Pdf

In 2012, to celebrate the centennial of Poetry, the Press published The Open Door:100 Poems,100 Years of Poetry Magazine, edited by Share and Wiman; that is the model for this new anthology of fifty essays about reading poetry. All were commissioned by Poetry for a column called The View From Here, in which people "from outside the world of poetry" are invited to describe when and why they read poetry. The editors sought contributions from philosophers and journalists, musicians and artists, doctors and soldiers, an iron-worker, a lawyer, anthropologist, economist, and politician. Contributors include Neko Case, Roger Ebert, Richard Rorty, Rhymefest, Lynda Barry, Daniel Handler, and Alex Ross. They have arranged the essays in groups and pulled out quotes to open each of the eight sections as a way to suggest themes without trying to prescribe how the pieces should be read. Each essay retains its own voice, and many are surprising, provocative, touching, or funny.

Author : George Seferis
Publisher : Belknap Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035952337

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Days of 1945-1951 by George Seferis Pdf

In 1967, George Seferis decided the time had finally come to publish at least a portion of his journals. As he was preparing his manuscript for the printer, however, the political climate in Greece became increasingly unpropitious for such an undertaking. Soon he did not feel free to publish in his own country, and in those ominous days there were even some fears for the safety of his unpublished manuscripts. Shortly before his death on September 20, 1971, he entrusted a copy of the journal to his friend Athan Anagnostopoulos with the request that he translate it, publish it, and that Walter Kaiser write the introduction for American readers.

Author : Emily Dickinson
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Large print books
ISBN : 0486417816

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Favorite Poems by Emily Dickinson Pdf

A large-print collection of more than one hundred poems by nineteenth-century American author Emily Dickinson, including "Wild Nights!", "The Chariot," and "The Battlefield."

Author : Bayard Taylor
Publisher : University of Michigan Library
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1863
Category : History
ISBN : UOMDLP:agb5051:0001.001

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The Poet's Journal by Bayard Taylor Pdf

Author : Joanne Randolph
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781508197140

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Poems About Weather by Joanne Randolph Pdf

From the crashing boom of a thunderstorm to a gentle breeze on a sunny afternoon, the weather has a way of fascinating us every day. Nothing captures the magic of weather better than poetry. Young meteorologists and poets alike will love this collection of poems that capture the natural phenomena of weather. Even reluctant readers will be intrigued by the gorgeous illustrations that accompany the poems and enrich the text. Fun and accessible, this carefully selected collection is the perfect introduction to poetry, making this book an excellent tool for any language arts curriculum.

Author : Najwa Zebian
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-27
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781449495510

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Mind Platter by Najwa Zebian Pdf

Mind Platter is a compilation of reflections on life as seen through the eyes of an educator, student, and human who experienced her early days in silence. It is written in the words of a woman who came from Lebanon to Canada at the age of sixteen and experienced what it was like to have fate push her to a place where she didn't belong. It is written in the voice of every person who has felt unheard, mistreated, misjudged, or unseen. The book contains over 200 one-page reflections on topics we encounter in our everyday lives: love, friendship, hurt, inspiration, respect, motivation, integrity, honesty, and more. Mind Platter is not about the words it contains, but what the reader makes of them. May this book give a voice to those who need one, be a crying shoulder for those who yearn for someone to listen, and inspire those who need a reminder of the power they have over their lives.

Author : Sherry Hale,Melographics,Offbeat Poet
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1725965550

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Redacted Poetry Journal by Sherry Hale,Melographics,Offbeat Poet Pdf

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery; what is destruction? POETRY! Redacted poetry, a.k.a. blackout poetry, is a form of found poetry created by finding words within printed text and redacting, or removing, the rest. Learn about redacted poetry and start redacting to create your own works of art with this 120+ page, softcover 6x9" poetry journal. This 120+ page Redacted Poetry Journal includes: Getting Started & How to Make it "R.A.I.N." Blackout Poetry - An introduction to Redacted Poetry and a step-by-step blackout poetry section and tips for those just getting started or looking for a new approach. Ready to be redacted pages curated from 50 classic works by some of the greatest authors and writers of all time. Space for your thoughts and information on additional resources for continuing your redacted art adventure. #redactedpoetry Plus, you won't destroy books and novels. Instead, your bookshelf will remain intact and this journal will become something so much more than just text, by you redacting it to less. Remix and reimagine works for some of these classic literary works and more! Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman The Time Machine by H.G. Wells Peter Pan by James M. Barrie The Republic by Plato The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle As You Like It by William Shakespeare The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Candide by Voltaire David Copperfield by Charles Dickens Little Women by Louisa May Alcott The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana by Vatsyayana The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Ulysses by James Joyce Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte ...and more!

Author : Cool Journals
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1519545916

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Blackout Poetry Journal by Cool Journals Pdf

Blackout Poetry Journal How to Write Poetry the Inspired Way & Colloborate with the Best Writers in History Created poetry inspired by some of the most famous writings of all time.

Author : Richard Montague Hunt,Edmund Randolph Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1916
Category : Poetry
ISBN : HARVARD:HWXX58

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The Poetry Journal by Richard Montague Hunt,Edmund Randolph Brown Pdf