Poetry unbound : 50 poems to open your world / Padraig O Tuama
<p>This inspiring collection, curated by the host of the <i>Poetry Unbound</i>, presents fifty poems about what it means to be alive in the world today. Each poem is paired with Pádraig’s illuminating commentary that offers personal anecdotes and generous insights into the content of the poem.<br><br>Engaging, accessible and inviting, <i>Poetry Unbound </i>is the perfect companion for everyone who loves poetry and for anyone who wants to go deeper into poetry but doesn’t necessarily know how to do so.<br><br>Contributors include Hanif Abdurraqib, Patience Agbabi, Raymond Antrobus, Margaret Atwood, Ada Limón, Kei Miller, Roger Robinson, Lemn Sissay, Layli Long Soldier and more.</p>
Record details
- ISBN: 9781838856359
- ISBN: 1838856358
- Physical Description: 353 pages ; 20 cm.
- Publisher: Canongate Books (UK) 2024/03
Content descriptions
General Note: | [Trade Paperback] |
Formatted Contents Note: | Wonder Woman (Ada Limon) -- Book of Genesis (Kei Miller) -- Phase One (Dilruba Ahmed) -- A Portable Paradise (Roger Robinson) -- Worm (Gail McConnell) -- Wishing Well (Gregory Pardlo) -- All My Friends Are Finding New Beliefs (Christian Wiman) -- Don't Miss Out! Book Right Now for the Journey of a Lifetime! (Imtiaz Dharker) -- A Blessing (James Wright) -- The Word (Zaffar Kunial) -- Bullshit (Vahni 'Anthony' Capildeo) -- Some Things I Like (Lemn Sissay) -- Say My Name (Meleika Gesa-Fatafehi) -- Miscegenation (Natasha Trethewey) -- Reporting Back to Queen Isabella (Lorna Goodison) -- When You Say 'Protestors' Instead of "Protectors' (No'u Revilla) -- We Lived Happily During the War (Ilya Kaminsky) -- Writing the camp (Yousif M. Qasmiyeh) -- Battlegrounds (Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo) -- [Whereas my eyes land on the shoreline (Layli Long Soldier) -- Miami Airport (Raymond Antrobus) -- Kulila (Ali Cobby Eckermann) -- reconciliation (Jonina Kirton) -- All Bread (Margaret Atwood) -- Prayer (Faisal Mohyuddin) -- from The Book of Hours (Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Mark S. Burrows) -- How Prayer Works (Kaveh Akbar) -- Of Course She Looked Back (Natalie Diaz) -- After the Goose That Rose like the God of Geese (Martin Espada) -- My Mother's Body (Marie Howe) -- Father (Carlos Andres Gomez) -- Man and Boy (Patience Agbabi) -- On Receiving Father at JFK After His Long Flight From Kashmir (Rafiq Kathwari) -- Essay on Reentry (Reginald Dwayne Betts) -- Married Love (Kathleen Flenniken) -- Exorcism / Freeport (Richard Georges) -- 22: La Bota (Esteban Rodriguez) -- In Leticia's Kitchen Drawer (Peggy Robles-Alvarado) -- When We Were 13, Jeff's Father Left the Needle Down on a Journey Record Before Leaving the House One Morning and Never Coming Back (Hanif Abdurraquib) -- Leaving Early (Leanne O'Sullivan) -- Seventh Circle of Earth (Ocean Vuong) -- Song (Tracy K. Smith) -- Coconut Oil (Roshni Goyate) -- The Place Where We Are Right (Yehuda Amichai, translated by Stephen Mitchell) -- What You Missed That Day You Were Absent from Fourth Grade (Brad Aaron Modlin) -- Life Drawing (R.A. Villanueva) -- Consider the Hands That Write This Letter (Aracelis Girmay) -- Living In the Past (Joy Ladin) -- On Listening to Your Teacher Take Attendance (Aimee Nezhukumatathil) -- Bioluminescence (Paul Tran). |
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Mackenzie Public Library | 811 TUA (Text) | 35192000514970 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |