Ride a Purple Pelican
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Ride a Purple Pelican
A collection of short nonsense verses and humorous poetry. Color illustrations accompany the text.
Poetry
Something Big Has Been Here
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Something Big Has Been Here
A collection of short poems by the author and illustrator team who created The New Kid on the Block. Illustrated with ink drawings.
Poetry
Beneath a Blue Umbrella
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Beneath a Blue Umbrella
A collection of 28 poems.
Watercolor-and-ink paintings illustrate the text. Selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1990.
Poetry
For Girls Who Draw Outside the Lines
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For Girls Who Draw Outside the Lines
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Poetry
Metamorphoses
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Metamorphoses
A version that has been long awaited, and likely to become the new standard.—Washington PostOvid's epic poem—whose theme of change has resonated throughout the ages—is one of the most important texts of Western imagination, an inspiration from Dante's times to the present day, when writers such as Salman Rushdie and Italo Calvino have found a living source in Ovid's work. Charles Martin combines a close fidelity to Ovid's text with verse that catches the speed and liveliness of the original. Martin'sMetamorphoses will be the translation of choice for contemporary readers in English. This volume also includes endnotes and a glossary of people, places, and personifications.
Poetry
Wild Leaves
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Wild Leaves
A somber collection pays tribute to talented artists, celebrities, and the author's friends who have died from AIDS or other circumstances and illustrates Smith's belief in the continuance of life during troublesome times.
Poetry
Mountain Home
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Mountain Home
Award-winning translator David Hinton has presents an extremely varied collection of ancient Chinese rivers and mountains poetry. The poems range in time from the fifth through the 13th centuries, cover subject matter from social criticism to comedy, and include the work of Li Po, Tu Fu, and others. All the poems are about the interaction of man and the wilderness, and include a passionate appreciation of the natural world.
Poetry
From Totems to Hip-Hop
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From Totems to Hip-Hop
Celebrated novelist, poet, and MacArthur fellow Ishmael Reed pushes the boundaries once again in the publication of From Totems to Hip Hop--a truly all-inclusive multicultural anthology--a literary event which will finally even the playing field. This important collection synthesizes and presents broad swaths of work from poets of all races and backgrounds, as only Reed can, ranging from Gertrude Stein to Ai, from Bessie Smith to Askia Toure, from W. C. Handy to the little-known poetry of Ernest Hemingway. Through his unique position in American letters, as writer, teacher, and even publisher, Reed has an unparalleled working knowledge of many of the more marginalized voices in American poetry. This collection will reflect that unique access by including acknowledged masters as well as lesser known talents in greater variety than any previous anthology. From Totems to Hip Hop will cover American poetry from its pre-Columbian origins to the hip hop lyricists of today and, with the guidance of Reed's thoughtful and provocative introduction and headnotes, trace the remarkably rich cross-pollination which has continually occurred across racial and cultural lines.
Poetry