The Virtues Of Poetry
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The Virtues Of Poetry
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Author : James Longenbach
language : en
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Release Date : 2013-03-05
The Virtues Of Poetry written by James Longenbach and has been published by Graywolf Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-05 with Literary Criticism categories.
An illuminating look at the many forms of poetry's essential excellence by James Longenbach, a writer with "an ear as subtle and assured as any American poet now writing" (John Koethe) "This book proposes some of the virtues to which the next poem might aspire: boldness, change, compression, dilation, doubt, excess, inevitability, intimacy, otherness, particularity, restraint, shyness, surprise, and worldliness. The word ‘virtue' came to English from Latin, via Old French, and while it has acquired a moral valence, the word in its earliest uses gestured toward a magical or transcendental power, a power that might be embodied by any particular substance or act. With vices I am not concerned. Unlike the short-term history of taste, which is fueled by reprimand or correction, the history of art moves from achievement to achievement. Contemporary embodiments of poetry's virtues abound, and only our devotion to a long history of excellence allows us to recognize them." –from James Longenbach's preface The Virtues of Poetry is a resplendent and ultimately moving work of twelve interconnected essays, each of which describes the way in which a particular excellence is enacted in poetry. Longenbach closely reads poems by Shakespeare, Donne, Blake, Keats, Dickinson, Yeats, Pound, Bishop, and Ashbery (among others), sometimes exploring the ways in which these writers transmuted the material of their lives into art, and always emphasizing that the notions of excellence we derive from art are fluid, never fixed. Provocative, funny, and astute, The Virtues of Poetry is indispensable for readers, teachers, and writers. Longenbach reminds us that poetry delivers meaning in exacting ways, and that it is through its precision that we experience this art's lasting virtues.
Useless Virtues
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Author : T. R. Hummer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Useless Virtues written by T. R. Hummer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Poetry categories.
Useless Virtues, T. R. Hummer's seventh book of poetry, is a wide-ranging series of forays into metaphysical territory. Its presiding inquiry concerns the dependency of our consciousness and our spirit on the untrustworthy powers of language. How often and how deeply is our faith -- in words, if not in gods -- misplaced, destructive, glorious, redemptive? How can we know? This powerful collection is fueled by the desire to answer these impossible, indispensable questions. The centerpiece of the book, Axis, takes as its terrain the thought of Martin Heidegger, and through this brilliant and controversial figure the nature of identity, of humanity, is contemplated. The poem is, finally, a lyrical farewell to the poet's father and to his generation -- the generation for which World War II was the great defining destiny -- and hence to that century we called 19. In these poems we find the almost sensual allure of direst possibility. From a woman who, during lovemaking, envisions strangling her lover, to a Pernod drinker whose dark imaginings recall the absinthe addicts of an earlier era -- mortality and loss, as well as human failing, are hovering presences. Philosophic and searching, traditional yet bold, Useless Virtues is the work of a master poet at his best.
Vices And Virtues
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Author : Ernst Louis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-12-05
Vices And Virtues written by Ernst Louis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-05 with categories.
Vices & Virtues (Poetry of Life) is a devotional poetry collection focusing on common topics relating to faith, nature, and human behavior. In his original poems structured in rhymes, haikus, senry?s, etc, the author aims directly at the heart-with the hope to inspire and encourage his readers to treasure and choose virtues over vices. Ernst invites you to join him in this poetic and meditative journey. Space is provided for the reader to write his/her thoughts.
The Example Of Vertu
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Author : Stephen Hawes
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-09-04
The Example Of Vertu written by Stephen Hawes and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-04 with Poetry categories.
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Example of Vertu" (The Example of Virtue) by Stephen Hawes. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
The Minor Virtues
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Author : Lynn Levin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-03-16
The Minor Virtues written by Lynn Levin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-16 with Poetry categories.
The Minor Virtues, Lynn Levin's fifth collection of poems, begins with celebrations of small everyday practices--among them, fixing broken things and buying produce from the marked-down cart--which, when fancifully contemplated, branch into deeper appreciations of life. Levin's outlook is eclectic and occasionally very funny. Her moments are not without griefs and worries, yet, in these lyrics and narratives, she addresses them with good humor, respect, and abiding affection. As Willard Spiegelman observers, Lynn Levin's "many virtues, variously presented and contained here, are more than minor. Maturity, wisdom, and wit are among them."
Virtuous Texts
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Author : Luisa Conti Camaiora
language : en
Publisher: Vita e Pensiero
Release Date : 2003
Virtuous Texts written by Luisa Conti Camaiora and has been published by Vita e Pensiero this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Literary Criticism categories.
A Portrait Of Virtues
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Author : Cedric Abar
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2024-01-04
A Portrait Of Virtues written by Cedric Abar and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-04 with Poetry categories.
Let the power of emotion take you on a journey with A Portrait of Virtues, a collection of poems that explore the depths of the human experience in a variety of poetic formats. Through vivid reflections of loneliness, hope, and intimacy, readers will be drawn into a poetic world where the delicate balance between our human virtues and vices play out in powerful and emotional ways. Discover the unique perspectives and captivating imagery of the elusive narrators as they explore both the ephemeral and the real aspects of life in creative lyric and narrative. If you appreciate the works of Rupi Kaur and Nayyirah Waheed, you'll enjoy the emotional, impactful, and personal depth of A Portrait of Virtues. This book is the first of a trilogy of poetry collections on the human perspective of the world and its interplay with human nature.
Pagan Virtues Poems
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Author : Stephen Dunn
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2019-11-19
Pagan Virtues Poems written by Stephen Dunn and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-19 with Poetry categories.
“A sly, companionable collection” (New York Times Book Review) that offers indispensable truths from a master of contemporary poetry. In this meditative and incisive collection, Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Dunn draws on themes of morality and mortality to explore the innermost machinations of human nature. Shifting in tone but never wavering in their essential honesty, these poems reflect on desire, restraint, and the roles we play in an ever-evolving society. A stunning sequence on the relationship between the speaker and “Mrs. Cavendish” examines an intimacy sustained and repelled by politics, philosophy, and attraction. Wide-ranging, intellectually daring, and wry, Pagan Virtues reminds us of Dunn’s penetrating eye for the universal and the specific, and his ability to highlight our contradictions with tenderness and wit.
Poetry From The Heart
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Author : DenHagan
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2013-12
Poetry From The Heart written by DenHagan and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12 with Poetry categories.
This book contains over twenty-eight different types of poetry, with explanations and examples of each type. Many of my poems are romantic, such as "My Beloved," "Ode to Melissa," "To Love a Woman," "My Heart's Desire," "Love," and "My Love." While others are inspirational, like "Forgiveness," "Hope," "The Seven Virtues," "Empathy," and "Kindness." Still others are philosophical in nature, such as my poems "Living," "True Freedom," "Who Knows What Tomorrow Brings," and "The State of the Economy." My kyrielle poem "Life" could be said to be both inspirational and philosophical. Some of my poems are educational, like "The Benefits of Reading," which extols the virtues of reading, and "To Be Young Again," which talks about nutrition and exercise. Some are family-oriented poems, such as my poem "Little Bit," which I wrote for my niece Kristin, or "Camping with Younger Brother," which I wrote for my brother Craig, or "Little Child," which I wrote for all the little ones in the world. Other poems are devoted to nature like my "Froggy," "Turtle," "Tornado," and "Mother Nature" poems or to mankind in general, such as "Earth on Which We Live" and "True Happiness." And others were written with some fun in mind, like the poem "Nude" I wrote in response to an online contest to rhyme the last word in each line with the word nude. ("Birthday Lesson" is another fun poem like this.) I also did a series of seven poems on each of "the seven deadly sins," where I used archaic language to spoof each of these "sins," which unfortunately often plague mankind. I truly hope you will enjoy reading the poems contained in this book.
Virtues In Verse
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Author : Berton Braley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Virtues In Verse written by Berton Braley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Poetry categories.
From the author of FIRST PRIZE, a thriller about an indomitable American businessman whose integrity is pitted against the machinations of three governments. Merritt Fury, an American entrepreneur, savors his return to glamorous Hong Kong to meet with his itinerant business partners, until the irrational behavior of some of them sours his interest in the firm. Harry Briscoe, a senior partner whose business acumen Fury admires, offers his colleagues an ultimatum: agree to pay for the expansion of the firm's tungsten mine, or dissolve the partnership. Fury argues against the scheme, but Briscoe & others seem impervious to reason. And Fury soon realizes that he is the least welcome of all among Briscoe's partners. When Fury decides to stay in the partnership, he learns just how unwelcome he is. He is attacked in his hotel room, almost assassinated by a British secret agent, & courted by Amber Lee, a beautiful government economist who packs an automatic pistol. And when he is kidnapped, he grasps that he is the pivotal factor in a double conspiracy, & that the deadly conflict between his own integrity & the pragmatism of his colleagues could change the future of Hong Kong.