"The first full-length English translation of Chinese Peruvian writer Julia Wong Kcomt, A Blind Salmon engages in her characteristic unflinching plumbing of the human body and traces fanged emotions with sticky precision, and also explores mothering, multilinguality, madness. A Blind Salmon, Chinese Peruvian writer Julia Wong Kcomt's sixth collection of poetry, is her first full-length collection in English. Written while she was living in Buenos...

A selection of the exquisite, passionate verse of the Palestinian poet Najwan Darwish, superbly translated into English.

"In The Silk Dragon II, National Book Award-winning poet Arthur Sze presents a sophisticated vision of the vitality, diversity, and power of the Chinese poetic tradition. Traveling over one and a half millennia, Sze guides readers through a luminous history of verse, from the contemplative insights of fifth century poet Tao Qian, through Tang dynasty poets such as Wang Wei and Du Fu, and into subsequent centuries in which lived such innovative artists...

With poems by W.B. Yeats, Oscar Wilde and James Joyce, Katharine Tynan, Alice Milligan, Lady Wilde and Lady Gregory, J.M. Synge, Jonathan Swift, Austin Clarke and many others, this collection will delight readers young and old. Let the words of these masters - some heart-remembered, others new to discover - and the radiant illustrations by Erin Brown bring you from bee-loud glade to fields of light, from purple glen to caves 'neath the glittering...

"A galvanizing look at life on the margins of society by a crowning figure of Latin America's queer counterculture who celebrated "melodrama, kitsch, extravagance, and vulgarity of all kinds" (Garth Greenwell) in playful, performative, linguistically inventive essays, now available in English for the first time"--

"The inimitable Deborah Levy, author of The Cost of Living, traces the literary and artistic muses that have shaped her life and work as a writer"--

"One of the few book-length poetry collections from São Tomé to appear in English, Lima's poetry is grounded in place and history of the region. A career-spanning collection from Sao Tomean master Conceicao Lima, No Gods Live Here summons the intricacies of her personal history of the landscape with the complicated lineage of the region. Lima houses the cruelties of the country's past alongside childhood memories, flora, and fauna. Through vivid...

This ebook provides students of IELTS writing amazing techniques to learn how to write band 8 to 9 answers for academic task 1 writing. The student should use a paper notepad while following the advice in the step by step guide of how to write high band scoring answers. The 8 practice tests for comparing data in 2 charts are complimented by online video lessons on the partner website. Units 1 to 6 provide step by step guidance on how to complete each...

This is a guide for use in beating the TOEFL® iBT speaking test. It is a quick and easy method that I developed eight years ago and is still getting results for test-takers in the range of 28 to 30 out of 30. With only a few weeks of teaching and practice, you too can teach your students to achieve a higher score.

"Everyday Conversations" offers a comprehensive guide to navigating daily interactions through essential vocabulary and phrases. Authored by language enthusiast Amanpreet Kaur, this book equips readers with the linguistic tools needed to engage confidently in greetings, daily routines, weather discussions, shopping, family relationships, transportation, expressing emotions, and leisure activities. With a user-friendly layout and clear examples, this...