EFÍMERA EFEMÉRIDES
PRO(M)BOIS(E)
Some celebrities detail their own wardrobe. Thibault Raoult’s «Pro(m)bois(e)» works like a failed rocket scientist turned aesthete warming up to detail the entirety of his brain. Too casually brilliant to sound like nonsense, Raoult’s poems are also too brilliant, and too far out there, to resemble any poems we have seen yet on this planet... But «Pro(m)bois(e)», as far up in the ether as language gets, also tastes of our daily dirt... When I first read Raoult’s poems ten years ago, I thought he was an old man from some obscure trajectory of the French avant-garde, not a kid in his twenties from Rochester, New York. But nowadays he’s a man in space, with the mouth of a slap-happy oracle sending messages back to us: “When two worlds flare in a stranger/They say fossils will take over New Boise,/Assume anything.” -Matthew Henriksen Dear reader, Thibault Raoult's poetry potlatch is for you and you and you. Sweet surgeon, Raoult's scalpel is a feather. He tickles your delight levers with cleverness—wows with somatic engines both aerial and astral. Eat your kidneys out, Hesiod. Hey, eat your liver out, Shelley. It's Raoult's turn to dandle the heir of the air on fire upon his versifying knee. Yes, this exquisite myth resewing drifts at us like volcanic ash or jetsam or gypsum—true, Raoult's language way is spare, supple, effulgent. But the cultures of love will clabber in the end—won't they. And Raoult's horizon's hem does ahem—in the end. In the meankindtime, dear reader, you will do well to get in the way of these nimble lines: let 'em dissolve into you a la snow upon the tongue. I'll say this: the next time I drown, I'll be secreting this book in a backpocket: rare and saving buoy; every word an antidote to turgid—and true. -Abraham Smith
THE «KINGIS QUAIR»
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INVEROSÍMIL: UN POEMARIO EN LA RED
VERSES ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS
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. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
SECRETS OF THE SNOW
Dr. Hiva Panahi was born in 1980 in Sanandaj, Kurdistan, in today’s Iran. Her first poem appeared in the Kurdish magazine, Serwe, when she was thirteen. At age sixteen she started a movement against the Iranian theocratic oppression towards women, for which she was imprisoned and tortured. In the year 2000 Dr. Panahi took refuge in Greece on a scholarship to study at Panteion University and at the University of Athens. A collection of her poetry, Secrets of the Snow, was published in 2001 in Kurdish and in 2008 in the Greek language. In 2011, Dr. Panahi received the honorary award for poetry at the International Festival of Storytelling in Kozani, and in 2014 was invited to take part in the Tinos Literary International Festival. “Hiva belongs to the great Medes tradition; the intense nuances of powerful feelings come from her Kurdish origin and dramatically color her poetry. Hiva is exceptional in that with the publication of her first book in Greek, she introduced Greek readers to a little known style, at least in poetry writing. Especially noteworthy is the fact that she translated them first hand from Kurdish to Greek…” From the Introduction, by Nanos Valaoritis
PASSAGE
THE ALCHEMY OF DESIRE
The Alchemy of Desire is an ecstatic collection of poems that literally and metaphorically affirms life and the power of poetry to heal and connect with the pulse beating of the world. The poems take you on a journey, from the powerful opening poem “In The Beginning” which ends with the couplet: “It will be my masterpiece. It will be my Genesis./ Everyone will know my name.” to the final title poem “The Alchemy of Desire,” in which “the power of love/reconstructs the universe”' Dianalee Velie affirms that power over and over again. This is a book that reminds of us to cherish and celebrate the people and places we love most and the courage it takes to do that. — Marjory Wentworth, South Carolina Poet Laureate I read Dianalee Velie’s The Alchemy of Desire over a long, quiet weekend, and in between Friday evening and Sunday afternoon, I went on a journey like none I’d ever been on before; I walked back into a world that was entirely different, because I was entirely different. In this rich, juicy, poignant, and sometimes hilarious collection, Velie celebrates what it is to be alive and human and sentient in this troubled and amazing world. At the core of each poem in this collection is the great heart of the poet herself, and what is even more critical than what is included in these poems is what is left out. There is restraint burning in the margins and stanza breaks. Dianalee Velie knows what it means to love and lose, and love and laugh, and walks the fine line between the two with the skill of a poet at the height of her power. Enjoy this beautiful ride! — Lisa Starr, Rhode Island Poet Laureate Emeritus Dianalee Velie’s collection of poems, The Alchemy of Desire, explores a woman’s journey through devastating loss to find a path of self-discovery and healing. Velie’s image-rich, mostly narrative poems propel the reader through a gamut of experiences, which include humor, sensuality, family, and responses to art, music, history and myth. The voice in the poems manifests an indomitable spirit, rising above unspeakable grief. In her poem “Unchained” Velie writes: Like the unchained performer, my soul twists like a snake around memories of Eden, a time before the disappearance of happiness. For the moment, I am unfettered, free of grief, crowing, like the rooster, for a new dawn, faithful I will find my way in the dark. — Lori Desrosiers, Editor, The Naugatuck River Review
AMARANTHINE
A?tear?is a?flame?of love, Each tiny fire for happiness lost, Each time to dry with hope, Each tiny?tear?a leak from the heart, To kindle a spark of life. This book, like a?tear, is to light the spark within. For a candle to light another, it doesn't diminish itself; rather, the light grows stronger together. Earth is hurting, and we do nothing, but together, we can change the world for the better. My characterisation of different things is like peeking through a letterbox. There is so much more there if only we could see. I'm a proud British author with a butterfly brain, which means my head is in the clouds but my feet are on the ground- always happy and helpful in any way possible. I published this for a few reasons, but the main one is that I wish to show everyone that with enough determination, anything is possible. I want you to be inspired. Take what you feel from reading these poems, these ideas and hopes and feelings. Use your gift, and become who you dream to be! Do what you love to do. Life isn't endless, but what we imagine is.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD
The Neighborhood is a chest of strange and wonderful treasures. There are bones and gems, wolves and woods, and much to discover about longing and loving. --Ramona Ausubel
UNA COLECCIÓN DE POEMAS INSPIRATIVOS
Una Colección de Poemas Inspirativos, está cargado de una energía positiva que ha sido transferida en una forma literaria la cual sirve de guía y levanta el ánimo del lector.
THE MARVELOUS IMAGINATION OF KATIE ADDAMS
When Katie’s parents got divorced last year, things were tough. Now summer vacation promises trips to the farm, new baby kittens, and treehouse sleepovers, not to mention letters from Uncle Edmond, currently in a hot air balloon race around Africa! But everything changes when Katie’s dad asks her to spend a whole month at his house in Minneapolis— and her mom goes on a date! As things unravel, Katie relies more and more on her amazing imagination to escape into the world of Uncle Edmond’s adventures. Then a phone call turns her world upside down. Will Katie be able to handle a real life crisis?
ECLECTIC PHILOSOPHY
Internal smiles, energetic art, and thought-provoking tones for your day to day. Keysha Wallace-Patton poetry and art is derived from a diverse set of ideas stemming from various sources.?
FOR THOSE LEFT BEHIND
Poetry reflecting turbulent times growing up during "The Troubles," thirty years of political conflict in the North of Ireland.During three decades of horrendous violence over 3,600 people were killed and over 50,000 were injured. It was a terrible time to be a child or a teenager, playing sports and street games often a few yards from gun battles and riots. Despite the bombings and shootings people went about normal everyday life. This violent landscape provides the backdrop to the melancholy, and expressive imagery evident in Seán’s poems.
