A "splendid first collection" (Thomas Lux) of original poems by master poet Ira Joe Fisher, also known for his weekly appearances on The Saturday Early Show for CBS. Some Holy Weight in the Village Air "chronicles small-town life, its scandals and secret tragedies and small undoings" (Paula McLain) in language which "often dazzles and is always compassionate, immediate, powerful, and tender" (Kevin Pilkington).

Some Holy Weight in the Village Air

Literature & Fiction

Fisher, Ira Joe

Poetry

Athanata Arts

Originally written in 2000 as his Master’s thesis, Raymond P. Hammond’s Poetic Amusement has been passed around underground as a digital file for ten years among those associated with The New York Quarterly. As provocative today as it was when it was written, what began as Hammond’s observations of the influence of “po’ biz” and writing programs on contemporary American poetry became a timeless treatise on poetry itself. Using his experience with NYQ and devouring many literary critics across the ages from the ancient Greeks to contemporary critics, Hammond examines at once both our current literary environment and the essence of poetry. In seeking to answer the questions “What is poetry?” and “Where does poetry come from?” for himself, he encourages readers to ask those questions for and of themselves as well. Relevant and accessible to readers and writers of poetry and to those who think they don’t know or want to know what poetry is, Poetic Amusement will anger, elevate and inspire all those who read it.

Poetic Amusement

Raymond P. Hammond

Literary

Can girls be firefighters? Can boys be dancers? Sure they can SOMEDAY... is a beautifully illustrated children's book about growing up by husband and wife team Penny Schnee-Bosch and David Bosch. All children like to see themselves in a story. SOMEDAY helps children develop a strong sense of themselves and their world and to have fun doing it. "What would you like to be someday? It's great to be something someday ... but just being who you are today is very special " SOMEDAY is a charming picture book recommended for 3-6 year-olds, filled with fun and featuring a beautiful, important message for kids, parents & teachers. "

Someday...

Schnee-Bosch, Penny

Parenting & Relationships

The Agamemnon is the first play of the Oresteia trilogy, which won Aeschylus a first prize in 458 BCE. It presents the return of Agamemnon to his home in Argos after the fall of Troy, as his victorious homecoming soon gives way to the horrors of an ancient curse and the consequences of vengeance. With its accounts of war, sacrifice, confessions, prophecy, and prayer, this tragic drama begins both a brutal and compassionate journey toward redefining justice. Through the use of syllabic verse, this new version maintains an organic link with the original Greek text, while recreating the music of poetry in contemporary speech for reading and performance.

Agamemnon: A New English Version in Syllabic Verse

ÆSchylus

Dramas & Plays

Follow Sarah's day at school from tears to cheers in this charming picture book (ages 2-5) that will help you and your child breeze through separation. Written by a veteran preschool teacher, Mommy Always Comes Back bridges the gap between home and school, letting children know what to expect -- most importantly, they learn that it's OK to explore and have fun at school (and other new places) because Mommy Always Comes Back! With irresistible artwork and engaging prose, husband and wife team Penny Schnee-Bosch and David Bosch have created a classic that will help guide every child through their first (or returning) school experience.

Mommy Always Comes Back

Children's Books

Growing Up & Facts of Life

A poet is a noticer. Ira Joe Fisher is a poet and he notices. A song. A dog. A ride on atrain (and how the track rumbles beneath your seat). Rubbish at the curb. Our world is afascinating place and Fisher is fascinated by it. A blank sheet of paper begs for squiggles of ink.To note and to make sense of this world. To discover delight and laughing. The hazy past. Theconfounding present. A baseball. Falling snow. Crackling autumn. Hitchhiking. Spongy loamunderfoot in a shady wood. A frog. A song and Christmas and the blessing of friendship. Theseessays rise from a life begun in a charming little valley ? a life that has traveled the world andholds dear what is remembered. What is noticed. Ira Joe Fisher invites you into these essays.Sit. Slow. Savor. Spend time with a friend in a place you just might remember.

Wide and Wavy Out of Salamanca: Sort of True Essays

Biographies & Memoirs

Memoirs

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