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National Poetry Month April 2023 |
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Hard-boiled bugs for breakfast : and other tasty poems
by Jack Prelutsky
"More than 100 funny new poems from Jack Prelutsky, the nation's first children's poet laureate, in a wide array of poetic forms, from haiku to concrete poems and everything in between, and hilariously illustrated in black-and-white on every page"
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Sister Spring
by James Christopher Carroll
Capturing the life-affirming renewal of the season, this poetic personification of spring follows Sister Spring, who awakens to provide beautiful sunrises, blooming trees, sudden showers and other springtime wonders.
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And yet : poems
by Kate Baer
"Kate Baer shot into the literary stratosphere with the publication of her debut poetry collection, What Kind of Woman, which became an instant #1 New York Times bestseller. Kate's second full-length book of traditional poetry, And Yet, dives deeper intothe themes that are the hallmarks of her writing: motherhood, friendship, love, and loss. Taken together, these poems demonstrate the remarkable evolution of a writer and an artist working at the height of her craft, pushing herself and her poetry in a beautiful and impressive way"
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Balladz
by Sharon Olds
"A new poetry collection from Pulitzer and T. S. Eliot Prize winner Sharon Olds. "At the time of have-not, I look at myself in this mirror," writes Olds in this self-scouring, exhilarating volume, which opens with a section of quarantine poems, and at its center boasts what she calls Amherst Balladz (whose syntax honors Emily Dickinson: "she was our Girl - our Woman - / Man enough - for me") and many more in her own contemporary, long-flowing-sentence rhythm, in which she sings of her childhood, young womanhood, and old age all mixed up together, seeing an early lover in the one who is about to buried; seeing her white privilege without apology; seeing her mother, whom readers of Olds will recognize, "flushed and exalted at punishment time"; seeing how we've spoiled the earth but carrying a stray indoor spider carefully back out to the garden. It is Sharon's gift to us that in her richly detailed exposure of her sorrows she can still elegize songbirds, her true kin, and write that heaven comes here in life, not after it"
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The best American poetry 2022
by Matthew Zapruder
Chosen from print and online magazines, from the popular to the little-known, this collection of 75 poems showcases the years most brilliant, striking and innovative poems, along with comments from the poets themselves lending insight into their work.
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Time is a mother
by Ocean Vuong
The highly anticipated collection of poems from an award-winning writer.
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Unraveling : Poems
by Brandon Leake
From famous spoken word poet, artistic educator, and founder/CEO of “Called to Move” Brandon Leake comes his debut poetry collection Unraveling. In an era of self love, the ability to love oneself is only as effective as the ability to know oneself. Throughout his collection, Leake asks readers to look at something beautiful, yet still see its flaws. On the flip side, he encourages readers to look at something evil, and yet still see the beauty it holds.
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Voices of the people
by Joseph Bruchac
"Through poems that capture the essence of each person's life, acclaimed Native American writer Joseph Bruchac introduces readers to famous indigenous leaders from The Peacemaker in 1000 A.D. to modern day dancer Maria Tallchief and Cherokee chief Wilma Mankiller. Each poem is illustrated by a modern-day tribally enrolled artist"
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100 poems to break your heart
by Edward Hirsch
In this collection for anyone trying to process grief, loneliness and fear, a celebrated poet selects 100 poems, from the 19th century to the present, unpacking context and references to help the reader fully experience the range of emotion and wisdom within them.
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A is for oboe : the orchestra's alphabet
by Lera Auerbach
In this clever and compelling poetry collection, a composer and classical pianist come together to paint an extraordinary portrait of the orchestra, using the structure of the alphabet in a new and wonderful way.
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