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Colours of the Moon introduces an eclectic mix of the new voices and new writing that have emerged from the 2023 Artemesia Arts poetry competition: thirty-four poems exploring a variety of subjects in as many different styles.Competition judge Roger McGough said "The standard was particularly high, which made whittling down the final selection almost impossible. My congratulations to the winners and to all the poets who took part. It was a privilege to read your poems."Artemesia Arts was formed in 2022 for poets and writers to celebrate literature and poetry in the English language. The association holds an annual poetry festival in the medieval village of Treiognac in south-west France.

Growing up a Protestant in Catholic Ireland during the 1950s and '60s had its moments... and in the coastal town of Arklow, they were overwhelmingly good. Common struggles to make ends meet, stay healthy and raise happy families created a spirit of community that largely transcended any theological differences. Children played together, adults worked, sang and drank together, and when they went their separate ways, they did so in a spirit of equanimity. In this engaging memoir, Richard Ruxton draws on a rich vein of characters, their idiosyncrasies, foibles and plenty of childish 'divilment' to create a story full of Irish humour about the people and places that coloured his young life and eased the 'duration' of his school years. Throughout, he paints a picture of times which, though simpler, were not without their own complications, tragedies and triumphs, where surviving on one's wits was an art form best kept to yourself.

Kate Rose's poetry is influenced by rural south-west France, where she has lived for the past 10 years. She finds the countryside a place of contrasts: of loneliness, death and destruction but also of kindness and hope. The desperate protagonists in 'Golden Cow', who fail to provide comfort to the mother of the dead calf. The cabbage whites and ryegrass in 'Disappearance' are discordant with the despair of the tractor driver. Yet the neighbour in 'Below the mountains', despite hardships, provides hope in her gift of cheese; the walker in 'Voice' rekindles a precious friendship she thought long gone.Kate uses seascapes, cities, the countryside as the settings for her poems. Her descriptions use few words, yet enable the clear visualisation of the woods, seasons, light, the colour of the sea. It is in these places that she explores her key themes. In the ghostly 'Transient', shadows play tricks on the mind. Trauma is personified in 'Shadow' as it stalks the narrator. Kate explores estranged families in 'Bloods ties' and 'Being Fred', contrasting the cruelty of one boy with the new consciousness of the other, both poems filmic in their images. In 'When it's time to go', she uses a walk in the woods to explore loneliness and loss. In 'Fortified' she distinguishes between the damp of Leeds and an amber bay, to reveal the longing of a lonely traveller.Images and sensory details permeate her work. In 'Garlic and Roast Tomatoes', the football thumping against the ancient walls of Santa Croce in Florence provides a sense of normality and light to the lovers in the cold church. Yet in the darkest of places, we find hope. The snowberries revitalising a love affair in 'Propagating'. Her tender poem 'Study' showing us a young daughter's observations of her father's anxiety. The children's singing in 'Aftermath'.Reading Kate's poems forces readers to confront the very nature of their being. Memories, broken dreams, abandoned plans which they might choose to forget in their busy lives. Yet here she gently and persuasively helps her readers to reconnect the positives of their past to shape their futures.

Correnti Incrociate/Salerno Project 2021 comprende quarantanove poesie di un gruppo multinazionale tradotte dall'inglese all'italiano da studenti di traduzione letteraria del Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici dell'Universita di Salerno. Ognuna delle poesie e presentata con testo a fronte inglese - italiano, per arricchire l'esperienza di lettura.

Thomas Tyrrell's debut collection uses the rhythmic swagger of the ballad and the shanty to retell the stories of the most notorious pirates, corsairs, buccaneers, marauders and all-round bad eggs from the 'golden age' of piracy and beyond. Tyrrell illuminates their savage, surprising and little-known careers in a variety of poetic forms.

16 Mars 2020, au restaurant Le Sens de la Terre, Piegut-Pluviers, France: 'Si vous etes ferme pour une period indeterminee, qu'est-ce que je mange aujourd'hui?' Comme ca, tout a commence: les recettes sur Facebook... et maintenant ce livre. Bon appetit!

Canzoni del venerdi sera introduce la poesia di John Eliot al pubblico italiano grazie alla collaborazione del poeta con un gruppo di giovani e talentuosi traduttori. Ognuna delle quaranta poesie e presentata con testo a fronte inglese - italiano, per arricchire l'esperienza di lettura.

Dutch doctor Marijcke Jongbloed's gripping true life story of her own birth and survival against the odds in a Japanese internment camp in the Second World War.

Doctor Lark is Bill Larkworthy, a man with a sharp eye for the humorous side of the human condition. He has had two careers as a doctor, the first a twenty-year stint in the Royal Air Force, the second an equally adventurous and eventful time in Saudi Arabia and Dubai. In more than forty years and a variety of countries, he has treated the great and the good, the fit and the fat, heroes, villains and a fair assortment of life's oddballs, many of whom enliven the pages of his memoir, Doctor Lark. Characters such as the gnome-like undertaker's assistant in Belgium, the stoic Gurkhas in Malaysia, the retired RAF air vice-marshal who carried the Queen's head in his stomach, 'Betty Boobs' who caused mayhem by jogging around the staff compound in Riyadh, the American doctor who enlisted Russian Mafia help to disappear in Moscow... Doctor Lark combines humour with astute observation and comment for an insider's view of military, social and medical developments of the last half century.

Ian Mathie's early life in Scotland and Africa prepared him for the extraordinary life that he vividly describes in his critically acclaimed African Memoir series. In Wild Child, he writes with insight, humour and love about the people, wild places and strange experiences that sustained him through the difficult years and made him who he was.

If the value of internal communication isn't clear to a business, that organisation will be unwilling to invest significant time and resource in it. The Five Step Value Framework draws on recognised measurement strategies to provide a mix of measures designed to help communicators demonstrate the true value of internal communication activities.

'Thin Ice' promises a quiet stroll through a dappled woodland of words, wherein b dangers lurk. It gives gentle warnings about the fragility of humanity and quiet messages about appreciating what you have now. A metaphysical self-help fix to calm the spirit and lift the soul, to be read in the shade of a favourite old tree or by a warm fireside.

In his third collection of poetry, John Eliot examines thoughts, fears, hopes and feelings surrounding the conclusion of life. His own fear of death finds poignancy in the mundane sufficient to elevate it to the spiritual.

Former Fleet Street journalist Ian Bain tells an exceptionally readable and often very funny tale of a life full of adventure and memorable characters. A traumatic childhood led to alcoholism. It nearly killed him, but after drying out he founded one of the most successful PR companies in the Middle East. A story of a man searching for himself.

The night before Christmas is a time when magic happens, if only you know where to look for it... A Christmas Carol for Evie is a modern fairy story that gives fairy godmothers a chance to speak for themselves. What they have to say will bring tears to your eyes. A small gem of a book, beautifully written, with 8 black and white illustrations.

John Eliot's second collection of poems is a eclectic miix of new work drawing on his background as a teacher of religion, his home in France, music, history, fellow poets, the deaths of a parent and of close friends. He enjoys playing with words as a jazz musician plays with notes, and invites his readers to find their own meaning in his verse.

Chinese Take-out spins a web of tense international intrigue - spies, exploitation, high finance, illegal movement of nuclear materials through sham companies - against the backdrop of a growing undercurrent in the Chinese democracy movement which periodically erupts with interesting consequences.

John Eliot's short collection contains poems of love and hate, poems of religion and death, loss and grief. Poems to touch your soul. Poems to carry with you and return to read again and again.

Sorcery is a fact of life in many African societies; the supernatural is taken for granted. In SORCERERS AND ORANGE PEEL, author Ian Mathie describes how this other dimension plays a role - somethings amusing, sometimes frightening, always intriguing - in everyday life in remote West Africa.

An offbeat and humorous look at the delights and disappointments, pleasures and pitfalls, surprises and shocks that await the unsuspecting Anglo Saxon who chooses to make his home in France. This is French life - and life in France - depicted in a series of unlikely adventures and episodes that mirror the author's own experiences.

A gripping memoir of the 1974 humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia, Dust of the Danakil is a true story of an ill-conceived project run by the author in the violent, drought-stricken Danakil region. He discovered a hostile environment - in more ways than one - that almost cost him his life.

Marijcke Jongbloed's fascinating memoir of her life in the United Arab Emirates, her introduction to the care of endangered species and the founding of the Arabian Leopard Trust.

In volatile 1970s West Africa, Ian Mathie's work brought him in contact with a succession of extraordinary people, including presidents Mobuto of Zaire, Traore of Mali, Senghor of Senegal and Eyadema of Togo. They left him with insights into a fascinating continent at a fascinating time of history.

The culture shock experienced by a London-based government investigator when he travels to Africa only deepens when he is hit by tropical fever, mysterious forces and the ramifications of corruption at high level. His gradual coming to terms with Africa opens a window on the reality of rural life in Central Africa in the 1970s.

When a powerful and feared man demands a 'bride price' for the young girl he fosters, the author is forced to rely on his wits and courage to find a way within the rich traditions and superstitions of rural Zaire to set a fair price that the man would refuse to pay.

52 Ways is written for business owners who don't want to read a lot of marketing theory, who would rather pick up some quick ideas that they can introduce into their businesses today -- for immediate impact. Marketing mentor Alastair Campbell distills his know-how into 52 practical ideas.

The Marketing Launchpad crystalises theory, best practice and experience into one practical volume that provides exactly what its title says: a launchpad to help your business lift off with successful marketing.