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More copies of this ISBN:Other titles in the Poem a Day series:Poem a Day #02: Poem a Day: A Wide Range of Classic and Modern Poemsby Laurie Sheck
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:THE ORIGINAL Poem a Day has sold more than fifty thousand copies and is still going strong. It is a perennial gift-giving favorite and a word-of-mouth sensation among those who want poetry to be a greater presence in their lives. Like its predecessor, Poem a Day, Volume 2 offers a verse for each day of the year along with brief, often amusing, always interesting anecdotes about the poets and their poems. Laurie Sheck, a prize-winning poet in her own right, carries on the Poem a Day tradition by selecting a wide range of great poems that are short enough to memorize, substantive enough to be read again and again, and accessible enough to be enjoyed and appreciated by a wide readership. On the whole, Poem a Day, Volume 2 is a bit more modern than the original collection, a bit more international. Included are Elizabeth Bishop, Langston Hughes, Czeslaw Misloz, Emily Dickinson, William Carlos Williams, William Shakespeare, Emily Bronte, Rumi, Bertolt Brecht, Henry David Thoreau, Lewis Carroll, Yusef Komunyaaka, Octavio Paz, Adrienne Rich, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Walt Whitman, Rudyard Kipling, Sharon Olds, Seamus Heaney, Gary Snyder, Sylvia Plath, Tru Vu . . . the varied list goes on and on. Every day is different, a surprise, and an adventure led by a knowledgeable guide whose love of all good verse shines through on every page. Synopsis:Like its predecessor, Poem a Day: Volume Two contains 366 entries, one for each day of the year, plus brief, often amusing, always fascinating anecdotes and information about the poets and their poems. Drawn from the canon, translation, and contemporary poems, these works range in tone from tragedy to whimsy. Editor Laurie Sheck, whose own poetry has won wide acclaim, takes readers on a daily trip down the centuries and around the world, from the visionary style of Rumi to the challenging work of Brecht, from the socially conscious poetry of Gwendolyn Brooks to the avant-garde writings of Gary Snyder. Other selections include poems by Czeslaw Milosz, John Donne, Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, Raphael Alberti, Seamus Heaney, Marianne Moore, and many others. These poems are short enough to memorize, substantive enough to bear repeated readings, and accessible enough to be appreciated by both new and seasoned readers of poetry. Synopsis:Like its predecessor, volume two contains 366 entries, one for each day of the year, plus brief, often amusing, always fascinating anecdotes and information about the poets and their poems. About the AuthorLAURIE SHECK is the author of four books of poetry. The Willow Grove (Knopf, 1998) was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Her most recent collection is Black Series (Knopf, 2001). Her work appears widely in such journals and magazines as the New Yorker, Kenyon Review, and Boston Review. She has been a member of the creative writing faculty at Princeton University and currently teaches in the M.F.A. program at the New School. She lives in New York City. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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