Shadows Of Death And Other Poems

Author : Gerald Murnane
Publisher : Giramondo Publishing
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781925818284

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Green Shadows and other poems by Gerald Murnane Pdf

Gerald Murnane turns to poetry at the end of his literary career, writing frank, disarming poems that traverse the rich span of his life. I esteem / above all poems or passages of prose / those that put a lump in my throat. — Gerald Murnane, ‘The Darkling Thrush’ Gerald Murnane, now in his eightieth year, began his writing career as a poet. After many years as a writer of fiction, he only returned to poetry a few years ago when he moved to Goroke, in the Western Districts of Victoria, after the death of his wife. The forty-five poems collected here are in a strikingly different mode to his fiction — without framing or digressions, and with very few images, they speak openly to the reader of the author’s memories, beliefs and experiences. They are for this reason an important addition to his internationally recognised body of fiction, most recently Border Districts and Collected Short Fiction, published by Giramondo. The poems include tributes to his mother and father and to his family, and to places that have played a formative role in his life, like Gippsland, Bendigo, Warrnambool, the Western Districts, and of course Goroke. Especially moving are his poems dedicated to authors who have influenced him — Lesbia Harford and Thomas Hardy, William Carlos Williams, Henry Handel Richardson, Marcel Proust, and with particular force, the eighteenth-century poet John Clare, who gives the collection its title, revered ‘not only for his writings / but for his losing his reason when / he was forced from the district he had wanted as his for life.’ Praise for Gerald Murnane: ‘A strong case could be made for Murnane…as the greatest living English-language writer most people have never heard of.’ — New York Times ‘No living Australian writer, not even Les Murray, has higher claims to permanence or a richer sense of distinction.’ — Sydney Morning Herald

Author : Galway Kinnell
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0395120985

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The Book of Nightmares by Galway Kinnell Pdf

A book-length poem evokes the horror, anguish, and brutality of 20th century history.

Author : Mary Grace Cooper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1837
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590259191

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Thamuta, the Spirit of Death, and Other Poems by Mary Grace Cooper Pdf

Author : Mary Grace COOPER
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1839
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0019723476

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Thamuta, the Spirit of Death and other poems. By M. G. Cooper by Mary Grace COOPER Pdf

Author : Robert Montgomery
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1834
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590692542

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Death; with other poems by Robert Montgomery Pdf

Author : William Webbe (writer of verse.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1865
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:600095513

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The poet's death and other poems by William Webbe (writer of verse.) Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1998-04-15
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781462916498

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Japanese Death Poems by Anonim Pdf

"A wonderful introduction the Japanese tradition of jisei, this volume is crammed with exquisite, spontaneous verse and pithy, often hilarious, descriptions of the eccentric and committed monastics who wrote the poems." --Tricycle: The Buddhist Review Although the consciousness of death is, in most cultures, very much a part of life, this is perhaps nowhere more true than in Japan, where the approach of death has given rise to a centuries-old tradition of writing jisei, or the "death poem." Such a poem is often written in the very last moments of the poet's life. Hundreds of Japanese death poems, many with a commentary describing the circumstances of the poet's death, have been translated into English here, the vast majority of them for the first time. Yoel Hoffmann explores the attitudes and customs surrounding death in historical and present-day Japan and gives examples of how these have been reflected in the nation's literature in general. The development of writing jisei is then examined--from the longing poems of the early nobility and the more "masculine" verses of the samurai to the satirical death poems of later centuries. Zen Buddhist ideas about death are also described as a preface to the collection of Chinese death poems by Zen monks that are also included. Finally, the last section contains three hundred twenty haiku, some of which have never been assembled before, in English translation and romanized in Japanese.

Author : Claudia Emerson
Publisher : LSU Press
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-15
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780807143049

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Secure the Shadow by Claudia Emerson Pdf

Daringly realistic and artfully mediated by past and present, Claudia Emerson's Secure the Shadow contains historical pieces as well as poems centering on the deaths of the poet's brother and father. Emerson covers all aspects of the tragedies that, as Keats believed, contribute to our human collective of Soul-making, in which each death accrues into an immortal web of ongoing love and meaning for the living. Emerson's unwavering gaze shows that loss cannot be eluded, but can be embraced in elegies as devastating as they are beautiful. The macabre title poem refers to the old custom of making daguerreotypes, primitive photographs, of deceased loved ones. Other striking poems describe animal deaths -- mysterious calf killings, a hog slaughter, the burial of a dead jay, "identifiable / but light, dry, its eyes vacant orbits." Death, as the speaker's heart and mind instruct her, exists in a shadow world. When the body disappears, the shadow also flees. By securing the shadow, the poet finds a representation of the dead's soul, a soul always linked to the body. Hence, Emerson's attention to the minute details of the body's repose -- reflected in the long, related sequence of refrained poems -- never allows its memory to fade.

Author : F. Leyton
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-02
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0267611765

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The Shadows of the Lake by F. Leyton Pdf

Excerpt from The Shadows of the Lake: And Other Poems IN making these verses public property, I think that a few words of apology are needed for the tone of sadness that will be found running through the first few pages. While collecting my manuscripts for the press, I came upon some short poems, written some years back in a time of sadness. Written with no intention of publica tion, they have lain since unheeded. I have, however, decided to place them with my later pieces under the heading of Poems on Death, for, while feeling that in certain ways they are unsuitable for many minds, I believe that, to a few of my readers, they may bring some such relief as the writing of them gave me in my lonely hours. But any one who has not passed through the shadow of death will do well to leave them unread to such they will appear unduly full of melancholy, and also. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : George Barnett Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026240332

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A Queen's Death, and Other Poems by George Barnett Smith Pdf

Author : D. IRVINE
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1686714521

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Death by D. IRVINE Pdf

Death - Composed From The Shadows possesses poems on the darkness that awaits us all. Words have been combined, creating alluring visuals that will take you on a journey beyond the shadows. D. J. Irvine has forged a seductive book that will read differently every time you gaze inside. If you have questions about Death or would like to read poetry entwined with philosophy, this book needs to be in your collection. Death Poems This book of death poems combines an assortment of rhyme, free verse, and philosophical poems to complete this second anthology by D. J. Irvine. The poetry within these pages is written in different styles, lengths and scenes to help take you off into a different dimension. The eBook version is composed using text only, while the paperback is filled with beautiful photography. Both versions have a very different feel to capture the reader's imagination. As you read this book, Death! Will sit next to you, stand at the edge of your bed or take your hand when you sleep and show you what awaits in the afterlife. As you finish this book, your state of consciousness will climb a new mountain; into this moment, we define as reality. A Little About The Author As I type these words onto this blank canvas, flashes of high definition pictures project through the front of my mind. My four sons faces, smile with delight and remind me of my journey on this tiny rock we call Earth. They have helped me carve out most of the pansophy that awaits your lucid being. My wife is a lush-emerald-glen found in the highlands of Scotland because she can break any storm that ignites around the family home. Emma is the peacekeeper, carer and nurtures our growing minds with love and tranquillity. If things seem tough or we need a moment of serenity, you can find us walking the vanilla beaches of Norfolk. We let the sea crash between our toes while gorging on fish and chips in a moment where time seems infinite. Growing up in a town called Wellingborough gave me a wealth of life experience I still use to this very day. I'm the oldest brother of five siblings, and we grew up in a little council house. We learned to stick together, help out, cook, clean, get ourselves to school and enjoy each others company. The laughs and tears we all shared helped fabricate this book into existence. My brothers and sisters look up to me, mainly because I'm the oldest, and I always had to set the rules around the house. My door is still open, and I keep in touch and talk to them all, primarily through all the highs and lows of life. With this being my second book on Amazon; I look forward to all the criticism, reviews, remarks, suggestions and outrageous profanities. Thank you for the purchase, and I hope you enjoy the impenetrable obscurities within.

Author : Russ Kick
Publisher : Red Wheel Weiser
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-15
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781609259204

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Death Poems by Russ Kick Pdf

Pretty much every poet in every age has written about death and dying. Along with love, it might be the most popular subject in poetry. Yet, until now, no anthology has gathered the best and most famous of these verses in one place. This collection ranges dramatically. With more than 320 poems, it goes across all of history, from the ancients straight through to today. Across countries and languages, across schools of poetry. You’ll find a plethora of approaches—witty, humorous, deadly serious, tear-jerking, wise, profound, angry, spiritual, atheistic, uncertain, highly personal, political, mythic, earthy, and only occasionally morbid. Every angle you can think of is covered—the deaths of children, lost loves, funeral rites, close calls, eating meat, serial killers, the death penalty, roadkill, the Underworld, reincarnation, elegies for famous people, death as an equalizer, death as a junk man, death as a child, the death of God, the death of death . . . . You’ll find death poetry’s greatest hits, including: “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson “To an Athlete Dying Young” by A.E. Housman “Do not go gentle into that good night” by Dylan Thomas “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d” by Walt Whitman “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe The rest of the band includes . . .Jane Austen, Mary Jo Bang, Willis Barnstone, Charles Baudelaire, William Blake, Charlotte Brontë, Lord Byron, Lucille Clifton, Andrei Codrescu, Wanda Coleman, Billy Collins, Ralph Waldo Emerson, T.S. Eliot, Nick Flynn, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Frost, Kimiko Hahn, Homer, Victor Hugo, Langston Hughes, James Joyce, C.S. Lewis, Amy Lowell, W.S. Merwin, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Pablo Neruda, Thich Nhat Hanh, Friedrich Nietzsche, Wilfred Owen, Rainer Maria Rilke, Christina Rossetti, Rumi, Sappho, Shakespeare, Wallace Stevens, Ruth Stone, Wislawa Szymborska, W.B. Yeats, and a few hundred more.

Author : Ted Kooser
Publisher : Copper Canyon Press
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2004-05-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781619320055

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Delights & Shadows by Ted Kooser Pdf

"Kooser has written more perfect poems than any poet of his generation." -Dana Gioia, Can Poetry Matter?

Author : Ruth Wehlau
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110661972

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Darkness, Depression, and Descent in Anglo-Saxon England by Ruth Wehlau Pdf

This collection of essays examines the motifs of darkness, depression, and descent in both literal and figurative manifestations within a variety of Anglo-Saxon texts, including the Old English Consolation of Philosophy, Beowulf, Guthlac, The Junius Manuscript, The Wonders of the East, and The Battle of Maldon. Essays deal with such topics as cosmic emptiness, descent into the grave, and recurrent grief. In their analyses, the essays reveal the breadth of this imagery in Anglo-Saxon literature as it is used to describe thought and emotion, as well as the limits to knowledge and perception. The volume investigates the intersection between the burgeoning interest in trauma studies and darkness and the representation of the mind or of emotional experience within Anglo-Saxon literature.

Author : Mary Ann H. T. Bigelow
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-12
Category : Poetry
ISBN : EAN:4064066212704

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The Kings and Queens of England with Other Poems by Mary Ann H. T. Bigelow Pdf

"The Kings and Queens of England with Other Poems" authored by Mary Ann H. T. Bigelow presents a collection of poems that pays tribute to the monarchs of England while also delving into broader themes of history, power, and human experience. Bigelow's poetic expressions capture the essence of different historical periods and the personalities of various rulers. This collection weaves together vivid imagery and historical insights, offering readers a poetic journey through the lives and legacies of England's royalty.