Poetry

"A poem is never a put-up job—it begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness." Robert Frost

Updated April 8, 2024
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The complete collected poems of Maya Angelou.
Angelou, Maya
Paper Book
For the first time, the complete collection of Maya Angelou's published poems-including "On the Pulse of Morning"-in a permanent collectible, handsome hardcover edition.
811.54 Angelou 2015
The poetry of Robert Frost /
Frost, Robert, 1874-1963
Paper Book
This is the only comprehensive volume of Frost's published verse. These pages comprise the entire contents of his eleven books of poetry, from A Boy's Will (1913) to In the Clearing (1962). Book jacket.
811.52 Frost 1986
Poems and other writings
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
Paper Book
No American writer of the nineteenth century was more universally enjoyed and admired than Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. His works were extraordinary bestsellers for their era, achieving fame both here and abroad. Now, for the first time in over twenty-five years, The Library of America offers a full...
811.3 L86po
The complete tales & poems of Edgar Allan Poe
Poe, Edgar Allan
Paper Book
In Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales and Poems, fans may indulge in all of Poe's most imaginative short-stories, including The Fall of the House of Usher, The Murders in Rue Morgue, The Tell-Tale Heart, Ligeia, and Ms. In a Bottle. His complete early and...
818.3 P752co
Why poetry
Zapruder, Matthew
Paper Book
An impassioned call for a return to reading poetry and an incisive argument for poetry's accessibility to all readers, by critically acclaimed poet Matthew Zapruder In Why Poetry, award-winning poet Matthew Zapruder takes on what it is that poetry--and poetry alone--can do. Zapruder argues...
809.1 Zapruder 2017

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