Edward Hirsch
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Publication Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
A Poet's Glossary was an extraordinary achievement that continues to stand as a definitive source for poets and poetry lovers alike. Here, The Essential Poet's Glossary gleans the very best from that extraordinary volume. "An instant classic that belongs on the bookshelf of every serious poet and literature student." --Washington PostChancellor of the Academy of American Poets Edward Hirsch has compiled poetic terms spanning centuries and continents,...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Publication Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
"'My grandparents taught me to write my sins on paper and cast them into the water on the first day of the New Year. They didn't expect an entire book,' Hirsch says in the 'prologue' to this glorious festival of knife-sharp observations. In micro chapters-sometimes only a single scathing sentence long-with titles like 'Call to Breakfast,' 'Pay Cash,' 'The Sorrow of Manly Sports,' and 'Aristotle on Lawrence Avenue,' Eddie's gambling father, Ruby, son...
Author
Publication Date
2020
Language
English
Description
"Everything Comes Next contains Naomi Shihab Nye's most beloved poems, including 'Famous,' 'A Valentine for Ernest Mann,' 'Kindness,' and 'Gate A-4,' as well as new, unpublished poems. It is an introduction to the poet's work for new readers, as well as a comprehensive edition for classrooms"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publication Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"The definitive collection of poems from Pulitzer Prize winner, MacArthur Fellow, and National Book Award winner Galway Kinnell. "It's the poet's job to figure out what's happening within oneself, to figure out the connection between the self and the world, and to get it down in words that have a certain shape, that have a chance of lasting." --Galway Kinnell. This long-awaited volume brings together for the first time the life's work of a major American...
7) Girl: Broken
Author
Publication Date
2021
Language
English
Description
The escaped victim of a cult is at risk of being, swallowed up again in this tense novel of psychological suspense by the author of Only You...
When Daisy wakes up, she knows something is very wrong. She is alone in her flat and a mobile phone is ringing. A message for her flashes up on the screen. The problem is, Daisy doesn't own a mobile...
As a survivor of a malevolent cult known as The Fishermen, she still suffers from her past. Having made...