poets, american

Contains a collection of letters Emily Dickinson wrote to her friends and family between 1845 and 1886.

A biography of American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay.

An illustrated, brief overview of the life of E. E. Cummings.

The memoir of American writer Richard Blanco in which he reflects on his childhood, sexuality, and artistic identity.

Traces the life of the Baptist clergyman and poet who wrote the words to the patriotic song, "My Country 'Tis of Thee.".

Biography of twentieth-century poet Sara Teasdale, drawing from personal papers that had been withheld from publication for nearly fifty years after her death to reconstruct her tragic history, and including samples of her poetry and prose.

An exploration of the life and work of 19th-century American writer Walt Whitman, whose poetry is known for both its passionate celebration of American life and its direct, speechlike style.

A hilarious and moving memoir--in the spirit of Anne Lamott and Nora Ephron--about a woman who returns home to her close-knit Mennonite family after a personal crisis.

"You never heard of the poet Paul Laurence Dunbar? Child, where've you been? So begins this biography of a great nineteenth-century American poet. From his childhood in poverty through his struggles to find acceptance as a writer to his immense fame and untimely death, Dunbar's story is one of triumph and tragedy. But his much-beloved poetry, written in both Standard English and in dialect, remains a legacy that continues to delight readers today.".