New and Selected Poems


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One of the astonishing aspects of [Oliver's] work is the consistency of tone over this long period. What changes is an increased focus on nature and an increased precision with language that has made her one of our very best poets. . . . These poems sustain us rather than divert us. Although few poets have fewer human beings in their poems than Mary Oliver, it is ironic that few poets also go so far to help us forward.




A Poem a Day


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A wonderful collection of poetry for young readers. Ages 6+.




The Collected Poems of William Carlos Williams: 1909-1939


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Considered by many to be the most characteristically American of our twentieth-century poets, William Carlos Williams "wanted to write a poem / that you would understand / ,,,But you got to try hard—." So that readers could more fully understand the extent of Williams' radical simplicity, all of his published poetry, excluding Paterson, was reissued in two definite volumes, of which this is the first.




Kipling


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The Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry


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A new revision of the classic anthology presents 195 poets and 1,596 poems representing the range of English language modern and contemporary poetry.










Poems, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from Poems, Vol. 1 of 2 Unalterable impreflions in his maturer years. His fatire, if it may be called fo, is benevolent, (like the operations of the ikilful and humane furgeon who wounds only to heal) dictated by a juti re gard for the honour of God, an indignant grief excited by the profligacy of the age, and a tender compafiion for the fouls of men. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




Poems for the Millennium


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