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Forever in Love: A Celebration of Love and Romance
From eyes first meeting to sweet good-byes, and every loving moment in between, June Cotner tracks a lifetime of love through poetry and prose. The poems collected here approach love from every perspective and at every stage--from the innocent, crush-induced longings of a 13-year-old girl to the ethereal musings of 13th-century poet Rumi.
Love. It has forever inspired poets, and those touched by its power and grace still find new words to celebrate it. Nothing moves the spirit or the pen of the poet quite like love.
Author June Cotner has long been fascinated by the course of the lifetime relationship between husbands and from the electric sizzle and wild imaginings of love's beginning through the early years of marriage, filled with discovery and grand dreams of the future, and ultimately till the day we part, still in love and grateful for the lifetime companionship.
In Forever in Love , Cotner has collected her favorite love poems and arranged them in chapters set as mileposts in love's long journey. Beginning entries include "The Search," "Attraction," "Longing," and "Courtship." The middle chapters include "Commitment," "Early Years," and "Daily Life," and the book closes with poems gathered under the headings of "Partings" and "Reflections."
Cotner's selections for this compendium are as inspired as the words themselves. Classic writers such as Dickinson, Shakespeare, and Browning lend well-loved words, but this broad-ranging collection draws most of its content from poets writing today, assuring that every reader will discover many new gems to share with one's partner.
Love. It has forever inspired poets, and those touched by its power and grace still find new words to celebrate it. Nothing moves the spirit or the pen of the poet quite like love.
Author June Cotner has long been fascinated by the course of the lifetime relationship between husbands and from the electric sizzle and wild imaginings of love's beginning through the early years of marriage, filled with discovery and grand dreams of the future, and ultimately till the day we part, still in love and grateful for the lifetime companionship.
In Forever in Love , Cotner has collected her favorite love poems and arranged them in chapters set as mileposts in love's long journey. Beginning entries include "The Search," "Attraction," "Longing," and "Courtship." The middle chapters include "Commitment," "Early Years," and "Daily Life," and the book closes with poems gathered under the headings of "Partings" and "Reflections."
Cotner's selections for this compendium are as inspired as the words themselves. Classic writers such as Dickinson, Shakespeare, and Browning lend well-loved words, but this broad-ranging collection draws most of its content from poets writing today, assuring that every reader will discover many new gems to share with one's partner.
- GenresPoetry
192 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2006
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About the author
June Cotner
41 books20 followersJune is the published author of 40 books including the bestselling books, Graces, Bedside Prayers, Dog Blessings, and House Blessings (published by major houses such as Random House, Harper Collins, and Hachette. Her books are carried in nationwide bookstores and at the innovative Restoration Hardware store chain.
June's newest book is BLESS THE EARTH: A Collection of Poetry for Children to Celebrate and Care for Our World, coauthored with Nancy Tupper Ling, and published by Penguin Random House/Convergent Books.
June's books collectively have sold more than one million copies and have been featured in many national publications, including USA Today, The New York Times, Better Homes & Gardens, Woman's Day, Glamour, and Family Circle.
June has taught workshops and given presentations at bookstores throughout the country and at the Pacific Northwest Writer's Association Conference, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Conference, and The Learning Annex in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego.
"Creativity for me involves connections ... whether it's coming up with new book ideas, helping others make their book proposals stronger, or finding a perfect quote for one of my books." ~ June Cotner
June's newest book is BLESS THE EARTH: A Collection of Poetry for Children to Celebrate and Care for Our World, coauthored with Nancy Tupper Ling, and published by Penguin Random House/Convergent Books.
June's books collectively have sold more than one million copies and have been featured in many national publications, including USA Today, The New York Times, Better Homes & Gardens, Woman's Day, Glamour, and Family Circle.
June has taught workshops and given presentations at bookstores throughout the country and at the Pacific Northwest Writer's Association Conference, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Conference, and The Learning Annex in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego.
"Creativity for me involves connections ... whether it's coming up with new book ideas, helping others make their book proposals stronger, or finding a perfect quote for one of my books." ~ June Cotner
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December 30, 2019
بالعام ٢٠١٣ حطّت سفينة “Logos Hope” بميناء سلمان، ويقال بأنها أكبر مكتبة عائمة تجوب البلدان، وكان هذا الكتاب أحد مقتنياتي لهذه العائمة مع كتب أخرى، وبالتأكيد مع بعض الدفاتر والأقلام.
ومنذ ذلك الحين، لم أرَ الكتاب دون أن أرى ذات الرابطة مع السفينة ونغم المرساة .. فهل كنتُ حقًا سأتمكّن من قراءة الكتاب دون إبحار! بلا أصوات النوارس ودون وقْع الكلمات وهي تسبح زهاءً مع الروح فوق السحاب!
ومنذ ذلك الحين، لم أرَ الكتاب دون أن أرى ذات الرابطة مع السفينة ونغم المرساة .. فهل كنتُ حقًا سأتمكّن من قراءة الكتاب دون إبحار! بلا أصوات النوارس ودون وقْع الكلمات وهي تسبح زهاءً مع الروح فوق السحاب!
March 11, 2020
Simple sweet and full of depths in defining the meaning of love. Poetry makes you read between the lines. It makes you wonder and think. I love it.
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