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Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Maryland

The absurd and fanciful verses of Edward Lear-from "The Owl and the Pussy-cat" to "The Jumblies," from "The Scroobious Pip" to countless limericks-have enchanted generations of readers, children and adults alike. This delightful collection, the most comprehensive ever compiled of his work, presents all of Lear's verse and other nonsense writings, including stories, letters, and illustrated alphabets, as well as previously unpublished material. Featuring Lear's own line drawings throughout and an introduction by leading Lear authority Vivien Noakes, this captivating volume reveals a complex man of ample talents, achievements, and influence-and is teeming with timeless nonsense.

The Complete Verse and Other Nonsense

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Virginia

Poetry & Prose Paperback 

The much anticipated new book by international bestselling author Lang Leav. A breathtakingly beautiful collection of contemporary poetry and prose, offering powerful insights into love, heartbreak, relationships, and self-empowerment. Filled with wisdom and encouragement, every single page is a testament to the power of words, and the impact they can have on the relationships you build with others. And most importantly, the one you have with yourself. Lang Leav captures the intricacies of emotions like few others can. It's no wonder she has been recognized as a major influencer of the modern poetry movement and her writing has inspired a whole new generation of poets to pick up a pen. Love Looks Pretty on You is truly the must-have book for poetry lovers all over the world.

Love Looks Pretty on You

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Poetry book with an IM-ing structure. Super experimental. #hardcover #poetry #instantmessages #poem #poems #lowellgm

New Jersey

Instant Messages is a new kind of writing, a mash-up of straightforward and accessible poetry, koan-like brain teasers, the delicate observations of Haiku, the terseness of texts, surprise one-liners, daily mumbling, text-based art, and aphorisms of penetrating insight. By turns clever and witty, or deep and spiritual, this is not work that attempts to find universals in personal experience, but instead pressurizes life that's common to all of us in language that is perfectly precise. Individuality is revealed as a quality of attention on the life that we all share. The "messages" appear on the page as comments that come from the inner voice and are intended for the inner ear. Everything is fair game, everything belongs here, from digital VCRs to tracks in the snow, to needles in the arm, to unidentifiable movements at the bottom of a lake, to the question of ghosts. In its inclusiveness of culture high and low, and the license and quirky originality of its language, Instant Messages has achieved a form for the 21st century.

Instant Messages

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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

A middle-grade novel in verse follows the experiences of twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan, who struggle with challenges on and off the court while their father ignores his declining health. 20,000 first printing.

The Crossover

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South Carolina

Daniel Finds a Poem

This is an ARC that I got by accident from a used book website so I’m just selling it as a normal paperback #fiction #ya #youngadult #blm #bipoc #youngadultfiction #poems #poem #poetry 

Georgia

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Michigan

SEE THE STORY OF THESEUS AND THE MINOTAUR IN A WHOLE NEW LIGHT Minos thought he could Pull a fast one On me, Poseidon! God of the Sea! But I'm the last one On whom you Should try such a thing. The nerve of that guy. The balls. The audacity. I AM THE OCEAN! I got capacity! Depths! Darkness! Delphic power! So his sweet little plan Went big-time sour And his wife had a son Born with horns and a muzzle Who ended up In an underground puzzle. What is it with you mortals? You just can't seem to learn: If you play with fire, babies, You're gonna get burned. Much like Lin-Manuel Miranda did in Hamilton, the New York Times best-selling author David Elliott turns a classic on its head in form and approach, updating the timeless story of Theseus and the Minotaur for a new generation. A rough, rowdy, and darkly comedic young adult retelling in verse, Bull will have readers reevaluating one of mythology's most infamous monsters.

Bull

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The famous poem about the voyage in a pea-green boat excellently illustrated.

Wynken Blynken, and Nod

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Connecticut

From the Great Poets series--exquisite small-format collections of classic poetry enhanced by full-color reproductions of period art, and readable, scholarly introductions. 12 full-color illustrations.

Emily Dickinson

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New York

A startling novel about love and grief from the author of the acclaimed memoir I Don't Want to Be Crazy.

Annaleah and Brian shared something special - Annaleah is sure of it. When they were together, they didn't need anyone else. It didn't matter that their relationship was
secret. All that mattered was what they had with each other.

And then, out of nowhere, Brian dies. And while everyone else has their role in the grieving process, Annaleah finds herself living outside of it, unacknowledged and lonely.
How can you recover from a loss that no one will let you have?

You Are Not Here

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Alabama

Whimsy, Wisdom, and Light from the Other Side of the Day

Drawings of colorful stars interacting with people depicted in black and white are accompanied by a variety of sayings inspired by stars, including "Stars may rise anywhere, anytime, but never, ever, if you are watching for them"

Stars

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Pennsylvania

Since its debut on YouTube, Tanya Davis's beautiful and perceptive poem "How to Be Alone," visually realized by artist and filmmaker Andrea Dorfman, has become an international sensation. In this edition of How to Be Alone, they have adapted the poem and its compelling illustrations for the page in a beautiful, meditative volume--a keepsake to treasure and to share. 

From a solitary walk in the woods to sitting unaccompanied on a city park bench to eating a meal and even dancing alone, How to Be Alone, reveals the possibilities and joys waiting to be discovered when we engage in activities on our own. As she soothes the disquietude that accompanies the fear of aloneness, and celebrates the power of solitude to change how we see ourselves and the world, Tanya reveals how, removed from the noise and distractions of other lives, we can find acceptance and grace within.



For those who have never been by themselves or those who embrace being on their own, How to Be Alone encourages us to recognize and embrace the possibilities of being alone--and reminds us of a universe of joy, peace, and discovery waiting to unfold.

How to Be Alone  (1st Edition)

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#underthebrokensky #fiction #marikonagai

Tennessee

A beautifully told middle-grade novel-in-verse about a Japanese orphan's experience in occupied rural Manchuria during World War II.Twelve-year-old Natsu and her family live a quiet farm life in Manchuria, near the border of the Soviet Union. But the life they've known begins to unravel when her father is recruited to the Japanese army, and Natsu and her little sister, Cricket, are left orphaned and destitute. In a desperate move to keep her sister alive, Natsu sells Cricket to a Russian family following the 1945 Soviet occupation. The journey to redemption for Natsu's broken family is rife with struggles, but Natsu is tenacious and will stop at nothing to get her little sister back.Literary and historically insightful, this is one of the great untold stories of WWII. Much like the Newbery Honor book Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai, Mariko Nagai's Under the Broken Sky is powerful, poignant, and ultimately hopeful.Christy Ottaviano Books

Under the Broken Sky

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#paperback #odyssey #mythology #epic #fiction #greek #myth #poem 

Illinois

Lombardo's Odyssey offers the distinctive speed, clarity, and boldness that so distinguished his 1997 Iliad .

Odyssey

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Utah

Where the Sidewalk Ends

#hardcover #religious #poem #faith #garden

Florida

To Places of Love and Joy 

Down a Garden Path

#paperback #poetry #classic #classics #fiction #epic #poem 

Ohio

Epic masterpiece chronicles last days of the Trojan War -- quarrel of Achilles and Agamemnon, the battle for Helen of Troy, Greek siege of the city, Trojan counterattack, stratagem of the Trojan Horse, many other events. Vast in scope, fresh and noble in literary style. This edition reproduces the celebrated Samuel Butler prose translation.

The Iliad

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Washington

"The energy. The clarity. The beauty. Elisabet Velasquez brings it all. . . . Her voice is FIRE!"--NYT bestselling and award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson
 
An unforgettable, torrential, and hopeful debut young adult novel-in-verse that redefines what it means to "make it," for readers of Nicholasa Mohr and Elizabeth Acevedo.

Sarai is a first-generation Puerto Rican question asker who can see with clarity the truth, pain, and beauty of the world both inside and outside her Bushwick apartment. Together with her older sister, Estrella, she navigates the strain of family traumas and the systemic pressures of toxic masculinity and housing insecurity in a rapidly gentrifying Brooklyn. Sarai questions the society around her, her Boricua identity, and the life she lives with determination and an open heart, learning to celebrate herself in a way that she has long been denied.

When We Make It is a love letter to anyone who was taught to believe that they would not make it. To those who feel their emotions before they can name them. To those who still may not have all the language but they have their story. Velasquez' debut novel is sure to leave an indelible mark on all who read it.

When We Make It

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Editors on Poetry

Essays. Poetics. Compiled by Stephen Corey and Warren Slesinger. In these essays, the editors of twenty literary magazines discuss the philosophy and practice of selecting poems. Written especially for this collection, each of the essays combines practical information with insightful commentary on the nature of writing and editing and contains an exemplary poem by a contemporary poet. Of interest to those who consider sending out their poems for publication as well as students, teachers, and poets in search of a reliable source of information for creative writing courses. Editors from the following magazines contributed to the revised edition: Alaska Quarterly Review, The American Poetry Review, The Arttioch Review, The Beloit Poetry Journal, The Carolina Quarterly, Chelsea, Crab Orchard Review, The Georgia Review, Hiram Poetry Review, The Iowa Review, The Kenyon Review, The Laurel Review, Lesbian Review, Manoa: A Pacific Journal of International Writing, Many Mountains Moving, New Letters,

Spreading the Word

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Some yellowing of pages and shelf wear to cover. Spine and pages in excellent condition. Never read. 

"With a new chronology, further reading, and corrections"--Title page verso.

Heroides

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Wisconsin

The poems and writings in this inspiring collection encourage those who have always dreamed of something greater to take hold of their dreams and bring them to reality.

Don't Ever Give up Your Dreams

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New and Selected Poems

Poetry. "Over the decades of writing, Joan Larkin has proved her mastery, whether the poem is mythic, elegiac, or biographical. Her honesty is overwhelming, but it is coupled with poetic cunning, gorgeous language and a rhythm and tone so precise and appropriate that it is--as in the great poets--transparent. There are no tricks and no evasive moves, nothing that in ten years she will be ashamed of or confused by. She is a poet of compassion and pity. Where it is appropriate, she is merciless, especially to herself. I love reading her poems; I love reading them over and over. I salute her"--Gerald Stern.

My Body

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#poem #Spanish #English #bilingual #nobelprize #lovepoems #pabloneruda 

Los Versos del Capitan

Poems presented in Spanish and English record the Chilean author's love for his wife.

The Captain's Verses

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Missouri

A little turtle, two little fish, three little bluebirds, four little muskrats, five little honeybees, six little crows, seven little crickets, eight little lizards, nine little frogs, and ten little fireflies all do what their mothers ask.

Edward Lear; Vivien Noakes (Compiled by, Introduction by, Notes by)

The Complete Verse and Other Nonsense

Lang Leav

Love Looks Pretty on You

lowellgm

Instant Messages

Kwame Alexander

The Crossover

Micha Archer

Daniel Finds a Poem

Tami Charles

🫡 Muted

David Elliott

Bull

Eugene Field; Susan Jeffers (Illustrator)

Wynken Blynken, and Nod

Peter Porter; Geoffrey Moore (Introduction by)

Emily Dickinson

Samantha Schutz

You Are Not Here

Norm Kohn

Stars

Tanya Davis; Andrea Dorfman

How to Be Alone (1st Edition)

Mariko Nagai

Under the Broken Sky

Homer; Stanley Lombardo (Translator); Sheila Murnaghan (Introduction by)

Odyssey

Shel Silverstein

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Karla Dornacher

Down a Garden Path

Robert Fagles; Samuel Butler (Translator); Homer

The Iliad

Elisabet Velasquez

When We Make It

Stephen Corey (Compiled by); Warren Slesinger (Compiled by)

Spreading the Word

Ovid; Harold Isbell (Translator, Introduction by, Notes by)

Heroides

Susan Polis Schutz (Editor)

Don't Ever Give up Your Dreams

Joan Larkin

My Body

Pablo Neruda; Donald Devenish Walsh

The Captain's Verses

Olive A. Wadsworth; Ezra Jack Keats (Illustrator)

Over in the Meadow