Making Your Own Days

Making Your Own Days
Author: Kenneth Koch
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1999-04-08
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0684824388

From the winner of the Bollingen Prize in poetry and author of the classic bestseller "Rose, Where Did You Get That Red?" comes a unique, highly entertaining book for anyone who wants to be a better reader and writer of poetry.

Rose, Where Did You Get That Red?

Rose, Where Did You Get That Red?
Author: Kenneth Koch
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2012-01-11
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0307765105

First published to enormous acclaim in 1973, this book became a classic that revolutionized the way children are taught to read and write poetry. The celebrated poet Kenneth Koch conveys the imaginative splendor of great poetry--by Blake, Donne, Stevens, Lorca, and others--and then shows how it maybe taught so as to help children write poetry of their own. For this edition, the author has written a new introduction and a special afterword for teachers.

I Never Told Anybody

I Never Told Anybody
Author: Kenneth Koch
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1978
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Wishes, Lies, and Dreams

Wishes, Lies, and Dreams
Author: Kenneth Koch
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 340
Release: 1999-10-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0060955090

The classic, inspiring account of a poet's experience teaching school children to write poetry When Kenneth Koch entered the Manhattan classrooms of P.S. 61, the children, excited by the opportunity to work with an instructor able to inspire their talent and energy, would clap and shout with pleasure. In this vivid account, Koch describes his inventive methods for teaching these children how to create poems and gives numerous examples of their work. Wishes, Lies, and Dreams is a valuable text for all those who care about freeing the creative imagination and educating the young.

Make Your Own Sunshine

Make Your Own Sunshine
Author: Janice Dean
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2021-03-02
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0063027976

The New York Times bestselling author and Fox News senior meteorologist Janice Dean returns with more inspiring stories of people who know how to find light in dark times. While the news is filled with villains and villainy, we do see a few famous heroes now and again. But what about the everyday heroes? The people going out of their way bring a little love into someone else's life? They deserve a time in the spotlight to inspire us all. Life can be tough—but it helps to know other people have come through hard times with a smile on their face. In Make Your Own Sunshine, Janice Dean shares inspiring stories that will lift your spirit and touch your heart. Good people are all around us doing selfless deeds, from a firefighter who bravely battled for his colleague’s health after 9/11 to a good Samaritan who secretly pays for the coffees of everyone in line behind him. You can’t help but smile reading about the teacher who cut her hair to make her student feel better. And you may shed a tear when you hear the story of the dad who never missed writing a napkin note for his daughter, including stashing extra notes in case he lost his batter with cancer. From a young man who makes bow ties for dogs waiting to be adopted to an Uber driver who brightened a new mom’s day by helping her buy baby clothes, the heroes in this story will warm your heart and stick in your mind. Janice has made it her mission to uncover and document these good stories to inspire us and gives us a much-needed boost of optimism. All we have to do is open our minds and our hearts, to look for the light on a cloudy day. Because as she reminds us, if we don’t make our own sunshine—who will?

Start Your Own Day Spa and More

Start Your Own Day Spa and More
Author: Entrepreneur Press
Publisher: Entrepreneur Press
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2007-08-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1613080646

Are you ready to take the plunge and start your own spa? Now’s the perfect time. Spas have become one of the fastest-growing industries around the globe. Whether you’re interested in day spas, destination spas, medical spas, spiritual spas, yoga centers or another variety, the expert advice in this guide helps you get started today. Learn all the business information you need to succeed—from choosing a location to setting prices to attracting new clients. Plus, get the hottest trends in the spa industry and expert advice on the creative elements that turn an ordinary spa into an extraordinary relaxation center. Expert advice covers: • Researching the market • Identifying a niche and attracting a target clientele • Creating the right atmosphere to enhance the spa experience • Offering the hottest spa services • Hiring talented and trustworthy employees • 25 marketing tactics under $50 • And more! Pick up this guide to get started and succeed in this fun, profitable and rewarding business.

The Spatula

The Spatula
Author: Irving P. Fox
Publisher:
Total Pages: 898
Release: 1907
Genre: Pharmacy
ISBN:

Wild Horses of the Summer Sun

Wild Horses of the Summer Sun
Author: Tory Bilski
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2019-05-07
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1643131613

A wondrous story of adventure and friendship featuring a group of women who ride Icelandic horses. "Blame it or praise it, there is no denying the wild horse in us." - Virgina Woolf Each June, Tory Bilski meets up with fellow women travelers in Reykjavik where they head to northern Iceland, near the Greenland Sea. They escape their ordinary lives to live an extraordinary one at a horse farm perched at the edge of the world. If only for a short while. When they first came to Thingeyar, these women were strangers to one another. The only thing they had in common was their passion for Icelandic horses. However, over the years, their relationships with each other deepens, growing older together and keeping each other young. Combining the self-discovery of Eat, Pray, Love, the sense of place of Under the Tuscan Sun, and the danger of Wild, Wild Horses of the Summer Sun revels in Tory's quest for the "wild" inside her. These women leave behind the usual troubles at home: illnesses, aging parents, troubled teenagers, financial worries and embrace their desire for adventure. Buoyed by their friendships with each other and their growing attachments and bonds with the otherworldly horses they ride, the warmth of Thingeyrar's midnight sun carries these women through the rest of the year's trials and travails. Filled with adventure and fresh humor, as well as an incredible portrait of Iceland and its remarkable equines, Wild Horses of the Summer Sun will enthrall and delight not just horse lovers, but those of us who yearn for a little more wild in everyday life.

A Garden to Keep

A Garden to Keep
Author: Jamie Langston Turner
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 578
Release: 2008-02-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1441204407

Elizabeth's story is like that of a garden left untended for too long, with weeds as bounteous as blossoms and stone walkways buried beneath tangled vines and daffodils. Beauty to be found, though amidst much neglect. When betrayal strikes at the heart of her very existence, Elizabeth Landis retraces the path of her life and her marriage, discovering along the way memories both painful to the touch and a joy to embrace. Pruning the garden of her life requires an honesty new to Elizabeth, but offers the promise of mercy...and perhaps even a grace to bestow.

Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2025

Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2025
Author: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 1913
Release: 2024-08-29
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1399411756

'What is your best investment? Buying a copy of the Writers' & Artists' Yearbook.' Kimberley Chambers This bestselling Writers' & Artists' Yearbook contains a wealth of information on all aspects of writing and becoming a published author, plus a comprehensive directory of media contacts. Packed with practical tips, it includes expert advice from renowned authors and industry insiders on: - submitting to agents and publishers - writing non-fiction and fiction across different genres and formats - poetry, plays, broadcast media and illustration - marketing and self-publishing - legal and financial information - writing prizes and festivals. Revised and updated annually, the Yearbook includes thousands of industry contacts and over 80 articles from writers of all forms and genres, including award-winning novelists, poets and playwrights, scriptwriters for TV, radio and videogames. If you want to find a literary or illustration agent or publisher, would like to self-publish or to crowdfund your creative idea then this Yearbook will help you. New content for this edition includes articles on If at first you don't succeed ... by Jessica Irena Smith, The importance of story development by Greg Mosse, Writing for readers by Rachel McLean, Creating a poetry comic by Chrissy Williams, Ghosting: writing other people's stories by Gillian Stern, Romantic motifs by Sue Moorcroft, How a publicist can help you by Hannah Hargrave, Writing across forms by Rob Gittins, Pitching your travel ideas by Jen & Sim Benson, The hybrid author by Simon McLeave. 'The wealth of information is staggering.' The Times