My pen will probably never stop leaking onto paper (or fingers tapping onto a keyboard, as is more often the case) until the day I depart from the planet, so in the meantime, please enjoy the poetry, for it comes from a brain stuffed with ideas, a heart filled with a thousand emotions and fingers bursting with the need to put it all down for the world to read about.
Explore the different sides of Kenneth Norman Cook in his latest poetic release, ALL TOO HUMAN, as he takes you on a magical mystery tour stream-of-consciousness adventure wherein the river is meandering and the deeper you dive, the less you find you need to come up for air, for his words provide all the lungs you need to inhale the poetic genius that is Ken.
This is his fourth book, which is a combination of older poems, both previously published, as well as published here for the first time. Also included are a number of new pieces, including short, untitled poems and several new haiku and senryu poems, as well as three limericks. Here is a writer with over one thousand poems in his writing arsenal. Be prepared for a literary roller-coaster of emotions, imagery and intense imagination, for this is the poetry of Kenneth Norman Cook.
My pen will probably never stop leaking onto paper (or fingers tapping onto a keyboard, as is more often the case) until the day I depart from the planet, so in the meantime, please enjoy the poetry, for it comes from a brain stuffed with ideas, a heart filled with a thousand emotions and fingers bursting with the need to put it all down for the world to read about.
Explore the different sides of Kenneth Norman Cook in his latest poetic release, ALL TOO HUMAN, as he takes you on a magical mystery tour stream-of-consciousness adventure wherein the river is meandering and the deeper you dive, the less you find you need to come up for air, for his words provide all the lungs you need to inhale the poetic genius that is Ken.
This is his fourth book, which is a combination of older poems, both previously published, as well as published here for the first time. Also included are a number of new pieces, including short, untitled poems and several new haiku and senryu poems, as well as three limericks. Here is a writer with over one thousand poems in his writing arsenal. Be prepared for a literary roller-coaster of emotions, imagery and intense imagination, for this is the poetry of Kenneth Norman Cook.
The sound of chainsaws revving on "haunted" Halloween trails has evoked untold screams since Tobe Hooper's 1974 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre hit the cinemas. Since that first take-no-prisoners horror movie, Hooper's reputation as a master of horror has been secured by his adaptations of Stephen King (Salem's Lot, 1978, and The Mangler, 1995), his blockbuster breakthrough Poltergeist (1982) and a variety of cult hits, from the underrated Lifeforce (1985) to the remake of Invaders from Mars (1986). This reference work is divided into five parts. Part I provides a history and overview of Tobe Hooper's career. Part II offers entries (with synopses, complete credits, critical reception and commentaries) on every feature film by year of release. Part III provides chronological information on Hooper's television movies and miniseries. Part IV offers entries on his episodes from horror television series. Part V is a critical essay and conclusion which places Hooper in horror film history and compares his work to all-time greats such as Romero, Craven and Carpenter.
About 90% of people have faith in a supreme being, but our yearning for the divine, and whatever it promises, involves a large divergence in mental states and behaviors. Some adhere to doctrine, supplication, and fastidious religious practices; others have a strong sense they are part of something greater and more universal. However, all religious and spiritual paths are mediated by complex brain networks. When different areas of the brain are stimulated, a person can have a variety of experiences, but there is no specific ‘God spot’ where stimulation enhances religiosity or spirituality. Functional brain imaging shows that there are specific areas of the brain that ‘light up’ when subjects perform certain religious activities, but imaging only provides anatomic correlations, not functional explanations. The Believer's Brain takes a step beyond these singular methodologies, providing converging evidence from a variety study methods of how humans’ brain networks mediate different aspects of religious and spiritual beliefs, feelings, actions, and experiences. Although the book reveals how our brain is the home to the religious and spiritual mind, understanding this gift will not diminish our spirituality or our love or our belief in a supreme being, but will increase appreciation of the apparatus that mediates these mental states.
Kenneth Norman Cook puts his skills into the ancient arts of Haiku and Senryu and presents to you his brilliant collection gathered in this book for your enjoyment. Kenneth's varied styles keep him a versatile Poet who gives you everything you would ever want in the written word, for words are his FIRST LOVE.
The definitive collection of work from one of Australia's preeminent twentieth century poets, Kenneth Slessor, drawing from his acclaimed books, Earth Visitors (1926), Cuckooz Contrey (1932) and Five Bells (1939). this selection was first published as One Hundred Poems in 1944 (with the addition of three further poems in 1957), and includes an introduction by Dennis Haskell and an Author's Note. From his historical series, 'Five Visions of Captain Cook', to his memorial to the loss of a friend, the iconic 'Five Bells', and from the tragic landscape of El Alamein, influenced by his stint as a war correspondent and made famous in 'Beach Burial', to the meditation 'Out of time', Slessor's poetry continues to dazzle contemporary audiences. A master of modern verse, Slessor explores the themes of art, death and time, displaying an impressive range: from sorrow to satire, melodrama to poignant intensity. His work still influences and inspires younger generations, and the prestigious Kenneth Slessor Poetry Prize is named in his honour. 'studded with these beautiful jewels of language' - Paul Kelly on 'Five Bells' 'More than any other writer, Slessor's work turned Australian literature towards the modern' - From the introduction, by Dennis Haskell
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