A selection of poems on the theme of love and other life thoughts. They span the years of courtship, marriage and bereavement – young love, companionship and love enduring after death. Poetry should be spoken aloud and is best shared with others. These poems have been written with this intention in mind. The “Symphonic Voices” poems are arranged for presentation by two voices. This selection includes “The Blue Spot”, an imaginative approach to the journey of the space-craft Voyager, launch...

A selection of poems by Roy Tabor, questioning thoughts about life, and a memory of personal love.

A new selection of poems by Roy Tabor exploring contemporary thought and events, and a personal journey of love. The humanity of life is constant – food-banks, war and migrant families. This is the stuff of life through which we pass, the loving, the living and the questions – and birth and death is every-day. “Life is a thought,an unbidden moment brought to time. My thoughts, my stumbling steps, The imprints of a journey, a walk across the shifting sands of time … footsteps marked in path...

This collection of Seamus Heaney's work, especially in the vivid and surprising twelve-line poems entitled "Squarings", shows he is ready to re-imagine experience and "to credit marvels". The title poem, "Seeing Things", is typical of the whole book. It begins with memories of an actual event, then moves towards the visionary while never relinquishing its feel for the textures and sensations of the world. Translations of Virgil and Homer provide a prelude and a coda where motifs implicit i...

Matthew Arnold praised the Iliad for its 'nobility', as has everyone ever since -- but ancient critics praised it for its enargeia, its 'bright unbearable reality' (the word used when gods come to earth not in disguise but as themselves). To retrieve the poem's energy, Alice Oswald has stripped away its story, and her account focuses by turns on Homer's extended similes and on the brief 'biographies' of the minor war-dead, most of whom are little more than names, but each...

This volume contains the complete poetical works of Rupert Brooke.Brooke's beautifully haunting poetry will appeal to all keen poetry lovers, but will be of special value to those with an interest in war poetry, and specifically poetry relating to the First World War.This wonderful volume makes for a worthy addition to any bookshelf, and is not to be missed by collectors of Brooke's seminal work.The poems contained herein include:Rupert Chaw...

In "Dreams and Dust," Don Marquis presents a compelling collection of whimsical yet poignant poems that reflect on the duality of human existence. Through a blend of humor and pathos, Marquis encapsulates the rich tapestry of dreams, aspirations, and the often harsh realities that accompany them. His literary style is characterized by inventive imagery and a conversational tone, inviting readers to engage thoughtfully with the complexities of life. Set against the backdrop of early 20th-ce...

A collection of poetry from Cecil Day Lewis, Poet Laureate from 1968 until his death in 1972.Originally published in 1957, this collection shows how much his style had changed after having distanced himself from Auden. In 1951, he became only the second living writer (after TS Eliot) to be featured in the popular series of 'Penguin Poets' paperbacks. In his introduction, he wrote: 'Looking back over my verse of the last 20 years, I was struck by its lack of development - in the sen...

Lunatics, Lovers, and a Poet is an evocative collection of poems and sonnets written by Thelma Homer. It is modern poetry with a touch of the classical romantic. This fine poetry collection, sometimes whimsical and often reflective, can be read time and time again. Ms. Homer has an uncanny ability to connect with her readers on an emotional and even sometimes spiritual level because her poetry comes from deep within her own experience and personal memories.This author's voice rivals...

Written in Sand embraces a wide range of poetic forms and subject matter. There is something here for everybody: humour, joy, hope, and occasional philosophy. Several of the poems reflect the close relationship between the author and his natural environment

A simple thing to see - how nature moves so swiftly and lets autumn be liberally persuaded to let all matter go unaided and so clear the sense that life can disappear, simply to renew the golden moments that we once knew.