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From Antigone to Lolita, from Beowulf to The Hobbit. The world s greatest literature is summarized in Maurice Sagoff s hilarious light verse. The r... more
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From Pablo Neruda to Derek Walcott to Bei Dao, this lavish anthology showcases verse by 83 of the world's greatest contemporary poets. J.D. McClatc... more
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With works from both established poets and new talents alike, this collection of intimate emotionally explicit, yet accessible poetry, is for lover... more
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Unrivaled in its range and intensity, the poetry of World War I continues to have a powerful effect on readers. This newly edited anthology reflect... more
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A superb new collection from a great American poet . . . still at work on his almost-song of himself (The New York Times Book Review). In both live... more
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This book (previously published as I Am Wind, You Are Fire ) celebrates the extraordinary career of Persia s great mystical poet, Rumi (1207- 1273)... more
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Filled with the best poetry written in the last fifty years, this highly original anthology showcases the work of poets from Asia, Africa, Europe, ... more
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In her fifth book, Joy Harjo, one of the foremost Native American voices, melds memories, dream visions, myths, and stories from America s brutal h... more
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A respected poet and World War II veteran gathers the work of more than sixty poets on the war years, in a volume that includes contributions by su... more
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Hecht's poetry has full measures of play, wisdom, sheer joy of invention. Her poems demonstrate a mastery of craft and a unique voice buoyed by bri... more
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Mozart's Third Brain (The Margellos World Republic of Letters) (Hardcover)","T­he Margellos World Republic of Letters
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A lyrical translation of the Old Testament "Song of Songs" brings together outstanding Hebrew scholarship, historical and religious background info... more
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Who were the poets of Mexico in the days of Aztec splendor? What were the poems of a culture so different from our own? In this first English-langu..­. more
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Harnessing the power of poetry, Nancie Atwell s Naming the World: A Year of Poems and Lessons empowers adolescents to make sense of their personal ... more
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My house is the red earth; it could be the center of the world. This is Navajo country, a land of mysterious and delicate beauty. Stephen Strom's p... more
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This beautifully designed edition of Oriah Mountain Dreamer s beloved poem is the perfect gift for someone who has never encountered The Invitation... more
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Essential to contemporary poetry collections. Library Journal In his fourteenth collection, Stephen Dunn, one of our indispensable poets ( Miami He... more
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Clifton Fadiman (Editor), John S. Major (Editor), Katharine Washburn (Editor),Hardco­ver, English-languag­e edition,Pages:1­338,Pub by Norton, W. W. &... more
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'The mystery of Life, the mystery Of Death, I see Darkly as in a glass...' Christina Rossetti (1830-94) is perhaps the most contradictory of the gr... more
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The first team sport in human history was played with a ball made of stone, on courts that have been found from the Mayan ruins of Central America ... more
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A celebration of contemporary poetry from around the world, World Beat International Poetry Now from New Directions is a treasure trove that will s... more
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Winner of the 2006 Donald Hall Prize in Poetry. Angela Ball’s lyrical, wry, and rueful poems float on a river of incongruities on which we may find... more
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The Worry of the Far Right The Reverend Donald Wildmon, executive director Of the American Family Association in Tupelo, Mississippi, birthplace of... more
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In this new collection from WritersCorps, more than 100 young writers express themselves through a common theme peace. The exploration ranges from ... more
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Gelpi (emeritus, American literature, Stanford U.) has created a thoughtful introductory text on the work of Jeffers (d. 1962). His lengthy introdu... more
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Liz Robbins's poems have what only the very best poems have a sturdy toughness undergirding their tenderness. Though the body spins dervishly-almos­... more
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"As good a haiku poet as this country has ever produced."-- Seattle Weekly Like all great writers, Richard Wright never failed to create works of b... more
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Poets of astonishing vision are rare. Mary Ruefle is of their number. Her poems discover the full beauty and anguish of life that most of us dare n... more
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A Companion to Catullus (Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World) (Reprint) (Hardcover)","B­lackwell Companions to the Ancient World
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An anthology of love poems with an international touch features moving and romantic poetry--both original English and translated verse--from every ... more
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