Ennui A Poetry Collection

Win Chester is a writer and poet based in Detroit, Michigan. He hopes to write his next novel soon, if he can stop reading other people’s novels instead. Watch his words bleed.

"Singular and deeply pleasurable. Christopher Kennedy's prosetry is a lonely anarchic nation-state unto itself, half vacation funspot, half eerie purgatorial layover."—Dave Eggers The poems in Ennui Prophet, Christopher Kennedy's fourth collection, range from deeply personal explorations of relationships with family and friends, to examinations of the political climate in the first decade of the millennium. Whether personal or public, Kennedy gazes through a slightly distorted lens to better see the world around us. Christopher Kennedy's previous book, Encouragement for a Man Falling to His Death (BOA Editions Ltd., 2007) received the Isabella Gardner Poetry Award. He directs Syracuse University's MFA program in creative writing.

"ENNUI" is a feeling of listlessness & dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation (or) excitement according to a standard dictionary. On the contrary I discovered inspiration & excitement in it. "ENNUI.." is a collection of quotes, prose & poetry that's born out of boredom targeting the raw emotions & concepts of life that are never questioned. I've put this together in hopes of giving you comfort at times when you have nobody & to inspire you to create at times of ennui. So, if you're ever feeling bored then pick up ENNUI.. & discover the beauty hidden in it.

Charles Baudelaire's poetic flower garden exudes many different fragrances. The most exquisite of them enable us to achieve what Baudelaire regarded as the most noble goal of his poetry: they allow us to "catch a glimpse of paradise". The present book offers an exemplary overview of Baudelaire's poetic flowers, combined with commentaries based on Baudelaire's own poetological and philosophical reflections.

This book offers a witty explanation of why boredom both haunts and motivates the literary imagination. Moving from Samuel Johnson to Donald Barthelme, from Jane Austen to Anita Brookner, Spacks shows us at last how we arrived in a postmodern world where boredom is the all-encompassing name we give our discontent. Her book, anything but boring, gives us new insight into the cultural usefulness—and deep interest—of boredom as a state of mind.

In the midst of the hurt and the mundane, the questions and the not yets, you can forget just how far you have come. This illustrated collection of poetry and essays invites you to reclaim moments of brokenness, division, and pain and re-envision them as experiences of reconciliation, unity, and hope. Popular Instagram poet and bestselling author Morgan Harper Nichols weaves together personal reflections through her signature poems, reflecting on the moments that shaped her. She invites you to: Awaken your heart and recognize how your own story has made you who you are today Enter into a deeper understanding of pressing on and pressing in, of transformation and surrender Discover meaning in the losses and embrace anticipation for the splendor ahead Become who you are in the moment you hold right now How Far You Have Come is an excellent gift for college and high school graduations, celebrations and anniversaries, life transitions, and birthdays or simply a gift for yourself. Follow Morgan on Instagram @morganharpernicols (along with her millions of followers), and look for more beautiful, thought-provoking poetry in her other collections: All Along You Were Blooming You Are Only Just Beginning

An essential reading for all those, who are interested in studies about and experiences with the use of poetry as a writing intensive pedagogy in a US community college or on a general undergraduate education level.

The desire to bring exposure to those that will listen and read so they can explore their unknown positive capabilities in an effort to express who they are with the goal of finding and fulfilling their true purpose.