In this collection of poems about all 41 English kings and queens, the bad kings are bad and the good kings are good - make no mistake about it.

"Every page, every paragraph, every sentence sparkles with captivating metaphors, delightful verbal concoctions, alchemical insights, philosophic whimsy, absurd illogicals, scientific comedy routines, relentless, non-stop waves of hilarity. The comparisons to James Joyce are undeniable. Wow! Whew! Wild! Wonderful!"" Timothy Leary The strangest memoir you will ever read. You or your parents lived it. I helped start it. And it was an accident. It was the era of myth, legend, sex, and extreme adventure called The Sixties. "I blasted through Howard Bloom's How I Accidentally Started The Sixties like the wildfire swallowing up my mountain in California. I loved it. The molecular amusement ride, the sexual Disneyland, the Chevy 350 Impala blasting down the freeway at 120 mph. The universal essence is its brilliant simplicity.....Reality is really a mind field seen through Bloom's neurotic Buddha-like mind resplendent with every major family issue mortal humans will ever come across in a life time: identity, parents, meaning, self, non-self, food, habitation, education, goals, marriage, family, children, God, sex, more sex----DRUGS. It slithers like a rattlesnake across the page, the way a story should. What I love most is the off the wall comedy. Howard Bloom as Harpo Marx riding a freight train like Buddha carrying his life in a sleeping bag. I mean it's priceless. Bloom's psychedelic journey across the American landscape, is deciphered through the irresistible minds of murderers, crackpots, Nobel Prize Playboy bunnies, scholars, waiters, hobo gurus, cops, professors, French majors, psychiatrists, cock suckers, recreational drug users, Mormons, Jews, nut jobs, laundry mat owners, demonic children, lizards...........Aldous Huxley with a pinch of Timothy Leary.............and every molecule in the universe. It separates Bloom from any scientist/global mind who ever lived. Richard Feynman, Albert Einstein, and Aldous Huxley would be proud. Each man strived to marry science, art, and poetry but never managed to pull it off. How I Accidentally Started the Sixties does. I salute Howard Bloom. His doctrine sparkles every page with his Promethean fire; distilled in Shakespeare's immortal words, 'From women's eyes this doctrine I derive'.....[women] are the books, the arts, the academies, that show, contain and nourish the world.' Love's Labour Lost, only in Bloom's case, found, lost, and then found again. God only knows what else this mastermind is hiding from the rest of us." Mark Lamonica, winner of the Southern California Booksellers Association Nonfiction Award, author of Junk Yard Dogs And William Shakespeare and Renaissance Porn Star: The Saga of Pietro Aretino, The World's Greatest Hustler

"Here are all the poems, two hundred and seventy-two of them, gathered in one book from four little volumes. In addition are twenty selected Farjeon poems never before published in this country" --Dust jacket.

A collection of lullabies from seventeen different countries, with text in the appropriate language and in English, each illustrated by an artist native to the country.

An anthology of over 500 poems primarily by American and English writers selected for their humor and appeal to young readers.

This book is an exciting journey taking place in the Land of Imagination and Fantasy. It is a fairy tale in which the Muse, the Spirit of Creativity, appears and talks to the childen, taking them along with her on a miraculous and wonderful adventure. There are stories within the story, poetry abounds, and the book is designed so that different children and play act different roles as everyone reads along. This is the third book in Magda Herzberger's Holocaust Trilogy, the first two are: "Survival" and "The Waltz of the Shadows."

An anthology of poetry, old and new, by a variety of poets from all over the world.

Sixteen poems of feelings, thoughts, and behavior of childhood

A brand new collection of poetry by former Children's Laureate Michael Rosen, author of We're Going on a Bear Hunt, with illustrations by acclaimed artist Ed Vere. What would it be like to live in the future? Or underwater? What would you do if you could go back in time? Or be a cat? Or a blood cell? What would happen if a monster ate every letter of the alphabet? In this extraordinary collection of brand new poems, beloved writer and former Children's Laureate Michael Rosen will make you laugh, make you smile, make you think, and take you out of this world. Beautifully illustrated throughout by acclaimed artist Ed Vere, this is a book to treasure and share - a perfect introduction to poetry for readers of all ages.

This whimsical collection of poems in the haiku tradition celebrates the joy and wonder of nature. The twenty-eight playful poems take the young reader from early morning, through the day, and into the night's "gallery of diamonds". Sometimes serious, sometimes funny, but always surprising, these poems are sure to capture the imagination

An illustrated collection of humorous poems about friends, family, and a variety of daily experiences.

Poems inspired by traditional nursery rhymes depict the grim reality of inner city life, including such topics as crime, drug abuse, unemployment, and inadequate housing.

Like her celebrated short fiction, Paley's poems are street-smart yet vulnerable, full of earthy observations and a refreshing bemusement; they display a wonderful ear for the rhythm of the speech of her native New York, where "talk is cheap but comes in variety." She "tells the story of the stories" told by children and grandmothers, which resonate "in the mind's ear" as "talk talk talk/the tickling tongue/of strangers." These poems are rich with the fullness of everyday life: the doings of Paley's Greenwich Village neighborhood, summers in Vermont, fulltime political activism, memories of family and friends. Paley's wonderful economy with words recalls William Carlos Williams and the objectivist poets. ISBN 0-88448-098-4: $19.95.

Brilliant watercolors and a rhyming, rhythmical text relate the activities and emotions of a family

This is the first paperback collection of children's poems by Jenny Joseph, whose poem, Warning (When I am an old woman I shall wear purple...), was voted the nation's favourite poem. Joseph is the winner of both a Gregory Award and a Cholmondeley Award.

From metal-munching dragons, secret-whispering statues and flame-like ghost horses, to the sadness of captive animals and doomed heroic deeds, the poems in this collection blend quirky humour with rhythm and rhyme, imagination with real experience.

"The Fairy Green" is an ancient Children's poetry story book written by Rose Fyleman. This amazing story comes within the delusion and fairy story genres, taking young readers on a fable adventure through a wonderful the world complete of fairies, goblins, and other terrific animals. Fyleman's fabulous writing and ingenious storytelling take site visitors to the inexperienced lands of the Fairy Green, wherein wooded area sprites dance below the whole moon and depraved elves play tricks on unsuspecting vacationers. Each of the poems in the collection is a little works of art, full with shiny imagery and charming characters that pique the curiosity and excite the senses. "The Fairy Green" is a ways greater than a collection of poems; it's far a gateway to the lovely women of nature and the strength of the thoughts. Fyleman's eternal memories remind visitors of the importance of marvel and enchantment in some surroundings wherein humans are all too frequently distracted through the commonplace. Through its whimsical appealing people and ageless enchantment, "The Fairy Green" has charmed readers of each technology, motivating destiny generations to trust within the magic that exists simply backstage of fact.

Step into a world of pure enchantment with "The fairy flute," a cherished collection of poetry from the beloved author Rose Fyleman. This delightful volume gathers a treasury of whimsical verses, inviting readers to discover the magic that lies just beyond the everyday. Rose Fyleman, a master of English children's literature, crafts a spellbinding array of fairy poems that sparkle with imagination and charm. From mischievous sprites to moonlit dances, each poem offers a captivating glimpse into the ethereal realm of fairies, brought to life with her characteristic lightness of touch and evocative language. These enchanting verses celebrate the wonder of the natural world intertwined with the playful spirit of fairy lore. As a seminal work in English children's poetry, "The fairy flute" continues to captivate with its timeless appeal. This classic collection, meticulously prepared for print, offers an enduring journey into a world of wonder. It is a perfect addition for anyone who cherishes imaginative verse, the delicate beauty, and the enduring magic of fairies within classic literature. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Kadya Molodowsky (1894-1975) was among the most accomplished and prolific of modern Yiddish poets. Between 1927 and 1974, she published six major books of poetry, as well as fiction, plays, essays, and children's tales. Molodowsky participated in nearly every aspect of Yiddish literary culture that existed in her lifetime, first in Poland, where she lived until 1935, when she emigrated, and then in America. Before her emigration, Molodowsky taught young children in the Yiddish schools of Warsaw. In New York, she supported herself by writing for the Yiddish press and founded a literary journal, Svive (Surroundings), which she edited for nearly thirty years. Briefly during the early 1950s, Molodowsky wrote and edited Yiddish publications in the new state of Israel. She returned there in 1971 to receive the Itzik Manger Prize, the most prestigious award in Yiddish letters.

The Zen of La Llorona is a second collection of poetry by a Native American woman, and as such, it goes beyond initial concerns with personal racial identity. While still very much speaking from an indigenous point of view, The Zen of La Llorona complicates that indigenous identity with visceral explorations of gendered violence, sexual orientation and mothering in an unpredictable, chaotic world. Key to these poems are historical and current events: traumas as distant as the colonization of California’s indigenous peoples and as close as the destructive forces of 9/11 and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. How do we survive destruction without becoming destroyers ourselves? How can the elements of earth, love, community and work nurture creation, and manifest hope? Utilizing the figure of “La Llorona,” a mythical indigenous figure of the Americas who first murders and then mourns her children, the poems in this book seek to unravel the mysterious fascination we have with despair, and move us along with the poet to a more clarifying, centering focus on joy. Zen, the author notes, tells us “everyone loses everything,” leaving us with only a decision about our attitude toward loss itself. La Llorona, on the other hand, says, “Nonsense – there’s always something left to lose.” What that “something” is, and how we can preserve and honor it, is at the heart of this collection of poems.