As the world scurries ahead into electrickery, there is much to revere about the hard copy book. Suzanne J.Cairns takes this moment in history to draw a parallel between the way we read our fiction these days and the way we treat our relationships. In a fast moving, technologically driven world, Suzanne urges us to stop awhile and be kinder to things that have moved us, that have taken us out of the mundane, opened our eyes and inspired us. Simplicity is key in these poems and pictures, a back to basics journey. Suzanne J. Cairns has always had a love affair with words, she studied them at university for three years. In fact as all those close to her will testify, she often has far too many. Writing in many guises to keep Red Riding Hood safe, she is also seduced by images, having exhibited her paintings and designed interiors over the years. In this tome these two strands of creativity collide as she leads us all into the gentle narrative of a burgeoning romance and its tortuous decline.

Ashok is prolific, no doubt, and his choice of subjects very varied. He has a book of haikus already published and another is on its way. His new interest is blank verse and he threatens a book all a blanka . Born in Lahore, Punjab in 1937, the family moved to New Delhi, India, after Partition in 1947, schooled at Modern School, New Delhi, and graduating in Economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi, he worked with Indian Industry until 1977 and then started his own international trading company, Monarch International, of which he is president. His love for art, literature and the finer side of life finds expression in his earlier books: The Sands of Time, As Time Goes By, Fruit Salad, Chequerboard, To Have Loved, The Tyranny of Truth, The Mango Grove at Kashipur, The Rabbit's Tale, The Misadventures of a Flying Horse, A Pigeon and I, Till the End of Time, Think Poetry, Think Haikus, The Shepherd Said, Three Cheers for Poetry and The Beauty of Silence. His book Fruit Salad has been translated into both Chinese and Persian. He writes in Urdu too and now has four books to his credit.He has a book of short stories, 11 Short Stories, published in the UK. He has also written books for children in English and Hindi.

Sabz Khan, a British born Asian of Pakistani origin once again after the success of Kadam has continued upon her embarked mission to steadily promote the use of the Urdu language through a compilation of poetry. Themed on various emotions it delivers messages no doubt of a serious topical nature in line with today's social climate. The style of writing has carefully been tackled so that it is attractive and meaningful for its target audience of firstly British Asians. All efforts are in 'Roman-Urdu' format with Urdu translation and English transliteration where possible. The aim is to promote the use of the Urdu language and encourage users of the language to use whatever scripted literacy skills possible to reach to the Urdu script. British Asians have been targeted firstly in order to aid the survival and up-skilling of written language be it Urdu or Punjabi, so to steer away from the notion of it becoming just a dialect...

The first great adventure story in the Western canon, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty and power; about marriage, family and identity; and about travellers, hospitality and the changing meanings of home in a strange world. This vivid new translation-the first by a woman-matches the number of lines in the Greek original, striding at Homer's sprightly pace. Emily Wilson employs elemental, resonant language and an iambic pentameter to produce a translation with an enchanting "rhythm and rumble" that avoids proclaiming its own grandeur. An engrossing tale told in a compelling new voice that allows contemporary readers to luxuriate in Homer's descriptions and similes and to thrill at the tension and excitement of its hero's adventures, Wilson recaptures what is "epic" about this wellspring of world literature. Specially bound paperback edition, with deckle-edging (rough-cut) pages and French flaps.

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. A green horse great and tall; A steed full stiff to guide, In broidered bridle all He worthily bestrides Dating from around 1400 and composed by an anonymous writer, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was first translated and published almost 200 years ago. Its epic nature has not been dimmed by time: the classic story of a knight on a green steed challenging Sir Gawain to a monumental wager, it is a strange tale full of decapitations, seduction and magic. Soon to be brought to the big screen, Sir Gawain is one of the earliest great stories of English literature.

Toeganklike, klankryke, geslepe, fyn afgeronde verse van ’n woordsmid wat slim speel met klank, taal, beelde en verwagtinge.

Op toeganklike, klankryke wyse ontgin Daniel Hugo verskillende temas – verblyf in die Lae lande, liefdesverhoudings, die seisoene, die natuur, die dood, die skryfproses, die taal waarin hy skryf, die pandemie wat ons tans ervaar, die rol van die digter – op speelse wyse en sonder om te skroom om met homself die draak te steek.

Met enkele verbluffende vertalings van klassieke gedigte.

In 'n oomblik toon die hand van 'n ervare digter wie se poetika reeds gevestig is in terme van temas en tegnieke. Die digbundel verteenwoordig 'n voortsetting van die aspekte van Vos se digkuns waarvoor hy reeds lof verdien het. Op tegniese vlak is daar veral sy baie effektiewe gebruik van 'n onpretensieuse toon wat dikwels sonderlinge poetiese vondste oplewer. 'n Voorbeeld hiervan is die nuutskepping (die slinkshandige). Tegniese vernuwing vind ook plaas deur die aanwending van die epiese gedig en die tersine. Die intertekstuele gesprek met Homeros en Dante as reismotief om 'n langdurige ongeluk en operasie poeties te verwoord, is nuut in die Afrikaanse digkuns. Tydens die reis kom daar fel en verskillende emosies en ervaringe na vore. Dit word alles met die leser gedeel. Die tematiese nuutheid en aktualiteit van die bundel blyk uit die digterlike uitbeelding van die menseslagting op 13 November 2015 in Parys en vlugtelinge uit Sirie se bootreise na 'n heenkome. In die bundel kom daar diep emosies na die oppervlakte. Alles gebeur in 'n oomblik. Op die lewensreis word verskillende emosies ervaar: lig en donker, liefde en ongeluk, geboorte en die na-lewe. Die tema van verganklikheid en ouer-word is sentraal in die bundel. Die lewensreis is ook 'n taalreis. Daarom word die taalgesprek, in 'n boeiende saampraat met Konstantinos Kavafis, poeties uitgedruk. Op die leefreis is daar ook verlies. Hier kom Cas Vos se vertalings van Konstantinos Kavafis en Georgos Seferis se Griekse gedigte aan die bod. Die reis eindig egter nie in wanhoop nie, maar met uit-sig.

In Observations Miriam King puts herself into other people's shoes then writes how she would feel in the same circumstances; though some of the poems are about her own life - she leaves you to judge which. Miriam lives in Woodbridge, Suffolk with her husband and grandson. She is also an artist and craftsperson and gives shows to the elderly.

My poetry is my escapism, it is the way I express emotions and feelings which are sometimes hard to let out. This collection of poetry has been written during different times of my life - some happy, some sad and some one step further then sada | I have very rarely shared my writing, because a lot of the poems are deeply personal. After some thought I decided that it can't be just me who sometimes can't find their right way. Maybe people would and could associate themselves at least in some of my poetry and that's what persuaded me to share part of me, part of me which a lot of people do not even know exists a |

The Marry-Go-Round and other poems are the collected thoughts of Gerald Rose, written over a life-time of living. Now aged 80 years, and in the autumn of his life, his wife has decided to share those thoughts.

Great poems are feral, escape their books. Olivia Byard's The Wilding Eye exhibits the artistry of a wild meadow. The range is huge, from Homo Erectus beginnings, to possible species collapse: our stark choices and hope expressed in major climate-change poems. Damage and isolation heal with self-knowledge and kindness. We will die as hedgerow plants do; meanwhile, we can flower. Nature is 'boss': break her rules and 'a watchful second strikes'. Obey her, and we may yet flourish among 'sweet riot and tangle'. Selected poems from earlier collections, updated and reordered to complement, complete the volume; From a Benediction was short-listed for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection; Strange Horses was reviewed variously as: 'fine hewn, often funny' and 'a resetting of intellectual history'.

The more he writes, and ages as he does, his writings are becoming more mystic and contemplative, quite naturally so, since that is what time does to us all. The title itself speaks volumes, for silence can be deafening. In his case it seems to be serene and beautiful. His love for art, literature and the ner side of life nds expression in his earlier books: The Sands of Time, As Time Goes By, Fruit Salad, Chequerboard, To Have Loved, The Tyranny of Truth, The Mango Grove at Kashipur, The Rabbit's Tale, The Misadventures of a Flying Horse, A Pigeon and I, Till the End of Time, Think Poetry, Think Haikus, The Shepherd Said and Three Cheers for Poetry. His book Fruit Salad has been translated into both Chinese and Persian. He writes in Urdu too and now has four books to his credit. He has a book of short stories, 11 Short Stories, published in the UK. He has also written books for children in English and Hindi.

'On The Face of It' is a warm and beautiful collection of poems that encompasses our need to be loved, to belong and to be part of the world around us, transforming everyday challenges and mundane situations into laughter, love and reflection with a focus on life's forever changing faces. By entwining ideas and storytelling poetry is brought alive!

This book has been produced by drawing from diverse and personal thoughts, imagination, my inspirations from a variety of media and a desire to fulfil a dream that follows in my dear aunt's footsteps. Like my aunt, I was born in the city of Coventry and have spent all of my life so far, living in the city and the neighbouring town of Nuneaton, where I have been supported by my family and friends in the development of my first book. I have always enjoyed writing and only recently come to understand the passion involved in publishing my own work. I would like to think of this as a beginning of a journey.'

Ecstatic Pudding - not a recipe book! A collection of poems written over a few years in the little back bedroom in the house in Bulwell. I want to be a writer, and would give almost anything, to be able to write best sellers just like Stephen King. But, when I put my pen to paper, my brain goes funny and my thoughts start to caper. My writing catches me unawares, 'cause instead of Stephen King ... I write like Pam Ayres! Poems that reflect on the ups and downs, highs and lows, happy and sad times and the quirkiness of life! Chapters on - Ecstatic pudding Religious stuff - Trying to be a good Christian Women's problems Life Oddities Men Birthdays & Celebrations Cats Christian Women's Fellowship Plus Bonus Chapter - with 10 new poems!

This book has been produced by drawing from diverse and personal thoughts, imagination, my inspirations from a variety of media and a desire to fulfil a dream that follows in my dear aunt's footsteps. I have always enjoyed writing and only recently come to understand the passion involved in publishing my own work. My journey with writing is still growing - slowly, with this, my second book.

This book represents a collection of poetry from a much larger body of work written by Arthur Dunkley during the course of a lifetime lived mostly in Africa, with some years spent in the UK. It covers several subject categories ranging from abstract, descriptive, narrative and philosophical work to love poems and war poetry. The poems are generally short and direct and easily understood and enjoyed. The book is beautifully illustrated by the author's own photographic images. Arthur has previously published four small illustrated books of descriptive 'veldsinger' verse and a few of these poems are included in this anthology.

Sylvia was born in Kettering, Northants and went to the parish church school in the town. She has always been inspired to write poetry since she was small. Her poems consist of a mix that can bring out emotions in the reader. Some will touch you to tears and some will make you laugh. We hope that you enjoy reading these poems.

Three Cheers for Poetry is instinctive, describing how a chance happening got Ashok Sawhny to start writing, seven years ago, at the ripe old age of seventy. An amalgam of verse, this one is just as diverse as his earlier work. No particular theme is pursued.