Poetry genre books (331)
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Die verlorenen Wörter by Robert Macfarlane DE
EnglandDescription:
Eisvogel, Brombeere, Zaunkönig - was, wenn die Wörter für die lebendige Natur unbemerkt aus der Sprache, den Märchen und Geschichten, der Wirklichkeit verschwänden? Was wir nicht benennen, können wir nicht wertschätzen. Dieses Buch ist der Gegenzauber zu Beton, Feinstaub und Entfremdung. Die prächtigen Aquarelle von Jackie Morris weisen den Weg in einen geheimen Garten, zu dem jeder den Schlüssel besitzt. Glockenblume, Efeu und Lerche harren gleich vor unserer Haustür ihrer Neu- und Wiederentdeckung. Golden strahlt der Löwenzahn auf dem Fu... continue
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Directions for Use : Selected Poems by Ana Ristović EN
SerbiaDescription:
A rich embroidery of frank sexuality and lyric images from award-winning Serbian poet
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Divan of Rudaki by Rudaki, translated by Paul Smith EN
Country: Asia / 
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Description:
DIVAN of RUDAKITranslation & Introduction Paul SmithAbu 'Abd Allah Ja'far ibn Muhammad Rudaki (858-941) the 'father of Persian Poetry' and possibly the ruba'i, was born in the village of Rudak near Samarkand. First a wandering 'dervish' poet/minstrel he later served at the court of the Samanids of Bokhara. Nasr ibn Ahmad summoned him to his court and he prospered there amassing great wealth. He had 200 slaves in his retinue... and 400 camels carried his belongings when he travelled. In 937 he fell out of favour at court (and was blinded at this time as some commentators suggest) after the deat... continue
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Dolorosa Raiz De Micondo by Conceição Lima PT
Country: Africa / 
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
Description:
Nesta coletânea de 27, o micondó, árvore considerada sagrada em regiões da África, simboliza origem, casa, morada ancestral. A evocação de tais raízes é dolorosa devido a acontecimentos históricos, como a escravidão e a colonização, que imprimiram feridas e rupturas na identidade nacional, e na própria poetisa, cujos antepassados foram trazidos à força para o arquipélago africano e mais tarde enviados para outras terras como escravos. Embora a dor seja uma constante em seus versos, o sentimento que os perpassa é o da sutil esperança de que a mesma memória que resgata os fatos traumáticos ajude... continue
Maldives76.
Dying in a Mother Tongue by Roja Chamankar EN
IranDescription:
This collection of poetry by the celebrated southern Iranian poet and filmmaker Roja Chamankar (b. 1981) introduces English-speaking readers to one of the most accomplished and well-loved poets of her generation. Chamankar’s work blends surrealism and the southern coastal landscape of the poet’s upbringing with everyday experiences in rapidly urbanizing Tehran. While locating herself in the modernist tradition of Iranian poets like Forugh Farrokhzad and Ahmad Shamlu through form and imagery, Chamankar infuses this tradition with concerns unique to a generation that grew up in post-revolutionar... continue
Romania
Myanmar79.
Liechtenstein80.
Argentina