The Homecoming of Billy Buchanan

Billy Buchanan and his Texas Rangers battle Finch Roman and his  murdering gunslingers in return for Roman's involvement in a bloody  rampage that left many of Billy's own family members dead.

Literature & Fiction

Watson, Frank

Genre Fiction

Fawcett

Double Triumph : Worcestershire's 1988 Season

Sports & Outdoors

Other Team Sports

Brewin Books Limited

Soundings from the Estuary

Hush House Publishers

The desperadoes were winning, the sheriff was dead, the town was whipped... Finch Roman and his murdering gunslingers had taken over Billy Buchanan's hometown of Standard, Texas, killing everyone who stood in their way, including members of Billy's family. Billy was next on their list. But the Texas Ranger had other plans, including revenge... The desperadoes thought they'd win easy, but in the bloodstained violence of the deadly showdown, they found out different. Few men crossed Billy Buchanan - and the ones who did, didn't live to talk about it.

iUniverse

Through selections of poetry, Fragments explores the feelings, observations, and experiences that connect humanity across cultures and eras. Topics range from the fanciful to the weighty, including nature, emotions, experiences, memories, and more. In the first section, selected historical poems from the following cultures appear: Ancient Israel, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Italy, The Spanish World, France, The English World, China, and Japan. The second half of the book introduces many talented, emerging poets reflecting on life and experiences in contemporary society: gennepher (Wales, United Kingdom), Charles Miller (Pennsylvania, USA), Lily Wang (Shanghai, China), Sondra Byrnes (Indiana, USA), Polona Oblak (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Sandi Pray (North Carolina and Florida, USA), Yiota Karioti / Yiota Luyu Ladybird (Athens, Greece), ten_ten_ten (Midwest, USA), Roary Williams (Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA), Claudia Schoenfeld (Germany), An Mayou (Boulder, Colorado, USA), Blue Flute (New York, USA).An introductory essay ties together several of the recurring themes, showing the connections among cultures, between history and modernity.

Fragments: Poetry, Ancient & Modern

Poetry

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

The Hyakunin Isshu is a poetry anthology beloved by generations of Japanese since it was compiled in the 13th century. Many Japanese know the poems by heart as a result of playing the popular card game version of the anthology. Collecting one poem each from one hundred poets living from the 7th century to the 13th century, the book covers a wide array of themes and personal styles. One Hundred Leaves is a new translation, complete with extensive notes, the original Japanese in calligraphic font, the pronunciation, and side-by-side art work beautifully illustrating each poem's theme.**NOTE** This is the Black &amp; White edition. There is another edition available on Amazon in color.

One Hundred Leaves: A new annotated translation of the Hyakunin Isshu

The Hyakunin Isshu is a poetry anthology beloved by generations of Japanese since it was compiled in the 13th century. Many Japanese know the poems by heart as a result of playing the popular card game version of the anthology. Collecting one poem each from one hundred poets living from the 7th century to the 13th century, the book covers a wide array of themes and personal styles. One Hundred Leaves is a new translation, complete with extensive notes, the original Japanese in calligraphic font, the pronunciation, and side-by-side art work beautifully illustrating each poem's theme.

One Hundred Leaves [color edition]: a new annotated translation of the Hyakunin Isshu

The Hyakunin Isshu is a poetry anthology beloved by generations of Japanese since it was compiled in the 13th century. Many Japanese know the poems by heart as a result of playing the popular card game version of the anthology, called karuta. Collecting one poem each from one hundred poets living from the 7th century to the 13th century, the book covers a wide array of themes and personal styles, from love poetry to nature poetry to the poetry of absence and longing. Along with Basho's haiku, Saigyo's waka, the Kokinshu (Kokin Waka Shu), The Tale of Genji, The Tale of Ise, The Tale of Heike, the Manyoshu, and The Kojiki,this is among the great classics in Japanese poetry and literature. One Hundred Leaves is a translation complete with extensive notes, the original Japanese in calligraphic font, the pronunciation, and side-by-side art work beautifully illustrating each poem's theme. This poetry anthology contains some of the most famous poets of classical Japanese poetry, including ladies of the Heian court, Ono no Komachi, Izumi Shikibu, Murasaki Shikibu (author of The Tale of Genji), and Sei Shonagon (author of The Pillow Book). Other great poets of Japanese literature within this poetry collection include the compilers of the Kokinshu (Kokin Wakashu), Ki no Tsurayuki, Oshikochi no Mitsune, Mibu no Tadamine, and Ki no Tomonori, and a variety of other classical poets, such as Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, Ariwara no Narihira, Monk Henjo, and Fujiwara no Okikaze. This paperback is in black-and-white; for a color version, please look at the Kindle version or the color paperback.

Plum White Press

In a journey across the landscapes of time and place, between the changes in life like the evolution of sand and sea, Watson’s poetry tells of the human heart through tiny stories and images that linger in the mind as a meditation of the soul. Watson traces key thematic influences in his work to favorite poets and other works of fiction. In T.S. Eliot, the author admires his use of symbolism and the multi-lingual, multi-cultural sources he drew on from classical literature. In E. E. Cummings, Watson admires the fluidity and spontaneity of his work, the willingness to break form and play with new form, the passion, and the stark imagery. In Pablo Neruda, the intense use of imagery from nature and the way he tied it to romantic longing. Finally, in terms of non-poetic genres, work that explores the depths of the human subconscious, as expressed in fantasy, horror, and drama, including such works as the Twilight Zone and the movies of Alfred Hitchcock and Akira Kurosawa. In terms of aesthetic, Watson has been heavily influenced by the haiku and tanka (waka) of Japanese poetry and the quatrains of Chinese poetry. This influence has been particularly pronounced in his reading and translation of poets such as Basho, the Hyakunin Isshu poets he translated in his book, One Hundred Leaves, and the works of Li Bai, Du Fu, Wang Wei, and Bai Juyi. Central to this aesthetic are the following: 1) a concise form with a focus on maximum impact, often containing a similar amount of substantive words as in a haiku or a tanka, 2) a focus on concrete images or ideas, 3) poems containing two elements, with the second element serving as a progression or “twist” on the first element, and 4) a goal of suggesting implicitly rather than saying explicitly, leaving room for subtext and imagination. Hear what his readers have to say: “When poetry comes to life, heart and soul must touch. The beauty of Watson’s words leads me to that one deep breath.” —SilentFeather (Germany), Twitter: @SilentFeather “A poignantly beautiful and imaginative journey that delights all the senses, as well as touches your heart! A ‘must read’ for all poetic souls.” —Cynthia Sierra (America), Twitter: @azdesertr0se “Minipoetry by a master! Frank Watson has an amazingly effective ability to share strong visual universes in a few words, in ways that are sometimes tender, sad, sarcastic, or mysterious.” —Marie-Laure Tena (France), Twitter: @MlteTena “A highly evocative collection of micropoetry which can be taken from the shelf again and again. I see more each time I read. There’s an added bonus of translations from old Chinese and Japanese poetry which complements this collection.” —gennepher (United Kingdom), Twitter: @gennepher “Frank Watson’s micropoetry on Twitter is like gold leaves floating in the wind. It’s refreshing to see his words in a bound format. I believe readers will find Seas to Mulberries equally illuminating.” —Alisha A. (America), DubbleAAsWords.tumblr.com “A collection that is both sensuous and graceful; I found myself drifting into a tranquil garden of dancing words and imagery. The eloquence is revealed in the rhythm as each page prances past the reader. A highly recommended compilation of words become art.” —Patricia Zarounas Murphy (Australia), Twitter: @TrishZe “Frank writes with insight and intellect. His poems are poignant, life affirming and inspirational. A true joy of the poetic form. Beautiful - thank you Frank Watson for your talent.” —Sandra Reston (United Kingdom), Twitter: @sandrareston

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The Homecoming of Billy Buchanan

Double Triumph : Worcestershire's 1988 Season

Soundings from the Estuary

The Homecoming of Billy Buchanan

Fragments: Poetry, Ancient & Modern

One Hundred Leaves: A new annotated translation of the Hyakunin Isshu

One Hundred Leaves [color edition]: a new annotated translation of the Hyakunin Isshu

One Hundred Leaves: A new annotated translation of the Hyakunin Isshu

Seas to Mulberries: Poetry by Frank Watson

Poetry Nook: Volume 4