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This collection of words from Havva Ramadan has its origins during lockdown and her work continues to resonate to this day, finding an even wider audience through her rapidly growing online presence. Now, in her first book, A Voice: Turning Pain into Power, her words take a different form, collected to give us a very personal journey that we can all relate to, reflecting the pain of grief, the struggle of mental health and the journey we need to take to help us collect our pieces and find a way to rebuild ourselves once again.

The Keelie Hawk is a landmark collection from Kathleen Jamie, the current Makar (National Poet) of Scotland. For the first time, Kathleen Jamie has brought her astonishing lyric talent to the language of her homeland, with outstanding results. The Keelie Hawk is a deeply resonant collection written in Scots, with each poem accompanied by a translation into English.

بين روح تمردت على جسدها، ومزقت رداء الخضوع والتسليم، وانطلقت محلقة في فضاءاتها المكتنزة بالسر الأزلي لتقتات النور، وبين نفس استسلمت لغواية الطين ونزق التراب، سطرت كلمات هذا الكتاب، التي قد تبدو للوهلة الأولى حكايات وصورا لتجارب عابرة ومواقف عفوية، لكنها ليست كذلك، فهي إما قطرات من نزف الذاكرة وبعض أمنيات ورجاءات تنتظر منكسرة على أعتاب القدر العادل، وإما آمال وآلام شذت عن المكنون، فانتهكت المستور، وما أكثر ما تفعل ذلك! لقارئي العزيز أن يحلق كيفما شاء، أو يذعن لوساوس نفسه إن شاء، ففي كلتا الحالتين سيرى ذاته هنا أو هناك، وسيعيش التناقض المحتوم. المؤلفة

Felix Alexander, auteur primé, revient avec son troisième recueil de lettres d'amour et de poèmes, et le quatrième épisode de la série Forever Poetic. Une saga sur les occasions manquées, l'amour non partagé, la nostalgie et l'espoir, et le fait de ne jamais rien laisser de côté.

"Ich steige auf den ersten besten Tisch und spreche, schreie, brülle, flüstere, hauche, keuche, weine, lache die Balladen des François Villon aus meiner Seele, barfuß, in zerrissenem Pullover und mit Schiebermütze, in der ich nach jeder Ballade Geld einsammle." So beschreibt Klaus Kinski seinen allerersten Rezitationsabend im Frühjahr 1952.

Poetry, like religion, is the practice of wonder—a way of being open, a way of reaching out to touch the hem of the world’s garment. Like the great spiritual teachers, poetry invites us to be radically present, to inhabit the world a little more closely, to attend a little more lovingly, with an awareness beyond the mere mind. The numinous shines right before our eyes, nonchalantly hidden, poorly disguised. God lurks in the shadowy places.

"How can I teach a prayer / I only know how to recite?" "America, whose death / didn't you come from?" These are some of the questions that poet Joshua Gottlieb-Miller wrestles with in his beautiful, gripping new collection. By turns experimental and documentary, Dybbuk Americana draws out the questions around Jewish identity in the United States, and what it means to pass on Jewish identity to one's child. This hybrid text draws on art, mysticism, and history, taking the dybbuk, a figure from Jewish folklore, as its central metaphor.

Narciso no llegó con un arpón en la mano, sino con un girasol y un amor de cuento. Prendió la primera llama para luego salvarme del incendio y me sedujo con ese traje de príncipe que resguardaba a un dragón. Se convirtió en mi lugar seguro, en el agua que necesitaba para sobrevivir. Me ató los pies y se encargó de hacerme olvidar que alguna vez, antes de él, esos pies fueron aletas.

El cuento del Caballero de Geoffrey Chaucer es una obra maestra poética dentro de Los cuentos de Canterbury. Ambientada en la antigua Grecia, sigue el triángulo amoroso de los primos nobles Arcite y Palamon, ambos compitiendo por el afecto de la bella Emily. Rica en romance medieval y espíritu caballeresco, la narrativa profundiza en temas de destino, amor y honor. Los vívidos personajes de Chaucer y su intrincada narración brindan una visión cautivadora de las complejidades de las relaciones humanas, creando una obra atemporal que continúa resonando en los lectores a lo largo de los siglos.

El cuento del marinero es una de las historias de Los cuentos de Canterbury de Geoffrey Chaucer. En esta narración, el Marinero relata las desventuras de una joven esposa, empleados inmorales y un monje engañoso. El cuento es una exploración satírica del engaño, la infidelidad y la naturaleza caótica de las relaciones humanas. Chaucer, conocido por su ingenio y su aguda observación de la sociedad medieval, teje un comentario humorístico pero crítico sobre las complejidades morales de su época.

For over three decades, Anthony Joseph’s work has explored the transnational vibrations of the African diaspora. Precious and Impossible brings together thirty years of Joseph’s poetry and lyrics – cementing his status as one of our greatest living poets and polymaths

The Prophetess is a modern take on Kahlil Gibran’s classic 1923 book, The Prophet. The beautiful verse explores the power and timeless wisdom of the Divine Feminine. The Prophetess invites listeners into the core of life’s most meaningful subjects and offers a taste of a more spiritually fulfilling way to relate to ourselves and the world. This book boldly and astutely encourages the creative redefinition of old patterns of thought that our lives may more closely align with beauty and truth.

LVF LVX presents Tapes in Drag: Poetry & Remorse, a poetic memoir that delves into the heart and psyche. Introspective poetry that reveals ones' unrealized fears, vulnerability, and the discovery of Self, drawing from the ethereal to transcend suffering to beauty.

A collection of dark poems expressing intense and poignant feelings of love, anger, pain, and loss. These stirring and emotional pieces explore human emotions and complexity of love and relationships. With their vivid and striking language, these poems capture the depths of emotions and the intensity of human experiences.

I Am Valuable is a book of poetry that sheds light on all that must truly be treasured. While covering a vast array of topics, including ostracization, temptations, and speculation, the poet focuses on what should be held important the most – love, compassion, and confidence. Most importantly, eternal faith in God and the belief that hard work overcomes hardships is stressed. Rich in tone with profound descriptions, each poem works its magic as the reader revels in its beauty.

In her fifth volume of poetry, Carla Coles once again brings us into her inimitable inner world. This time, along with her odes to the pleasures of coffee and cake and writing, she delves into the darker emotions of betrayal, endings, and coming through the fire with her sense of humour intact and her gift with words honed to a new level of insight.

Espíritus rebeldes, es un canto a la libertad, a la lucha contra el mal y la opresión.