Boa editions aug 2011 (2 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - - Michael Waters' last book, Darling Vulgarity(2006), was a finalist fo the Losa Angeles Times Book Prize. - Michael Waters' Parthenopi: New and Selected Poems (2001), was a finalist for the Paterson Poetry Prize.- Waters' writes in a clear, lyrical, narrative style. He is also one of the 'racier' poets out there - consistently pushing boundaries of sex, darkness, love, and language. - Waters is a poet you can give to your non-poetry-reading friends and say, 'Here, check this out.' They'll understand the poem and they'll also blush.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'In the current literary scene, one of the most heartening influences is the work of Naomi Shihab Nye. Her poems combine transcendent liveliness and sparkle along with warmth and human insight. She is a champion of the literature of encouragement and heart. Reading her work enhances life.' William Stafford Dusk where is the name no one answered to gone off to live by itself beneath the pine trees separating the houses without a friend or a bed without a father to tell it stories how hard was the path it walked on all those years belonging to none of our struggles drifting under the calendar page elusive as residue when someone said how have you been it was strangely that name that tried to answer Naomi Shihab Nye has spent thirty-five years traveling the world to lead writing workshops and inspire students of all ages. In her newest collection Transfer she draws on her Palestinian American heritage, the cultural diversity of her home in Texas, and her extensive travel experiences to create a poetry collection that attests to our shared humanity. Among her awards, Naomi Shihab Nye has been a Lannan Fellow, a Guggenheim Fellow, and a Witter Bynner Fellow. She has received a Lavan Award from the Academy of American Poets, the Isabella Gardner Poetry Award, the Paterson Poetry Prize, and four Pushcart prizes. In January 2010, she was elected to the board of chancellors of the Academy of American Poets. …