With Pen And Voice

Despite societal constraints that would seem insurmountable, 19th century African American women spoke out on topics such as universal suffrage, mob violence, and social and education reform. This anthology introduces the rhetoric of seven extraordinary women and, in addition, provides historical background and biographical data for each. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

When a Sekali princess arrives in the Ardannian capital after being kidnapped, Ardann sends a team into the mountains to investigate. With their usual defenses and compositions inexplicably failing, Saffron and Julian must rely on each other to defend their kingdom and escape with both their hearts and lives intact.

Redefines the relationship between writing and performance in Shakespeare's theatre.

Every girl has secrets. Every girl experiences things she is afraid to talk about. And every girl has her own outlet. For Vanessa Grillone, that outlet is writing."My Pen, My Voice" artfully records the trials and errors one girl endures in order to become an independent and strong young woman. Through a mixture of prose and poetry, Grillone digs into the heart of the often difficult teenage years, when emotions are high, changes are fast, and life is all-consuming.Grillone's entries encompass the turbulent range of teenage angst. From struggling to understand her need to go her own way to trying to come to terms with her frequent mood swings, her poems reveals with painful intimacy the confusion and heartbreak of growing up. Her vivid language and heartfelt words convey not only her honesty, but her fragility. With a keen eye for the human heart, "My Pen, My Voice" offers compelling compositions. Journey with Grillone on her path to self-discovery, one that ultimately offers insight into the female mind during its most fragile years.

Some people don't like to express their feelings but they would like to depict it in his writings. Considering all these people in our mind, we got an idea of publishing this book so that it can become voice of all those people. There is no restriction of topic nor type of contains in this anthology. It would be a compilation of 100 different authors that will represent their emotions, thoughts and feelings in front of you without any changes. Sanoj Kumar, the compiler of this book, has given his best to fill the gap between the reader and the writer and bring the voice of a writer to the core of the heart of you.

In a powerful debut, rising star Sophia Thakur brings her spoken word performance to the page. Be with yourself for a moment. Be yourself for a moment. Airplane mode everything but yourself for a moment. From acclaimed performance poet Sophia Thakur comes a stirring collection of coming-of-age poems exploring issues of identity, difference, perseverance, relationships, fear, loss, and joy. From youth to school to family life to falling in love and falling back out again—the poems draw on the author’s experience as a young mixed-race woman trying to make sense of a lonely and complicated world. With a strong narrative voice and emotional empathy, this is poetry that will resonate with all young people, whatever their background and whatever their dreams.

Leo Treitler's 17th classic essays trace the creation and spread of song (cantus), sacred and secular, through oral tradition and writing, in the European Middle Ages. The accompanying CD contains performances of much of the music discussed.

In Elena's world words have power over life and death--but none more so than hers. As the daughter of shopkeepers, Elena has always known that the mysteries of reading and writing were closed to her. Only the mageborn can risk harnessing the power unleashed from putting pen to paper. Until Elena discovers an impossible new ability and joins the elite ranks of the mages. But with the kingdom at war, the authorities can't agree if Elena is an asset, or a threat they need to eliminate. Thrust into the unknown world of the Royal Academy without friends or experience, Elena will need all of her wits, strength, and new power to carve a place for herself. Except as the attacks become more personal, wits and strength won't be enough. Elena will have to turn to new friends and an enigmatic prince to unlock the mysterious potential of her words and survive her first year as a trainee mage. If you enjoy strong heroines, fantasy worlds, adventure, intrigue, and romance, then try the Spoken Mage series now