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The Ordering of Love
The New and Collected Poems of Madeleine L'Engle
Written by Madeleine L'Engle
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: February 4, 2009
Price: $17.99
Praise for The Ordering of Love
By Madeleine L’Engle
“In a brilliant marriage of myth and manner, histories sacred and profane, prayers of petition and of praise, these poems both articulate and illumine the trouble in the gap in which we live–the gap between human affections and Divine Love. L’Engle is unfailing in...
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Ten Poems to Last a Lifetime
Written by Roger Housden
Format: eBook, 144 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $16.00
The fourth volume in the popular series that began with
Ten Poems to Change Your Life,
Ten Poems to Last a Lifetime focuses on what it means to be truly human. In it, Roger Housden offers us poems on life and death, happiness, seeing ourselves in relation to the world, and...
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Ten Poems to Change Your Life
Written by Roger Housden
Format: eBook, 144 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $16.00
This is a dangerous book. Great poetry calls into question not less than everything. It dares us to break free from the safe strategies of the cautious mind. It opens us to pain and joy and delight. It amazes, startles, pierces, and transforms us. It can lead to communion and grace.
Through...
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Ten Poems to Change Your Life Again and Again
Written by Roger Housden
Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
On Sale: November 27, 2007
Price: $16.95
Every great poem invites us to step beyond what we know, what we think we can dream or dare. Great poetry is a catalyst for change: a change of mind, a change of heart, a change of life- and yes, over and over, again and again, with each new reading, and...
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Living Things
Collected Poems
Written by Anne Porter
Foreword by David Shapiro
Format: Trade Paperback, 200 pages
On Sale: January 10, 2006
Price: $15.00
Living Things contains all the poems in Porter’s National Book Award Finalist collection,
An Altogether Different Language, plus forty-four new works. David Shapiro writes in his foreword, “Anne Porter’s diction is as modest as that of William Carlos Williams or of a poet she nurtured as a houseguest for many years...
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Jejuri
Written by Arun Kolatkar
Introduction by Amit Chaudhuri
Format: Trade Paperback, 88 pages
On Sale: November 7, 2005
Price: $12.95
A sequence of stunningly simple but haunting poems,
Jejuri is one of the great books of modern India.
Jejuri is a site of pilgramage in author Arun Kolatkar's native state of Maharashtra, and
Jejuri the poem is the record of a visit to the town -- a place that is as...
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Hallelujah
The Poetry of Classic Hymns
Illustrated by Richard Krepel
Foreword by Paula S. Wallace
Format: Hardcover, 115 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2005
Price: $19.95
By setting their doubts, hopes, and gratitude to song, the authors of classic hymns have comforted and guided people for centuries. From soulful spirituals pleading for release to heartfelt hymns of praise, HALLELUJAH pairs the poetry of our language's most beautiful and moving hymns with stunning artwork inspired by their words...
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The Ordering of Love
The New and Collected Poems of Madeleine L'Engle
Written by Madeleine L'Engle
Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: March 15, 2005
Price: $17.99
Praise for The Ordering of Love
By Madeleine L’Engle
“In a brilliant marriage of myth and manner, histories sacred and profane, prayers of petition and of praise, these poems both articulate and illumine the trouble in the gap in which we live–the gap between human affections and Divine Love. L’Engle is unfailing in...
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Erotic Love Poems from India
Selections from the Amarushataka
Translated by Andrew Schelling
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: December 28, 2004
Price: $16.95
"A single stanza of the poet Amaru," declared a ninth-century poetry critic, "may provide the taste of love equal to what's found in whole volumes." Graceful and yet remarkably playful, intensely passionate, and at times hinting of divine transcendence, the poems translated here offer poignant glimpses into the many faces of...
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Ten Poems to Last a Lifetime
Written by Roger Housden
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: October 26, 2004
Price: $16.00
The fourth volume in the popular series that began with
Ten Poems to Change Your Life,
Ten Poems to Last a Lifetime focuses on what it means to be truly human. In it, Roger Housden offers us poems on life and death, happiness, seeing ourselves in relation to the world, and...
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Dewdrops on a Lotus Leaf
Zen Poems of Ryokan
Translated by John Stevens
Format: Trade Paperback, 120 pages
On Sale: April 13, 2004
Price: $14.00
The Japanese poet-recluse Ryokan (17581831) is one of the most beloved figures of Asian literature, renowned for his beautiful verse, exquisite calligraphy, and eccentric character. Deceptively simple, Ryokan's poems transcend artifice, presenting spontaneous expressions of pure Zen spirit. Like his contemporary Thoreau, Ryokan celebrates nature and the natural life, but his...
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Ten Poems to Set You Free
Written by Roger Housden
Format: eBook, 144 pages
On Sale: December 30, 2003
Price: $16.00
Ten Poems to Set You Free inspires you to claim the life that is truly yours. In today’s world it is deceptively easy to lose sight of our direction and the things that matter and give us joy. How quickly the days can slip by, the years all gone, and we...
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Ten Poems to Set You Free
Written by Roger Housden
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: December 30, 2003
Price: $16.00
Ten Poems to Set You Free inspires you to claim the life that is truly yours. In today’s world it is deceptively easy to lose sight of our direction and the things that matter and give us joy. How quickly the days can slip by, the years all gone, and we...
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The Shambhala Anthology of Women's Spiritual Poetry
Written by Aliki Barnstone
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: December 10, 2002
Price: $24.95
The Shambhala Anthology of Women's Spiritual Poetry celebrates the unique spiritual life of women through a rich selection of poetry written over the past four thousand years, from thirty-six different languages and cultures. It ranges from verse by the first recorded poet, a Sumerian priestess named Enheduanna (circa 2,300 BCE)...
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Baby Blessings
Inspiring Poems and Prayers for Every Stage of Babyhood
Written by June Cotner
Format: Hardcover, 176 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2002
Price: $17.95
“What a lovely and lyrical way to usher in a baby and celebrate the unfolding stages of parenting.” —Janet Chan, editorial director, the Parenting Group
Baby Blessings highlights the wonders of babyhood with classic and new poems, lullabies, and blessings for every stage of baby’s life, from pregnancy to infanthood to...
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Ten Poems to Change Your Life
Written by Roger Housden
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: June 26, 2001
Price: $16.00
This is a dangerous book. Great poetry calls into question not less than everything. It dares us to break free from the safe strategies of the cautious mind. It opens us to pain and joy and delight. It amazes, startles, pierces, and transforms us. It can lead to communion and grace.
Through...
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