Every day people tune in to The Writer's Almanac on public radio and hear Garrison Keillor read them a poem. And here, for the first time, is an anthology of poems from the show, chosen by the narrator for their wit, their frankness, their passion, their "utter clarity in the face of everything else a person has to deal with at 7 a.m." The title Good Poems comes from common literary parlance. For writers, it's enough to refer to somebody having written...

The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats includes all of the poems authorized by Yeats for inclusion in his standard canon. Breathtaking in range, it encompasses the entire arc of his career, from luminous reworkings of ancient Irish myths and legends to passionate meditations on the demands and rewards of youth and old age, from exquisite, occasionally whimsical songs of love, nature, and art to somber and angry poems of life in a nation torn by war and...

A collection of poems evoking the world and feelings of childhood, including "The land of Counterpane," "My Shadow," "The Swing," "The Moon," and "Looking Forward."

An illustrated collection of twenty-eight notable poems by Rudyard Kipling, with commentary and definitions of unfamiliar words. Includes an introduction about the poet's life and work.

This book introduces the poetry of William Shakespeare through a sampling of sonnets and excerpts from his plays.

Includes 366 poems old and new, one for each day of the year, worth learning by heart.

An illustrated collection of fifteen parodies ranging from skewered nursery rhymes to epic slapstick sagas.

A collection of poems that can be read or listened to with the accompanying CD. The poems on the CD are read by the poets themselves.

"The expertly curated collection of Romantic poetry by women, illustrated with classic Pre-Raphaelite paintings. SOUND THE DEEP WATERS is a beautiful anthology of poetry and art by women from the Victorian Age. Divided into four sections: 'Love's Bitter Sweets, ' 'Moments of Delight, ' 'Dreams and Realities, ' and 'Last Songs, ' this gift-sized book contains works by poets such as Christina Rossetti, Emily Jane Bronte, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning...