english poetry

A collection of animal poems by authors including Rachel Field, Shel Silverstein, and John Ciardi.

This collection of three stories and five poems from the original Pooh books has been specially selected for bedtime reading.

A collection of poems for young readers about ghosts.

A collection of haiku or "poems of seventeen syllables (in the original Japanese) in three lines... The verses here follow a day of spring from the early-morning admonition to a careless grasshopper to the glowing goodnight of a firefly." Publisher's note.

An annotated selection from Geoffrey Chaucer's medieval classic, "The Canterbury Tales," a series of stories narrated by pilgrims on their way to the shrine of Saint Thomas a Becket in Canterbury Cathedral.

Contains a collection of poems about astronomy, geography, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, and the scientists themselves.

A classic guide to the art of poetry in a newly revised and expanded edition--Cover.

Her sister's love saves Laura from the poison of the fruit she bought from the goblins in the haunted glen.

A collection of poems grouped under the headings, "Legends," "People," "Simple Things," "Mysterious Things," and "Ballads.".

Presents an anthology of 250 poems in English, featuring selections from over two hundred poets writing from the Renaissance to the late twentieth century. Includes biographical notes and a glossary.