This magisterial work, long awaited and long the subject of passionate speculation, is an unprecedented exploration of modern poetry and poetics by one of America’s most acclaimed and influential postwar poets. What began in 1959 as a simple homage to the modernist poet H.D. developed into an expansive and unique quest to arrive at a poetics that would fuel Duncan’s great work in the 1970s. A meditation on both the roots of modernism and its manifestation in the work of H.D., Ezra Pound, D...

Robert Duncan Milne was born on 7th June 1844 in Cupar in Fife, Scotland.Little is known of the life of this extraordinary author who created some of the most appealing science fiction stories ever written.As an adult he lived in San Francisco and wrote short stories for local newspapers and periodicals of the time and principally for The Argonaut, the political and literary newspaper heavyweight of the area.Robert Duncan Milne died in San Francisco, California on 1...

Robert Duncan Milne was born on 7th June 1844 in Cupar in Fife, Scotland.Little is known of the life of this extraordinary author who created some of the most appealing science fiction stories ever written.As an adult he lived in San Francisco and wrote short stories for local newspapers and periodicals of the time and principally for The Argonaut, the political and literary newspaper heavyweight of the area.Robert Duncan Milne died in San Francisco, California on 1...

Robert Duncan Milne was born on 7th June 1844 in Cupar in Fife, Scotland.Little is known of the life of this extraordinary author who created some of the most appealing science fiction stories ever written.As an adult he lived in San Francisco and wrote short stories for local newspapers and periodicals of the time and principally for The Argonaut, the political and literary newspaper heavyweight of the area.Robert Duncan Milne died in San Francisco, California on 1...

Robert Duncan Milne was born on 7th June 1844 in Cupar in Fife, Scotland.Little is known of the life of this extraordinary author who created some of the most appealing science fiction stories ever written.As an adult he lived in San Francisco and wrote short stories for local newspapers and periodicals of the time and principally for The Argonaut, the political and literary newspaper heavyweight of the area.Robert Duncan Milne died in San Francisco, California on 1...

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes. Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and ...

In the days and weeks following their friend's memorial in Paris, friends Dave, Aisling, Marie and Jeff ponder what to do next in life, each finding that they have reached some sort of crossroads. Meanwhile, street artist Spirit has a trick or two up his sleeve.Après Paris adds to the story world shaped by other Robert David Duncan works such as Genius, Spirit Falls, The Paris MBA, Paris Remains, Alley of Lost Friends and Spinoza Hotel.

You want to make movies but dont know where to start. It seems there are too many barriers like lack of knowledge, money, and equipment. Plus, you never went to film school. I wrote this book for you. Together we will make your first film, a one-minute micro short, and get it entered into festivals. We will do this all with your existing resources. Sound good? Lets go!

The only time (mostly) you saw the ground was at the protected wells, the only source of water. The vines took all the rest. Most of our time was spent in the upper layer of vines. Below was too dangerous. If the vines didn’t get you, the animals might. Then of course, there was the sky. As a result of the warped artificial ozone, the entire sky was filled with a cascade of colors and bolts of electricity rolling across the sky. The more active the lights were in the sky, the more active w...

At the request of his son, Bob began writing his story to leave as a memoir of his life for his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Bob shares his childhood experiences growing up in the Depression; life as a newlywed and later a parent; career choices and experiences; family life; his love for Schnauzer dogs; worldwide travels with his wife, family, and grandchildren; and the principles that have guided him throughout life.

The first rule of combat is: know your enemy.We don’t talk a lot about sin these days. But maybe we should. The Puritans sure did—because they understood sin’s deceptive power and wanted to root it out of their lives. Shouldn’t we want the same?Though many books have been written on the “doctrine of sin,” few are as practical and applicable as this one. In Knowing Sin, Mark Jones puts his expertise in the Puritans to work by distilling the vast wis...

‘The End of the World is Nigh’ has been seen, heard and quoted ad infinitum all of our lives. In the comfort zone of our own arrogance and the resources that we humans have at our disposal it seems we are both inviolable and invincible. All is safe. We are in control.But Nature has a way of sending earthquakes, eruptions, fires and flood, and much else besides, at the most inopportune times and, in these more modern days, with increasing frequency and extremes.In this volum...