Альманахи - это сборники литературных, художественных и научных произведений, которые подразделяются на стихи, прозу, рисунки, фотографии и другие виды творчества. Название 'альманах' происходит от арабского слова 'аль-манах', что означает 'календарь'. Эти издания появились еще в древнем Риме и с тех пор завоевали популярность среди любителей и профессионалов искусства. ... Читать полностью
Альманах «У Никитских ворот» – литературно-художественный журнал, основанный издательством "У Никитский ворот" совместно с Московской городской организацией Союза писателей России. Выходит 2 раза в год при информационной поддержке «Литературной газеты». Среди авторов альманаха – как известные имена (Максим Замшев, Юрий Поляков, Виктор Пронин, Владимир Гусев, Юрий Безелянский), так и писатели, чей успешный творческий путь начался именно со страни ...
Основная задача альманаха «Академия поэзии» – наиболее ярко представить творчество современных русскоязычных поэтов. Каждый поэт – это целая вселенная, со своим внутренним миром, мыслями, эмоциями и открытиями, что и воплощается в его творениях, придаёт своеобразие языку и стилю произведений.
Неслучайно авторы альманаха – поэты разных школ, стилей, направлений, национальностей, известные мастера и молодые поэты, и всех их объединяет любовь к п ...
Actress Mae West once said «I've been things and seen places.» Poet Douglas Burnet Smith might well be able to lay claim to the same boast. In his latest collection of verse he takes the reader on a kaleidoscopic journey through Amsterdam's antique streets and canals, Tuscany's sun-soaked landscapes, Paris's Gallic gabble of monuments and madcaps, and the title poem's Finnish auditory and aural delights. In one poem we p ...
Winner of the Colorado Book Award;Winner of the Willa Literary Award As heard on Public Radio International's The Writer's Almanac! Full of music and evocative word play, Veronica Patterson's Swan, What Shores? offers alluring poems varied in form and inventive in approach. In language that is both precise and lyrical, Patterson's work, like much of the best poetry, plumbs the human condition with depth, wit, and, above all ...
Indentation and Other Stories is a collection of nine stories ranging from the wildly funny and idiosyncratic to the downright bizarre. The title story features a pathological dentist who seeks a quirky catharsis by decorating his apartment in hygienic dental paraphernalia. Other tales frolic through the lives of characters who border on the delightfully absurd: a woman, after going through menopause, struggles to recreate her menstrual period ...
The third in the Paperback L.A. series focusing on culture, people, humor, and zeitgeist of L.A.Editor is respected as a former magazine editor and communications chief for a prominent social-justice nonprofitFocus will be on smart, entertaining short pieces, not esoteric or archly «literary» (i.e., no poetry)A mix of famous names and quirky unknownsNetwork of contributors will help promote the bookEngaging photo essays will add color and visu ...
The second of a planned series of four books focusing on culture, people, humor, and zeitgeist of L.A.Editor is respected as a former magazine editor and communications chief for a prominent social-justice nonprofitFocus will be on smart, entertaining short pieces, not esoteric or archly «literary» (i.e., no poetry)A mix of famous names and quirky unknownsNetwork of contributors will help promote the bookEngaging photo essays will add color and ...
Paperback LA is a surprising and witty collection of some of the best writing ever about Los Angeles. More than a dozen major selections include new work and fresh discoveries: a radio broadcast, a ballad, a magazine article, excerpts from prizewinning novels and memoirs. These pieces are punctuated by perceptive photo essays, a quotable lineup of one-liners, and other quick hits. In the company of a virtuosic band of storytellers, Paperback ...
