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Cristián Pérez es un joven estudiante de la ciudad de México que transcurre su vida normal hasta que un día la tragedia toca a su puerta lo cual lo lleva a cambiar su perspectiva sobre el mundo. En el transcurso de su decadencia moral conocerá a varias personas que le harán cuestionarse los límites entre lo sobrenatural y lo real, desencadenando hechos que cambiarán su vida para siempre.
| Автор | Wilfredo Moreno |
A follow-up to Beats at Naropa, Cross Worlds offers another view into the Naropa University archives, focusing on material that addresses cross cultural and hybridized work and collaborationsContributors to the anthology represent a broad spectrum of voices, both demographically and aesthetically, and include major figures including Allen Ginsberg, Eileen Myles, Bei Dao, and Sherwin BitsuiThe anthology addresses important questions of poetry in an increasingly globalized and post-colonial...
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Kuusisto's poetry and essays have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Harper’s, Utne Reader, and Poetry Magazine. His memoir, Planet of the Blind, was a Notable Book of the Year by The New York Times, and sold over 50,000 copies Kuusisto's work has been translated into a dozen languages (including Finnish!) Kuusisto is a popular speaker and disability activist, focusing specifically on blindness mobility. Has been a guest on Oprah, Dateline, Talk of the Nation Graduated from and...
| Автор | Stephen Kuusisto |
"A heady, infectious celebration."—The New Yorker "Shaughnessy's voice is smart, sexy, self-aware, hip . . . consistently wry, and ever savvy."—Harvard Review Brenda Shaughnessy's heartrending third collection explores dark subjects—trauma, childbirth, loss of faith—and stark questions: What is the use of pain and grief? Is there another dimension in which our suffering might be transformed? Can we change ourselves? Yearning for new gods,...
| Автор | Brenda Shaughnessy |
• Tung-Hui Hu holds a PhD in Film from the University of California, Berkeley.• Currnetly teaches at University of Michigan.• Co-creator of «The Last Time You Cried,» an art project that translated human emotions into computer-generated poems. Check out more here: http://www.digitalculture.org/news/digital-practitioner-interview-tung-hui-hu-on-the-last-time-you-cried-project• All of Tung-Hui's books have won awards: • James D. Phelan Literary Award for Greenhouses, Lighthouses • Avery...
| Автор | Tung-Hui Hu |
Auf Quintus Fixlein lastet ein Fluch – sein 32. Lebensjahr wird sein letztes sein. Obwohl er sein genaues Alter nicht kennt, genießt der Leipziger Lehrer trotzdem sein Leben. Er schafft es, zum Konrektorat zu avancieren, zu heiraten, zum Pfarrer ernannt zu werden und ein kleines Vermögen zu erben. Doch sowie er auf dem Sterbebett liegt, betritt die Person, mit der alle wohl am wenigsten gerechnet hatten, den Raum…-
| Автор | Jean Paul |
Kann sie dem schönen Fremden wirklich trauen? Er macht ihr Komplimente, trägt sie auf Händen und liebt ihre Haut. Hals über Kopf schmeißt sie sich in ein heißes Liebesabenteuer, bis er eines Tages darum bettelt, sie und ihre Haut malen zu dürfen.Haut ist ein erotischer Thriller voll von nervenaufreibendem Sex, verbotenen Fantasien und möglichen Hintergedanken.-
| Автор | B. J. Hermansson |
Eine freie Frau ist eine erotische Novelle über eine Frau in der Mitte des Lebens, die gegen alle Normen verstößt, die die Gesellschaft ihr vorgibt. Sie bejaht das Tabu. Sie nimmt sich junge Liebhaber und erlebt ein sexuelles Erwachen, das sie zu einem ganz neuen Menschen macht…-
| Автор | B. J. Hermansson |
Hennen was brought to our attention by Jim Harrison, who wrote an introduction to the book All of Hennen's poetry appeared in slender, regionally distributed chapbooks 90% of Hennen's previous work is out of print. There will be a great sense of discovery surrounding the publication of this selected poems Garrison Keillor is a fan of Hennen's work and his poems have appeared on «The Writer's Almanac» Robert Bly is an enthusiastic supporter of Hennen's poetry A volume of...
| Автор | Tom Hennen |
Young was very close to dying and received a heart transplant just after Fall Higher was published in hardcover late in 2010. His father died at 49 due to problems with his heart. NPR's «Morning Edition» did a beautiful story about Dean and his heart transplant, where he said, «I think that's one of the jobs of poets: They stare at their own death and through it they still see the world – the world of 10,000 things. Poetry is about time running out.» (This radio article, «The Heart of...
| Автор | Dean Young |
"Gerber has a gentle touch and an unaffected, articulate voice that can be smart, funny, wise—sometimes all at the same time."—Library Journal "The thing itself carries the weight of [Gerber's] poems, which recall the deep imagery of Vallejo, Neruda, and Wright."—Rain Taxi Dan Gerber's mastery of layered imagery and crystalline vision marry European Romanticism with American Zen. These meditative poems engage the natural landscape of...
| Автор | Dan Gerber |
"That feeling of becoming a new person in a different place, even if it's an illusion, is intoxicating to me, and always has been. I love writing about places, but only places where I don't belong."—James Arthur Awakening is the theme of this fiery debut about the «ghost world» of shadows and personae. A sense of history, politics, and place is an integrated and integral part of the whole, alive with stirring accounts of travel, intimate moments of solitude, and...
| Автор | James Grant Arthur |
The traitor within the Jax household has been found, and the repercussions are staggering, with Faith barely surviving and their mating destroyed. But Faith has always been unpredictablejust ask her sisters and nothing will stop her from getting what she wantsand she wants Thor. Even if it kills her.Download now for the exciting conclusion to Faith's story!
| Автор | Grace Goodwin |
Eines Tages beschließt Lisa, ihr Leben hinter sich zu lassen. Aber es ist schon schwierig, sich plötzlich bei Wind und Wetter allein behaupten zu müssen. Doch im schlimmsten Moment offenbart sich die Möglichkeit, an Wärme und Liebe in Form eines sexy, selbstsicheren Mannes zu gelangen. Und Lisa entscheidet sich, den Tag zu nutzen.-
| Автор | Alexandra Södergran |
Composed during long walks throughout Washington, DC, and careful to err on the side of recklessness, Rough Day finds its essential unity in a fixation on American events and landscapes—from Yellowstone and New Orleans to Kansas and the Pacific Northwest. Throughout, Ed Skoog maintains an openness to discovery that unveils rare and prismatic views into his country. A native of Topeka, Kansas, Ed Skoog's first book of poetry, Mister Skylight (Copper Canyon Press), was published in...
| Автор | Ed Skoog |
"[Dawes] is highly original and intelligent, possessing poetic sensibility that is rooted and sound, unshakeable and unstopped, both in its vibrancy and direction. He writes poetry as it ought to be written."—World Literature Today "Dawes asserts himself as man and artist and finally, with grace achieved and grace said, sits down to begin life's tragic feast . . . a writer of major significance."—Brag Book "The notion of a reggae aesthetic—of the...
| Автор | Kwame Dawes |
Tishani Doshi is a rising literary star in the UK and India, and her debut novel was enthusiastically supported by Salman Rushdie. She has a very rich author website: www.tishanidoshi.com In addition to writing poetry, Tishani Doshi is a columnist for The Hindo, as well as a professional dancer with the Chandralehka group. Tishani Doshi's TED talk on «Slowness and Creativity» can be found here: http://tedxpalermo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=110 Tishani Doshi was...
| Автор | Tishani Doshi |
– As editor of Poetry magazine, Wiman is a leading figure and spokesperson in modern American letters – Wiman was recently diagnosed with a rare blood cancer, and several pieces touch upon mortality – New York Times Book Review (January 7, 2007) highlighted a recent essay by Wiman in Poetry and praised the «blazing high style» of the prose. – Pieces have appeared, or are forthcoming, in leading magazines and journals, including: Harper’s; Harvard Divinity Bulletin; Hudson...
| Автор | Christian Wiman |
The Life of a Female Slave is a novel written by American suffragist and anti-slavery propagandist. Set in a fictional Kentucky location modeled off of the Owensboro and Daviess County, Kentucky of her childhood, Griffith recounted her personal experiences during her childhood through the voice of the enslaved woman Ann.
| Автор | Martha Griffith Browne |
Unverhofft kommt heiß…Christina möchte alleine auf dem alten Hof ihrer Familie in Schweden ein Wochenenende verbringen. Unerwartete Gesellschaft bekommt sie allerdings von zwei Kopenhagenern, die in eins der Gästezimmer ziehen. Nun nimmt das Wochenende eine Wendung, die Christina sich in ihren heißesten Träumen nicht hätte vorstellen können… -
| Автор | Camille Bech |
Ein allegorisches Märchen aus Novalis' romantischem Roman «Heinrich von Ofterdingen»: Das auf drei Ebenen – der Astralwelt, der Menschenwelt und der Unterwelt – sich zutragende Märchen beschreibt in abstrahierter und kondensierter Form den Inhalt des Romans und berichtet über den Übergang des zu Eis erstarrten Astralreiches zum goldenen Zeitalter. -
| Автор | Novalis |
Sprechstunde mit erotischem Höhepunkt.Cassandra langweilt sich. Das Wartezimmer der Arztpraxis ist gut gefüllt – trotz der heißen Temperaturen draußen. Doch zum Glück bietet die Sprechstunde mehr Abwechslung als gedacht, denn der leckere Arzt beschließt seine Patientin genauer unter die Lupe zu nehmen…-
| Автор | Vanessa Salt |
• Nothing as extensive or contemporary available. • Provides 5-15 poems by each poet. • Bilingual edition. Spanish is second only to English in this country. • Highlights a younger generation of Mexican poets, alongside some of Mexico’s most celebrated and internationally recognized poets. • Highlights the work of both established, celebrated translators, as well as that of a younger generation of translators. • Surveys...
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