books by Anvil Press     books:       A LAYMAN'S GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING THE GLOBAL WARMING HOAX2 reviews LEO JOHNSON Red Anvil Press, 2008 ABOUT TIME WE EXAMINED THE FACTS The media hysteria over climate change requires that each of us think critically and examine the facts. This book provides the facts. Highly recommended.             The Poems of Georg Trakl Georg Trakl Anvil Press Poetry, 2003 This collection of Trakl's essential poetry contains the two books published in his lifetime, Gedichte (`Poems', 1913) and Sebastian im Traum (`Sebastian in a Dream', 1914), together with the later poems published in the magazine Der Brenner which might have formed the nucleus of a third collection. His starkly beautiful, musical poems are rightly regarded as being among the early twentieth century's most original poetry. From a life marred ...             Black Marigolds & Coloured Stars (Poetica) E. Powys Mathers Anvil Press Poetry, 2005 For many, the versions from Asian and Oriental poetry made by E. Powys Mathers during and shortly after the First World War rank with those of Arthur Waley or Ezra Pound. This volume, pairing his first two books, `Coloured Stars' and `Black Marigolds', assembles the best of his remarkable poetry, which even now reads with undated freshness. Tony Harrison, a long-time Mathers admirer, describes the puzzles of Mathers' life and the fascination ...             Silvae: A Selection2 reviews Publius Papinius Statius Anvil Press Poetry, 2006 good example of silver age poetry As always, Loeb editions are accurate and very helpful to the reader. And the fact that they're small and light is wonderful for the aging classicist!             MAJOR GENERAL ORLANDO WARD: LIFE OF A LEADER2 reviews RUSSELL A. GUGELER Red Anvil Press, 2008 A unique view of the last century This is both an exceptionally well-told tale and a valuable insight into how a man of character made an imprint on both military and civilian life. General Ward and his family provide a lens for us to see life and recent history. The book includes personal and professional insights, and helps us understand the proud and thoughtful military ethic that is part of our heritage.             Roman Elegies: And Other Poems & Epigrams (Poetica, 29) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Anvil Press Poetry, 2007 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) is mainly known to the English-speaking world as the author of the poetic drama `Faust'. In Europe - as poet, dramatist, novelist, art critic, literary theoretician, travel writer, author of a treatise on light and colour, and prolific correspondent - he is regarded as the supreme Romantic literary figure. This selection is a classic introduction to one of the giants of European literature. It collects all ...             The Selected Poems of Li Po (Poetica)5 reviews Li Po Anvil Press Poetry, 1998 TRULY THE MOST POWERFUL CHINESE POET OF THE LAST 1000 YEARS Li Po( a.k.a. Le Pih, Ly Pe, Li Tai-pe) brandishes a simple albeit powerful elegance with his gift of the written word.Bringing to mind the vast panoramic expanses and the soothing beauty of ancient China he will transport you to a splendid land of dreams.In his verse you will be reminded that mankind of all nationalities still relive the same emotions, the same issues over 1000 years ...             Poems and Fragments: Fourth Edition (Poetica) (German Edition)1 review Friedrich Hölderlin Anvil Press Poetry, 2004 Hamburger's translations of Holderlin are essential Many might be familiar with Michael Hamburger's translations of Holderlin from the volume in the Penguin Classics series. Well, those poems were selected from this edition, which is truly and rightfully the mother lode of Holderlin verse in English. If you've also read selections of Holderlin translated by Richard Sieburth (in Princeton's Lockert Library series [ISBN 0691014124]), David ...             The Selected Poems of Po Chü-I4 reviews Po Chü-I Anvil Press Poetry, 2006 Mr. Hinton's amazing, sensitive work A Servant Girl Is Missing From the low walls of our small courtyard to the notice-board outside our district gate, I've searched and searched, ashamed our love proved meager, wishing I could do it all over. But a caged bird can't bear a master for long, and the branch means nothing to a blossom freed on the wind. Where can she be tonight? Only the moon's understanding light knows. This ...             Poems of Jules Laforgue (French Edition) Jules Laforgue Anvil Press Poetry, 2004 `He is an exquisite poet, a deliverer of nations... a father of light', said Ezra Pound in 1918 of Jules Laforgue. Among the most innovative of poets in the French language, Laforgue was an important influence on the young T S Eliot. Part-symbolist and part-impressionist, his associative method, speech-rhythms and boldly heterogenous diction make him not only one of the most individual of French poets but also among the most entertaining. ...             Beyond the Walls: Selected Poems1 review Nâzim Hikmet Anvil Press Poetry, 2004 Beyond the walls but reachable Simply deep/Gripping from the start/Enduring lyric significance. Consider this extract from 1947: Galloping full-tilt fom furthest Asia, craningits mare's head to reach the Mediteranean this land is ours. Blood-soaked wrists,teeth clenched,feet bare, and earth like a silken carpet; ...             Old English Riddles: from the Exeter Book1 review Anvil Press Poetry, 2007 Not Bad, but Incomplete The most striking thing about this edition is that many of the Riddles are left out. 53 out of the 90-something riddles are translated here (without the Old English text). Perhaps this is not a problem, as most of the riddles that are left out of this volume are very difficult either to solve or to translate (all of the riddles with runes in them are left out). The solutions are printed in ...             Odysseus Elytis: Selected Poems 1940-1979 Odysseus Elytis Anvil Press Poetry, 2005 This representative selection from the work of one of modern Greece's most fascinating poets was made shortly after his award of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1979. It is drawn from all periods of his distinguished career and traces his development from early surrealism, in which he transforms French influence into a distinct personal voice and mythology, through the dramatic style of The Axion Esti with its blend of spirituality and ...             Mean Time10 reviews Carol Ann Duffy Anvil Press Poetry, 2004 duffy defended I won't bore anyone with my interpretations of the work, a little patience and a little insight will yield your own conclusions. But i do recommend investing that time, this collection is one of the finest i have encountered and i return to it as i might to an old friend. Other reviewers have criticised it for being repetetive, but where one deals with the major themes that poets tend to grapple ...             Dithyrambs of Dionysus (German Edition)1 review Friedrich Nietzsche Anvil Press Poetry, 2004 Raub Vögel CAVEAT EMPTOR!!! (jk) The presentation of the poems is refreshing, and Hollingdale is one artful and masterful translator; there's something to be said for what self discipline and self education will do for you. *avoid Walter Kaufman's translation of 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra' at all costs. Facile doesn't begin to describe some of the word choices there, -the only average translation from the ...             Leaf-Huts and Snow-Houses Olav H. Hauge Anvil Press Poetry, 2004 Poetry Book Society Recommended Translation In this generous selection of nearly half of Hauge's poetic work, Robin Fulton displays the range, variety and distinctive qualities of his poetry. Though deeply rooted in the West Norwegian landscape which he evokes so memorably, Hauge's poetry has a kinship in background and temperament with that of Robert Frost, while also sharing the wry humour and cool economy of William Carlos Williams and ...             Poems of Paul Celan (German Edition)7 reviews Paul Celan Anvil Press Poetry, 1988 Poetry After Auschwitz Adorno was wrong. There is poetry after Auschwitz, and this is what it looks like. Celan's short poems are compressed visions of horror. He tears at the fabric of language in order to render the torn fabric of reality. Reading Celan, I think of the best paintings by the contemporary German artist Anselm Kiefer, an artist who, like Celan, attacks his materials with fire, sometimes even burning ...             The Poems in Prose3 reviews Charles Baudelaire Anvil Press Poetry, 2004 Forgotten Revolution Let me get one thing clear - this is a masterpiece. Better or worse than les fleurs du mal? God knows... and it's not the point. Reading the other reviews i felt a potential reader may underestimate one fundamental point: this book, together with others in the production of 'Il Maestro', clears the way for the most significant aesthetical revolution ever happened in poetry: fire to 'la rima', ...             Amorgos (Greek Edition)1 review Nikos Gatsos Anvil Press Poetry, 2004 Wonderful Verse I was delighted to come across Gatsos book while perusing the bookshelves of the University of Arizona. But why are the best poets like Gatsos rarely found on the bookshelves of stores? Who knows, and I suppose it will always be that way. Notwithstanding, Gatsos proved a real treasure of intoxicating verse. He is right up there with the best of the modern Greek poets: Seferis, Eyltis, Tsatsos, ...             Poems from the Diwan (Poetica 32)1 review Yehuda Halevi Anvil Press Poetry, 2004 A window into a previous golden age of poetry. This is the rarest of all things, a compelling collection of poems. I bought the book because I buy anything Gabriel Levin writes. I would have preferred a new collection of poems by Levin, but wondered who could be worthy of his attention. Halevi, it turns out to those, like me, not already in the know, was a virtuoso wordsmith whose work was honed in a cauldron of hot competition in an age that ...              search for books 1940-1979, amorgos, beyond, coloured, dionysus, dithyrambs, edition, elegies, english, epigrams, exeter, fourth, fragments, french, general, german, global, laforgue, layman, leaf-huts, marigolds, odysseus, orlando, poetica, riddles, selected, selection, snow-houses, understanding, warming books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: 150 Captivating Chemistry Experiments Using Household Substances we recommend TRULY THE MOST POWERFUL CHINESE POET OF THE LAST 1000 YEARS leave a comment home  impressum - about us