Academic : Literature : Collections of general literature : Poetry

Just as Bartlett's Familiar Quotations is the volume everyone reaches for when seeking an elusive citation, BARTLETT'S POEMS FOR OCCASIONS is the ultimate resource for finding the poem that will hit just the right note for that special family milestone, public address, or private moment of contemplation. What poems do you read when a country has gone to war?To mark the beginning of a new career or the end of an old one?To celebrate a new love or console a grieving and bereft family?Organized in three parts-the Cycles of Nature, the Phases of Human Life, and the Enduring Themes-the book is the perfect vehicle to translate the wisdom and expression of the greatest works of poetry into our everyday experience.Among the many poets included here are Anna Akhmatova, Charles Baudelaire, Elizabeth Bishop, William Blake, Catullus, Emily Dickinson, Goethe, Federico Garca Lorca, Herman Melville, Ogden Nash, Li Po, Rilke, Sappho, Shakespeare, Dylan Thomas, and Edith Wharton.Including over 500 poems written in more than a dozen different languages, poems dating from ancient Egypt to the present day, BARTLETT'S POEMS FOR OCCASIONS is a resource that will sustain and uplift the soul. more...

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A startling, insightful, and instructive exploration of the challenges twentysomethings face as they transition from school to ''the real world.''. While the midlife crisis has been thoroughly explored by experts, there is another landmine period in our adult development, called the quarterlife crisis, which can be just as devastating. When young adults emerge at graduation from almost two decades of schooling, during which each step to take is clearly marked, they encounter an overwhelming number of choices regarding their careers, finances, homes, and social networks. Confronted by an often shattering whirlwind of new responsibilities, new liberties, and new options, they feel helpless, panicked, indecisive, and apprehensive. Quarterlife Crisis is the first book to document this phenomenon and offer insightful advice on smoothly navigating the challenging transition from childhood to adulthood, from school to the world beyond. It includes the personal stories of more than one hundred twentysomethings who describe their struggles to carve out personal identities; to cope with their fears of failure; to face making choices rather than avoiding them; and to balance all the demanding aspects of personal and professional life. From ''What do all my doubts mean?'' to ''How do I know if the decisions I'm making are right?'' this book compellingly addresses the hardest questions facing young adults today. more...

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Ten Poems to Set You Free inspires you to claim the life that is truly yours. In today’s world it is deceptively easy to lose sight of our direction and the things that matter and give us joy. How quickly the days can slip by, the years all gone, and we, at the end of our lives, mourning the life we dreamed of but never lived. more...

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