Beginning near Sitka and ending in the Yukon Delta, this collection of essays on Alaska's natural grandeur takes the reader on a grand tour of a great land. Editors Hedin and Holthaus demonstrate the diversity of Alaska through writings that offer a rich understanding of the complexities of the land and its people. The Great Land offers ...
It is the unique gift of a poet to distil a place, a moment, a feeling in such a way that draws readers into his or her intimate world, inviting them to make it their own. In "Where One Voice Ends Another Begins", seventy-six extraordinary poets from across generations invite readers to experience Minnesota through hundreds of diverse and deeply ...
Robert Bly introduces this selected volume of poems by the celebrated Norwegian modernist. In the world explored here, smokestacks, billboards, and telephone poles dot the traditionally pastoral landscape.
Includes works by Langston Hughes, Hart Crane, Edna St. Vincent Millay, William Carlos Williams, John Berryman and many others--all in celebration of trains.
For the first time, in one volume, the rich canon of American war poems, from "Yankee Doodle" to Robert Creeley's "Ground Zero." This unique, comprehensive anthology gathers together more than two hundred poems about the American experience of war—narratives, meditations, elegies, lamentations, odes, tributes, and battle hymns—many of ...
"If you have a tiny farm, you need to love poetry more than the farm. If you sell apples, you need to love poetry more than the apples."-Robert Bly, from the introduction Olav H. Hauge, one of Norway's most beloved poets, is a major figure of twentieth-century European poetry. This generous bilingual edition-introduced by Robert Bly-includes the ...
Size is usually the first thing that comes to mind when we ponder the great airships. In war and peace, to most people they seem bigger than life itself, bright, wondrous, sometimes dangerous apparitions that engender a religious awe. They remain the largest crafts that have ever been launched into the sky. Tracing the history of the airship from ...
Nowhere is the conflict between economic progress and environmental quality more apparent than in the mineral extraction industries. The latter half of the 20th century saw major advances in the reclamation technologies. However, mine water pollution problems have not been addressed. In many cases, polluted mine water long outlives the life of the ...
Culled from over 25 years of writing, Robert Hedin's New & Selected Poetry collection reflects an elegant and image-rich lyricism. Hedin's precise poems attain an astonishing emotional range and clarity of observation. Whether grounded in the author's native Midwestern soil or traveling the world, these spare but powerful verses reveal the gifts ...
One of the functions of Louis XIV's Versailles was to provide a setting for the receptions of ambassadors, heads of state, and other visiting dignitaries who conducted diplomatic and political business with France. These activities became particularly important after Versailles was proclaimed the new seat of the monarchy and government in 1682. ...
Two combatants, one ring, and a battle governed as much by determination and drive as by rules and referees. "Perfect in Their Art" spans the millennia to present more than one hundred of the finest pugilistic poems celebrating boxing's literary, historical and cultural heritage.
Two combatants, one ring, and a battle governed as much by determination and drive as by rules and referees. "Perfect in Their Art" spans the millennia to present more than one hundred of the finest pugilistic poems celebrating boxing's literary, historical and cultural heritage.
Nowhere is the conflict between economic progress and environmental quality more apparent than in the mineral extraction industries. The latter half of the 20th century saw major advances in the reclamation technologies. However, mine water pollution problems have not been addressed. In many cases, polluted mine water long outlives the life of the ...
This volume identifies and describes biologically active natural products which can be used to manage a wide variety of pests, including insects, weeds, and fungi. The book presents structure-activity studies of the pest control agents and evaluates active proteins and peptides affecting insects. It also covers the identification of new plant ...
Culled from over 25 years of writing, Robert Hedin's New & Selected Poetry collection reflects an elegant and image-rich lyricism. Hedin's precise poems attain an astonishing emotional range and clarity of observation. Whether grounded in the author's native Midwestern soil or traveling the world, these spare but powerful verses reveal the gifts ...
This volume explores emerging technologies in crop protection based on new natural pest management agents and materials derived from natural models, and discusses the discovery and application of pesticides based on peptides, neuropeptides, natural products, and natural and engineered viral agents. The book also presents information on new ...
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