John Keats

David Stanford Burr

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

New York

In Praise of Beauty

Since the death of John Keats in 1821, scholars and laymen alike have hailed him as the greatest poet since Shakespeare. This sixth book in St. Martin's love poetry series contains 26 of Keats' finest poems, with accompanying art from the period.

The Love Poems of John Keats

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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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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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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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Carl. Sandburg

Michigan

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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Published 1990, Metropolitan Museum of Art

New Jersey

An Illustrated Anthology of Love Poetry

Scores of evocative love poems, drawn from the entire range of world literature, are matched with wonderfully vibrant works of art--paintings, sculpture, prints, collages, and stained glass to create an elegant anthology of love peoms and masterpieces from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 140 color illustrations.

Art and Love

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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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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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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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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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Twenty-three light poems with bouncing rhythms.

Blackberry Ink

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Compilation of poems by teen Instagram sensation Caroline Kaufman

Rhode Island

10 at Night

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Illus. in full color. "These nonsense verses combine the domestic and the gross, deadpan and slapstick, with a lilting rhythm and satisfying rhyme. The poets are well-known contemporaries including Prelutsky, Silverstein, Kuskin, Lobel, Viorst, and many more. The design is ebullient. Start or end story hour with these verses, and kids will know reading's a pleasure."--(starred) Booklist.

For Laughing Out Loud: Poems to Tickle Your Funnybone

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Myrna R. Grant

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Texas

Poems for a  Good & Happy Life

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Poems that Take Shape

Doodle Dandies

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A Treasury of Wealth for Someone Very Special 

A Gift of Gold

Tiger Tales

And Other Favorite Nursery Rhymes

A collection of nursery rhymes featuring the three little kittens, Old Mother Hubbard, the muffin man, and other Mother Goose characters.

Hey, Diddle, Diddle

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God’s Promises 

Forget-Me-Nots of Love

Ralph Fletcher

Poems about Family

A collection of poems that describe the experiences and relationships in a close-knit family.

Relatively Speaking

Nikki Grimes

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This emotionally resonant novel in verse by award-winning author Nikki Grimes celebrates choosing to be true to yourself. Garvey's father has always wanted Garvey to be athletic, but Garvey is interested in astronomy, science fiction, reading—anything but sports. Feeling like a failure, he comforts himself with food. Garvey is kind, funny, smart, a loyal friend, and he is also overweight, teased by bullies, and lonely. When his only friend encourages him to join the school chorus, Garvey's life changes. The chorus finds a new soloist in Garvey, and through chorus, Garvey finds a way to accept himself, and a way to finally reach his distant father—by speaking the language of music instead of the language of sports.

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John Keats; David Stanford Burr

The Love Poems of John Keats

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

Caroline Kaufman

When the World Didn't End: Poems

Carl. Sandburg

Not Everyday an Aurora Borealis for Your Birthday

Kate Farrell

Art and Love

Charles Sullivan

Imaginary Gardens

Caroline Kaufman

Light Filters in: Poems

Joyce Rupp; Mary Southard

The Cosmic Dance

June Cotner; Jan Palmer (Illustrator)

⭐ Amazing Graces

Marilyn Singer

Mirror Mirror

Eve Merriam; Hans Wilhelm (Illustrator)

Blackberry Ink

Caroline Kaufman

Light Filters in: Poems

Laurie Sheck

10 at Night

Jack Prelutsky (Selected by); Marjorie Priceman (Illustrator)

For Laughing Out Loud: Poems to Tickle Your Funnybone

Myrna R. Grant

Poems for a Good & Happy Life

J. Patrick Lewis

Doodle Dandies

Perry Tanksley

A Gift of Gold

Tiger Tales

Hey, Diddle, Diddle

Audrey McDaniel

Forget-Me-Nots of Love

Ralph Fletcher

Relatively Speaking

Nikki Grimes

Garvey's Choice