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Es ist immer die vorhergehende Generation, die eine darauffolgende prägt. Grund genug, dieser Generation einen Sammelband mit Texten einiger der besten Slam Poeten und Poetinnen des deutschsprachigen Raums zu widmen. Lassen Sie sich mit Witz, Charme und viel Gefühl vom Thema Altwerden mit all seinen unterschiedlichen Facetten berühren. Freuen Sie sich auf unterschiedliche Perspektiven und spannende Eindrücke, beispielsweise über Oma-Liebe, Senioren-WGs, Kriegserinnerungen, Martinis vor fünf Uhr und einen Rentnerverleihservice. Ob Lyrik oder Prosa, humorvoll oder nachdenklich ¿ so vielfältig, wie Poetry Slam sein kann, ist es auch dieses fulminante Poesie-Feuerwerk. Mit Texten von: Anna Lisa Azur | Tobias Beitzel | Edith Brünnler | Jan Cönig | Eva-Lisa | Jana Goller | Michael Jakob | Eberhard Kleinschmidt | Lukas Knoben | Achim Leufker | Alex Paul | Niko Sioulis | mario el toro | Samson Völk | Mit einem Vorwort von Elias Raatz und Illustrationen von Barbara Gerlach

"This unprecedented collection of poems spans the rich two-thousand-year cultural legacy of the Uyghur people of Central Asia. The Uyghurs have a long and glorious history of poetry, dating from the oral epics of the second century BCE through the elegant love poetry of the medieval period and up to the present moment -- and much of it has never before been translated into English. Uyghur poetry reflects the magnificent natural landscapes at the heart of the Silk Road region, with its endless steppes, soaring mountain ranges, and vast deserts, as well as its turbulent history. Turkic, Sufi, and Persian influences have shaped the poetic tradition over the centuries, and more recently the modernism of the twentieth century left its mark as well. In the face of the systematic persecution of the Uyghurs in China today, which has driven many of their poets into exile, Uyghur Poems is not only a remarkable one-volume tour of an ancient and vibrant poetic tradition but also a vital witness to a threatened culture." --

Christian Wiman braids poetry, memoir, and criticism to create an inspired, career-defining work. Few contemporary writers ask the questions about faith, morality, and God that Christian Wiman does, and even fewer-perhaps none-do so with his urgency and eloquence. Wiman, the author of My Bright Abyss and an award-winning poet, lays the motion of his mind on the page in this genre-defying work, an indivisible blend of poetry, criticism, theology, and searing memoir. As Marilynne Robinson wrote, "[Wiman's] poetry and his scholarship have a purifying urgency that is rare in this world . . . It enables him to say new things in timeless language, so that the reader's surprise and assent are one and the same."Zero at the Bone begins with Wiman's preoccupation with despair, and through fifty brief pieces, framed by two more, he unravels its seductive appeal. The book is studded with the poetry and prose of writers who inhabit Wiman's thoughts, and the voices of Wallace Stevens, Lucille Clifton, Emily Dickinson, and more join his own. At its heart and Wiman's, however, are his family-his young children (who ask their own invaluable questions, like "Why are you a poet? I mean why?"), his wife, and those he grew up with in West Texas. Wiman is the rare thinker who takes up the mantle of our greatest mystics and does so with an honest, profound, and contemporary sensibility. Zero at the Bone is a revelation.

"Self-elegies are cultural artifacts, lenses for understanding and defining self as well as sharing and creating community.The poems and prose in this anthology are a mix of autobiography and poetics, incorporating craft with race, gender, sexuality, ability/disability, and place"--

A highly charming collection of poems about love and romance in our world today. The collection comprises new works commissioned especially for this volume together with familiar pieces. The perfect gift for Saint Dwynwen''s Day on 25th January.

Let Me Say This: A Dolly Parton Poetry Anthology offers 54 poets' takes on often-unsung facets of this diamond in a rhinestone world-calling in Dolly's impeccable comedic timing, her lyric mastery, her business acumen, and her Dollyverse advocacy. These poems remind us to be better and to do better, to subvert Dolly cliché, and they encourage us to weave Dolly metaphor into our own family lore. Within these pages, Dolly takes the stage and the dinner table; readers see the public Dolly of the silver screen and the private Dolly of identity contemplation. Dolly raises praise and question, and she butterflies into our hearts to unabashedly to claim the mantra In Dolly We Trust.With Dolly poems from 54 contributors:Kelli Russell Agodon - Nin Andrews - Lana K. W. Austin - David-Matthew Barnes - Nicky Beer - Julie E. Bloemeke - Emma Bolden - Dustin Brookshire - Phillip Watts Brown - Marina Carreira - Denise Duhamel - teri elam - Rupert Fike - Diamond Forde - Chad Frame - Makayla Gay - Tyler Gillespie - Kari Gunter-Seymour - Robert Gwaltney - Beth Gylys - Karen Head - Raye Hendrix - Collin Kelley - Dorianne Laux - Chin-Sun Lee - Arden Levine - Katie Manning - Kelly McQuain - Lynn Melnick - Jenny Molberg - Rachel Morgan - Caridad Moro-Gronlier - Carolyn Oliver - Dion O'Reilly - Jeffrey Perkins - Stephen Roger Powers - Steven Reigns - Linda Neal Reising - Benjamin Anthony Rhodes - Micah Ruelle - Anna Sandy-Elrod - Roberta Schultz - Maureen Seaton - Gregg Shapiro - L.J. Sysko - Nicole Tallman - Kerry Trautman - Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer - Dan Vera - Isaiah Vianese - Donna Vorreyer - Julie Marie Wade - Jennifer Wheelock - Yvonne Zipter

A collection of poetry, prose and non-fiction inspired by the cost-of-living crisis. Edited by Amanda Nicholson with writing by over 30 poets and authors from around the UK. This anthology was produced to raise awareness of the experiences you rarely see in the mainstream media. All the profits go to Mustard Tree to support the important work they do. Some of the pieces use dark humour to highlight the struggles people face, while others are more direct. They may not be easy to read, but perhaps they will inspire us all to do what little we can to help. Then, maybe we can make some small improvements to each other's lives instead of judging people.