Author : Leifur Eiricksson
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 47,13 MB
Release : 2002-08-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0141941588
Kormak's Saga, The Saga of Hallfred Troublesome-Poet, The Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-Tongue, The Saga of Bjorn, Champion of the Hitardal People, Viglund's Saga Set in the farmsteads of Viking age Iceland at a time when the old ethos of honour and heroic adventure merged with new ideas of romantic infatuation, each of these sagas features poet heroes, complex love triangles, and travels to foreign lands.
Author : Joy Harjo
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 14,67 MB
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0393248534
National bestseller An ALA Notable Book Three-term poet laureate Joy Harjo offers a vivid, lyrical, and inspiring call for love and justice in this contemplation of her trailblazing life. Joy Harjo, the first Native American to serve as U.S. poet laureate, invites us to travel along the heartaches, losses, and humble realizations of her "poet-warrior" road. A musical, kaleidoscopic, and wise follow-up to Crazy Brave, Poet Warrior reveals how Harjo came to write poetry of compassion and healing, poetry with the power to unearth the truth and demand justice. Harjo listens to stories of ancestors and family, the poetry and music that she first encountered as a child, and the messengers of a changing earth—owls heralding grief, resilient desert plants, and a smooth green snake curled up in surprise. She celebrates the influences that shaped her poetry, among them Audre Lorde, N. Scott Momaday, Walt Whitman, Muscogee stomp dance call-and-response, Navajo horse songs, rain, and sunrise. In absorbing, incantatory prose, Harjo grieves at the loss of her mother, reckons with the theft of her ancestral homeland, and sheds light on the rituals that nourish her as an artist, mother, wife, and community member. Moving fluidly between prose, song, and poetry, Harjo recounts a luminous journey of becoming, a spiritual map that will help us all find home. Poet Warrior sings with the jazz, blues, tenderness, and bravery that we know as distinctly Joy Harjo.
Author : Alexis De Veaux
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 41,93 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780393019544
The long-awaited first biography of the author of "The Cancer Journals," an American icon of womanhood, poetry, African American arts, and survival.
Author : Robin Mark
Publisher : Ambassador International
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 29,24 MB
Release : 2017-03-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1620206331
This book is about worship. It's about how absolutely important worship is and how, perhaps, it is the highest calling and occupation of the believer. But it's not about excellence of musicianship in played and sung worship. It's not about personalities or individuals, or specially gifted folks, or style, or technique. It's not a 'how to' book, or a work book, or a 'here's a service schedule that's bound to work' type book. It's about how God calls us all to be His worshippers and how, perhaps, every single one of us can, through a deeper understanding of worship, make an impact and a difference in the society in which we live.
Author : Benjamin Gilmour
Publisher : Benjamin Gilmour
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 12,27 MB
Release : 2013-07-03
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1741966515
Australian Benjamin Gilmour travelled to Pakistan determined to shoot a film on its wild frontier. He had never made a movie before and it was illegal and extremely dangerous for him to do so in the region. But Benjamin was driven by his passion for the Pashtun people of the North West Frontier Province and for the remarkable gun-making town of Darra Adam Khel. This book is the behind-the-scenes account of the highly-acclaimed feature film, Son of a Lion. But it is more than just a 'making-of'. Ben tells the story of a country with an amazing and rich culture, and of the proud and loyal people who befriended him and helped make a seemingly impossible dream come true. 'Riveting, compelling and spine-chilling, this is storytelling at it's best.' Richard Kuipers, Variety. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Helvetica}
Author : Andrew McIntyre
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 35,22 MB
Release : 2017-04-16
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1326808885
A collection of poems filled with the inspiration of my ancient ancestors.Those who fought for freedom and injustice.They lived and stood by Wallace, Bruce and Moray
Author : Luke Ryan
Publisher :
Page : 77 pages
File Size : 27,28 MB
Release : 2020-06-06
Category :
ISBN :
This is Luke Ryan's second book of war poetry, delving deeper into his experiences as an Army Ranger, some violent events as a child, and some after his years in the military. Every form of art explores a different facet of the human experience, and Ryan has found catharsis in exploring war and violence through the emotional medium of poetry. He wrote these books to better understand himself, but also in the hopes that other veterans might resonate with his work. Additionally, this book, along with The Gun and the Scythe, may provide insight to those interested in the psychological and emotional aspects of war.
Author : Luis A. Lopez
Publisher :
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 46,70 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Poetry
ISBN :
Already being heralded in the literary world as a new voice that deserves to be heard, Luis Lspez's Warrior-Poet of the Fifth Sun leaps from its pages. Lspez has compiled a daring group of poems that explore culture and humanity in a voice both refreshing and honest. Lspez shines through as a next generation poet/intellectual with rare insight into the two worlds that we have come to call The Mexican American Experience. Warrior-Poet of the Fifth Sun is a relevant, joyful read for anyone of any background and race interested in the search for meaning and identity in this paradox we call home. The power of his expression weaves the ancient and contemporary, unifying the worlds that divide and unite America.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 838 pages
File Size : 22,22 MB
Release : 1920
Category : Book collecting
ISBN :
Author : Donald G. Hanna
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 565 pages
File Size : 16,96 MB
Release : 2016-03-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1512725870
Mastering selfoften desired, seldom achieved, and easier said than done. It is an arduous, lifelong process of becoming. A journeynot a destination. A directionnot perfection. A disciplinenot a diversion. Mastering self does not naturally exist in the human condition. It must be cultivated by lifelong learning. Mastering Self is for critical thinkers wanting to become what they should be. It provides: • a paradigm to clarify your core ethos and code of conduct; • a template to evaluate your fundamental beliefs, principles, and values; • a lens to view your world; • a grid to filter your thoughts, decisions, and actions; • a linchpin to stabilize your life; • a blueprint to comprehend your bearing in lifes journey and destination; and • a benchmark to measure significance in your life. Mastering Self presents relevant principles and commentary applicable to leading self and others. Understanding them strengthens interpersonal relationships. Embracing them increases personal influence. Practicing them benefits anyone responsible for other people. A comprehensive reference for leaders, this handbook is based on timeless truths and virtues for reference, reflection, or contemplative study. It provides a biblical worldview for perspective and old-school insight for todays culture. Mastering Self includes two primers with commentary, white papers regarding issues in life, the authors Scot heritage influence, and memoirs. The primers are written from a practitioners perspective gained from twenty-four years leading three police departments, teaching command officers at police academies, and teaching leadership at a university. The white papers juxtapose personal worldview and ethos with Gods Word and manner of living. They reveal a deep conviction that God counsels and confides in those who fear Him (Ps. 25:14) and honors those who honor Him (1 Sam. 2:30). These papers result from reading, teaching, writing, and pondering to keep my heart with all diligence regarding issues in life (Prov. 4:23)often in the counsel chamber of God. This work is a labor of love and pertains to lifes ultimate question: God or self?
