A significant poet in her own right, Ruth Pitter has long deserved this biography, which thoughtfully assesses her place in the British poetic landscape. Popular in the United Kingdom from the early 1930s until her death in 1992, Pitter won the Hawthornden Prize for Literature in 1937 for A Trophy of Arms and was the first woman to win the Queen’s Gold Medal for poetry in 1955. A working artisan from Chelsea, she lived through World War I and World War II and appeared often on BBC radio and television. Pitter had close relationships with C. S. Lewis, Owen Barfield, Lord David Cecil, and other Inklings. Author Don W. King’s exploration of these notable friendships brings a critical perspective to Pitter’s remarkable life and work. Once she found her poetic voice, Pitter created work that is profound, amusing, and beautiful. The lyricism and accessibility of her poems reflect her personality―humorous, independent, brave, kind, stern, proud, and humble. King draws on Pitter’s personal journals and letters to present this overview of her life and also offers a close, critical reading of Pitter’s poetry, tracing her development as a poet. Hunting the Unicorn is the first treatment to discuss the entire body of Pitter’s verse. It will appeal to scholars and general readers as it places Pitter into the overall context of twentieth-century British poetry and portrays a rather modest, hardworking woman who also “witnessed” the world through the lens of a gifted poet.

Hunting the Unicorn: A Critical Biography of Ruth Pitter

Biographies & Memoirs

King, Don

Arts & Literature

The Kent State University Press

Do states have the right of secession? The thirteen colonies managed to secede from Great Britain by winning the Revolutionary War, and then were able to seal the bargain by winning the War of 1812. If the Confederacy had won the Civil War, secession would have been fact, and questions on the right of secession would be moot. Numerous books and scholarly papers have been written on the right of secession, but the most powerful argument resides in our Constitution. There is nothing in the Constitution stating that secession is illegal, and the Tenth Amendment clearly states that “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States, respectively, or to the people.” In SECESSION- A REPUBLIC REBORN, most of the .action occurs in the year 2042 and the following two years, triggered by the results of the mid-term elections of that previous year. The sentiment, which served as the kindling, had been building for decades and all it needed was historic precedent and then a spark to ignite it.

Secession: A Republic Reborn

Fishman, Philip M.

Literature & Fiction

Mps Publishing

Don King is nudged out of his comfort zone and spends thirty years leading choir ministry tours to Russia, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland in Eastern Europe and Germany, Switzerland, and Austria in Central Europe. Leaving the security of the choir loft, two church Choirs boldly, if somewhat naively, go into the world to share the love of Jesus Christ through vital spiritual singing. Along the way, Don encounters a roller-coaster ride of emotions ranging from exhilaration over God’s phenomenal blessings, to despair as the ministry faces seemingly “impossible” obstacles. A church is surrounded by police wielding AK-47s, as an American choir performs behind the Iron Curtain. A choir member is forced to stay behind in Germany after Czech border officials refuse to allow her passage. Several tour participants are flown home with serious medical problems. Don and two colleagues get lost in the Czech Republic while searching for unleaded gasoline. Who would have guessed that choir tours could be so exciting? In this honest narrative, Don shares how God is able to use two different choirs that were part of the “Out of the Loft” mission and ministry to bring his message of love, hope, and salvation to needy people in Central and Eastern Europe. Thousands of people experience God’s transforming power. Don and his fellow musicians develop a renewed and strengthened faith as they see God’s hand and faithfulness throughout the ministry and in their own lives.

Out of the Loft: A Memoir of Music and Ministry

Memoirs

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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