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Paradise Lost, along with its companion piece, Paradise Regained, remain the most successful attempts at Greco-Roman style epic poetry in the English language. Remarkably enough, they were written near the end of John Milton's amazing life, a bold testimonial to his mental powers in old age. And, since he had gone completely blind in 1652, 15 years prior to Paradise Lost, he dictated it and all his other works to his daughter.

Wild Hope is Donna Ashworth's powerful new collection of wisdom to help us find hope, peace, self-acceptance and inspiration on the days we feel worn down, helpless or sad. Written with love and understanding, Donna reminds us that amidst our daily struggles and constant outpourings of bad news we have so much to hope for, and that every one of us can play a part, big or small, in making the world a better place.

The poems of the Poetic Edda have waited a long time for a modern English translation that would do them justice. Here it is at last (Odin be praised!) and well worth the wait. These amazing texts from a 13th-century Icelandic manuscript are of huge historical, mythological, and literary importance, containing the lion's share of information that survives today about the gods and heroes of pre-Christian Scandinavians, their unique vision of the beginning and end of the world, etc.  

In The Odyssey: Books 5 & 6, Homer’s epic journey surges forward as the gods finally decree Odysseus’s release from Calypso’s island. But freedom does not come easily. Cast again upon the mercy of the sea and the wrath of Poseidon, Odysseus must endure shipwreck, exhaustion, and near ruin...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In 1667, John Milton — blind, aging, politically disgraced after the collapse of England's republican revolution — completed Paradise Lost. He had spent years defending regicide and press freedom; when the Restoration returned monarchy, his...

Poetry Rx presents 50 great poems as seen through the eyes of a renowned psychiatrist and New York Times bestseller. In this book, you will find insights into love, sorrow, ecstasy and everything in between: Love in the moment or for a lifetime; love that is fulfilling or addictive; when to break up and how to survive when someone breaks up with you.

For those who are no strangers to grief, The Hope We Risk is a collection of poetry and poetic prose to bring light to your darkest hours. If you feel alone in your grief or struggle to see how there can be hope in the midst of despair, these carefully crafted words by numerous poets and authors are here to bring you comfort and to point to the God who is still in control in a spiraling world. To those who have loved and lost, faced the pain of death, fallen into the clutches of paralyzing grief, and either gotten back up or still need a helping hand, know that you are loved.

The Courage to Embrace the Gifts and Losses in Life If you never knew disappointment, would you ever grow? If you had never felt loss, could you have compassion for another? Without real heartache, would you ever know the greatness of love? On When the Heart Breaks, David Whyte invites you to...

Brought to you by Penguin. A magnificent new translation of the Odyssey by best-selling author and classicist Daniel Mendelsohn Setting aside the streamlining, modernizing approach of many recent translations, Mendelsohn artfully reproduces the epic’s formal qualities – meter, enjambment...

The #1 New York Times bestselling poet returns with his most ambitious collection yet. In this third and final installment of his poetic trilogy, Yung Pueblo expands upon favorite themes while guiding readers further, toward a life lived authentically, intuitively, and in harmony with others. In...

Refresh your weary soul with living water from God's Word. Everyone goes through difficult seasons, tough losses, and moments that feel unbearable. In today's world, people thirst more than ever for reassurance and guidance. Streams in the Desert provides a river of wisdom, encouragement, and...

This revised and expanded edition of The Essential Rumi includes a new introduction by Coleman Barks and more than 80 never-before-published poems. Through his lyrical translations, Coleman Barks has been instrumental in bringing this exquisite literature to a remarkably wide range of listeners, making the ecstatic, spiritual poetry of 13th-century Sufi mystic Rumi more popular than ever. 

For the Celtic people of ancient Ireland, the natural world was a continuous prayer. Each mountain held a soul; each river, a heart. This “Eucharist of nature” was living evidence of a divine worldview to which each Celt, as part of the “Great Circle,” belonged. Like the fierce and...

A mysterious stranger. A magnificent kingdom. Songs of war that awaken memories too painful to hide. In The Odyssey: Books 7 & 8, the shipwrecked Odysseus enters the wealthy and seemingly enchanted land of the Phaeacians, where the next stage of his journey begins. Guided by Athena, Odysseus...

A son searching for answers. Two legendary kings. The first true hope that Odysseus may still live. In Books 3 and 4 of Homer’s The Odyssey, Telemachus continues the dangerous search for news of his missing father. Guided by Athena, he arrives at Pylos and is welcomed by the aged King Nestor...

Neste conjunto de 40 sonetos, Fernando H. G. Nunes conduz o leitor por um caminho de dominação, êxtase, entrega e transcendência — sempre à beira do profano e do sublime. Com uma linguagem incisiva, visceral e litúrgica, os poemas expõem o corpo como altar e os desejos como oferenda. Não há pudor, mas há beleza. Não há censura, mas há ritmo. É um livro para quem não teme a força dos próprios instintos nem o abismo do próprio prazer.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What if the darkest path through Hell was only the beginning of the soul’s return to light? In *The Divine Comedy*, Dante Alighieri creates one of the supreme visions of Western literature: a journey through damnation, purification, and paradise that...

Some stories arrive like storms. Some arrive like a single breath. In these poems and reflections, a parent remembers, wrestles, prays, and learns to live with a love that does not end. For anyone who has missed someone, feared the next phone call, or found strength in their village, these pages offer a place to exhale, to feel, and to be held by words. This is a map drawn in footprints, tear lines, and sunrise promises. A collection of hard won truths about family, loss, and the strange beauty that still shows up, even after everything. Read it when the world is loud.

Algumas emoções viram canção. Outras precisam ser contadas. E algumas encontram seu lugar exatamente entre a palavra e a música. Entre a Calma e a Loucura ganha vida em sua versão audiobook, narrada pela própria Vicka e acompanhada por trilhas sonoras originais inspiradas nas músicas do álbum homônimo. Mais do que uma leitura em voz alta, a obra se transforma em uma experiência imersiva onde literatura, música e interpretação se encontram. Ao longo dos capítulos, fragmentos, contos, poemas e reflexões revelam pensamentos, sentimentos e histórias que ultrapassam os limites da canção.

From the New York Times bestselling creator of Poems of Parenting comes a beautiful collection of poetry and art that zeroes in on finding moments of clear-eyed joy amongst the messiness of motherhood, presented in a gorgeous package perfect for gift-giving. By turns heartfelt, funny...