The Pearly Island and Older Poems
Author : Kopan Mahadeva
Publisher :
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 16,35 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Poetry
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Author : Kopan Mahadeva
Publisher :
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 16,35 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Poetry
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Author : Kopalapillai Mahadeva
Publisher :
Page : 55 pages
File Size : 30,92 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Sri Lankan poetry (English)
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Author : Kopan Mahadeva
Publisher :
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 17,25 MB
Release : 1991
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Author : Kopan Mahadeva
Publisher :
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 30,82 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Civilization, Modern
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Author : William Cubbon
Publisher :
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 35,21 MB
Release : 1913
Category : Authors, English
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Author : Thomas Reiter
Publisher : LSU Press
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 23,36 MB
Release : 2000-02-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780807125434
In Pearly Everlasting, Thomas Reiter crafts authentic lives, both autobiographical and fictional, historical and contemporary, across a wide range of locales, maintaining a steady focus on the lore of occupations while revealing the speakers’ crucial connection to the natural world. These poems come in earthtones—the colors of strenuous labor; dried flowers from a midwestern prairie; a centuries-old bone newly uncovered; the surf and sky, gold and coral deposits, of the West Indies; the pure soul of a freshly thawed stream; and pepperbush, Indian pipes, yellow gorse, anemones, pearly everlasting, spoken as lovingly as children’s names. Through a rich mix of lyrical and narrative forms, Reiter honors hard livelihoods that demand concentration of mind and muscle—Oregon Trail pioneers, farmers, railroad workers, natives and early colonists in the Caribbean, coal miners: “Where else would boys from slagtip valleys / go but into the mines of Wales?” The physicality and technique honed by seasoned whalers, however, contrast with the younger generation’s skills: “Our sons all work in tourist hotels. / Tell me where is the memory in that.” Memory and the past, real or imagined, are palpable in Reiter’s verse and often align in a kind of double exposure with the present. “At his window in the Stonehill Home / my grandfather invites me to watch / the prairie horizon, looking past / wheat fields and silos to where / once again it’s 1887 / and a man is trampled unyoking oxen.” And resonating through the poems are botanical details, gritty and convincing, never ready-made or sentimental. In Pearly Everlasting, flora can be as close and important as family members, with a long-distance reach in emotion and significance: “My mind fills with rootings, annuals / and perennials, their stems moving / through furniture, tools, utensils, / their blossoms crowding under sailcloth / so I can hardly breathe / or cry out, I am Esther Pennell, / or see the Trail happening before me / in its penitence of yokes.” For Reiter as well as his poems’ personae, self-awareness becomes a matter of discovery, passion, and a finely wrought wisdom: “If a riverbed over time / changes by oxbow and undercut, / where am I now? . . . / My weight is nothing. I’m here / for the time the river gives me.”
Author : James Montgomery
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 34,78 MB
Release : 2018-01-18
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780483382671
Excerpt from The Pelican Island, and Other Poems The examination of a coral reef during the different stages of one tide, is particularly in teresting. When the tide has left it for some time it becomes dry, and appears to be a com pact rock, exceedingly hard and ragged; but as the tide rises, and the waves begin to wash over it, the coral worms protrude themselves from holes which before were invisible. These animals are of a great variety Of shapes and sizes, and in such prodigious numbers, that, in a short time, the whole surface Of the rock appears to be alive and in motion. The most common worm is in the form Of a star, with arms from four to six inches long, which are moved abolit with a rapid motion in all direc tions, probably to catch food. Others are sosluggish, that they may be mistaken for pieces Of the rock, and are generally Of a dark colour, and from four to five inches long, and two or three round. When the coral is broken about high-water mark, it is a solid hard stone; but if any part Of it be detached at a spot which the tide reaches every day, it is found to be full Of worms Of different lengths and colours, some being as fine as a thread and several feet long, Of a bright yellow, and sometimes Of a blue colour; others resemble snails, and some are not unlike lobsters in shape, but soft, and not above two inches long. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Esther Nelson
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,48 MB
Release : 2023-07-18
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ISBN : 9781020772634
This book is a collection of poems by Esther Nelson, including the popular poem 'Old King Death.' The book is a must-read for fans of poetry and offers insight into the work of one of the most acclaimed poets of the 19th century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : James Montgomery
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 40,52 MB
Release : 2016-05-17
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ISBN : 9781356956166
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Sarah Carter Edgarton Mayo
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Page : 192 pages
File Size : 18,82 MB
Release : 1841
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