The Laird's Lykewake and Other Poems

The Laird's Lykewake and Other Poems
Author: Alexander G. Murdoch
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2024-08-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3385554152

Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.

The Poet and the Gilded Age

The Poet and the Gilded Age
Author: Robert Harris Walker
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2017-01-30
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1512819182

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

A Legend of Old Persia and Other Poems

A Legend of Old Persia and Other Poems
Author: A. B. S. Tennyson
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2020-03-16
Genre: Poetry
ISBN:

Experience the beauty of language in A. B. S. Tennyson's 'A Legend of Old Persia and Other Poems'. This collection showcases Tennyson's lyrical talent, exploring themes of love, nature, and the human condition. From the mystical legends of old Persia to the rolling hills of rural England, Tennyson's words transport readers to different worlds and leave them with a sense of wonder and contemplation. Here's an excerpt from one of the featured poems in the collection 'The Song of Kisses': "I have no skill in Love's soft war / Nor am I bold to woo / In the same sort that conquerors are / When they are lovers too."

The Butterfly King and Other Poems for Self-Reflection

The Butterfly King and Other Poems for Self-Reflection
Author: Cory McRae
Publisher: McRaeWrites
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2018-04-19
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1980883785

The Butterfly King and Other Poems for Self Reflection rings clear with purpose - and is filled with poetry steeped in the act of self-reflection. Centered around the titular heroic epic poem, which is written entirely in rhyming couplets - the book is furthered broken down into several different sections, including nature and society, individual self-reflection, as well as love and sexuality. The poems within are designed to be poignant pauses in a chaotic world, a world often filled with fear, doubt, or injustice. This book should resonate with any who have taken the time to reflect on the world, either through lenses of light/dark, bad/good, or even self/other.

A Hidden Life and Other Poems

A Hidden Life and Other Poems
Author: George MacDonald
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2019-12-04
Genre: Poetry
ISBN:

Discover the enchanting world of George D. MacDonald's poetry with "A Hidden Life and Other Poems". From fantasy to romance to religion, MacDonald's words transport readers to another realm with his vivid and evocative imagery. Featured titles include 'The Mother Mary', 'The Homeless Ghost', and 'Death and Birth'. Here's an excerpt from 'The Mother Mary': "Mary, to thee the heart was given / For infant hand to hold / Thus clasping, an eternal heaven / The great earth in its fold."