Author : James McDonald
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11
Category : Brothers and sisters
ISBN : 0988659808
Rainy Day Poems
James McDonald
Rainy Day Poems
Rainy Day Poems Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle version is available to download in english. Read online anytime anywhere directly from your device. Click on the download button below to get a free pdf file of Rainy Day Poems book. This book definitely worth reading, it is an incredibly well-written.
One Big Rain
Anonim
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Charlesbridge Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Children's poetry
ISBN : 1570917167
One Big Rain by Anonim Pdf
Revel in rain throughout the seasons in this collection of poems about rain.
Rain
Don Paterson
Author : Don Paterson
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-09
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781466880689
Rain by Don Paterson Pdf
In this, his first volume of original verse since the award-winning Landing Light, Don Paterson is found writing at his most memorable and direct. In an assembly of masterful lyrics and monologues, he conjures a series of fables and charms that serve both to expose us to the unsettling forces within the world and to offer some protection against them. Whether outwardly elemental in their address or more personal in their direction, these poems—addressed to the rain and the sea, to his young sons or beloved friends—never shy from their inquiry into truth and lie, embracing everything in scope from the rangy narrative to the tiny renku. Rain, which includes the winner of this year's Forward Prize for the Best Individual Poem and an extended elegy for the poet Michael Donaghy, is Paterson's most intimate and manifest collection to date.
Poems. [Selected.]
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Author : Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1848
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0018635417
Poems. [Selected.] by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Pdf
Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day
Nikki Giovanni
Author : Nikki Giovanni
Publisher : Harper Perennial
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1980-04-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 068808365X
Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day by Nikki Giovanni Pdf
A pivotal work in Nikki Giovanni's career, Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day is one of the most poignant and intorspective of all Giovanni's collections. Moving from the emotionally fraught political arena to the intimate realm of the personal, the poems in this volume express a conflicted consciousness and the disillusionment shared by so many during the early 1970s, when the dreams of the Civil Rights era seemed to have evaporated. First published in 1978, this classic will remind her readers why they were first drawn to Nikki Giovanni and enthrall new readers who are just now coming to these timeless poems. As a witness to three generations, Nikki Giovanni has perceptively and poetically recorded her observations of both the outside world and the gentle yet enigmatic territory of the self. When her poems first emerged from the Black Rights Movement in the late 1960s, she immediately became a celebrated and controversial poet of the era. Written in one of the most commanding voices to grace America'ss political and poetic landscape at the end of the twentieth century, Nikki Giovanni's poems embody the fearless passion and spirited wit for which she is beloved and revered. A pivotal work in Nikki Giovanni's career, Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day is one of the most poignant and introspective of all Giovanni's collections. Moving from the emotionally fraught political arena to the intimate realm of the personal, the poems in this volume express a conflicted consciousness and the disillusionment shared by so many during the early 1970s, when the dreams of the Civil Rights era seemed to have evaporated. First published in l978, this classic will remind her readers why they were first drawn to Nikki Giovanni and enthrall new readers who are just now coming to these timeless poems. As a witness to three generations, Nikki Giovanni has perceptively and poetically recorded her observations of both the outside world and the gentle yet enigmatic territory of the self. When her poems first emerged from the Black Rights Movement in the late 1960s, she immediately became a celebrated and controversial poet of the era. Written in one of themost commanding voices to grace America's political and poetic landscape at the end of the twentieth century, Nikki Giovanni's poems embody the fearless passion and spirited wit for which she is beloved and revered. "Nikki Giovanni is one of our national treasures. For decades she has offered her wit and wisdom, her bruising honesty, and, above all, her unbounded love through these poems as a healing for herself, her community, and her country." --Gloria Naylor
The Rainy Day: For tablet devices
Anna Milbourne
Author : Anna Milbourne
Publisher : Usborne Publishing Ltd
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781409574811
The Rainy Day: For tablet devices by Anna Milbourne Pdf
A delightful picture book about a wonderfully wet walk. Simple text and colourful illustrations introduce the science of rain to very young children. This is a highly illustrated ebook that can only be read on the Kindle Fire or other tablet.
Poems About Weather
Joanne Randolph
Author : Joanne Randolph
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781508197140
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.
Make Me Rain
Nikki Giovanni
Author : Nikki Giovanni
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-20
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780062995308
Make Me Rain by Nikki Giovanni Pdf
One of America’s most celebrated poets challenges us with this powerful and deeply personal collection of verse that speaks to the injustices of society while illuminating the depths of her own heart. For more than fifty years, Nikki Giovanni’s poetry has dazzled and inspired readers. As sharp and outspoken as ever, she returns with this profound book of poetry in which she continues to call attention to injustice and racism, celebrate Black culture and Black lives, and and give readers an unfiltered look into her own experiences. In Make Me Rain, she celebrates her loved ones and unapologetically declares her pride in her Black heritage, while exploring the enduring impact of the twin sins of racism and white nationalism. Giovanni reaffirms her place as a uniquely vibrant and relevant American voice with poems such as “I Come from Athletes” and “Rainy Days”—calling out segregation and Donald Trump; as well as “Unloved (for Aunt Cleota)” and “”When I Could No Longer”—her personal elegy for the relatives who saved her from an abusive home life. Stirring, provocative, and resonant, the poems in Make Me Rain pierce the heart and nourish the soul.
Ballads and Other Poems
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Author : Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1628342811
Ballads and Other Poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Pdf
Unique Element About the Author / Historical Context A POETRY COLLECTION by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW. Ballads and Other Poems by AMERICAN author HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW (1807-1882) is a collection of poems first published in 1842 in the UNITED STATES. A popular LITERARY classic containing the popular "The Wreck of the Hesperus" and "The Village Blacksmith." Longfellow wrote many lyric poems known for their musicality and often presenting stories of mythology and legend. He became the most popular American poet of his day and had success overseas. Sneak Peak It was the schooner Hesperus, That sailed the wintry sea; And the skipper had taken his little daughtèr, To bear him company. Blue were her eyes as the fairy-flax, Her cheeks like the dawn of day, And her bosom white as the hawthorn buds, That ope in the month of May. Title Details Originally published in 1842 Poetry collection 5.5 x 8.5 inches
Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings: Poems
Joy Harjo
Author : Joy Harjo
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-28
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780393248517
Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings: Poems by Joy Harjo Pdf
A musical, magical, resilient volume from the first Native American Poet Laureate of the United States. In these poems, the joys and struggles of the everyday are played against the grinding politics of being human. Beginning in a hotel room in the dark of a distant city, we travel through history and follow the memory of the Trail of Tears from the bend in the Tallapoosa River to a place near the Arkansas River. Stomp dance songs, blues, and jazz ballads echo throughout. Lost ancestors are recalled. Resilient songs are born, even as they grieve the loss of their country. Called a "magician and a master" (San Francisco Chronicle), Joy Harjo is at the top of her form in Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings. Finalist for the Griffin Poetry Prize
Left Out in the Rain
Gary Snyder
Author : Gary Snyder
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2005-12-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781593760908
Left Out in the Rain by Gary Snyder Pdf
“The reading is something like archeology, sifting the layers that have built up over the years to find the source of a familiar voice . . . Left Out in the Rain shows us the footsteps in the wet meadow grass.” —Los Angeles Times “A fascinating case study and verse autobiography of a man who long ago staked his claim as one of America’s finest poets.” —Boston Herald When Gary Snyder was in his twenties working as a forester and logger, one of the old loggers told him, “If you’re gonna work these woods, don’t want nothing that can’t be left out in the rain.” Borrowing the phrase, Left Out in the Rain charts the journeys of the poet from 1947 to 1985. From the mountains and shores of the Pacific Northwest to the city streets of San Francisco, New York, and Kyoto, Snyder’s reflections are as much about the human experience as they are about the environment that encompasses it. Sensual, sardonic, meditative, epigrammatic, formalist—whatever the subject, tone, or structure, these poems all bear the indelible stamp of a master. A villanelle for Finnish folklore, riffs on the neo–formalist poems trendy in the 1950s, a sestina on the philosophical dilemmas of anthropology and linguistics, a transformation of the third century BC Daoist essay “Discourse on Swords” into a satire on contemporary warlike administrations and governments—the experiments in this collection place Snyder among the most diverse of contemporary poets. Left Out in the Rain means to include items carefully chosen to outlast the elements and remain useful for years. In his new preface to this edition, Snyder notes, “This complicated gathering of many poems, tight and loose together is like an understory ecosystem of the Old Growth. It needs rain.” On the wooded coast, eating oysters Looking off toward China and Japan “If you’re gonna work these woods Don’t want nothing That can’t be left out in the rain—”
Queen of a Rainy Country
Linda Pastan
Author : Linda Pastan
Publisher : W. W. Norton
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2008-05
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0393331415
Queen of a Rainy Country by Linda Pastan Pdf
A new collection from a poet long recognized for her unfailing mastery of her medium (New York Times). Linda Pastan writes, the art that mattered / was the life led fully / stanza by swollen stanza. That life is portrayed here, from the poet's earliest childhood memories to the surprises that come with age.
Blue Horses
Mary Oliver
Author : Mary Oliver
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780698170049
Blue Horses by Mary Oliver Pdf
In this stunning collection of new poems, Mary Oliver returns to the imagery that has defined her life’s work, describing with wonder both the everyday and the unaffected beauty of nature. Herons, sparrows, owls, and kingfishers flit across the page in meditations on love, artistry, and impermanence. Whether considering a bird’s nest, the seeming patience of oak trees, or the artworks of Franz Marc, Oliver reminds us of the transformative power of attention and how much can be contained within the smallest moments. At its heart, Blue Horses asks what it means to truly belong to this world, to live in it attuned to all its changes. Humorous, gentle, and always honest, Oliver is a visionary of the natural world.
Rainy Day Poems and More Book #2
Nicole DiDomenico Angelwriter
Author : Nicole DiDomenico Angelwriter
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2005-10-10
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781467098595
Rainy Day Poems and More Book #2 by Nicole DiDomenico Angelwriter Pdf
Rainy Day Poems and More 2-" A Different Mood" is a sequal of Rainy Day poems and more- Angel Inspirations. This second book is filled with funny , serious, imaginationalshort stories, some poetry , and other stuff all taken from everyday life. This book takes a newapproach toevents offered in my first book of inspirational poetry.
Rainy Day Poems and More
Nicole DiDomenico Angelwriter
Author : Nicole DiDomenico Angelwriter
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2005-02-18
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781463457471
Rainy Day Poems and More by Nicole DiDomenico Angelwriter Pdf
Soft, airy imagery and natures beauty permeate the collection of soulful works found in Rainy Day Poems and More: Angel Inspirations (now available through AuthorHouse), the debut book from Nicole DiDomenico Angelwriter. From the first page of Rainy Day Poems and More, readers catch on to the sense of wonder that DiDomenico makes contagious as she shares her sheer amazement at living. The comfort of a spirit guide on a lonely night, the peaceful presence of a gentle breeze and the fulfilling companionship of a kindred soul are just a few of the experiences she shares through her heartfelt poetry and prose. I would like people to open their mind as well as their eyes, DiDomenico writes. Think of things from another point of view. Try and use the What Ifs of life! Even though our eyes see the same, our hearts interpretations are different. With this in mind, readers are free to take each vivid slice of life she presents and make it their own. She invites them to take a word from her works love for instance reflect on its meaning, apply it to their lives and create their own interactive experience with her poetry. In addition to numerous poems that eloquently portray DiDomenicos thoughts and feelings, she includes a short story, Peace, Love and Light. This powerful piece came to her when three doves landed at her feet while she visited a Buddhist monastery. She completed the story in 10 minutes when she returned home. Rainy Poems and More radiates this same energy and emotion throughout. With grace and artistic prowess, DiDomenico touches the hearts and souls of readers as they enjoy her joy of life through language. DiDomenico has enjoyed writing since she was a child. Throughout her life, she has filled numerous journals, and the tragic events of Sept. 11, which she witnessed from her office window in New York, inspired her to pull them out and revisit her thoughts. In the process, she realized her need to publish her work. DiDomenico has received an Editors Choice Award for her poem, That day in Sept., which was published in a book titled, Inscriptions in Time. She enrolled in a course with LongridgeWritersGroup, where she gained the insight and courage to complete Rainy Day Poems and More, her first book.
