This is the most extensive selection in English of poems by one of the all-

time great Dutch poets, Herman Gorter (1864-1927). A companion

volume to M. Kruijff’s translation of the epic May, this book welcomes the

reader to the rich spectrum of Gorter’s lyric verse.

The selection traces the stages of Gorter’s career as a poet. It opens

with 22 poems from his introvertive ‘sensitivist’ Verses (Verzen, 1890)

which have been called the beginning of modern Dutch poetry. These are

follow...

This beautiful and diverse collection of poems touches the reader’s very soul. Inspired by the loss of a loved one, Maudy de Vreij put pen to paper and started writing down the words she couldn’t speak. As she explains, to her, poems are like lyrics without the music and she felt the urge to write down the songs she couldn’t find. These poems will bring the reader a laugh, a tear, and every other feeling associated with grief.

The poems in this collection arise from the vivid awareness that we are immersed in mystery. Dwelling in the shadow of Gabriel’s wing, we are called to embrace the plenitude of miracle and melancholy that weave our lives. The cover painting of Caspar David Friedrich intimates this spirit: two gazes—a man’s and a woman’s—contemplate and converge in a vision beyond themselves. A vast sky canopies a somber forest: at the penumbral verge of luminous and tenebrous realms, their surrender...

An emotional journey

in short poems

'I kept my lovers a secret,

Now i am ready to reveal them.'

First there are the poems. Afterwards they can become a beautiful song, a song from the heart, painful or joyful but always honest and true.

A collection of forgotten writings, poems and lyrics all written by heart, expressing the mood of the moment.

True deep feelings, sometimes dark but powerful, bold associative leaps but these works are the unmistakable writings of an author who has the right colors of heart.

Frequently abstract, often layered with metaphors, similes and sometimes lacking...

An insightful poetry book about life, a quest for love, identity and light. This is a journey past the awe-inspiring beauty of nature, a dive into the heavy burdens of pain that weigh upon the human soul, love's bitter-sweet beauty and death's sting. This book full of beautiful poems is an enrichment to both young and old as it is sure to make you think twice about a lot of aspects in life.

'Vogt is striving to return to the “primitive rule” of scholarship, which stresses canonicity, esthetic and humanistic values, historical grounding, and adherence to text. Vogt’s “Critical Introduction” places Saint Teresa’s work in the political, historical, and religious context of Golden Age Spain, where faith permeated every aspect of life. He humanizes his subject by stressing her earthiness— for example, her fondness for music and cooking—as well as her political savvy a...

Everyone struggles with something, but no one can't grow. This is one of the messages in Rozemarijn's book 'All I'm Becoming'. In this autobiographical poetry collection, Rozemarijn divides their life into three themes: hurt, love, and growth. Each theme talks about a different aspect of life, but they are all connected.

When you don't find the words to explain the feeling within your heart, you start writing poetry.

'Was it an intuition that made me select -- I think at the beginning of my adolescence – a form of approach to life linked to English literature through Shakespeare? And can one talk in this case of literature? I think not, I think that even though it was made concrete in a regular reading of the Stratford genius in the middle of the night, it had to do with a study of the possibilities of the human soul and the different models offered us. I would identify with male and female characters, ...