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Cross of Snow: A Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Essential for biography and literary collections; a sheer joy to read for its portrayal of the amazing life of the first “poet of the people.” [See Prepub Alert, 12/9/19.]
The Beauty of Living: E.E. Cummings in the Great War
Placing Cummings in the context of the “War Poets,” Rosenblitt breathes new life back into poems too often anthologized and too little read. Highly recommended.
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What Is the Grass: Walt Whitman in My Life
Despite its flaws, this important and very personal take on Whitman’s lasting influence as “America’s Poet” should be a worthwhile addition to libraries with strong poetry or LGBTQ collections.
Coleridge, the Wordsworths, and Their Year of Marvels: The Making of Poetry
Nicolson’s gifts, both as a writer and a scholar, shine brightly, offering readers a thrilling glimpse into the marvelous work that is the “making of poetry.” Interspersed throughout are beautiful and simple woodcuts by artist Tom Hammick that may inspire readers to take up a pen and do a little making of their own. Highly recommended for all libraries.
Don’t Read Poetry: A Book About How To Read Poems
A wonderful guide to a misunderstood art. Essential for all libraries.
How a Poem Moves: A Field Guide for Readers Afraid of Poetry
Sol deserves to be read widely and freely; his humble witness to the simple art of reading may be this book's most important gift. Libraries should have multiple copies.
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Libraries building Chinese literature collections will love this book. Essential for academic libraries and recommended for large poetry holdings. [See Prepub Alert, 7/30/18.]—Herman Sutter, St. Agnes Acad., Houston
The Banished Immortal: A Life of Li Bai
Libraries building Chinese literature collections will love this book. Essential for academic libraries and recommended for large poetry holdings. [See Prepub Alert, 7/30/18.]—Herman Sutter, St. Agnes Acad., Houston
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A worthy companion to Wiman's wonderful My Bright Abyss, this belongs in libraries everywhere.
He Held Radical Light: The Art of Faith, the Faith of Art
A worthy companion to Wiman's wonderful My Bright Abyss, this belongs in libraries everywhere.
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Highly recommended for academic and poetry collections.
Dickinson's Nerves, Frost's Woods: Poetry in the Shadow of the Past
Highly recommended for academic and poetry collections.