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1	Howl, and other poems. more books like this by Allen Ginsberg add to wishlist Ginsberg's celebrated 1956 poem brought the writing of the Beat Generation to widespread attention. In the words of a critic who was there, when Ginsberg read "Howl" aloud for the first time at the Six Gallery in San Francisco in October of 1955, the audience knew "at the deepest level that a barrier had been broken, that a human voice and body ... see all copies from £5.10! new only from £6.58! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Poetics of Space more books like this by Gaston Bachelard, Maria Jolas (Translator) add to wishlist Bachelard's work is as much a phenomenology of house, home, and poetry as it is of mind, the two intimately engendering one another. see all copies from £7.70! new only from £10.03! \| first editions
3	Prophet more books like this by Kahlil Gibran add to wishlist Kahlil Gibran worked on the manuscript for "The Prophet"--his second work in English after "The Madman"--for several years before it was published in October 1923. Both the author and the world consider this his masterpiece, and it has been translated into dozens of languages. "The Prophet" concerns Almustafa, "the chosen one," who, after exile on ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| first editions
4	The Norton Anthology of Poetry more books like this by Margaret Ferguson (Editor) add to wishlist The fourth edition of this standard work contains 1800 poems by 300 poets, with 600 poems and 100 poets newly included. The anthology offers more poetry by women (40 new poets), with special attention to early women poets. The book also includes a greater diversity of American poetry, with double the number of poems by African American, Hispanic, ... see all copies from £5.60! new only from £30.29! \| first editions
5	Edgar Allan Poe Complete Tales & Poems more books like this by Edgar Allan Poe add to wishlist This collection of 73 short stories and 48 poems includes such masterpieces as The Fall of the House of Usher, The Purloined Letter, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven, and The Murders in the Rue Morgue. see all copies from £8.15! new only from £10.59! \| first editions
6	Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson more books like this by Emily Dickinson add to wishlist A collection of all of Emily Dickinson's 1775 poems, which enables readers to see her work as a whole, the complexity of her personality, the fluctuation of her moods, and the development of her style. see all copies from £6.70! new only from £10.55! \| first editions
7	The Making of a Poem more books like this by Mark Strand (Editor), Eavan Boland (Editor) add to wishlist This anthology illuminates the history, practice, and wonder of our most elusive art, poetry. Intended for all those who love poetry, including teachers, readers, writers, and students, the book should be valued by those who feel that an understanding of form-sonnet, ballad, villanelle, and sestina would enhance their appreciation of poetry, but ... see all copies from £8.89! new only from £10.97!
8	Leaves of Grass more books like this by Walt Whitman add to wishlist LEAVES OF GRASS, Whitman's monumental and enormously influential book, was his life's work, going through nine different editions from its first publication in 1855 to the famous "deathbed edition" published the year he died (1892). Influenced by Eastern religions, his years as a journalist, the Civil War, 19th-century expansionism, Nature, the ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.60! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	An introduction to poetry more books like this by X. J. Kennedy add to wishlist Kennedy/Gioia's An Introduction to Poetry, 13th edition continues to inspire students with a rich collection of poems and engaging insights on reading, analyzing, and writing about poetry. The authors of this bestselling book are the recipients of many prestigious poetry awards. Features new to this edition include: Exclusive conversation ... see all copies* from £4.98! new only from £11.83! \| first editions
10	Sound and Sense: An Introduction to Poetry more books like this by Laurence Perrine add to wishlist see all copies from £4.98! new only from £16.06! \| first editions
11 view cover	Omeros more books like this by Derek Walcott add to wishlist There are two currents of history in the author's poem, the visible history charted in events - the tribal losses of the American Indian and the tragedy of African enslavement - and the interior, unwritten epic fashioned from the suffering of the individual in exile. see all copies from £6.21! new only from £7.22! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Good Poems more books like this by Garrison Keillor (Selected by) add to wishlist From the thousands chosen by Garrison Keillor to read on his NPR program A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION, this selection of 350 poems is sorted by subject: "Day's Work," "Sons and Daughters," "Resurrection," and more. The authors range from William Shakespeare to Robert Haas. see all copies from £6.70! new only from £8.79! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	The Practice of Poetry: Writing Exercises from Poets Who Teach more books like this by Robin Behn (Editor), Chase Twichell (Editor), Chase Twitchell add to wishlist A distinctive collection of more than 90 effective poetry-writing exercises combined with corresponding essays to inspire writers of all levels. see all copies from £6.20! new only from £9.67! \| first editions
14 view cover	Poetry: A Pocket Anthology more books like this by R S Gwynn (Editor) add to wishlist Brief and affordable, this pocket-sized anthology focus on the poems at a cost well under that of traditional anthologies. Chronologically organized, the selections represent the full range of poetic tradition from popular ballads to contemporary work. Diversity and flexibility are reflected in the selections by women and writers of color- ... see all copies from £4.98! new only from £5.60! \| first editions
15 view cover	Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing more books like this by Richard Hugo add to wishlist "Richard Hugo's free-swinging, go-for-it remarks on poetry and the teaching of poetry are exactly what are needed in classrooms and in the world."-James Dickey see all copies from £5.76! new only from £9.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Poetry: An Introduction more books like this by Michael Meyer add to wishlist Adapted from Michael Meyer's best-selling "Bedford Introduction to Literature," this anthology responds to the needs of all kinds of poetry courses. Instructors across the country report that especially at schools where there is a decreased emphasis on literature and the humanities, students do not necessarily see literature as relevant to their ... see all copies from £4.98! new only from £5.60! \| first editions
17 view cover	Poetry, Language, Thought more books like this by Martin Heidegger add to wishlist Ostensibly concerned with art, this collection of Heidegger's essays and poetry--including "The Origin of the Work of Art"--is dedicated to understanding the relationship of Being to Dasein. see all copies from £6.22! new only from £9.03! \| first editions
18 view cover	The Best American Poetry more books like this by David Lehman (Editor), Charles Wright (Editor) add to wishlist Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Wright and renowned editor Lehman present the 21st edition of the Best American Poetry series, which Robert Pinsky calls, as good a comprehensive overview of contemporary poetry as there can be. see all copies from £6.23! new only from £6.76! \| first editions
19 view cover	Poetry for Dummies more books like this by Poetry Center, John Timpane, Maureen Watts add to wishlist Sometimes it seems like there are as many definitions of poetry as there are poems. Coleridge defined poetry as "the best words in the best order." St. Augustine called it "the Devil's wine." For Shelley, poetry was "the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds." But no matter how you define it, poetry has exercised a ... see all copies from £5.60! new only from £7.44! \| first editions
20 view cover	The Teachers & Writers Handbook of Poetic Forms more books like this by Ron Padgett (Editor) add to wishlist In this comprehensive reference guide, poetic forms are illuminated in thorough two-page definitions and exemplified by diverse writers, including Shakespeare and Ann Waldman. see all copies from £5.60! new only from £9.48!
21 view cover	Rhyme's Reason: A Guide to English Verse more books like this by Professor John Hollander add to wishlist In this witty handbook Hollander explains poetic form in the actual form in question. The entry on "sestina" is a sestina, "villanelle" is defined with a villanelle, and in turn each difficult form is rendered in an accessible, concrete example. Hollander also provides a more literary example of many of the forms, drawing models from throughout ... see all copies from £5.60! new only from £7.05! \| first editions
22 view cover	Leaves of Grass: The Original 1855 Edition more books like this by Walt Whitman add to wishlist LEAVES OF GRASS, Whitman's monumental and enormously influential book, was his life's work, going through nine different editions from its first publication in 1855 to the famous "deathbed edition" published the year he died (1892). Influenced by Eastern religions, his years as a journalist, the Civil War, 19th-century expansionism, Nature, the ... see all copies from £3.78! new only from £3.78!
23 view cover	Goodbye to all that more books like this by Robert Graves add to wishlist Robert Graves, English novelist, poet and essayist, describes the events of his youth, and how he came--along with the rest of the world--to the end of his innocence during World War I. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.08! \| first editions
24 view cover	Making Your Own Days: The Pleasures of Reading and Writing Poetry more books like this by Kenneth Koch add to wishlist Bollingen Prize-winning poet Kenneth Koch writes entertainingly about both the joy of creating poetry and reading the work of others. The book includes a highly personal anthology, with poems by such varied authors as Homer and Mayakowsky. see all copies from £5.60! new only from £9.29! \| first editions
25 view cover	Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats more books like this by Professor T S Eliot add to wishlist This playful collection is the source of the fantastically successful Broadway musical, "Cats". see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions

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