Human is the story of an inner struggle for understanding and illumination told by the poor sod whose tortured personality it explores. It follows the madcap progress of an unlikely inner-space potholer who eventually discovers truth isn't all it's cracked up to be where the mysteries of existence are concerned and ultimately moves out beyond all that (with a little help from his dead mother, a rock legend, a trippy professor, and an infamous scraggy cartoon character). Allegedly a journey...

A slim volume of short poems on this, that, and the next thing, together with the occasional black and white picture and whimsical word game. Divided into: Halfway To Heaven (poems), An Answer For The Sun (Haiku), Um Bla (poems and word games), Unter Den Linden (Haiku), Disarmament Talks (poems), Ricochet (haiku), Afterwords (poems).

The English playwright and poet, William Shakespeare, is often referred to as the 'Bard of Avon' and 'England's national poet'. He is considered to be the greatest writer of the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. His plays are performed more than those of any other playwright, and have been translated into every major living language. This beautiful illustrated book contains all of Shakespeare's 154 sonnets, including the Fair Youth Sonnets, the Dark Lady Sonnets and the ...

The Welsh publishing house Gwasg Gomer published Gillian Clarke's first full collection of poems, The Sundial, in 1978. In the twenty years since then the poet has become one of the best-loved and most widely read writers of Wales, well-known for her readings, for her radio work and her workshops. Gillian Clarke is a severe critic of her own poems—Collected Poems includes all that she wishes to preserve of her work to date.

The seventh full-length collection of poems from Jordan Smith, the Edward E. Hale Jr., Professor of English at Union College in Schenectady, New York, is a fantasia on the life and work of John Clare. Of his inspiration, Professor Smith writes: "Although it draws on Clare’s writings and on the available biographies, it makes no pretense to biographical accuracy. Clare’s poems interested me because of the combination of a natural sympathy, sometimes sentimental or conventional but often dee...

The first complete annotated edition of Milton's poetry available in a one-volume paperback. The text is established from original sources, with collations of all known manuscripts, chronology and verbal variants recorded. Works in Latin, Greek and Italian are included with new literal translations.

Delicately looping across several distinct seasons through a variety of highland and island environments, this breathtakingly perceptive prose offers a unique and highly visualized perspective of the meandering Scottish landscape. Suggesting that the nature of walking is a state of continual waking, this reflective and enduring poem trails along the coast, over mountains and moorland, through pine and birch forests, all while remaining attentive and responsive to the stimuli encountered. G...

Cautionary Tales is a collection of 25 poems with a message in mind: if you're not careful, bad things can happen to you. The poems take a dark look at such varied subjects as picking your nose, baking bread, and touch-typing while wearing your girlfriend's basque. I hope you enjoy reading this collection as much as I enjoyed writing it.

In 1796, William Hayley named John Milton the greatest English author, high praise considering Milton (1608-1674) lived during the Age of Shakespeare. Regardless of whether Milton is truly the greatest English author, few question his legacy as one of the greatest writers of the English language and one of the most important philosophers of modern Europe. Living during a tumultuous period that saw the English Civil War and the rise of Oliver Cromwell, Milton witnessed firsthand the politic...

Dead Lion’s Don’t Roar is a collection of inspiring and motivating modern day verses. Addressing many issues close to home and many taboo subjects, the poetry is reflecting of today’s struggles and lights the way to a positive future.The uplifting book will appeal to all age groups, anyone going through change, building or enjoying a career and facing day to day struggles. Many of the short verses will resonate with readers, leaving a sense of peace and wellbeing.

Anything that was framed goes down with the falling frames. The content, significant up to the point of the fall, loses its relevance or even existence to the collapse of the frames. If, however, frames are considered as boundaries, the Falling Frames allude to the freedom that comes with the fall and are therefore rebellious to the point of their own existence. Leaning Walls is the second in two book series Poetry of Falling Frames by Daniel Buinac. In Angled Reflections and Aftertaste, t...

Eugene, also known as “the Quagga” was a unique character in Whittiford folklore. A ‘gentleman of the road’ to some; to others no more than a vagrant or a tramp. This highly eccentric collection of humorous poetry is published as a companion piece to Whittiford Wilds and reveals a keen observer of human quirks and foibles.The story of “the Quagga” is a novelette that dominates Chris Perera’s short story collection: Whittiford Wilds. The character of Eugene, known popularly as the Q...