POETS UNLEASHED - AN ANTHOLOGY is a compilation of just a few of the beautifully written poems of Ron Cross, Patricia Joe Schuman, Dennis Moore, Gisele Marasca, Al Michael, Thomas Lee Rhymes, Kim Shaver, Kathleen Redling and Mariano Rivera. As you read the poems in this book you will visualize the picture that each poet paints. You will feel the romantic tug on your heartstrings as you read the love poems, while other poems will invoke sadness, passion, hope and laughter. But, most of all, you will choose your favorite and the words will touch you deeply. The uniqueness of this book is that no poet stands above the others. Each poet has something to say and says it in his or her own words and style. Everyone who reads this book will find that special poem, the poets not only write for themselves but for us, the reader. These poems are given to us as a very special gift. To answer the question from Thomas "Where does the soul of a poet go?" It is here, in this book. Its presence is felt in each and every poem. Cindy Cross

Now in paperback, an irresistible gift for dog lovers: poems from the dogs' point of view, written by the well known writers and poets who love them. List of contributors: Edward Albee, Jennifer Allen, Danny Anderson, Lynda Barry, Rick Bass, Charles Baxter, Robert Benson, Roy Blount, Jr., Ron Carlson, Jill Ciment, Bernard Cooper, Stephen Dobyns, Mark Doty, Stephen Dunn, Anderson Ferrell, Amy Gerstler, Matthew Graham, Ron Hansen, Brooks Haxton, Cynthia Heimel, Amy Hempel, Noy Hollan, Andrew Hudgins, John Irving, Denis Johnson, R.S. Jones, Walter Kirn, Sheila Kohler, Maxine Kumin, Natalie Kusz, Anne Lamott, Gordon Lish, Ralph Lombreglia, Merrill Markoe, Pearson Marx, Erin McGraw, Heather McHugh, Arthur Miller, George Minot, Susan Minot, Honor Moore, Mary Morris, Alicia Muñoz, Elise Paschen, Padgett Powell, Wyatt Prunty, Lawrence Raab, Mark Richard, John Rybicki, Jeanne Schinto, Bob Shacochis, Jim Shepard, Karen Shepard, Lee Smith, Ben Sonnenberg, Kate Clark Spencer, Gerald Stern, Terese Svoboda, William Tester, Abigail Thomas, Lily Tuck, Sidney Wade, Kathryn Walker, William Wegman

What is a Californigonian? What was waiting by the door that night? What possessed us to adopt two puppies at once? How is playing the piano like ice skating? Why stay in Oregon when it rains all the time and the family is still back in California? Find the answers to these and other questions in these posts selected from ten years of the Unleashed in Oregon blog. Chapters will look at the glamorous life of a writer and the equally glamorous life of a musician, true stories from a whiny traveler, being the sole human occupant of a house in the woods, and dogs, so much about dogs.

Unleash the Poem Within is about friendship, self-reflection and learning something new. It is, quite simply, about how the power of creativity can change your life. This book shows women how to liberate their creative spirit and use it not only as a means of self-expression, but as a way to find more calm, peace and an enhanced ability to see the value in each present moment. Wendy Nyemaster is the founder of the Poetry Posse, a group of ordinary women committed to writing and sharing their creativity as a way to enhance their lives. She guides the reader through twelve different poems and how to write them, and how doing so can unlock their inner power. Unleash the Poem Within shows women that by experimenting with creativity, they can find their voice and live their lives to the fullest.

"Welcome to Writing Unleashed, designed for use as a textbook in first-year college composition programs, written as an extremely brief guide for students, jam-packed with teachers' voices, students' voices, and engineered for fun."--Foreword.

"Unleashing the Poet Within: A Guide to Crafting Beautiful Poetry" is a comprehensive and inspiring guide that will empower aspiring poets to tap into their creative potential and create captivating poetry. This book explores various techniques and strategies for enhancing vocabulary, developing a keen sense of rhythm and imagery, utilizing literary devices, and structuring poems effectively. With practical exercises, insightful guidance, and real-world examples, this guide will help you unleash your unique poetic voice and express your emotions and experiences with power and authenticity. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced poet, "Unleashing the Poet Within" is your roadmap to crafting beautiful poetry that resonates with readers.

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Why Poems? I asked myself. True that the subject I talk of is not romantic and could be wanting in poetic beauty. But I felt that the profundity of the poetic expression is almost necessary to all topics that affect our success and the way we live. There are situations where one finds oneself at a crossroad and cannot decide which way to go. Our day-to-day life is full of many such situations. At times, this acts as a deterrent and we postpone journey-our work. But if we act confidently and take a logical decision, these crossroads, instead of posing any problem become welcome interludes. These act as breaks giving us a little jerk from our slumber of unconsciously following our oft-trod path. We wake up, as we have to make a choice. And so we move on. How to overcome procrastination? How to banish unfounded fears? Solutions to these problems can be very difficult or even just very simple. In case we keep on brooding over what would happen if the decision went wrong, and working out the worst possibilities, the solutions may not only be difficult but elude us altogether. If we make a choice after reviewing the pros and cons, just in time and take action accordingly, the solution is indeed very easy. Besides, this enhances our self-esteem. However, there is a word of caution. Be prepared to face the unexpected. You can't always be right. Reading these poems encourages killing worst enemy of your happiness-procrastination.

This important study provides the only comprehensive survey of Chinese women during the early medieval period of disunion, which lasted from the fall of the Eastern Han dynasty in 220 AD to the reunification of China by the Sui dynasty in 581 AD, also known as the Six Dynasties. Bret Hinsch offers rich descriptions of the most important aspects of female life in this era, including family and marriage, motherhood, political power, work, inheritance, education, and religious roles. He traces women’s lived experiences as well as the emotional life and the ideals they pursued. Building on the best Western and Japanese scholarship, Hinsch also draws heavily on Chinese primary sources and scholarship, most of which is unknown outside China. As the first study in English about women in the early medieval era, this groundbreaking book will open a new window into Chinese history for Western readers.

Describes the history of Iraq, from its beginnings as the Sumarian civilization in Mesopotamia through the present day.