All of us have a past love --one that turned out to be bad, or a "lost love" because of a mistake we did, or even because of tragic events--, but a love that still reverberates in our memories... and this book offers us a chance to live again, in our mind, those past moments.Being in love is a great experience, but love can change from a wonderful condition that promotes mutual happiness to a deplorable one that results in mutual unhappiness... From despair to forgiveness, we'll find a wide range of feelings, in these poems... Enjoy the reading!
"Sumer is icumen in, lhude sing cuccu..."'Summer is a coming in, loudly sing cuckoo.'This is possibly the oldest round song in English and I thought it appropriate to introduce this volume of verse. Summer means many different things around the World: I would say that Spring is the lamb but Summer can be the tiger.One of poem describes the tropical storms which afflict her native city of Lagos in Nigeria, in which she compares the tension arising from flood waters to the stretching surface of a helium filled balloon.The sheer joy of Summer is often in these poems a recall of childhood memories...Others remember the intensity of a starry sky on clear nights and the bright flickering of the fireflies in the bushes... or the warm air, cool lemonade and ripe strawberries (much to my taste, I might add, particularly the strawberries which, in my opinion, should be consumed with mountains of Ice-cream) ... From my own perspective the garden is just putting on its Summer coat of many colours.. the purple Clematis, the red roses, the whites of the elder and bramble blossoms, the yellow flag irises, giving a gradual feeling of warmth.So I see Summer as the Season of movement --in musical terms the Allegro to the Spring's adagio-- and this feeling is expressed in the many excellent poems in this volume.Therefore I invite you, the reader, to share these experiences. [T.Billsborough]
'Hues of the World' offers a range of voices as wide as the world itself: indeed, from the Far East to the Middle East, and from Central and South America to Australia, 14 countries are represented in this Anthology, that collects poems by 36 poets.This collection is also as multiform and varied as it is in the poets' nationalities, offering a beautiful combination of reality and 'inner truth', through each poet's colorful imaginative grasp of the human soul.This way, 'Hues of the World' is a book that provides much food for thought.The feelings that come from being part of this poetic adventure is well described by the following words:«When I sit alone in my apartment, I know I am not alone. I am a multitude! And that's like being in a living poem, not composed by me, but composed of me and all the others.» [Daniel J. Brick]They represent a concise preface to all six books of the series 'Contemporary Poetry'.
"Very informative and educational." [P.S.S., USA] "Impressive. Thank you so much: it's very very helpful." [M.H.N., India] "A very good haiku book. I had tried haiku before, but through your book I can now understand how far I was from real haiku!" [K.P., UK] ~*~ From Frosini's introduction: "This book comes from a project thought to introduce haiku poetry to a group of poets belonging in the free Association 'Poets Unite Worldwide'. When, many years ago, I "met with haiku poetry", in order to understand the basics, I had to refer to Japanese history and culture, so as to grab a bit of the Japanese mindset. Although a good number of critics argue that English-language haiku is separate from Japanese haiku and its tradition (and some add that haiku is not translatable), I stay with those who consider the value of tradition as the major guiding light on the way of haiku. Yet, this point of view does not mean to deny validity to gendai (modern) haiku, and indeed, many gendai haiku poets do respect tradition even in their being 'modern'. Over 170 are the haiku and senryu of this compilation. In addition, the poets who have submitted their poems for this book have granted me to add (when deemed useful), my own version --that is, how I would write that same haiku. I hope you'll find it helpful."
Time to go to bed? Read a poem to your small child --or grandchild. A poem before sleeping is the best way to enter the world of dreams.. Read and Enjoy.*A very good poetry book for small children, up to 10 years of age.*From the humorous to the cantankerous to the downright silly and wise, the content between these pages will likely put a smile on an otherwise frowning face and can even brighten a cloudy or rainy day. Written by poets of all ages and backgrounds, the craft herein is both timeless and endearing; something to cherish and keep handy..
Josh Nichols offers information on Chinese gardens. The Chinese garden is a miniature replica of the country. Nichols highlights the history of the gardens, design considerations, and typical plant material used in Chinese gardens.
"These poems have a fascinating verbal beauty, and what is maybe even more amazing is the ways in which Fabrizio Frosini represents his memories with a controlled passion..." —"Queste poesie hanno un'affascinante bellezza verbale, e quello che forse è ancora più sorprendente è il modo in cui Fabrizio Frosini rappresenta i suoi ricordi con una passione controllata ..." —(Souren Mondal) *** "Frosini's poetry details what is important in life to memory, love, loss, longing... in a nice balance of realism, Impressionism, and lifelong experience..." — "La poesia di Frosini descrive in dettaglio ciò che è importante nella memoria, amore, perdita, desiderio... in un piacevole equilibrio tra realismo, impressionismo ed esperienza permanente..." —(Pamela Sinicrope) ***"... artistic, haunting, touching, mind blowing. My mind tried hard to catch every picture created from Frosini's words... and every emotion felt, word after word." — "... artistico, ossessionante, commovente, strabiliante. La mia mente ha provato a catturare ogni immagine creata dalle parole di Frosini... ed ogni emozione provata, parola per parola." — (Miriam Maia Padua)
Poems by thirty-two North-American poets, on any theme they wanted.Thirty-two... one poem... A good number. With that many there was sure to be variety. But at the leisurely pace of one poem a day, one could read them in about a month--which wouldn't be daunting or overwhelming.North-American... on any theme... From all over North America. What would be on their hearts? What their concerns? If one reads as a world citizen and/or as an ethnologist, this would be interesting stuff.If one is a reader of poems or a reader in general and/or just plain curious, this would provide a manageable mental or spiritual landscape to explore. These poems are accessible to everyone. If you've lived, if you're aware, if you have a reasonable vocabulary in English, the curtains of these poems are open. You can walk right in. And so we present to you our book 'The Sounds of America'. [Glen Kappy]
