Great Silent Ballad

Great Silent Ballad
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Publisher : House of Anansi
Total Pages : 141
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ISBN-10 : 9781487012977
ISBN-13 : 1487012977
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis Great Silent Ballad by : A.F. Moritz

“You don’t live if there’s no poetry: you don’t live at all, or if you appear to yourself to be living, you’re not. You really are living, though, even if you’re dead, because you do have poetry, poetry’s with you whether or not you know it...” Great Silent Ballad, beloved lyric poet A.F. Moritz’s twenty-second volume of poetry, in visionary terms forwards the assertion that poetry, a primordial reality, is in the current moment both the equal of, and the antidote to, the rest of present-day civilization and its suicidal nature. The book unfolds in seven short sections that probe such topics as the crucial value of childhood; a human person’s development through maturity and age; the perennially avant-garde nature of great poetry no matter what time and place; and poetry’s inherent involvement with hope and creativity, life and feeling, freedom and love. Great Silent Ballad also reprises Moritz’s longstanding celebration of common human conversation, the apex of which (he argues convincingly) is what we call “poetry”—meaning not just the art of verse, but our total access to the goodness of natural existence.

Blood Song

Blood Song
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Publisher : Harvest Books
Total Pages : 266
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ISBN-10 : 015600884X
ISBN-13 : 9780156008846
Rating : 4/5 (4X Downloads)

Synopsis Blood Song by : Eric Drooker

Written by a 1994 National Book Award winner, this inspiring story is told entirely in pictures and describes three generations unified by a belief in creative expression. In the Introduction, noted graphic novelist and American Book Award-winner Joe Sacco describes "Blood Song" as "the work of an artist of the first order (writing) at his maturity." Full-color throughout.

Of Silence and Song

Of Silence and Song
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Publisher : Milkweed Editions
Total Pages : 348
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ISBN-10 : 9781571319432
ISBN-13 : 1571319433
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis Of Silence and Song by : Dan Beachy-Quick

Musings on joy and suffering, midlife and meaning, by a National Book Award–nominated poet and essayist praised for his “fine ear” (Publishers Weekly). Midway through the journey of his life, Dan Beachy-Quick found himself without a path, unsure how to live well. Of Silence and Song follows him on his resulting classical search for meaning in the world and in his particular, quiet life. In essays, fragments, marginalia, images, travel writing, and poetry, Beachy-Quick traces his relationships and identities. As father and husband. As teacher and student. As citizen and scholar. And as poet and reader, wondering at the potential and limits of literature. Of Silence and Song finds its inferno—and its paradise—in moments both historically vast and nakedly intimate. Hell: disappearing bees, James Eagan Holmes, Columbine, and the persistent, unforgivable crime of slavery. And redemption: in the art of Marcel Duchamp, the pressed flowers in Emily Dickinson’s Bible, and long walks with his youngest daughter. Curious, earnest, and masterful, Of Silence and Song is an unforgettable exploration of the human soul. Praise for the writing of Dan Beachy-Quick: “Intelligent, compassionate, exquisite . . . a unique voice.” —Cole Swensen “Rich, profound, fascinating.” —Los Angeles Times

As Far As You Know

As Far As You Know
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Publisher : House of Anansi
Total Pages : 128
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ISBN-10 : 9781487007416
ISBN-13 : 1487007418
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis As Far As You Know by : A.F. Moritz

Finalist, Trillium Book Award From one of the defining poets of his generation, a new collection that plumbs the depth of beauty, history, responsibility, and love. As Far As You Know, acclaimed poet A. F. Moritz’s twentieth collection of poems, begins with two sections entitled “Terrorism” and “Poetry.” The book unfolds in six movements, yet it revolves around and agonizes over the struggle between these two catalyzing concepts, in all the forms they might take, eventually arguing they are the unavoidable conditions and quandaries of human life. Written and organized chronologically around before and after the poet’s serious illness and heart surgery in 2014, these gorgeously unguarded poems plumb and deepen the reader’s understanding of Moritz’s primary and ongoing obsessions: beauty, impermanence, history, social conscience and responsibility, and, always and most urgently, love. For all its necessary engagement with worry, sorrow, and fragility, As Far As You Know sings a final insistent chorus to what it loves: “You will live.”

Silent Singing

Silent Singing
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Publisher : Rocket 88
Total Pages :
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ISBN-10 : 1910978612
ISBN-13 : 9781910978610
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis Silent Singing by : Ian Anderson

For the first time, Jethro Tull founder, singer, songwriter and photographer Ian Anderson has gathered together the complete lyrics from all of the Tull and solo albums in one volume. This hardback book is illustrated throughout with new, original and previously unpublished photographs taken by Ian to accompany certain lyrics. Ian has combed through everything from This Was in 1968 to unreleased 2021 songs, taking in all of his solo albums and tracks released only on box sets and compilations, to collate more than 300 song lyrics. After listening to original masters, checking notebooks and song sheets, Ian is confident that this book represents the complete, collected lyrics of his more than six decade-long career.

Heart of the Lonely Exile

Heart of the Lonely Exile
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Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages : 386
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ISBN-10 : 9780736939683
ISBN-13 : 0736939687
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis Heart of the Lonely Exile by : BJ Hoff

In Heart of the Lonely Exile, Book Two of BJ Hoff’s acclaimed and bestselling Emerald Ballad series, readers will find heroine Nora Kavanagh struggling to build a new life for herself and her son Daniel in America. With help from a wealthy American family and friendship and support from a British gentleman, Nora nevertheless finds herself caught in a conflict of the heart. Michael Burke, a strong, dedicated Irish policeman, desperately wants to keep his promise to his best friend Morgan Fitzgerald to marry Nora and protect her. But Nora’s instincts urge her to resist Michael’s proposal and follow her heart in a different direction....More troubling still, in the midst of her personal struggle, the heartaches from her homeland continue to plague her. Heart of the Lonely Exile continues the saga of the Kavanagh pilgrimage—a journey of the soul in a strange new land, where all those who are exiles and aliens seek to finally find their true home.

Power Ballads

Power Ballads
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Publisher : University of Iowa Press
Total Pages : 176
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ISBN-10 : 9781609380434
ISBN-13 : 1609380436
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Synopsis Power Ballads by : Will Boast

Real musicians don’t sign autographs, date models, or fly in private jets. They spend their lives in practice rooms and basement clubs or toiling in the obscurity of coffee-shop gigs, casino jobs, and the European festival circuit. The ten linked stories in Power Ballads are devoted to this unheard virtuoso: the working musician. From the wings of sold-out arenas to hip-hop studios to polka bars, these stories are born out of a nocturnal world where music is often simply work, but also where it can, in rare moments, become a source of grace and transcendence, speaking about the things we never seem to say to each other. A skilled but snobby jazz drummer joins a costumed heavy metal band to pay his rent. A country singer tries to turn her brutal past into a successful career. A vengeful rock critic reenters the life of an emerging singer-songwriter, bent on wreaking havoc. The characters in Power Ballads—aging head-bangers, jobbers, techno DJs, groupies, and the occasional rock star (and those who have to live with them)—need music to survive, yet find themselves lost when the last note is played, the lights go up, and it’s time to return to regular life. By turns melancholy and hilarious, Power Ballads is not only a deeply felt look at the lives of musicians but also an exploration of the secret music that plays inside us all.

Song of the Silent Harp

Song of the Silent Harp
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0786228806
ISBN-13 : 9780786228805
Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Synopsis Song of the Silent Harp by : B. J. Hoff

Set in the Irish village of Killala, the famine fever claims her husband and daughter and Nora and her young son are left in immeasurable sorrow and poverty. Their only hope lies with the love of her youth, but even his good intentions may not be enough to save her family.--

Love's Silent Song

Love's Silent Song
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Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages : 194
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ISBN-10 : 9780736951548
ISBN-13 : 0736951547
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis Love's Silent Song by : June Masters Bacher

When Chris Beth said yes to a struggling country minister's proposal, life seemed almost too good to be true. Could it last? The settlers in their little Oregon community could scarcely afford a resident preacher's salary, and Chris Beth's teaching contract would soon end. Another separation. More adjustments. Threatening and captivating adventures reveal the heartaches and joys of real pioneer life...wagon caravans of starving people rumbling through frontier territory. Fear of Indian uprisings, drought, plagues of grasshoppers, and the faith and commitment of people shouldering heavy burdens in a common bond of love. Ever present and strengthening their arms to hold each other up is love's silent song.

The Ballad of Jethro Tull

The Ballad of Jethro Tull
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Publisher : Rocket 88
Total Pages : 224
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1910978426
ISBN-13 : 9781910978429
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis The Ballad of Jethro Tull by : Jethro Tull

The first official, illustrated, oral history of prog rock legends Jethro Tull. Illustrated throughout with previously unseen, personal and classic photographs and memorabilia, Jethro Tull's story is told by Ian Anderson, band members past and present and the people who helped Tull become one of the most successful bands in rock history.