poetry

A collection of poems by American author Pierre Alex Jeanty that explores his inner feelings towards his past relationships.

A collection of fifty-three poems about animals.

"A timely . . . edition of a . . . work in Latino literature, National Book Award nominee Gary Soto's first collection (originally published in 1977) draws on California's fertile San Joaquin Valley, the people, the place, and the hard agricultural work done there by immigrants. In these poems, joy and anger, violence and hope are placed in both the metaphorical and very real circumstances of the Valley. Rooted in personal experiences--of the poet as a young man, his friends, family, and neighbors--the poems are spare but expansive. This . . . edition has been expanded with a . . . selection of complementary poems (some previously unpublished) and an . .. introduction by the author"--Provided by publisher.

"This book invites the reader to jump into a selection of poems about the natural world written by people from different places and times. It gives the reader the keys needed to unlock poems. It equips the reader to explore the meanings that a poem has, and it explains the techniques poets use to create their effects" --.

Using seven poems about choices, discusses how to understand poetry, its meanings, and the techniques that poets use to write them.

A collection of poems that pays tribute to the history of the American South and to the Native Guard, one of the first African-American regiments in service during the Civil War.

Presents a collection of poems by Pulitzer Prize winner and Poet Laureate, Rita Dove depicting the many aspects of her cultural heritage.

An illustrated collection of poems about African-American children and their mothers.

Presents Clement Moore's classic poem about a man who catches Santa going about his work on Christmas Eve.

An adaptation of the old counting rhyme about meadow animals and their activities. Includes music score.