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Author : Nikki Giovanni
Release : 2005
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 024/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Rosa by : Nikki Giovanni
Download or read book Rosa written by Nikki Giovanni. This book was released on 2005. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography about Rosa Parks, the Alabama black seamstress who refused to give up her seat on a bus and helped establish the civil rights movement.
Author : Francesca Lisette
Release : 2018-11-05
Genre : English poetry
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 493/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Sub Rosa / The Book of Metaphysics by : Francesca Lisette
Download or read book Sub Rosa / The Book of Metaphysics written by Francesca Lisette. This book was released on 2018-11-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: sub rosa: The Book of Metaphysics is a three-part interrogation of love, gender, ritual and the body. It heralds a new kind of poetic thinking, one that seeks to articulate and enact a mode of resistance to the obstinacy of present conditions, but which focuses on embodiment, tenderness and optimism. It wants to break present paths and contribute to a collective imagining of a different future; a record of and a practice towards healing. The opening sequence charts the breakdown and aftermath of a romantic relationship. The second, 'Becoming', then traces several feminine archetypes - the mother, the girl, the wild woman, the mermaid, Venus - in a critique of gender identity, summoning a lineage of strongly developed feminine ego identities in order to transcend and dissolve the individual (gendered) subject. The third sequence, entitled 'Ecstasy (Dispersal)' is then a reconstruction: a somatic and poetic (re)connection with the elements via crystal work, dance, somatics and food. Altogether, this collection is the latest installments of Lisette's engrossing attempt to develop a poetics which is more inclusive of the body, the feminine, and the performative.
Author : Lina Simoni
Release : 2008-01-01
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 677/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Scent Of Rosa's Oil by : Lina Simoni
Download or read book The Scent Of Rosa's Oil written by Lina Simoni. This book was released on 2008-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the beautiful port city of Genoa, Italy, at the turn-of-the-century, The Scent of Rosa's Oil is a magical story that attests to the strength of longing, the consequences of betrayal, and the nostalgic memories only a one-of-a-kind fragrance can evoke . . . The only home Rosa has ever known is the Luna brothel, where she's lovingly cared for by Madam C and all the women who work there. Madam C shelters Rosa from what really goes on at the Luna by telling her they play a game with the men who visit. Naturally, Rosa is curious and can't wait until she grows up so she can also play the game. But when a twist-of-fate forces Rosa to leave the Luna after her sixteenth birthday, she goes to stay with her new friend Isabel, an old woman who distills oils. The strange smells and smoke that emanate from Isabel's shack have deemed her a witch to the locals, but only Rosa sees a lonely, tender woman with a passion for making beautifully-scented oils. Enchanted by the intoxicating fragrances around her, Rosa becomes Isabel's apprentice, learning the art of extracting a flower's essence and selling the oils in the town square. Soon everyone in Genoa is talking about the pretty, young girl with the lush locks of red hair who sells aromatic oils in the piazza. Some say she has the oil to cure whatever ailment one has, while others say her oils will capture the heart of a special person. Indeed, Rosa has learned Isabel's secret for creating her own "perfect oil"--a unique fragrance that holds a mysterious power. Now Rosa needs a miracle to make Renato, the man she has fallen in love with, see past the ugly rumors he's heard about her and the Luna brothel. Disguising herself with a black wig and dabbing her special fragrance on her wrists, Rosa sets out to win Renato. But how long can Rosa keep her true identity hidden? And when destiny intervenes, challenging their love in unforeseeable ways, they'll need a magic even greater than the scent of Rosa's oil. . . A timeless, moving tale, The Scent of Rosa's Oil transports readers on an enthralling, unforgettable journey. . .
Author : Jennifer Givhan
Release : 2019-02-19
Genre : Poetry
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 707/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Rosa's Einstein by : Jennifer Givhan
Download or read book Rosa's Einstein written by Jennifer Givhan. This book was released on 2019-02-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rosa’s Einstein is a Latinx retelling of the Brothers Grimm’s Snow-White and Rose-Red, reevaluating border, identity, and immigration narratives through the unlikely amalgamation of physics and fairy tale. In this full-length poetry collection, the girls of Rosa’s Einstein embark on a quest to discover what is real and what is possible in the realms of imagination, spurred on by scientific curiosity and emotional resilience. Following a structural narrative arc inspired by the archetypal hero’s journey, sisters Rosa and Nieve descend into the desert borderlands of New Mexico to find resolution and healing through a bold and fearless examination of the past, meeting ghostly helpers and hinderers along the way. These metaphorical spirits take the shape of circus performers, scientists, and Lieserl, the lost daughter Albert Einstein gave away. Poet Jennifer Givhan reimagines the life of Lieserl, weaving her search for her scientist father with Rosa and Nieve’s own search for theirs. Using details both from Einstein’s known life and from quantum physics, Givhan imagines Lieserl in a circus-like landscape of childhood trauma and survival, guided by Rosa and Nieve.
Author : Charles BRUCE (Author of “The Story of a Moss Rose.”.)
Release : 1872
Genre :
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Book Synopsis Twyford Hall: Or, Rosa's Christmas Dinner, and what She Did with it by : Charles BRUCE (Author of “The Story of a Moss Rose.”.)
Download or read book Twyford Hall: Or, Rosa's Christmas Dinner, and what She Did with it written by Charles BRUCE (Author of “The Story of a Moss Rose.”.). This book was released on 1872. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
