Vuong, Ocean
Summary: "Ocean Vuong's second collection of poetry looks inward, on the aftershocks of his mother's death, and the struggle - and rewards - of staying present in the world. Time Is a Mother moves outward and onward, in concert with the themes of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, as Vuong continues, through his work, his profound exploration of personal trauma, of what it means to be the product of an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2022
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Summary: "Each poem in Rachel Long's award-winning My Darling from the Lions has a vivid story to tell-of family quirks, the perils of dating, the grip of religion, or sexual awakening-stories that are, by turn, emotionally insightful, politically conscious, wise,funny, and outrageous. Told in three sections, it's a book about growing up, falling in love with not-great men, and girlhood; a collection...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tin House 2021
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Summary: "Steeped in lush art and poetry that invites reflection, Morning Leaves is the perfect gift for those grieving the loss of a loved one."--Page [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Collective Book Studio 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 RIKMadgett, Naomi Cornelia Long
Summary: "You Are My Joy and Pain is Naomi Long Madgett's latest and possibly most endearing poetry collection. Bill Harris, a 2011 Kresge Foundation Eminent Artist, said of the book, "Even with the evidence of over a half-century or more of first-rate poetic artistry by Madgett, this collection is a breath-arresting surprise and delight. Poem-by-poem and section-by-section amaze. Each poem in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 MADLong Soldier, Layli
Summary: The astonishing, powerful debut by the winner of a 2016 Whiting Writers' Award. WHEREAS her birth signaled the responsibility as mother to teach what it is to be Lakota therein the question: What did I know about being Lakota? Signaled panic, blood rush my embarrassment. What did I know of our language but pieces? Would I teach her to be pieces? Until a friend comforted, Don’t worry,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graywolf Press 2017
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Summary: "ONE: The Bible's Big Story in Tiny Poems retells multiple Bible stories in tiny but mighty poems. From Creation to The Fall, the stories of God's faithfulness in the Old Testament to the birth of the Savior, the miracles of Jesus to the spread of the Gospel, and ultimately God's promise for our redemption and restoration, young readers will have a better understanding of the full story of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: WaterBrook 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 220.95 LINLyon, George Ella
Summary: "Where does water come from? Where does water go? Find out in this exploration of oceans and waterways that highlights an important reality: Our water supply is limited, and it is up to us to protect it."--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2011