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In Burning the Midnight Oil, word-wrangler extraordinaire Phil Cousineau has gathered an eclectic and electric collection of soulful poems and prose from great thinkers throughout the ages. Whether beguiling readers with glorious poetry or consoling them with prayers from fellow restless souls, Cousineau can relieve any insomniac's unease. From St. John of the Cross to Annie Dillard, Beethoven to The Song of Songs, this refreshingly insightful anthology soothes and inspires all who struggle through the dark of the night. These "night thoughts" vividly illustrate Alfred North Whitehead's liberating description of "what we do without solitude" and also evoke Henry David Thoreau's reverie, "Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake." These poetic ponderances sing of the falling darkness, revel in dream-time, convey the ache of melancholy, conspire against sleeplessness, vanquish loneliness, contemplate the night sky, rhapsodize on love, and languorously greet the first rays of dawn. Notable night owls include Rabandranath Tagore, Mary Oliver, Manley Hopkins, Jorge Borges and William Blake. Winner of the Independent Publisher Award Gold Medal in Inspirational/Spiritual

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• Full title: Burning the Midnight Oil
• Subtitle: Illuminating Words for the Long Night's Journey into Day
• Author: Phil Cousineau
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 244
• EAN: 9781936740734
• ISBN: 1936740737
• ID: 05146139
• Publisher: Viva Editions
• Weight: 387 g
• Dimensions: 178 × 127 × 30 mm
• Date of publishing: 17. December 2013

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