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Sappho of Lesbos

Sappho of Lesbos Poems The Greek text edited and translated by Terence DuQuesne. New edition, revised in light of the finds announced in 2004 and 2014, with audio CD and audio file download code. Sappho of Lesbos was celebrated across the Greco-Roman world for the sublime beauty of her verse, …

Proofs of Heaven

New Poems 1995-2001 Terence DuQuesne This volume of poetry celebrates one of the most prolific periods in the work of this author. These poems are powerful attestations of love and spiritual depth with a strong Egyptian association. “He is no nightingale But he has learned To sing sweet songs….” Prebendal …

Thunder and Lotus

Selected Poems 1995-1997 Terence DuQuesne In this book the poet writes of deep relationships and of extraordinary experiences, both scholarly and spiritual, in the sands of Egypt. “Everyone said Stay safe But I shall go out Into the thunder again….” Prebendal Publications, 1997 paperback, 23.5 x 18 cm, 64 pages …

Power Over Fire

Collected Poems 1986-1995 Terence DuQuesne All the author’s poems composed during the period 1986-1995 are included in this volume. Most are previously unpublished, though all the poems in DuQuesne’s Caduceus (1987) have been reprinted here. This collection illustrates the range and depth of the author’s verse, the inspiration for which …

Caduceus

Poems and Translations Terence DuQuesne Thirteen of Terence DuQuesne’s own poems, plus eight translations made with DuQuesne’s characteristic flair and dedication, from texts in Greek, Coptic, and Hieroglyphic Egyptian. Like a worm-hole into another time, this book takes us back to the worship of ancient gods – Hecate, Selene, Osiris, …