The Practice And Other Stories And Selected Poems

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The Practice And Other Stories And Selected Poems

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Author : Jack Henry Markowitz
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2005-04-18

The Practice And Other Stories And Selected Poems written by Jack Henry Markowitz and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-04-18 with Fiction categories.

In this volume of The Practice and Other Stories, a collection of short stories and selected poems, I tried to write with some satiric wit and Jewish humor about working-class New York characters that I had observed during my growing- up years in Brooklyn from the 1950’s to 1970’s. I have been greatly influenced by the movies and I try to turn a satiric camera eye on the details of every day life. This collection of five short stories and 4 poems represents my continued appreciation for the short story format. Blind Man is the result of my child hood recollections of being forced to visit with various family members in the exotic (to me) borough of the Bronx. It is a story of starry eyed youth on the threshold of lost innocence and the discovery, for better or worse, of a much wider world. The Visit is a story about enduring family bonds despite conflicting world views and value systems. The Practice, which was first published in the Jewish Digest January, 1971, is a story about the confluence of mysticism, superstition and science in the life of a Brighton Beach family doctor whose old world clients see him as more of a shaman than a physician. The Fundraiser is a story about an older working man caught between his need to earn a living in a profession he has come to detest and the realization that he needs to find a better way of life. Coney Island Limey is a story based loosely on the real life antics of an eccentric chap from Liverpool who sneaks into America under rather dubious circumstances and who then tries to ingratiate himself into the good graces of a rather naïve Brooklyn family of misfits in hopes of wedding their beautiful if somewhat clueless daughter. The four poems are included in this collection because they are four of my personal favorites. In addition to several years working in sales for Rizzoli Editore, Prudential, and John Hancock, I also worked at various times a public relations consultant for various business and non-profit clients as well as a public relations consultant and writer for several governmental entities such Brooklyn Borough President Sebastian Leone and the New York State Consumer Protection Board during the administration of Gov. Hugh Carey. My resume also includes several stints in New York and New Jersey as a fundraiser for the Council of Jewish Federations and the United Jewish Appeal. After earning my MSW from Temple University, I went to work in the field of child welfare for both the New York City and City of Philadelphia Departments of Human Services. During my undergraduate years at Hamilton College, I studied creative writing with Wallace Markfield (To An Early Grave, Teitlebaum’s Window) and with Alex Haley (Roots, The Autobiography of Malcolm X).Today, I make my home in Philadelphia where I continue to work and write. As a callow youth of twenty, I dreamed of taking the literary world by storm. I was greatly influenced by the works of Mark Twain, O’Henry, Sholem Aleichem, Edgar Allen Poe, Bernard Malamud, Jack Kerouac, Mario Puzo, William Faulkner, Eugene O’Neil, William Saroyan, Philip Roth, William Shakespeare, Isaac Bashevis Singer and Wallace Markfield. I was equally moved by the poetry of such great poets as Lord Byron, John Keats, Percy Shelly, Dylan Thomas, Paul Verlaine, Arthur Rimbaud, Charles Baudelaire and Allen Ginsberg. Equally important to my development as a writer are the works of Albert Camus, Jean Paul Sartre, Andre Gide, Andre Malraux, and Eugene Ianesco. Cinematic influences include: David Lean; the French New Wave auteurs such as Jean Luc Goddard and Francois Truffaut; the comedic geniuses of Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Jerry Lewis, and Jacques Tati; the American masters such as Francis Ford Copolla, Martin Scorcese, George Lucas and Stephen Spielberg. With this collection of short stories and selected poems I may not have ta

Stuff Happens

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Author : Jack Henry Markowitz
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2008-03-11

Stuff Happens written by Jack Henry Markowitz and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-11 with Poetry categories.

Who is Dobbin Feldman and why is he saying those awful things about me? In this fictional yet semi-autobiographical novella the author tries to explore the existential experience of being born Jewish into a particularly strange set of familial circumstances that encapsulates the Boomer generations struggle to make sense of the Helter Skelter world bequeathed to them by their fathers and mothers.

Essential Sqa Exam Practice National 5 English Questions And Papers

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Author : Brian Johnston
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2019-12-02

Essential Sqa Exam Practice National 5 English Questions And Papers written by Brian Johnston and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-02 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

Exam board: SQA Level: National 5 Subject: English First teaching: September 2017 First exam: Summer 2018 Practice makes permanent. Feel confident and prepared for the SQA National 5 English exam with this two-in-one book, containing practice questions for every question type, plus two full practice papers. - Choose which question types you want to revise: A simple grid enables you to pick particular question styles that you want to focus on, with answers provided at the back of the book - Understand what the examiner is looking for: Clear guidance on how to answer each question type is followed by plenty of questions so you can put the advice into practice, building essential exam skills - Remember more in your exam: Repeated and extended practice will give you a secure knowledge of the key areas of the course (Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation and Critical Reading) - Familiarise yourself with the exam papers: Both practice papers mirror the language and layout of the real SQA papers; complete them in timed, exam-style conditions to increase your confidence before the exams - Find out how to achieve a better grade: Answers to the practice papers have commentaries for each question, with tips on writing successful answers and avoiding common mistakes Fully up to date with SQA's requirements The questions, mark schemes and guidance in this practice book match the requirements of the revised SQA National 5 English specification for examination from 2018 onwards.

Latino Writers And Journalists

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Author : Jamie Martinez Wood
language : en
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Release Date : 2014-05-14

Latino Writers And Journalists written by Jamie Martinez Wood and has been published by Infobase Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-14 with American literature categories.

Provides short biographies of Latino American writers and journalists and information on their works.

International Who S Who In Poetry 2004

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Author : Europa Publications
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2003

International Who S Who In Poetry 2004 written by Europa Publications and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Provides up-to-date profiles on the careers of leading and emerging poets.

The Practice Science Of Drawing

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Author : Harold Speed
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 1972-01-01

The Practice Science Of Drawing written by Harold Speed and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972-01-01 with Art categories.

Reproductions of works by such artists as Degas, Velasquez, and Manet complement this study of the line and mass approaches to drawing

The Publishers Trade List Annual

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1918

The Publishers Trade List Annual written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1918 with Publishers' catalogs categories.

Writing For Wellbeing

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Author : Katrin Den Elzen
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-07-07

Writing For Wellbeing written by Katrin Den Elzen and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-07 with Literary Criticism categories.

Writing can support our wellbeing even under the most difficult life circumstances, helping us to adapt to significant change, make sense of loss, improve our physical and emotional resilience, and foster personal growth. Numerous studies of Expressive Writing have confirmed this, and there are other established methodologies for practice. However, to date, few accounts have offered detailed descriptions showing how and why putting pen to paper can be so beneficial. This book delves deeply into the landscape of Writing-for-wellbeing and demonstrates the transformative power of writing in a wide range of contexts. Topics include personal trauma narratives within the Humanities; a participatory Writing-for-wellbeing study that demonstrates the effectiveness of writing in the context of grief and loss; surprise as the hidden mainspring of poetry's therapeutic potency; the empowerment and healing potential offered by Black women’s blogs; playwriting positioning LGBTQIA+ identities as positive through stories of belonging; how writing workshops have helped newly literate Indigenous adults and other participants in the Australian outback; and how the smuggled writings of Behrouz Boochani have enabled global witnessing of the stories of refugees held in offshore detention. This resource sets out the theory and research at the foundation of Writing-for-wellbeing in close relation to full and engaging accounts of practice. It aims to make the topic accessible and affirms its place as an effective reconstructive practice alongside other expressive arts therapies, providing a holistic and inspiring resource for anyone wishing to practice, teach, or research Writing-for-wellbeing.

In The Cold Of The Malecon And Other Stories

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Author : Antonio José Ponte
language : en
Publisher: City Lights Books
Release Date : 2000-10

In The Cold Of The Malecon And Other Stories written by Antonio José Ponte and has been published by City Lights Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-10 with Fiction categories.

Departing from both the utopian-political and the romantic-baroque styles of past Cuban literature, Ponte deftly sketches a picture of a contemporary Cuba that is very different from the stereotype of Caribbean life, full of music and dance and colorful celebration. An old man and a six-year-old prodigy have a rendezvous to play chess at a forlorn railroad station. Randomly riding trains, a woman keeps company with a strange assembly of men. An unemployed historian falls in love with an enigmatic astrologer, and the two live out their tragedy in the streets of Havana as homeless vagrants. A father and son take an aimless stroll after lunch to see the whores along the Malecon, Havana's seaside promenade. A young man, one of the last Cuban students to go to the Soviet Union on a foreign-study program, returns to Havana, where he explores his identity-looking at childhood photos with his grandfather, spending time with old friends, and obsessively seeking news of a woman he had known and loved in Russia. In a style both lucid and translucent, Ponte shapes intricate stories of self-discovery and metaphysical revelation in spare and allusive prose. About the Authors Antonio Jose Ponte was born in 1964 in Matanzas, Cuba, and studied at the University of Havana. He worked for some years as an engineer, and then as a screenwriter. In addition to writing short stories and fiction, Ponte has published prize-winning collections of poetry and essays. His work has been published in France, Germany, and Spain. This is his first book to be published in the United States. Cola Franzen is the translator of over twenty books, including Poems of Arab Andalusia, Dreams of the Abandoned Seducer by Alicia Borinsky, and Horses in the Air by Jorge Guillen (recipient of the Academy of American Poets Harold Morton Landon Translation Award 2000). Review "In his first book to be published in the U.S., Ponte gives readers a short collection of six elliptical stories from inside the Cuban revolutionary experience, closer in spirit to the fiction of Eastern European dissidents than to that of Caribbean fabulists, unlike exiled writers who see the island as either a mythical homeland or a political cause.

Ted Hughes As Shepherd Of Being

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Author : Craig Robinson
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 1989-11-13

Ted Hughes As Shepherd Of Being written by Craig Robinson and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-11-13 with Literary Criticism categories.