"Pollock's poetry is brilliant"— Kristiana Reed, editor-in-chief, Free Verse RevolutionStephen C. Pollock's poetry collection Exits explores the beauty and frailty of life, the cycles of nature, and the promise of renewal. Musical and multilayered, the poems in Exits have drawn comparisons to the poetry of Seamus Heaney and the sonnets of William Shakespeare. Exits has been honored with the Gold Medal for poetry in the 2023 Readers' Favorite...

"Pollock's poetry is brilliant"— Kristiana Reed, editor-in-chief, Free Verse RevolutionStephen C. Pollock's poetry collection Exits explores the beauty and frailty of life, the cycles of nature, and the promise of renewal. Musical and multilayered, the poems in Exits have drawn comparisons to the poetry of Seamus Heaney and the sonnets of William Shakespeare. Exits has been honored with the Gold Medal for poetry in the 2023 Readers’ Favorite International Book Awar...

The New York Times has said that "Jorie Graham's poetry is among the most sensuously embodied and imaginative writing we have," and this new collection is a reminder of how startling, original, and deeply relevant her poetry is. In Sea Change, Graham brings us to the once-unimaginable threshold at which civilization as we know it becomes unsustainable. How might the human spirit persist, caught between its abiding love of beauty, its acknowledgment of continuing injury an...

The Simple Cattail DollThis nature-handicraft booklet provides the basic details and directions for crafting dolls from the commonly available cattail plant. To do true justice to this topic one needs a fairly large book. This should be considered an indispensible booklet especially working with children. This is a traditional folk craft and handicraft derived from the Ojibway native culture.Written by Mors Kochanski

Make your portraits and character drawings even more realistic with these step-by-step instructions and tips.Grab your sketchbook, pens, and pencils, and follow along as this instructional drawing guide teaches you everything you need to know about creating true-to-life human faces. With more than 150 easy-to-follow illustrations, Drawing Faces is the perfect guide for aspiring artists looking to develop their portrait skills. Start off simple with learning...

You've seen them in your house, and in your yard. They're spiders. But there is more to these little guys than just their cobwebs.Spiders can be interesting if you take the time to get to know them. For example: do you know:What part of a spider's body contains the lungs?What are book lungs?How many eyes does a spider have?Why a spider doesn't stick to his own web?How many kinds of spiders there are?Find out what a spider looks like, where...

The former US Poet Laureate shares "fine poems that inspire us with poetry's greatest gifts: the music of language and the force of wisdom" (Annie Dillard, Pulitzer Prize–winning author).Elephant Rocks, Kay Ryan's third book of verse, shows a virtuoso practitioner at the top of her form. Engaging and secretive, provocative and profound, Ryan's poems have generated growing excitement with their appearances in The New Yorker and other leading period...

This book will show you how to make the wire-frame for a free-hanging macramé lamp. This is the first book in a series of three books on how to make macramé lamps. The other two books show separate patterns for the body of the lamp. Each book is standalone.

Governor General's Award–winning poet Don Domanski's posthumous last collection once again melds perception-expanding environmental poetry and metaphysics into a seamless, moving lyric whole.Fetishes of the Floating World continues Don's lifelong exploration of mystical ecology. It is an invitation to experience the sacred dimensions of what-is and to become more intimate with the strangeness that haunts our lively, changeable world. Here is a spirituality...

In this, the first volume in the Dinosaur World Series, Mary and her father visit the "one-of-a-kind" theme park where dinosaurs rule. They meet a giant apatosaur, and witness a violent fight to the death between a monsterous Tyranosaurus rex and a huge, horned triceratops. Along the way, they learn lots about these strange, prehistoric creatures.

Buying fish for a saltwater aquarium can actually be a huge decision. Their prices range from $4 to well over $400. However, with the right information, someone can easily buy the best saltwater aquarium fish for their specific tank, This ebook divides the fish choices up into 4 different sections, and lists/describes the top 5 fish choices for each section, along with the retail prices that they sell for. Throughout this ebook, you will find out: -Which Anthias fish that you should be buy...

This book is a collection of poems and prose written over a number of years. It is inspired by the unmistakable magic of Africa. Each page paints a picture of life in Botswanafrom the vivid unforgettable sunsets and the clownish wildebeest to the stately grace of the elephant and the unrealized beauty of the spider. Through all seasons and even the occasional drought, living in Africa truly is a unique and unparalleled experience.