Amy Lowell Books

This is the best drawing book I have ever encountered! The steps are easy and Mr. Yamamoto has rated the characters 1,2,or 3 from easiest to hardest. I love it!

Ok... So I'm teeerrrrrrriiiiibbbbbblleeeeeee @ drawing. I checked this book out from the library. It has easy steps that help you draw. My favorite characters to draw are the penguin and the baby dragon. This book is awesome! The cute characters are fun and easy to draw! Thanx Neal!!!

This Book IS GREAT! It features many simmple drawings in which their style is easy to catch on to. After a little while You can take some style from one drawing and some styles from another and put the m together to make your own cartoon characters

I can't really draw that good, and I was looking for some book that I could use to help me with drawing. So I tried the 50 nifty Cartoon book. It's cool! They have cute characters that even I can draw! Thanks alot Neal for writing this!

My 6 year old daughter began taking a cartoon drawing class. She is no better at drawing than any average 6 year old. The instructor uses this book. In the 2 classes she has had so far, this book has taught her how to draw some amazing cartoon characters! People who see her drawings cannot believe they were done by a 6 year old. If I hadn't seen it for myself - I'm not sure I would have believed it. This book is easy to use and very effective for teaching you how to drawing using simple shapes. I HIGHLY recommend it!

I found this book completely riveting. The idea of a woman who takes off in her dead husband's beloved car (which she wasn't allowed to drive), heading for who-knows-what adventure is very compelling. Add to that the fact that she has her cat and a bottle of gin with her, meets up with all kinds of crazy characters, and has a couple of love affairs along the way. I couldn't help thinking about Thelma and Louise, although there really isn't any similarity to the story other than the car and the journey to independence.

This novel defies being categorized. It's an adventure story. You'll be turning pages as fast as you can. It's a story of survival in spite of the most horrendous obstacles. You will be spellbound. It's a tale of love and friendship. It delves into the need we all have of family. We all need approval, and Christ, Amy Lowell talks to us of our needs. Some may call it a feminist novel. It certainly includes aspects of the feminist message; but it is far more than one more tract on that subject. Do you remember reading those picaresque novels in school, the ones with the rogue adventurer who got himself or herself into one scrape after another? McCaslin's heroine Elzabeth, her cat Mehitabel, and her friend Melanie take a 21st Century picaresque cross-country trek toward understanding and possibly freedom. And the reader gets to go along for the exhilerating ride. At the end of the 522 pages, the reader is begging for just one more adventure. Read it. You won't be sorry.

I loved the energy of this book and felt great empathy with the main character as she struggled along her path to enlightenment. I would recommend it to any reader who enjoys a good tale, a bit outrageous and often bigger than life.

I just finished reading Christ, Amy Lowell and loved it. This crazy book knocked me for a loop. It's a loud travelogue that takes the main character across the US with the help of many strong and colorful women. I recommend it highly!

My parents bought this book for my younger brother and it was one of the best things they've ever done , it managed to keep him buzy for hours(and give us some peace and quite for a change)this is a totally great little book

This new edition of Amy Lowell's poems is a dazzling success in every way imaginable, and I hope people take it up for earnest thanks to the prestige of the Library of America and perhaps of Lowell's new editor, the distinguished memoirist and poet Honor Moore. Moore's introduction to the volume hits just the right notes and she is perhaps the ideal candidate to tell us why we should bother ourselves in the work of one of America's natural-born plutocracy who literally never had to work a day in her life. Despite all her advantages, Lowell was from the first interested in the ongoing "revolution of the word" that Pound, Flint, Hulme and others were promulgating, first overseas and then, bringing it all back home, here in the USA. And Lowell was ready every step of the way, not only with her money but with her amazing talent. Lowell's best writing is scintillating, sharp as anything Pound did in the way of Imagism, and yet she had something Pound lacked, perhaps a heart and certainly an openness to writing about sex experience that Ol Ez shied away from. Ezra Pound could never, for example, have written the poem Honor Moore includes here by Amy Lowell from 1919, called "Balls." At times Lowell and Pound seem to be occupying the same cultural space, as when Lowell proffers her own version of the Ballad of the Fisherman's Wife, and when set head to head, Lowell seems to be, well, not quite as smart as Pound, but in her own way she is just as splendid and her life was terribly cut short when she was still (as these things go) sort of young, and it's interesting to speculate on what would have happened to an American poetry in the 1930s that had Amy Lowell working in it!

The book is very handsomely done and I can't think of anyone who won't walk away from it with a new respect for Amy Lowell, and a renewed puzzlement over the byways of publicity and mania that make Robert Lowell (say) so well known and his cousin Amy (say) kind of a relic from out of the closet.

I bought this book some time ago to satisfy my casual interest in dream interpretation. Little did I know, at the time, that this book would turn out to be an invaluable ally during a time of profound grief. After the sudden and unexpected loss of a dear friend, I needed help in understanding what my dreams of him were telling me. I learned here about the powerful symbols of dreams and how they help the tender pysche to heal from such deep wounds.

This is a tremendous tool for any type of dream interpretation, however. Easy to read and endlessly fascinating.

I first came across Amy Lowell in high school in the early '70s. I first read Fir-Flower Tablets which first introduced me to the Chinese poet Li Po. I was enchanted with Pictures of the Floating World and I have spent a good deal of my time collecting her work by haunting bookstores. As a poet myself Amy Lowell was in many ways an influence in my work along with Ovid and Catullus. I am really big fan of hers although I do know that she does not rate with the likes of Emily Dickinson for example or some others. But I like her.

A fan, and writer of poetry myself, I had never heard of Lowell before and found myself stunned by the first work I read of hers, "Patterns." This lead me to read quite a few other poems of hers in a number of her books, and the whole of "Pictures of a Floating World." Although there are many poems that are not very innovative or specifically charming, it is worth the read to discover her brilliance in so many of her poems. The imagist poetry movement of the early 1900's is often overlooked if one is not an extremely avid fan of it, but what a beautiful thing it is when Lowell writes at her best. Her poetry is straight forward, beautiful, loving, "poetic"(ha, ha), tender and emotional, amusing at times, and it, not surprisingly, creates beautiful images in ones mind. Lowell's life is just as interesting as her poetry, and it should be looked in to as well, to gain a better understanding and appreciation for her poetry. Enjoy!

I was hooked on the Donovan's after "Amber Beach". After I read "Jade Island" I was ready to walk away. I am so glad I didn't. "Midnight at Rubhy Bayou" takes a little twist away from the ordinary dangers the Donovan family faces by adding a little of the supernatural. It really is a great read.

Very good book higlhy recommend buying it. Dissappointed that shes not writing stories for Justin and Lawe the last two donovan brothers that are twins I might have to boycott buying her books until she comes out with stories for the last two Donovans.

This is the 4th book in EL's Donovan series, and like the other 3 this is a book that is hard to put down. It has plenty of action and the relationship between Faith Donovan and Owen Walker is developed slowly but tantalizing enough to keep you turning pages to see what will happen next between them. I liked Owen a lot. I don't think it mattered that he was a less educated and a smaller man than the other heros in the first three novels, namely Kyle, Jake, and Archer. He was just as smart, just as intelligent, just as sexy,just as honorable, and just as deadly. It says a hell of lot when Archer Donovan trusts you to take care of his little sister. Archer's trust was not misplaced as we find out in the development of the story as he comes to Faith's aid again and again. One of my most favorite scenes was when he met up with Faith's obnoxious and much larger ex-boyfriend. It was hilarious and very well written.

As far as heroines go, Faith was somewhat lacking when compared with the other Donovans. However, she was intelligent, gifted, and sweet; not quite a hot head as her other siblings. However, I think that rich girl Faith did very well for herself with Owen. A guy that put her needs first, in and out of the bedroom. Cudos to EL for bringing us a heroine who needs a little help in achieving fulfillment in the bedroom. After all, I think that most women do.

Why this one didn't get 5 stars you may ask? Mostly, because I didn't like the way EL ended the love story between Faith and Owen. Owen felt very strongly about being reponsible for others; also, I think that he had some reservations about his much lower socio-economic background. I would have liked EL to take them back home and let us in on some real soul searching for Owen before he came to the conclusion that he was ready for being responsible for a wife and family.The rest of the Donovan guys could have helped him along.It would have been a perfect ending to an otherwise great story.

Had to read this book after reading Pearl Cove and enjoying yummmmmmmmy Archer Donovan and his love Hannah. Faith Donovan the youngest sister and jewelry designer and Owen Walker best friend and Ruby expert goes with Faitn Donovan to the Bayous for her best friends wedding and to present her a beautiful Ruby Necklace. But, the Heart of Midnight a giant ruby is lost and a Russian is trying to find it and murder anyone who gets in his way and Faith may be next. I really enjoyed this one. I would like her to write about their twin brothers and the Emerald trade,but I highly doubt it. Looking forward to reading Color in Death by her and all about Sapphires. Read this book it's highly recommend.

Lowell just doesn't let her readers down with the lovable Donovan clan. Recommendation: Start with "Amber Beach" and then work your way to this one. See her complete book list and the order in which they go at: www.elizabethlowell.com

Amy Lowell was one of the most vibrant Imagist poets, and her command of language was what made her "new" type of poetry pop to life. Don't expect that here. "A Dome of Many Colored Glass" was her first collection, displaying all kinds of more traditional poetry -- sonnets, lyrical poems and children's ditties.

Each type of poem has its own section. The first section is for lyrical poetry: songlike poems about Venetian glass, passionate prayer, birds and mythical golden apples. At times the rhyming gets a bit strained ("Orbed, and glittering, and pendent... Not one missing, still transcendent"), but her rich wording and varied styles cover up many of the flaws ("The air was of rose and gold/ Arabesqued with the song of birds/Who, swinging unseen under leaves,/Made music more eager than words.")

After the lyrical poems come the sonnets. In many sonnets, her style seems restricted by the strict limits of the sonnet. However, her rich style does peek out in poems like "Monadnock in Early Spring," as well as quite a few poems that ponder life's meaning. And gardens, too. Lowell then includes an ode to "The Boston Athenaeum," and winds it up with some simplistic children's poems ("Sea Shell, Sea Shell,/ Sing me a song, O Please!/A song of ships, and sailor men,/And parrots, and tropical trees.")

Amy Lowell's verse has a kind of quiet grace to it -- she focuses a lot on nature, and very personal feelings. While her poetry was never fully recognized during her short lifetime, it has gained more notice over time. This is partly due to Lowell's status as a woman poet, but more because of the quality of her verse.

Her poetry is also deeply evocative. Like Wallace Stevens, Lowell used words to paint vivid portraits, including color and texture ("Sodden and spongy"). Often the images she conjures are a bit fantastical, which only adds to the appeal of her poetry ("The stars hang thick in the apple tree"; "The air was of rose and gold"). Her tone tends to be a bit formal, sprinkled with "thous" and "thees" every now and then.

"Dome of Many-Colored Glass" does tend to be much more sentimental and conventional than Lowell's later work, which is its sole weakness -- it wasn't all that Lowell could have made it. Since it was her first book, Lowell hadn't yet graduated to the sharper, brighter "Sword Blades and Poppy Seed" which was published two years later. But taken on its own "Dome" is still quite beautiful.

While "Dome of Many Colored Glass" was not the best of Lowell's poetry collections, it's still vibrant and quite lovely, if you get past some very strained rhymes and slightly soppy subject matter

Amy Lowell was one of the most vibrant Imagist poets, and her command of language was what made her "new" type of poetry pop to life. Don't expect that here. "A Dome of Many Colored Glass" was her first collection, displaying all kinds of more traditional poetry -- sonnets, lyrical poems and children's ditties.

Each type of poem has its own section. The first section is for lyrical poetry: songlike poems about Venetian glass, passionate prayer, birds and mythical golden apples. At times the rhyming gets a bit strained ("Orbed, and glittering, and pendent... Not one missing, still transcendent"), but her rich wording and varied styles cover up many of the flaws ("The air was of rose and gold/ Arabesqued with the song of birds/Who, swinging unseen under leaves,/Made music more eager than words.")

After the lyrical poems come the sonnets. In many sonnets, her style seems restricted by the strict limits of the sonnet. However, her rich style does peek out in poems like "Monadnock in Early Spring," as well as quite a few poems that ponder life's meaning. And gardens, too. Lowell then includes an ode to "The Boston Athenaeum," and winds it up with some simplistic children's poems ("Sea Shell, Sea Shell,/ Sing me a song, O Please!/A song of ships, and sailor men,/And parrots, and tropical trees.")

Amy Lowell's verse has a kind of quiet grace to it -- she focuses a lot on nature, and very personal feelings. While her poetry was never fully recognized during her short lifetime, it has gained more notice over time. This is partly due to Lowell's status as a woman poet, but more because of the quality of her verse.

Her poetry is also deeply evocative. Like Wallace Stevens, Lowell used words to paint vivid portraits, including color and texture ("Sodden and spongy"). Often the images she conjures are a bit fantastical, which only adds to the appeal of her poetry ("The stars hang thick in the apple tree"; "The air was of rose and gold"). Her tone tends to be a bit formal, sprinkled with "thous" and "thees" every now and then.

"Dome of Many-Colored Glass" does tend to be much more sentimental and conventional than Lowell's later work, which is its sole weakness -- it wasn't all that Lowell could have made it. Since it was her first book, Lowell hadn't yet graduated to the sharper, brighter "Sword Blades and Poppy Seed" which was published two years later. But taken on its own "Dome" is still quite beautiful.

While "Dome of Many Colored Glass" was not the best of Lowell's poetry collections, it's still vibrant and quite lovely, if you get past some very strained rhymes and slightly soppy subject matter

I bought this Dover Thrift knowing that I would at least like a few of the poems, and even one great poem would be worth a measly dollar. These are poems that speak of the greatness of America, or the treachery of slavery, or other such things that bring tears to your eyes if you don't fall asleep before its over. Now don't get me wrong, every poem in this book marks a great step for women in poetry, and all of the poems are good. For those who like surrealism and dreamlike imagery though (like me), this book is more worth buying for the poems such as: "Daddy" (S. Plath's jerking rendering of the thoughts of a half-Jew, half-German woman), "Bluebeard's Closet" (R. Cooke's portrayal of the horrors of the room filled with dead wives), and a few other such of the like. The title, "Great Poems by American Women" should read "Great First Poems by American Women". The great poems of more recent poets were awfully ignored in the making of this mediorce (but hey, not a bad trade for the price) anthology.