poetry

Presents an illustrated collection of poems which evokes the sights and sounds of the Caribbean, featuring selections from over thirty poets, including John Agard, James Berry, and Benjamin Zepthaniah.

This expansion of the original verse includes the animals, plants, and geographical features of the American Southwest. Provides additional information on the history of the region and the habits of the wildlife.

A collection of illustrated poems about events and beliefs involving the full moon.

A collection of poems by award-winning poet Tony Hoagland in which he reflects on modern American life.

The noble Knight, the tipsy Miller, the hypocritical Pardoner, the randy Wife of Bath, and other pilgrims trade stories on their way to the shrine of St. Thomas a Beckett at Canterbury.

Features thirty-one poems by the American poet with some about the Pacific Northwest.

Quebrado has been a slave on captain Bernadino de Talavera's pirate ship for years, but when a hurricane sinks the ship and kills most of the crew, Quebrado escapes to safety and finds acceptance and refuge in a nearby village.

A series of dramatic monologues, in which inhabitants of the cemetery on the hill overlooking the fictional Midwestern town of Spoon River reveal the shocking scandals and tragic secrets of their lives. Includes an introduction, an afterword, and a bibliography.

Presents a collection of poetry inspired by the conflict of the Civil War, and includes works by Longfellow, Whitman, Melville, and Sidney Lanier, among others.

Photographic collection of poems representative of the many different styles and traditions of American poetry, drawn from all geographic regions of the country.