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Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Play Rhyme
by Nadine Bernard WestcottA favorite play rhyme takes on super-duper proportions as two children create a table-sized sandwich from scratch. "The joyfully sketched pandemonium will enliven story hours and preschool introductions with a perennially pleasing chant".
Pearl from the Dragon’s Mouth: Evocation of Scene and Feeling in Chinese Poetry (Michigan Monographs In Chinese Studies #67)
by Cecile C. SunThe interplay between the external world (ching) and the poet’s inner world (ch’ing) lies at the heart of Chinese poetry, and understanding the interaction of the two is crucial to understanding this work from within its own tradition. Closely coordinating her discussions of poetry and criticism so that practice and theory become mutually enriching and illuminating, Sun offers sensitive and original readings of poems and a wealth of insights into Chinese poetics.
Pearl: A New Verse Translation
by Simon ArmitageFrom the acclaimed translator of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, a spellbinding new translation of this classic allegory of grief and consolation. Simon Armitage, the acclaimed poet who brought Sir Gawain and the Green Knight to vivid life in "an energetic, free-flowing, high-spirited translation" (New York Times Book Review), turns his attention to another beloved medieval English masterpiece, the soulful Pearl. Believed to have been penned by the same author who wrote Sir Gawain and housed in the same original fourteenth-century manuscript, Pearl is here reanimated with Armitage's characteristic flair in the alliterative music of the original text. Pearl describes a bereft father mourning the loss of his precious "Perle." Returning to the garden where she first disappeared, he observes the verdant shades of late summer--a cruel reminder of the grief that shadows his every waking thought. Succumbing to the afternoon heat, he falls into a trancelike sleep and dreams of a radiant apparition that closely resembles his Pearl. Standing before him across an unfordable stretch of water, the maiden reassures her father that she has been granted a home in heaven alongside Christ. At first overjoyed, then incredulous at the maiden's exalted stature, the dreamer is ultimately convinced of her providence by a series of tense, sorrowful arguments as she--much like Dante's Beatrice--leads him through the throes of grief toward a vision of paradise and divine redemption. At the brief, teasing glimpse of the kingdom of heaven, the dreamer rushes forward to join the maiden--only to be struck awake, his dream shattered and his irreplaceable Pearl lost once more. Presented alongside the original text, and overseen by renowned medievalist James Simpson, Pearl is a spellbinding new translation of a classic medieval work. Remaining faithful to the intricate structure of the original, Armitage's virtuosic rendering of the lyrical dialogue between father and daughter arrives at the end only to echo the beginning; the poem emerges as a circular and perfected whole, much like the pearl itself. One of our most ingenious interpreters of Middle English, Armitage transforms this allegory of grief and consolation into a story that feels hauntingly immediate.
Pearls of Love: How to Write Love Letters and Love Poems
by Ara John Movsesian"The primary purpose of Pearls Of Love is twofold: 1) to help you develop your writing skills in the areas of love letters and love poems, and 2) to serve as a modern day version of Cyrano De Bergerac by helping you express yourself when the words are hard to find. Pearls Of Love contains sections on basic instruction as well as various types of pre-written material. It is a complete guidebook which will help you say "I love you" in a very special and unforgettable way."-Preface
Pearson California Literature: Reading and Language
by PearsonThis edition comprises enjoyable reading materials such as Fiction, Nonfiction, Short Stories, Essays and Speeches, Poetry, Drama and Heroes and Dreamers.
Pedazo por pedazo
by Carles Sinoga Da RosaLa muerte más bella de todas terminaba en su sonrisa. Esto no es un libro de autoayuda. No vas a encontrar frases bonitas llenas de ternura capaces de volver a hacer florecer a la flor más vieja de todas. Esto es la realidad de un corazón roto, una visión clara hacia la tristeza, una lucha contra mí mismo donde la gente que desapareció de mi vida fue la que más llegué a querer, dándome una razón por la que escribir. Querido lector, si alguna vez te sentiste solo, desorientado, si te culparon de todo cuando no tenías nada de culpa, si el mundo se te hizo más grande y el tiempo demasiado rápido al estar con esa persona que amabas, quédate aquí. Te dejo entrar en mi hogar, que es lo más preciado que poseo.
Pencil Talk and Other School Poems
by Anastasia SuenSee what fun school can be… when you add some poetry! A simple school day is a lot more fun when you add a little poetry! Follow along for a fresh look at spelling tests, recess, music class and more, in this spirited collection of school day poems.
Penguin Book of Zen Poetry
by Lucien StrykThe Penguin Book of Zen Poetry has Chinese poems of enlightenment and death, poems of the Japanese Zen masters, and Japanese Haiku.
Penny and Clover, Follow That Ball! (The Lucky Dogs)
by Erica S. PerlLearning to read doesn't need to be ruff with this rhyming tail about a pair of lovable pups, now with a fresh look!Penny and Clover are playing with a ball. They chase it as it bounces all over their backyard, bounding in every direction. But when they go to retrieve it once more, they're surprised to find a new friend at the same time!
Penny and Clover, Up and Over! (The Lucky Dogs)
by Erica S. PerlLearning to read doesn't need to be ruff with this rhyming tail about a pair of lovable pups!Penny is a small, frisky puppy. Clover is a big, careful canine. While Penny has no problem jumping over a log, Clover isn't so sure she can do it. Can Clover come up with the courage to take a leap of faith and follow her friend?
Pensamientos en libertad: En las alas de la poesía
by Giovanni FenoglioEl autor en este libro utiliza la poesía para brindarnos un panorama de sus vivencias y para dejarnos sus reflexiones en formato de prosa.
Pensamientos: 100 Golondrinas
by Mendi A. V.«Te amo hasta donde los números no saben contar». Pensamientos. 100 Golondrinas es un recopilatorio de los más bellos e íntimos sentimientos escritos por el autor, Mendi av. «Te amo hasta donde los números no saben contar» o «Te borrarás, como se borran las palabras en la arena cuando pasan por encima el agua y la sal» son algunas de las profundas y románticas frases que podemos encontrar en las entrañas de esta obra, de este mundo interior repleto de golondrinas, campos en primavera, toneladas de amor y mar.
Pentimento
by Joshua GarciaFrom an Italian word meaning “ to repent,” a pentimento is an instance in painting when traces of an artist’ s earlier decisions or mistakes are visible through the final layer(s) of paint. Using modes of confession, ekphrasis, and biblical persona, Pentimento excavates a queerness entangled in one’ s faith tradition. Whether seeking to understand his relationship to god, friends, or family, Garcia interrogates questions that arise on the path to self-acceptance. In “ Self-Portrait as a Virgin,” a biblical persona asks, “ How else are we to take words whole / in our mouths, except as they are given?” Concerned with naming, desire, love, and belonging, Pentimento is a response to a kind of annunciation, the almost supernatural calling of the artist to find words through which the self is free to move.
Penumbra: English Poems
by Vinod AsudaniThis book contains 57 English poems from the pen of multilingual poet who has already established himself as one of the significant contemporary literary voices in Sindhi and Hindi languages in Indian sub continent. The poems included in this book deal with a wide range of topics. Some of the poems like Biodiversity, In Search of Bahugana and Broken Toys portray sensibility of the disabled. They authentically depict anguish, agony and perspective of a disable person. Many other things such as disillusionment, fragmentary existence, self alienation, Love, romance, social criticism to appear and reappear in different poems. All these things have been approached from different angle and they unfold in the poems in an unusual manner triggering emotional and intellectual response from the readers. Poems included in this volume make readers to reconsider and redefine many of their notions about affection, relationship, myths, social reality, violence, governance and so on.. Poetry is characterised by psychological realism. Many of the poems operate at different levels and each level is made up of many layers. Hence, sometimes, they make heavy demand on intellect and sensibility of readers to fully decipher their connotation.
Peony Vertigo
by Jan ConnPoems emerging from deep memory and shifting landscapes to joyously engage flora, fauna, and self. In her latest collection, Peony Vertigo, Jan Conn's poetic sensibility disperses and gathers, careens and slides, in and out of relation with the endangered world. Through poems ranging from global to microscopic scales, Conn's beholden, fluid sense of self dissolves into fog and river, and reconstitutes as bright orange newt, prehistoric horse, painter, and mourning daughter. Her voice is vulnerable, ecstatic, and elliptical, a tender exploration of liminal consciousness and the urge to identify with environments in crisis.
People & Other Aggravations
by Judith ViorstSlim volume of Viorst's humorous poetry. Characters and lifestyle in the late 60s and early 70s. Brief descriptions of each poem's drawing included.
People Hanging from Pegs, 1976-81
by Sarvesvara Dayala Saksena Vijay MunshiSahitya Akademi Award-winning collection of Hindi poems.
People Need People
by Benjamin ZephaniahTo walk toTo talk toTo cry and rely on,People will always need people . . .From the creators of Nature Trail comes an uplifting picture book about the power of people, and the importance of connecting with others. This timely poem reminds us all to be kind to one another.Written by legendary poet, Benjamin Zephaniah, one of The Times' top 50 British post-war writers. Beautifully illustrated by Nila Aye.Praise for Nature Trail:A joy to read with small children - Independent
People You Know, Places You've Been
by Hana ShafiThe latest poetry and artwork collection from Hana Shafi examines the unlikely connections we make to the people and places we encounter. Despite the infinite variations of our lives, every urban dweller has sparred with a neighbour they disliked, seen beautiful strangers on public transit, told secrets to their hairdresser. We interact with these supporting characters on a daily basis—and often we are them for others.Shafi celebrates the Antiheroes of the world (the alcoholic at your local bar, teenage girls); examines those in Beautiful Leading Roles (the hot professor, the rich couple); lauds older generations of Wizards and Crones; and flags the Nemeses (men who think they’re allies, competitors for produce at farmer’s markets). We sink into recognition at depictions of Palaces such as the greasy spoon, Dungeons of public transit, and the Liminal Spaces of checkout counters or waiting rooms (including that one at the end of the cosmos).People You Know, Places You've Been is an insightful, charming collection that offers a sense of shared recognition and nostalgia, ultimately asking: what if seemingly mundane places are actually the foundations of who you are?
Perception, Class and Environment in the Works of Thomas Hardy
by Roger EbbatsonThis book examines Thomas Hardy’s writing in both prose and poetry, focusing on issues of perception, ‘being’, class and environment. It illustrates the ways in which Hardy represents a social world which serves as a ‘horizon’ for the individual and explores the dialectic between the perceptible world and human consciousness. Ebbatson demonstrates how, in Hardy’s oeuvre, modern life becomes alienated from its roots in rural life – individual freedom is achieved in works like Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Jude the Obscure or The Woodlanders at the cost of personal insecurity and a deepening sense of homelessness. However, this development occurs against the marginalisation of dialect forms of speech. This book also explores how Hardy’s impressionist vision serves to undermine the prevailing conventions of plot structure.
Percy Bysshe Shelley (Modern Critical Views)
by Harold Bloom-- Brings together the best criticism on the most widely read poets, novelists, and playwrights<BR>-- Presents complex critical portraits of the most influential writers in the English-speaking world -- from the English medievalists to contemporary writers
Percy Bysshe Shelley: Youth's Unextinguished Fire, 1792-1816
by James BieriHaving retired from teaching psychology in US universities, Beiri presents a biography of British Romantic poet Shelley (1792-1822), ending with the summer in Switzerland of which so much has been said and imagined. He says the poet compressed into less than three decades a rich legacy of poetry, prose, and correspondence; and though he did not know the work of his contemporary William Blake, the two shared a psychological understanding of humanity that anticipated the age of Freud.
Pere Gimferrer
by Pere GimferrerA bilingual edition of poems by the award-winning Spanish poet.Pere Gimferrer has been writing poetry for more than fifty years in several languages, restoring and expanding upon avant-garde tendencies in poetry that had been abandoned in Spain after the Spanish Civil War. Of his second book, The Sea Aflame, Octavio Paz wrote: &“Our language will be, already is, larger by one poet.&” In 1970, with Mirrors, Gimferrer turned to Catalan, his mother tongue. Since then, he has won major Catalan and Spanish prizes for his work, which, along with poetry, includes writings on film and art history, translations, and novels. This bilingual volume, the first to draw on all phases of Gimferrer&’s career as a poet—from Message from the Tetrarch, published when he was eighteen, to selections from his recent verses in Italian—is an ideal introduction to a writer who, in the words of Roberto Bolaño, &“is a great poet and also knows everything.&”