Caribbean Poetry

This varied, well-chosen selection brings onto one audiobook the best of Dylan Thomas. Here is the legendary recording of "Under Milk Wood", with Richard Burton and Richard Bebb as narrators; but here also are two radio productions he wrote before that great classic, and though interesting in their own right, they show how "Under Milk Wood" grew gradually in his imagination.

101 Famous Poems, compiled by Roy J. Cook and first published in 1916, is a collection of one familiar poem each by the best-known poets in the English language, including Alfred Tennyson, William Shakespeare, Robert Frost, Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Milton, Elizabeth Barret Browning, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Robert Louis Stevenson, Walt Whitman, Lord Byron, Emily Dickinson and William Wordsworth. The anthology is indexed by title, author and first line.

🎯 ¿Te has preguntado cómo sería chocar intencionalmente con tus propias emociones para descubrir quién eres realmente? Este libro ilustrado con IA es tu compañero en ese viaje íntimo hacia adentro, donde descubrirás cómo: ✔️ Transformar tu dolor y soledad en autoconocimiento profundo. ✔️ Encontrar belleza y significado en los momentos más difíciles de tu vida. ✔️ Despertar tu creatividad desde un espacio auténtico y vulnerable. Cada poema funciona como un portal hacia universos paralelos que viven en ti, usando metáforas sencillas y poderosas para reconectar con ...

Spanning time, styles, and traditions, a dazzling collection of essential works from 140 Latine writers, scholars, and activists from across the world—from warrior poet Audre Lorde to novelist Edwidge Danticat and performer and author Elizabeth Acevedo and artist/poet Cecilia...

The Knight's Tale of medieval wars and chivalry is the first tale told to the pilgrims as they set out to Canterbury. It concerns Theseus, returning from fighting at Thebes, and two brother knights Palamon and Arcite, imprisoned but yearning for their loves. But the real hero of this recording is Richard Bebb who, with the help of Professor Derek Brewer, the leading expert on Chaucerian pronunciation, make the original Middle English not only comprehensible to the modern ear, but exciting.

A rousing, beautifully observed, and tender-hearted debut poetry collection about identity, culture, home, and belonging—for fans of Jasmine Mans and Fatimah Asghar “We, children of plátanos, always gotta learn to play in everyone else’s backyard and somehow feel at home.” Poet and...

☕❤️ Discover the Perfect Blend of Love and Coffee! ❤️☕ ✨ Coffee Loving is a poetic journey celebrating the magical connection between love and coffee. This captivating collection of romantic poems will awaken your senses and warm your heart as it explores the emotional richness of coffee moments shared with someone special. 📖 What’s Inside: 🌅 Morning Magic: Feel the rush of anticipation with that first sip of coffee as love blooms like the sunrise. 🌧️ Rainy Day Comforts: Cozy up with poems that capture the soothing embrace of coffee on a drizzly afternoon. 💑 ...

A Financial Times Music Book of the Year 2023 'Key to understanding black British history' - Sunday Times 'Sharp and still relevant' - Zadie Smith Recognized as one of the great poets of modern times, and as a deeply respected and influential political and cultural activist and social critic...

A dazzling literary debut that reimagines The Odyssey and asks what power do we have to control our own fate when destiny feels pre-determined and the systems of the world are broken? Eurick Ulysse is irrevocably trapped: by poverty, by class, and by his immigrant parents’ expectations...

HUMMING BIRD is an annual magazine containing Literary news from the International Chamber of Writers and Artists [CIESART] – Trinidad and Tobago. Within, you will find exquisite award-winning poetry, articles, anthology excerpts, details about a successful Book and Arts Fair promoting literacy, and other useful international news. Readers will be kept up to date on opportunities to benefit themselves and their families. Get a copy for your home library.

The largest collection of poetry ever assembled in English by “the most important Spanish-language writer since Cervantes” (Mario Vargas Llosa) A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition with flaps and deckle-edged paper Though universally acclaimed for his dazzling fictions, Jorge Luis Borges...

The poems in the poetry book SOOTHING POETRY: in English and Spanish by Author Brenda Mohammed and Dr. Arabella Persaud are didactic, fun to read, and full of hope and insight. The Spanish versions were translated by the author’s sister, Dr. Arabella Persaud, a Spanish College Professor in Los Angeles in the USA. Dr. Persaud also wrote the Foreword to the book. The collection has interests for every reader and is enjoyable reading to help us reflect on our everyday experiences. The observant eye of the author makes us look afresh at human nature and what we need to experience for a true ...

They tell me to “fix” my hair. And by fix, they mean straighten, they mean whiten; but how do you fix this shipwrecked history of hair? In her most famous spoken-word poem, author of the Pura Belpré-winning novel-in-verse The Poet X Elizabeth Acevedo embraces all the complexities of Black...

This audiobook looks at 12 works written by Robert Burns which were inspired by nature. We look at the works themselves, give a modern translation of each one and look at when, where, and, possibly, why they were written. This gives you quick, easy to understand information about Burns - so that you can surprise your friends with your 'in-depth knowledge.'

For All of Us, One Today is a fluid, poetic story anchored by Richard Blanco’s experiences as the inaugural poet in 2013, and beyond. In this brief and evocative narrative, he shares for the first time his journey as a Latino immigrant and openly gay man discovering a new, emotional...

ISLANDS IN THE SUN’ contains poems about the author's native homeland, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, its Caribbean neighbors, and the beautiful resources of the islands. Famous for its hospitality, Trinidad and Tobago is a dual-island Caribbean nation with distinctive traditions and cuisines. Whether visitors are seeking adventure, sea-bathing, culture, or nightlife, Trinidad and Tobago have it all. The white sandy beaches of Maracas and Tobago can be enjoyed at any time, as summer is experienced all year round. The alluring poems within this book will entice you to visit Trinidad ...

A beautiful debut collection from Jamaican poet Safiya Sinclair that draws on our colonial history and speaks powerfully to our present moment. Shortlisted for Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize 2021 A Guardian most anticipated book for 2020 'Safiya Sinclair bursts onto the shelves with...

This is a selection of works by three famous Irishmen: Oscar Wilde, W. B. Yeats and Bram Stoker. It includes: the short story by Bram Stoker, "Dracula's Guest"; Oscar Wilde's poem "Humanitad" and three versions of his "The Ballad of Reading Gaol"; and finally, an early collection of poetry called The Rose by W. B. Yeats. There is a general introduction by the writer and actor Tim Dalgleish and other additional material.

Bloomsbury presents Haunting the Black Air, written and read by Anthony Joseph. 'A polyphonic exploration of memory, diaspora and sound' ROMALYN ANTE 'A kaleidoscope of image and word-power . . . A vital addition to the canon' MAGGIE HARRIS 'A work of rare formal daring and spiritual depth'...

A beautiful debut collection from Jamaican poet Safiya Sinclair that draws on our colonial history and speaks powerfully to our present moment. Shortlisted for Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize 2021 A Guardian most anticipated book for 2020 'Safiya Sinclair bursts onto the shelves with...