Mona Harry ist eine der bekanntesten deutschen Slammerin. Hamburg ist ein Knotenpunkt der Szene, die für frische Poesie, Vitalität und Wortgewandheit steht. Aus Mona Harry fließen die Worte nur so heraus. Sprudelnd schreibt sie über das Leben und das Lieben, das Staunen und das Lachen. Und jetzt auch über ihre Heimatstadt Hamburg.

NORDEN ist eine Hymne auf die Landstriche an den Küsten. Auf prasselnden Regen, wogende Meere und Wolkentürme. Auf Schafe aus Watte und schlafende Watten. Auf Meeresleuchten, Friesennerz und Gummistiefel. Auch die weiteren Texte sind wunderbar wortgewandte, verspielte, sinnsuchende und sinnfindende, sprudelnde Texte über das Leben und das Lieben, das Staunen und das Lachen.

100 Texte, knapp 70 Autorinnen und Autoren, darunter über 20 deutschsprachige Poetry- Slam-Champions – eine Sprache. Sie steht im Zentrum dieser Anthologie – das Handwerkszeug aller Poetinnen und Poeten, das in vielen Texten gespiegelt, betrachtet, lustvoll hinterfragt oder spielerisch erweitert wird. Bei allem Unterhaltungsfaktor bietet die Poetry- Slam-Fibel eine Bühne für die Sprache zwischen Sinnhaftigkeit, Rhythmus und Musikalität: Sprache als lyrisches Präzisionswerkzeug, als abschre...

Die erste deutschsprachige Female-Slam-Anthologie. Viel zu lange war Poetry Slam ein von Männern dominiertes Format, und das völlig ohne Grund! Diese Anthologie versammelt über 50 Texte der besten deutschsprachigen Slampoetinnen. Mitreißende Lyrik und kunstvolle Prosa über Angst, Liebe, Feminismus, Glück, Diskriminierung und Mathematik. Die Zeit ist reif für dieses Buch! Viel zu lang standen die deutschsprachigen Slampoetinnen im Schatten ihrer männlichen Kollegen. Viel zu oft wurde Poesie...

Critical Conversations in Canadian Public Law is a groundbreaking open-access collection of peer-reviewed essays showcasing interdisciplinary thinking on topical public law issues at the forefront of the evolving relationship between state and society.In Canada, this relationship is undergoing a period of significant reinvention, as evidenced, for example, by the movements for reconciliation, decolonization and Indigenization, the calls to recognize and remedy systemic rac...

Three authoritative yet accessible reference books covering the esoteric terms, concepts, and histories of magical practices and mystical thought.Dictionary of Mysticism offers concise definitions for more than 2,200 terms used in a number of mystical traditions and fields of study, including esoteric philosophy, occultism, psychical research, spiritualism, alchemy, astrology, and demonology. It also covers the studies of Buddhism, Brahmanism, Sufism, Lama...

Death, Resurrection, and Human Destiny: Christian and Muslim Perspectives is a record of the 2012 Building Bridges seminar for leading Christian and Muslim scholars, convened by Rowan Williams, then Archbishop of Canterbury. The essays in this volume explore what the Bible and Qurān—and the Christian and Islamic theological traditions—have to say about death, resurrection, and human destiny. Special attention is given to the writings of al-Ghazali and Dante. Other essays explore the notion...

We live in a society where people are broken and discouraged, where people are at a loss for where to go or who to turn to. We live in a society where people are depressed and oppressed and feel as if there is no way out. Rhythms for the Soul is a book to let a society of people know God can restore brokenness, that His word is encouragement. It's a book to ensure people that Jesus came to recover all that was lost. Rhythms for the Soul is a book filled with words to heal the hurting spiri...

"Uncover a Concealed Leader" is a ground-breaking investigation of the hidden potential that exists within each individual. Drawing on personal experiences, research, and real-life examples, this book sheds light on the path to self-discovery and leadership. This book provides a road map for unleashing one's innate leadership qualities through practical tactics, thought-provoking exercises, and motivating insights. Whether you're navigating the corporate world, leading a team, or going on ...

An ever-more diverse America is getting older, but American policies are not growing with the needs of our ethnic and aging society. Age Through Ethnic Lenses explores the distinct characteristics and unique social, political, economic, and cultural situations of America's aged, while highlighting the common needs and objectives among all aging Americans. With portraits of Asians, Latinos, individuals of European and African origins, Native Americans, Socio-religious groups, women, gay men...

Nikolay Punin (1888-1953) was the most articulate Russian/Soviet art critic of the 1920s. He strongly advocated Constructivism, an avant-garde impulse that favored mechanomorphic abstraction and proclaimed a movement to bring art into the center of popular life. In the United States, he is perhaps best remembered for his love affair with Anna Akhmatova, one of the great poets of the twentieth century.This volume presents the first English translation of ten diary notebooks that Pun...