Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Arizona

New and Selected Poems

In an illuminating collection of selected poems over thirty-five years, one of our most essential American poets casts a clear eye on our politics, our places, and our heart's hidden stories.

D. Nurkse's immigrant parents met on a boat out of Europe in 1940; he was a child of the generation whose anxieties were forged in the shadow of Hiroshima and the aftermath of WWII. His poems extend that child's dignified ignorance into an open encounter with the cataclysms of the latter twentieth century and with family structures.
 
Whispers of the old country of Estonia provide the backdrop for the boy's baseballs, thrown in the fading twilight of the 1950s ("Secretly, I was proudest of my skill / at standing alone in the darkness"). The young man explores sexual passion and the arrival of a child in a young marriage ("We showed her daylight in our cupped hands"), while the mature poet writes of loneliness and community in our cities ("but on the streets / there was no one"), and the urgent need for us to keep expressing our will as citizens.
 
Throughout this matchless career, over eleven books, Nurkse has crafted visceral lines that celebrate the fragility of what simply exists--birdsong, moonrise, illness, water towers--and the complexity of human perception, our stumble forward through it toward understanding. 

A Country of Strangers

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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Maryland

Poems about the Earth

This provocative collection of poems ranges from such lofty subjects as an astronaut’s view of Earth to the burrows of worms and little creatures within the earth, “where I try to tread softly: a quiet giant leaving only footprints on the roof.” Marilyn Singer’s lilting free verse offers visual images that give us fresh new insights and respect for the mighty power of volcanoes, fens, islands, deserts, dunes, and natural disasters. Singer’s easily accessible poems also include some of the lighter moments of childhood, such as sliding on ice and playing in mud. Meilo So’s distinctive india ink drawings on rice paper provide an especially handsome showcase for these buoyant nature poems. From the Hardcover edition.

Footprints on the Roof

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Gail Harvey

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Oregon

New Poetry

A collection of poems about children features works by Blake, Longfellow, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and others

Poems of Childhood

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Presents four illustrated poems of Edward Lear: "Lines to a Young Lady," "The Jumblies," "The Owl and the Pussycat," and "The Pobble Who Has No Toes."

The Owl and the Pussycat

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Cyndy Szekeres

Retired school library book. Previous owner’s information has been blackened out on the inside of the front, back covers, as well as, on this book belongs to page. Interior pages are in excellent condition. 

North Carolina

A collection of short poems by such writers as Margaret Wise Brown, Langston Hughes, Jane Yolen, and Marchette Chute, all illustrated with rabbits, mice, cats, bears, and other animals.

A Small Child's Book of Cozy Poems

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Mattie J. T. Stepanek

Retired school library book. Previous owner’s information has been blackened out on the inside of the front and back covers. Interior pages are in excellent condition.

Heartsongs

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Michigan

Prayers and Poems for Children

This delightful collection of poems and prayers offers children and their parents a personal way to draw closer to God and one another. Selections include tuneless verses by Robert Browning and -Ralph Waldo Emerson and modern reflections from Madeleine L'Engle and Nikki Grimes. The innocent prayers of children and the endearing works of new poets are also included. The carefully chosen words help children express their thanks joys, and concerns as the enchanting artwork shows that you can pray about what is in your heart and on your mind -- anytime at all.

⭐ Amazing Graces

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Brenda Shaughnessy

Kentucky

Poems

The award-winning poet weaves a tapestry of literary heritage and intimate reflection as she pays tribute to women artists and mentors, and circles the ongoing mysteries of friendship, love, art, and loss.

In this powerful gathering of poems about her own "influencers," as well as poems on Dadaist artist Méret Oppenheim and the young choreographer Lauren Lovette, Brenda Shaughnessy dwells in memories of the women who set her on her artistic path. 

In the title poem, she explores the eternal quality of an intense touchstone relationship with Tanya, about whom she writes, "Everyone's not you to me . . . Worth loving once, why not now?" We all have our own Tanya, and in this book we meet friends, mentors, sisters, lovers, who inhabit a verse classroom where Shaughnessy's passion for literature--forged in her own formative studies, as in the poem "Coursework"--is our teacher. 

In flowing stair-step tercets, Shaughnessy leads us down into her generative core, exposing moments of spiritual and intellectual awakening, her love of art and the written word, and her sense of the life force itself, which is ignited by the conversation--across time and space--with other women.

Tanya

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Caroline Kaufman

Ohio

From the team behind the acclaimed "Light Filters In" comes a brand-new illustrated poetry collection.

When the World Didn't End: Poems

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Charles Sullivan

Massachusetts

Includes a selection of poems by American poets and works of art by a variety of artists. A collection of well-known poems, from Ogden Nash to Walt Whitman, with accompanying illustrations that also represent a wide range of artists and styles. A number of garden poems are matched with beautiful color reproductions of famous paintings. Includes a selection of poems by American poets and works of art by a variety of artists.

Imaginary Gardens

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Carl. Sandburg

A Love Poem

With great difficulty a young man brings his sweetheart an aurora borealis for a birthday present to show his love for her.

Not Everyday an Aurora Borealis for Your Birthday

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Georgia

In the vein of poetry collections like Milk and Honey and Adultolescence, this compilation of short, powerful poems from teen Instagram sensation @poeticpoison perfectly captures the human experience. In Light Filters In, Caroline Kaufman—known as @poeticpoison—does what she does best: reflects our own experiences back at us and makes us feel less alone, one exquisite and insightful piece at a time. She writes about giving up too much of yourself to someone else, not fitting in, endlessly Googling “how to be happy,” and ultimately figuring out who you are. This hardcover collection features completely new material plus some fan favorites from Caroline's account. Filled with haunting, spare pieces of original art, Light Filters In will thrill existing fans and newcomers alike. it’s okay if some things are always out of reach. if you could carry all the stars in the palm of your hand, they wouldn’t be half as breathtaking

Light Filters in: Poems

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Joyce Rupp

Mary Southard

Missouri

An Invitation to Experience Our Oneness

The bestselling author of May I Have This Dance? joins with the artist of the popular Earth Calendar in an inspiring book affirming life's goodness.

The Cosmic Dance

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Kurt Cyrus

New Hampshire

Rhymes of Blunder from Six Feet Under

The spectacular rhymes of Kurt Cyrus, paired with the deliciously grim illustrations of Crab Scrambly, take readers on an adventure through the friendliest and wackiest graveyard you'll ever find! This collection of dead-pan poems is sure to be a perennial favorite and is the perfect off-beat introduction to poetry.

Your Skeleton Is Showing

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Margaret Atwood

New York

New Poems

In Dearly, Margaret Atwood's first collection of poetry in over a decade, Atwood addresses themes such as love, loss, the passage of time, the nature of nature and - zombies. Her new poetry is introspective and personal in tone, but wide-ranging in topic. In poem after poem, she casts her unique imagination and unyielding, observant eye over the landscape of a life carefully and intuitively lived. While many are familiar with Margaret Atwood's fiction--including her groundbreaking and bestselling novels The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments, Oryx and Crake, among others--she has, from the beginning of her career, been one of our most significant contemporary poets. And she is one of the very few writers equally accomplished in fiction and poetry. This collection is a stunning achievement that will be appreciated by fans of her novels and poetry readers alike.

Dearly

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Marilyn Singer

A Book of Reverso Poems

With 6 starred reviews, 8 best of the year lists, and over 20 state award nominations, everyone is raving about Mirror Mirror!

"Remarkable."--The Washington Post

"This mind-bending poetry is accompanied by Masse's equally intelligent, equally amusing art."--Time Out New York for Kids

What's brewing when two favorites--poetry and fairy tales--are turned (literally) on their heads? It's a revolutionary recipe: an infectious new genre of poetry and a lovably modern take on classic stories.

First, read the poems forward (how old-fashioned!), then reverse the lines and read again to give familiar tales, from Sleeping Beauty to that Charming Prince, a delicious new spin. Witty, irreverent, and warm, this gorgeously illustrated and utterly unique offering holds a mirror up to language and fairy tales, and renews the fun and magic of both.

Mirror Mirror

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Helen Steiner Rice

Retired school library book. Pen marking on the inside cover. Inscribed page. The rest of the pages are in like new condition.

Poems of soaring uplift, inspiring faith, spiritual challenge, and down-to-earth directness that speaks to the heart.

A Collection of Love Gifts

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New Jersey

Book Two

Night Lights & Pillow Fights

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A. A. Milne

Louisiana

Celebrate the 90th birthday of one of the world's most beloved icons of children's literature, Winnie-the-Pooh!

Whether you're six, sixty-six, or anywhere in between, this enchanting collection of verses about Christopher Robin and, of course, Winnie-the-Pooh, will enchant.  

Filled with gentle humor and playful rhythms, Now We Are Six contains some of the best-loved poems for children. Between its pages, readers will delight in the always accessible, sun-filled realm of the imagination, perfectly rendered in Ernest Shepard's beautiful illustrations. The essential book for that all-important birthday, Now We Are Six is a classic in its own right, treasured by every new generation of readers.

Now We Are Six

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Twenty-three light poems with bouncing rhythms.

Blackberry Ink

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Blanche Fisher Wright

Retired school classroom book. Like new condition minus some binding fraying on the bottom left corner of the cover. Interior pages are like new.

"Rock-a-Bye, Baby." "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe." "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep." Every child's bookshelf needs a copy of Mother Goose-and this marvelously illustrated edition by Blanche Fisher Wright features all the favorites, from "Old Mother Hubbard" and "Three Blind Mice," to "Little Miss Muffett" and "The House that Jack Built."

Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes

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Jack Prelutsky

Retired school library book. Previous owner’s information has been blackened out on the inside of the front and back covers. Interior pages are in good condition. Jacket has tearing on the back cover. 

Twenty-eight rollicking rhymes from the undisputed master of hilarious verse for children, Jack Prelutsky, are matched with enchanting illustrations by Petra Mathers in this uproarious poetry collection. 

In this collection there are tongue-twisting (but real) places to visit, such as Tuscaloosa and Winnemucca. There are remarkable sights, such as an elephant perched in a sycamore tree. And there are unforgettable characters, including Granny Gooding, Sarah Small, and Barnaby Boone, all of whose poems are guaranteed to make you smile. Young, sweet, and simply silly, you can bet your boots that this book will have everyone seeing red--suspenders, that is!



From Minneapolis to the Grand Canyon, Tuscaloosa to Seattle, families across the country will love this irresistible modern classic!

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D. Nurkse

A Country of Strangers

Marilyn Singer

Footprints on the Roof

Gail Harvey; Random House Value Publishing Staff

Poems of Childhood

John W. Ingram (Editor); Charles Reasoner (Illustrator)

The Owl and the Pussycat

Cyndy Szekeres

A Small Child's Book of Cozy Poems

Mattie J. T. Stepanek

Heartsongs

June Cotner; Jan Palmer (Illustrator)

⭐ Amazing Graces

Brenda Shaughnessy

Tanya

Caroline Kaufman

When the World Didn't End: Poems

Charles Sullivan

Imaginary Gardens

Carl. Sandburg

Not Everyday an Aurora Borealis for Your Birthday

Caroline Kaufman

Light Filters in: Poems

Joyce Rupp; Mary Southard

The Cosmic Dance

Kurt Cyrus

Your Skeleton Is Showing

Margaret Atwood

Dearly

Marilyn Singer

Mirror Mirror

Helen Steiner Rice

A Collection of Love Gifts

Guy Gilchrist

Night Lights & Pillow Fights

Caroline Kaufman; Yelena Bryksenkova (Illustrator)

When the World Didn't End: Poems

A. A. Milne

Now We Are Six

Eve Merriam; Hans Wilhelm (Illustrator)

Blackberry Ink

Blanche Fisher Wright

Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes

Jack Prelutsky

The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders

Linda Rhodes

How Do I Love Ther