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Begun as an ambitious project by the versatile English courtier, diplomat, philosopher, and author Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century, The Canterbury Tales follows a group of people on their pilgrimage to the Cathedral of Saint Thomas Becket. The Prologue introduces all of the pilgrims in great detail, and through these descriptions Chaucer provides the entire spectrum of social classes and professions of his time. When the group stops at an inn...
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Brace yourself for the fast-paced short-tales in B.A. Buie's debut title Trini's Blues. The honest and poetic reflection of her journey to self-liberation.
Contextualized performance art on paper is, used to capture the thoughts and emotions of a black woman fighting against the odds and finding her way in a world of barriers.
Using a combination of poetry, theatrics, comedy, and descriptive writing, Trini's Blues chronicles a journey of self-reflection...
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For every woman who ever loved a Vampire. "What is your passion?" Vladimir asked Laina."White," she replied without hesitation. "I eat cottage cheese and pot cheese, farmer's cheese, ricotta, mozzarella, meringue, Reddi-whip, Cool Whip, mashed potatoes, white rice, spring turnips, and I drink non-fat milk and occasionally one glass of Chardonnay–maybe two." The Vampire watched her. Was she kidding? He was expecting something more like jewelry, lingerie,...
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For better or verse, you've always written poetry. Or dabbled in it.
No one ever took you seriously. But one day (you thought), you could be the next Carl Sandburg, Robert Frost, Maya Angelou.
Well, you can. And it all starts with your very first chapbook.
This is a month of tips, a trainer at your shoulder, 40 years of writing tips squeezed densely into these pages to walk you through your first poetry chapbook. Stem to stern, from creation of your...
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In The Great Climate Robbery highly respected non-profit Grain connects analysis of the food system to larger issues affecting the planet, and links peoples' struggles over food to climate change. The collected articles in this book will help readers to understand the ways in which corporations seek to control the food system, and give information and analysis to challenge this control. This book features endorsements from Naomi Klein, Bill McKibben,...
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"Keet knows the only good thing about moving away from her Alabama home is that she'll live near her beloved grandfather. When Keet starts school, it's even worse than she expected, as the kids tease her about her southern accent. Now Keet, who can 'talk the whiskers off a catfish,' doesn't want to open her mouth. Slowly, though, while fishing with her grandfather, she learns the art of listening. Gradually, she makes her first new friend. But just...
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