Lyrical Iowa 2022

An anthology of 381 poems by Iowans of all ages, chosen from poems submitted to Iowa Poetry Association's annual contest. This 2019 edition is a perfect-bound book of 178 pages with a full-color cover.

An anthology of 381 poems by Iowans of all ages, chosen from poems submitted to Iowa Poetry Association's annual contest. This 2019 edition is a perfect-bound book of 178 pages with a full-color cover.

Let the magic of Christmas brighten your winter days! These inspiring stories of family and friends, giving and sharing, joy and blessings, are sure to put you in the holiday spirit! Prepare to be inspired! From holiday hijinks to heartwarming family traditions, from the spirit of giving to the wonders of gratitude, from creative gifting to tales of the tree, there’s something for everyone in these joy-filled pages. You’ll likely recognize your own family in these stories. Some will make you laugh out loud, others will make you tear up a little. These comforting, cozy stories cover the whole holiday season, from Thanksgiving to Hanukkah to Christmas and New Year’s. We didn’t forget the kids either. The stories in this collection are “Santa safe,” meaning that they keep the magic alive for even the most precocious readers. And your purchase will support Toys for Tots, creating miracles for the children who need them most. Chicken Soup for the Soul books are 100% made in the USA and each book includes stories from as diverse a group of writers as possible. Chicken Soup for the Soul solicits and publishes stories from the LGBTQ community and from people of all ethnicities, nationalities, and religions.

Fernando Pessoa and the Lyric: Disquietude, Rumination, Interruption, Inspiration, Constellation is an in-depth exploration of Pessoa’s major innovations in lyric writing and thinking. This book is an original contribution to comparative literature and poetic theory that puts Pessoa side by side with several other poets. It delves into Pessoa’s poetic theory, with an emphasis on Livro do desassossego and the heteronymic drama, and discovers new approaches to reading and appreciating the lyric. Such Pessoan literary concepts as disquietude, rumination, interruption, inspiration, and constellation are carefully examined in relation to a number of different poets, yielding unprecedented results in comparative poetics.