english poetry

Presents 133 of the world's most famous poems performed and artistically interpreted by the First Poetry Quartet and celebrity guests.

Provides brief biographies, personal reminiscences, and contemporary critical essays on the writings of John Donne and other metaphysical poets.

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of the Pearl Poet.

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of George Herbert.

Provides a critical introduction to the British poets movement of the 1950s.

Chronicles the life of the English romantic poet Lord Byron and discusses his literary accomplishments, his personal relationships, and other related topics.

Provides a critical, interpretative study outlining the life, work,and relevant historical background of Alfred Lord Tennyson.

Life was supposed to be better after the war. Seventeen-year-old Henry Knights knows different. Henry's older brother returns from overseas a changed man just as his father decides to run for public office. Within days, his brother's PTSD and his father's campaign turn life upside down, as does the arrival of a famous war reporter. Caught in chaos, Henry and his twin sister, both adopted, consider finding their birth family.

Lily Landon knows college is the ticket out of her boring small town and her first step to becoming a lawyer like the ones she watches on television. To help her applications stand out, Lily joins Green for Good, her school's environmental club, and meets Fiona, a passionate activist who will do everything it takes to protect the planet. As Lily grows closer to Fiona, she realizes ""everything it takes"" may mean getting arrested, and a criminal record does not look good on college applications. How can Lily save the Earth without destroying her future?.