A unique collection of poems from three writers living under the shadow of the Civil WarThree great American poets, all of whom preferred the solitary life, and yet each responded, in very different w
This is a book that takes on the “hard questions” about the role of poets in society together with the challenges of reading “difficult” poetry. Using the relaxed format of the personal interview, But
The Middle Ages saw an extraordinary flowering of Persian poetry. Though translations began appearing in Europe in the nineteenth century, these remarkable poets--Omar Khayyam, Rumi, Saadi, Sanai, Att
In this generous anthology, Joel Conarroe has assembled the work of eight poets who have shaped--and to some extent defined--American verse since 1940: Elizabeth Bishop, James Merrill, Sylvia Plath, A
"The claim of The Black Poets??to being... an anthology is that it??presents the full range of Black-American poetry,??from the slave songs to the present day. It is??important that folk poetry be inc
Covering 46 poets from more than two centuries of African American literary history, this biocritical dictionary is an important contribution to any reference collection. The poets are situated within
Some of the soldier poets of the Great War, 1914 to 1918: Ivor Gurney, Robert Graves, Charles Sorley, Seigried Sassoon, Rupert Brooke, Wilfred Owen, Isaac Rosenberg, Edgell Rickword, John McCrae, Ewar
Some of the soldier poets of the Great War, 1914 to 1918: Ivor Gurney, Robert Graves, Charles Sorley, Seigried Sassoon, Rupert Brooke, Wilfred Owen, Isaac Rosenberg, Edgell Rickword, John McCrae, Ewar
In celebrating a burgeoning, vibrant, and talented group of Australian poets born after 1968, this anthology comprehensively details a groundbreaking generation that renewed and reinvigorated poetry i
"The poets in this volume, like those in the first four volumes, deserve to be better known, but public promotion of the poets was never my primary aim. That would be a bonus, but only a bonus. Rather
With contributions from 35 poets, this diverse compilation features the spectrum of Canadian poetry from the last hundred years. Representing various styles and traditions, it explores a lineage of mo
Women Latin Poets addresses women's relationship to culture between the first century B.C. and the eighteenth century A.D. by studying women's poetry in Latin. Based entirely on original archival rese
"In this radical anthology, the work of three of Ireland's most important and best-loved contemporary poets is featured. Each has, in a different way, cleared new creative space from which to speak an
尼琪．葛萊姆斯以創新詩法，重新詮釋哈林文藝復興時期被忽視的女性詩人作品。本書結合多位非裔美國女性插畫家的獨特畫作，展現跨時代女性詩人的聲音與力量。附有序文、歷史簡介與詩人小傳，是兼具藝術性與教育價值的珍貴詩集。From Children's Literature Legacy Award-winning author Nikki Grimes comes a feminist-forward new collection of poetry celebrating the little-known women poets of the Harlem Renaissance--paired with full-color, original art from today's most talented female African-American illustrators. For centuries, accomplished women--of all races--have fallen out of the historical records. The same is true for gifted, prolific, women poets of the Harlem Renaissance who are little known, especially as compared to their male counterparts. In this poetry collection, bestselling author Nikki Grimes uses The Golden Shovel poetic method to create wholly original poems based on the works of these groundbreaking women-and to introduce readers to their work. Each poem is paired with one-of-a-kind art from today's most exciting female African-American illustrators: Vanessa Brantley-Newton, Cozbi A. Cabrer
Until recently, many of America's ethnic poets remained underrepresented in classrooms and literary anthologies. This volume, celebrating the lives and works of 75 significant poets, testifies to the
Feminist efforts have recovered the works of early women poets, and much of this rediscovered work now appears in anthologies. As a result, women poets writing today must not only struggle against a l
Todd Anderson and his friends at Welton Academy can hardly believe how different life is since their new English professor, the flamboyant John Keating, has challenged them to "make your live
Since the cultural conflicts over the Vietnam War and civil rights protests, poets and poetry have consistently raised questions surrounding public address, social relations, friction between global p
Poetry. Latino/Latina Studies. Translated from the Spanish by many hands. This anthology offers a broad spectrum of modern and contemporary Chilean poetry, including both works by such eminent figures
A comprehensive resource offers alphabetically arranged essays on sixty-seven poets including Nicaragua's Ruben Dario, China's Li Bo, Nigeria's Chinua Achebe, and Korea's Ko Un.
National Book Critics Circle Award FinalistIn this stunning volume of epic breadth, Michael Schmidt connects the lives and works of more than 300 poets over the last 700 years--spanning distant shores
This three-volume set collects biographical sketches and critical studies of 110 of the world's best-known poets from antiquity to the late twentieth century. Designed to survey the essential poets wh
By systematically analyzing Dante's attitudes toward the poets who appear throughout his texts, Teodolinda Barolini examines his beliefs about the limits and purposes of textuality and, most crucially
By systematically analyzing Dante's attitudes toward the poets who appear throughout his texts, Teodolinda Barolini examines his beliefs about the limits and purposes of textuality and, most crucially
The first installation in a groundbreaking series, this compendium showcases the work of new poets Scott-Patrick Mitchell, J. P. Quinton, and Emma Rooksby. Edited by the award-winning poet and novelis
