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Edited by Shelly Oria-author and editor of Indelible in the Hippocampus-this explosive, intersectional collection of essays, fiction, poems, plays, and more, explores the universality of human reproductive experiences, as well as their distinct individuality.
Twenty-eight contributors examine issues both timely and, somehow, timeless: policing of women's bodies, the choice to live child-free lives, the lack of access to reproductive health, the misogyny,...
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Published in the waning years of the Great Depression, this anthology promises "a comprehensive view of the metropolis, presented in a series of articles prepared by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration of New York City." Its 26 essays capture the city's pace by day and night during the 1930s, covering its history from Dutch trading post to world-class marketplace; art studios and galleries; skyscrapers and other architectural...
3) Bibliography of St. Lucian Creative Writing: Poetry, Prose, Drama by St. Lucian Writers 1948-2013
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Bibliography of St. Lucian Creative Writing: Poetry, Prose, Drama by St. Lucian writers is an invaluable reference tool for those researching St. Lucian literature, including the work of internationally recognised St. Lucian-born Nobel laureate Derek Walcott. It lists published and unpublished literature by St. Lucians writing poetry, prose, and drama. Reviews and articles on St. Lucian literature are also cited in a substantial section. Also included...
4) Pipe Dreams
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There are two histories of drug use: the social history and the secret history of subjective experience.
From antiquity to the present, people have sought artificial paradise in the stimulations and insights afforded by the use of intoxicants. Famous literary figures have often been the first to experiment with little-known drugs, and to champion their unique fascination upon the human imagination. In this remarkable anthology, a dazzling array of...
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In Life Lessons, Rita de Brún interviews some of Ireland's most interesting characters. From judges, politicians and diplomats, to poets, commentators and campaigners, the contributors to this book come from a wide range of backgrounds and inhabit all walks of life. Despite their differences, there are uniting forces. All are fired by a drive to be true to who they are and follow their passions. All have their own life lessons to impart... As individuals...
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The 1994 Ian St James Awards attracted the greatest number of entries - and the highest calibre of finalists - in the history of the competition up to that point.
There is a mixture here of shorter and longer stories which are as diverse as they are entertaining.
Each of the authors starting a career in this book was selected from thousands of entries.
8) Reckoning 5
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Tending tiny miracles until they split the pavement.
The present is clay, sitting cool and wet in the palm of your hand. Squash it, twist it, and mold it. Shape it into something beautiful.
Featuring poetry, essays, fiction, and art by Hana Amani, Cécile Cristofari, Leah Bobet, Julia DaSilva, Marlon Hacla, Kristine Ong Muslim, Anthony Pearce, Angela Penrose, Christy Jones, Priya Chand, Maya Chhabra, Danielle Jorgenson Murray, Catherine Rockwood,...
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This issue of Minerva Rising is a powerful tribute to the connection we feel to our mothers and our children. Each story, poem, essay, and picture is a testimony to the influence these relationships have on our creativity. In "Cyberattack," one woman questions what her twenty-year-old self would think of her decision to be a mother. In the poem, "My Mother was Dead, a daughter walks the streets in Poland retracing the steps of all the Jewish mothers...
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A diverse group of high school students come together to share their open hearts with the world through writing short, personal narratives. These teens discuss a wide range of lifes important issues, such as young love, surviving a new country, losing a family member, and many more. Consisting of mostly minority students, this group battles through and conquers some of lifes more challenging obstacles hidden in the everyday living of Californias valley...
11) Po ~ Life
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Po-Life is a compilation of poetry reflecting Life as seen through the eyes and journey of the author, detailing his realities and conquest of Love, Lust and Life. Although writing poetry is a way for him to release, open up and communicate to the world, it is subsequently a means for him to escape and cope with the way he is living.
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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Dating from around 1400, composed by an anonymous writer, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was first translated and published almost 200 years ago. Its epic nature has not been dimmed by time: the story of a knight on a green steed challenging Sir Gawain to an epic challenge. What follows is a strange tale full of decapitations, seduction and magic. The Green...
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This inaugural issue of the SFWP Annual includes twelve fiction and creative nonfiction stories from the first issues of the SFWP Quarterly, formerly known as the SFWP Journal. Read heartbreaking fiction about finding companionship as the sun literally burns itself out, learn about the trauma young gay men in Iran often endure, hide from witches in Salem in the 1600s, and even make your way through a modern choose-your-own-adventure story. Our creative...
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The Timberline Review is an all-volunteer literary journal published by Willamette Writers. Our focus is on showcasing emerging talent. This issue includes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from Jeffrey Alfier, David Athey, Roy Bentley, C. W. Buckley, Brandon French, Desmond Everest Fuller, Trina Gaynon, Anne Gudger, Vix Gutierrez, Christine Hanolsy, Amy K. W. Heil, Amanda Hiland, Casey Killingsworth, Tricia Knoll, Donna J. Gelagotis Lee, Veronica Lupinacci,...
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Este libro pretende ilustrar el debate sobre la cultura de masas en su momento inaugural y sin duda más apasionado: el periodo de entreguerras del siglo pasado. Los textos elegidos, todos inéditos hasta ahora en español excepto uno, vienen comentados y anotados por especialistas en la materia para acercarlos al lector de hoy. Se reúnen en este volumen textos que pertenecen a pensadores, críticos y creadores que reflexionaron sobre el auge de...
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Current talk about the "new normal" and "going back to normal" has some questioning what normal means. What does normal look like? Is anyone or anything ever truly normal? Is normal something we should strive for? And if so, why do we revere the exceptional? Do we always need to return to the status quo, or can we learn and grow, taking the good parts of our past as we move forward into a new future? In these pages, you'll read poetry, nonfiction,...
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The San Diego Writers and Editors Guild published its first collection of short stories, essays, and poetry offered by its members in 2012. We called it The Guilded Pen—an apt title we thought—a cute play on words—and the title stuck. And, so did the idea of publishing an annual anthology to encourage and promote the writing arts in San Diego. We could not have foreseen the impact that such an anthology would have on the San Diego writing scene.
The...
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When the Rewards Can Be So Great is a selection of craft talks delivered by faculty at the Pacific University MFA in Writing program. The essays in this exciting collection are at times deeply personal, providing insight into the development of the writers in their craft, and at times sharply practical and filled with long-tested approaches for writing with power and effectiveness. All are, characterized by care, generosity, and good humor, and reflect,...
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Given that Canada has the longest coastline in the world and its motto is "From Sea unto Sea," it is not surprising that virtually every Canadian writer has been inspired to write about some aspect of the sea at some point in their work. As this book shows, those watery passages are some of the very best writing the nation has produced. Journeying coast to coast to coast, from the picturesque and isolated Vancouver Island village of Ucluelet, through...
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