The Alchemy Of Poetry

Author : Elizabeth Guy
Publisher : First Rider Publishing
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0645111309

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The Alchemy of Poetry by Elizabeth Guy Pdf

The Alchemy of Poetry promises access to some of the greatest poems ever written. It demonstrates the various ways a close reading or analytical interpretation can be conducted and in so doing provides tools for a life time of poetry reading. This text is personal. It establishes a relationship between the reader and the poem and myself. Why? It is in relationships that we are able to most effectively learn and teach and grow. I think great Art belongs to everyone; thus, it is crucial that we continue the dialogue between ourselves and the poem. It is in this dialogue that we witness the alchemy of poetry; the way it transmutes from language form and feature to a universal elixir, an undiscovered gold and most significantly, "A thing of beauty". Poetry makes sense of life, it offers us truths, it brings us unimagined worlds and it liberates our pain. I have selected 160 poems that you cannot live your life without!Poetry offers ritual and cadence; sacrifice and secrets. Poetry offers a nation state, a place within a place when it no longer confers sovereignty upon you. Poetry is sacred and profane and thus it is at once sublime and mighty. It is audacious and disturbing but always - and this applies to all great poetry - yours. Mine. Ours. Indeed, what is the point of living if there is no Art? And poetry is the most concentrated of all Art. It is the oldest of all literary forms. Without poetry we are an idiotic uncivilized people telling tales "full of sound and fury, signifying nothing". Poetry is, in one crowded hour, the only one in the room. So, we read poetry to face the truth. To stand there and dig in, to stumble over words we don't get, to find a phrase that flicks a light on in our memory, to cat-paw over and over an image that was laid down long ago. Most of all, we read poetry to remind ourselves of what really matters. To witness the soaring light that tears up our small lives.

Author : Brian Cotnoir
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0999313401

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Alchemy the Poetry of Matter by Brian Cotnoir Pdf

Author : Marilyn Bowering
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2002-12-16
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 088878435X

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The Alchemy of Happiness by Marilyn Bowering Pdf

Bowering delivers poems that blend of personalities, times, and places that add up to an overall substance she sees as happiness.

Author : Elizabeth Guy, PhD
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1947381415

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The Alchemy of Poetry by Elizabeth Guy, PhD Pdf

Poetry makes sense of life; it offers us truths; it brings us unimagined worlds; and it liberates our pain. In moments of great joy or sadness it is poetry which says the impossible, ensuring that the poignancy and loveliness of our humanity never passes into nothingness. Great Art belongs to everyone; thus, it is crucial that we continue the dialogue between ourselves and the poems. It is in this dialogue that we witness the alchemy of poetry: the way it transmutes from a language form and feature to a universal elixir. What is the point of living if there is no Art? And poetry is the most concentrated of all Art. It is the oldest of all literary forms. Poetry offers ritual and cadence: sacrifice and secrets. It is audacious and disturbing but always - and this applies to all great poetry - yours. Mine. Ours. So, we read poetry to face the truth. To stand there and dig in, to stumble over words we don't get, to find a phrase that flicks a light on in our memory, to cat-paw over and over an image that was laid down long ago. Most of all, we read poetry to remind ourselves of what really matters: to witness the soaring light that tears up our small lives.

Author : Robert M. Schuler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-11
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781136159282

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Alchemical Poetry, 1575-1700 by Robert M. Schuler Pdf

Of interest to interdisciplinary historians as well as those in various other fields, this book presents the first publication of 14 poems ranging from 12 to 3,000 lines. The poems are printed in the chronological order of their composition, from Elizabethan to Augustan times, but nine of them are verse translations of works from earlier periods in the development of alchemy. Each has a textual and historical introduction and explanatory note by the Editor. Renaissance alchemy is acknowledged as an important element in the histories of early modern science and medicine. This book emphasises these poems’ expression of and shaping influence on religious, social and political values and institutions of their time too and is a useful reference work with much to offer for cultural studies and literary studies as well as science and history.

Author : Fiona Perry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1913598128

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Alchemy by Fiona Perry Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : New World Library
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011-02-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781577317494

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Love's Alchemy by Anonim Pdf

Working from the original Persian sources, translators and scholars David and Sabrineh Fideler offer faithful, elegant translations that represent the full scope of Sufi poetry. These concise, tightly focused meditations span only a few lines but reveal worlds of meaning. The poems explore many aspects of human life and the spiritual path, but they center on the liberating power of love.

Author : Timothy Materer
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781501728570

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Modernist Alchemy by Timothy Materer Pdf

Modernist Alchemy takes a close look at the work of twentieth-century poets whose use of the occult constitutes a recovery of discarded beliefs and modes of thought: Yeats and Plath try to dismiss conventional religion, Hughes captures a sense of adventure, H.D. seeks to liberate repressed concepts, while Duncan and Merrill hunt for a lost understanding of sexual identity which will allow for androgyny and homosexuality.

Author : Aurielle Marie
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-21
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780822988380

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Gumbo Ya Ya by Aurielle Marie Pdf

Gumbo Ya Ya, Aurielle Marie’s stunning debut, is a cauldron of hearty poems exploring race, gender, desire, and violence in the lives of Black gxrls, soaring against the backdrop of a contemporary South. These poems are loud, risky, and unapologetically rooted in the glory of Black gxrlhood. The collection opens with a heartrending indictment of injustice. What follows is a striking reimagination of the world, one where no Black gxrl dies “by the barrel of the law” or “for loving another Black gxrl.” Part familial archival, part map of Black resistance, Gumbo Ya Ya catalogs the wide gamut of Black life at its intersections, with punching cultural commentary and a poetic voice that holds tenderness and sharpness in tandem. It asks us to chew upon both the rich meat and the tough gristle, and in doing so we walk away more whole than we began and thoroughly satisfied. Excerpt from “transhistorical for the x in my gxrls” What I mean is, this country is mine if only because from my mouth I spit its loam and unspun a noose. I won’t exploit the only metaphor they gave us willingly, and instead hunt for other vicious things to make a muse. I earned this country. I owe it nothing. With my infinite, infant hand, I manipulated a death sentence into a compound-complex one. from the umbilical, I bled a life worth writing down and in a century’s time, there will be another word created still for the weeping magic of this same story: a Black gxrl’s first breath.

Author : Nataša Pantović
Publisher : Artof4elements
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-02
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Art of 4 Elements by Nataša Pantović Pdf

Discover alchemy through poetry Discover love through alchemy Art of 4 Elements Spiritual Poetry and Art eBook The Art of Four Elements project is a collaboration of four artists: one poet, one photographer and two painters. The poetry is an inspiration for the work of the artists. Each of the artists has chosen 40 poems and has created the art work based on the theme and the ‘vibe' of each poem. Transforming the visible into words, and words into images, we stumbled upon the four elements, and upon each others’ expression of Love, Joy, Suffering, Compassion, Curiosity, and most of all, Wonder towards all the manifestations within Nature. The poetry, the photography, the drawings, all, attempt to deeper explore the infinite game of Life, through the exploration of: · Earth that is fixed, rigid, static and quiet, and symbolizes the world of senses; · Water that is the primordial Chaos, is fluidity and flexibility, and symbolizes the world of emotions; · Air that has no shape and is incapable of any fixed form. It is a symbol of thoughts. · Fire that is boundless and invisible, and is a parching heat that consumes all, or within its highest manifestation, becomes the expression of Divine Love; and · Spirit that stands at the center of the four elements as an Essence, an Observer, Consciousness coming forth to experience the magic of Life.

Author : Tim Wood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-20
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9916851921

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Alchemy of Poetry by Tim Wood Pdf

"Alchemy of Poetry" is a luminous tapestry woven from the threads of language, emotion, and the boundless depths of the human experience. In this transcendent collection, poetry becomes a vessel for transformation, offering readers a glimpse into the alchemical process of turning words into gold. Within the pages of "Alchemy of Poetry," each verse is a delicate distillation of the poet's soul, infused with the essence of longing, joy, and the eternal quest for meaning. Through evocative imagery and lyrical grace, these poems invite readers to embark on a journey of self-discovery, where the ordinary becomes extraordinary and the mundane is imbued with magic. Drawing inspiration from the natural world, mythology, and the wonders of the human spirit, "Alchemy of Poetry" explores the alchemy of creation itself, inviting readers to witness the transformative power of words to heal, inspire, and illuminate the darkness. Whether you are a seasoned lover of poetry or a curious traveler embarking on your first voyage into the realm of verse, "Alchemy of Poetry" promises to awaken the senses, ignite the imagination, and remind us all of the inherent magic that resides within the act of creation. Prepare to be enchanted, for within these pages, the alchemy of poetry unfolds in all its wondrous glory, inviting us to glimpse the divine within the mundane and to discover the true essence of our own humanity.

Author : Camilla Downs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-19
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0980056845

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Words of Alchemy by Camilla Downs Pdf

Author : Ana Maria Valido
Publisher : Mercurea
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-31
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9090341773

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Alchemy of the Soul by Ana Maria Valido Pdf

Accompany the author on a journey of self-discovery and healing, of learning to function with anxiety and depressive disorders ina world that never stops running.

Author : Anke Timmermann
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004254831

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Verse and Transmutation by Anke Timmermann Pdf

Verse and Transmutation: A Corpus of Middle English Alchemical Poetry identifies and investigates a corpus of twenty-one anonymous Middle English recipes for the philosophers’ stone through critical editions and studies on their histories in early modern manuscripts, literature and libraries.

Author : Michael Roberts,Ian Thornton
Publisher : Archway Publishing
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-16
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1665704683

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Alchemy by Michael Roberts,Ian Thornton Pdf

When the planet went into lockdown, many who create for a living or for fun or as part of childhood found themselves being funneled into new ways of expression. Whether it was by design or the path of least resistance or by strict and enforced measures, the mind, we started to see, might adapt and evolve in many astonishing ways, for she needs to keep busied and purposeful. I contacted friends, who in turn put out the word that there was an open forum, without specifications, without age limits; a blank page for those who wanted it. Seasoned and cynical poets, wanted hackers on the run, novelists, fathers, mothers, rock stars, grieving friends, ramblers, pals, big mouths, more shy types, Germans, and young uns. Welcome, all. Thank you, all. This is your book. When you are asked one chilly night far in the future, "Grampa/Nana, what did you do during the plague?" You might rub your hands in front of a warm hearth, smile, chuckle and declare, "I was a poet." The proof of this you now hold in your hands.