Clarke County is a beautifully wooded and peaceful spot in west Alabama with a long and rich history.Bounded on the east by the Alabama River and on thewest by the Tombigbee River, Clarke County's richtimberlands serve as the source for pine timber markets throughout the world. The fantastic hunting and fishing in the county are known throughout the South. Clarke County's history includes the story of the Mitcham War, a period of unrest in 1893 that reached state-wide proportions in notori...

Ecology, Spirituality, and Cosmology in Edwidge Danticat: Crossroads as Ritual employs nature, literary tradition, and the cosmogram to examine Danticat's fiction as textual sites imbued with ritual and conducive for healing and clarifying Africana diasporic consciousness.

Afro-Caribbean Women's Writing and Early American Literature is both pedagogical and critical. The text begins by re-evaluating the poetry of Wheatley for its political commentary, demonstrates how Hurston bridges several literary genres and geographies, and introduces Black women writers of the Caribbean to some American audiences. It sheds light on lesser-discussed Black women playwrights of the Harlem Renaissance and re-evaluates the turn-of-the century concept, Noble Womanhood...

Women's Poetry Therapy -- "Feminist godly mythology ... Sensuous, of love, of women and addictive, competitive drama ... Angel-bearing wings, Joyce White's poetry flies above life's fault line..."[Sage Sweetwater, Authorsden.com] "Lovely ... Joyce's poems are like little affirmations for the creative essence in each of us." says Carolyn Howard-Johnson. Award Winning Poet & Author of Howtodoitfrugally Series.

"The book is tangibly spiritually reinforcing and welcoming, in short, an esoteric joy, accessible to all, and much-needed by many." Reviewed by Twitter handle (@LoisCHenderson) Freelance Book Reviewer. The hardest thing for me as a grandmother writing about love, was to cut away all that is incidental and keep only that which remains as the nobility and science of ecstasy. As a writer and woman whose loved and lost, I feel like it is impossible to build good relationships until we've burn...

If you are happy, you will enjoy both my web and my books. If not, you need them. They are filled with inspirational poems, pictures of my art work, and activities for your inner artist.This is a book about being happy. If you don't know what your true gifts are, this basic art therapy ebook will help you find them. Written from my heart for the heart of others.

This is a book of Ekphrasis Poetry about Women Mythology, Greek Classics, Mother & Daughter relationships and much more.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Lost in Translation comes an illustrated manifesto and an interactive guide to reclaiming the wonder of the everyday through mindful activities, creative exercises and heart-warming stories.In a world that sometimes moves too fast, Ella Frances Sanders is on a mission to remind us all to slow down and find beauty in the ordinary as a balm for the soul. Part meditation, part self-help guide and part int...

Learn how to build all of your favorite houses in this all-new guide for Minecraft. Houses included in this guide are a mushroom hut, a tree house, a floating house, a cobblestone and glass home, a rustic countryside house, a medieval style house, and a lighthouse!Conquer Minecraft with your very own tree house!

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An essential volume for generations of writers young and old. The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of this modern classic will continue to spark creative minds for years to come. Anne Lamott is "a warm, generous, and hilarious guide through the writer’s world and its treacherous swamps" (Los Angeles Times).**“Superb writing advice…. Hilarious, helpful, and provocative.” —**The New York Times Book Review

From Rupi Kaur, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of milk and honey, comes her long-awaited second collection of poetry. A vibrant and transcendent journey about growth and healing. Ancestry and honoring one’s roots. Expatriation and rising up to find a home within yourself.Divided into five chapters and illustrated by Kaur, the sun and her flowers is a journey of wilting, falling, rooting, rising, and blooming. A celebration of lo...

Follow Your BlissWhether you're looking to express yourself creatively for the first time or have found yourself in a creative rut, you'll soon be following your inspired voice with the help of Journal Bliss.With the guidance of author, Violette, you'll learn to express your thoughts and feelings like never before in your own art journal. Not only will Violette inspire you with her own journal pages, she'll teach you techniques for creating your ow...