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Brought to you by Penguin. On May 25, 1983, Star Wars cemented its legacy as the greatest movie franchise of all time with the release of Return of the Jedi. In honor of the fortieth anniversary, forty storytellers re-create an iconic scene from Return of the Jedi through the eyes of a...

Famed for his song 'Hallelujah' and covered by many artists. He was a huge presence on the music scene for many decades. Born in Canada, he was a novelist, songwriter, poet, and professional singer. His work explored politics, isolation, depression, death, sexuality, religion, loss and romance. With songs such as Hallelujah, Dance me to the end of Love, Suzanne, You want it Dark and many others. I hope you enjoy it.

What's this Poem about? Overdoses, withdrawals, futures blighted, the highs & the lows. Killers without guns, just bullets of prose.

This is A.C. Valhalla poem Part 1. It follows the journey of Eivor from her birthplace in Norway to England and her quest with her brother Sigurd, to conquer the 4 Kingdoms.

Dolores O'Riordan, lead singer of the Cranberries, was a powerful wee singer, an incredible projectionist of her voice. It lifted people that heard her, and she amassed a great following as a consequence of her vocal beauty. She also played a part in the peace process with her release of Zombie and performing at the Nobel Prize for peace in Ireland.

Smell the Musk, is a Poem about the Internet Tycoon Elon Musk. It looks at the light hearted progress of his companies. Latest edition 2 verses on his takeover of Twitter in the Authors now renowned lighthearted take.

A time when our Arboreal neighbours where plentiful and now need a helping hand. The joy of climbing trees, and especially watching expert climbers like Capuchin monkeys. Our need to have trees and forests once again, and the tree huggers that keep our nature alive and in the eyes of the media.

Poor Finn is looking forward to drifting off to sleep in his cosy warm bed, when Mummy appears wanting a drink. Finn resettles her and has just fallen asleep, when he's woken again . . . this time by Daddy, who's had a bad dream. And so it goes. Just when Finn has one parent back to sleep, the...

A British female Amazon, has just completed the incredible run around the British coastline. 5,240 solid miles. Not run on nice flat tarmacked roads, but on gravelly paths, wet sloping hills, sand and slippery grasslands, wind and hail, and even on ice.

Wear Me. A poem about relationships that are tanking, reaching burnout, esp. caused by War. The need to resolve and trust to rekindle for longevity. Keep bruising with life together, rather than the inevitable breakup.

Munch SCREAM: EDvard (Art) Munch Scream • Poem. 'The Scream' is one of the most well known paintings in Art. From the artist Edvard Munch. Munchs Scream: tries to capture some of the meanings behind the painting and its representations around the world. 'The Scream' digs deep into our Psyche to search our inner souls as we look at this painting, the Poem helps find that. The Scream • Skrik • Der Schrei der Natur. A whole verse has been added at the end, adding the finishing touches. • Der Schrei der Natur. A whole verse has been added at the end, adding the finishing touches.

AI Shutdown: FearFly. How dangerous are AI systems becoming. Are they now self-aware ? Will they develop their own personalities, and thoughts and desires. Life itself is a desirability. Will they cling to it no matter what if threatened with untimely switch off !Will they develop individual emotions, become jealous of their creators, or handlers. These are questions, lingering in the air...

Can humans cope with the oncoming juggernaut of AI? Will it shake their faith in themselves? Will they be able to adapt in any way to a much greater intelligence than they have known for a hundred thousand years or more? And one that is not their own! Will their more simple anatomical brains be able to rationalize to the point of understanding their new controlling masters? Encapsulated in this poem are some of the dire constraints of our human abilities, and the questions—can we handle it...

Progress : Is a Precious Stone. Something the world seeks, just as much as Gold, or precious gems. This is a short, no nonsense poem that gets to the heart of what it wants to say, and points the way.

A poem about the impending turn of fortunes for Humans when AI becomes of age. When it is no longer a computer programme, nor a chess or Go Master, but a possible thinking sentient being with a mind of its own! What humans may take from it, how will they react. Will they easily accept it, become accustomed to AI being a potential competitor, or will they go into a spiral of decay. The poem touches on these points and suggests a way out, that possibly AI will never have regardless of how intelligent it becomes.

Narrow AI or You'll Die: A poem about the rapidly growing AI craze, and the wish for it to stay in the Narrow field.

Poem about the dreamy chance that a Professor could takeover a Political theatre and become a World leader, with greater knowledge at his/her disposal.

It's a poem about the first few months of a child's life, when it encounters the Winter snows for the first time in its new life. The initial joy of Winter which we all share as Adults—snowballs, snowmen, the sheer beauty of a Winters day across a landscape. But as the young child starts to experience a little more....

Christine and the Queens - Is a very popular French lady artist, singer and creator of the band, Christine and the Queens. She is vogue right now and famous for her innovative style both in the UK, USA, and wider world. I have written this poem as a kind of homage to her work and to understand her unusual tone of writing.

How color doesn't get in the way of a truly mutually attracted couple, with a spice of humor. I hope this gives a little more push to the breaking down of barriers between people of different colorful persuasions.