Destiny O. Birdsong

"Full of wonder." ―Elizabeth Acevedo

A Best Book of the Year at BuzzFeed, Refinery29, and Entropy Magazine

What makes a self? In her remarkable debut collection of poems, Destiny O. Birdsong writes fearlessly towards this question. Laced with ratchetry, yet hungering for its own respectability, Negotiations is about what it means to live in this America, about Cardi B and top-tier journal publications, about autoimmune disease and the speaker’s intense hunger for her own body―a surprise of self-love in the aftermath of both assault and diagnosis. It’s a series of love letters to black women, who are often singled out for abuse and assault, silencing and tokenism, fetishization and cultural appropriation in ways that throw the rock, then hide the hand. It is a book about tenderness and an indictment of people and systems that attempt to narrow black women’s lives, their power. But it is also an examination of complicity―both a narrative and a black box warning for a particular kind of self-healing that requires recognizing culpability when and where it exists

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Texas

"Full of wonder." —Elizabeth Acevedo A Best Book of the Year at BuzzFeed, Refinery29, and Entropy Magazine What makes a self? In her remarkable debut collection of poems, Destiny O. Birdsong writes fearlessly towards this question. Laced with ratchetry, yet hungering for its own respectability, Negotiations is about what it means to live in this America, about Cardi B and top-tier journal publications, about autoimmune disease and the speaker’s intense hunger for her own body—a surprise of self-love in the aftermath of both assault and diagnosis. It’s a series of love letters to black women, who are often singled out for abuse and assault, silencing and tokenism, fetishization and cultural appropriation in ways that throw the rock, then hide the hand. It is a book about tenderness and an indictment of people and systems that attempt to narrow black women’s lives, their power. But it is also an examination of complicity—both a narrative and a black box warning for a particular kind of self-healing that requires recognizing culpability when and where it exists.

Negotiations

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Yrsa Daley-Ward

Kiese Laymon

No spine crack basically like new hasn’t ever been used/read 

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

“yrsa daley-ward’s bone is a symphony of breaking and mending. . . . she lays her hands on the pulse of the thing. . . . an expert storyteller. of the rarest. and purest kind.” —nayyirah waheed, author of salt. From the celebrated poet Yrsa Daley-Ward, a poignant collection of poems about the heart, life, and the inner self. Foreword by Kiese Laymon, author of Heavy: An American Memoir Bone. Visceral. Close to. Stark. The poems in Yrsa Daley-Ward’s collection bone are exactly that: reflections on a particular life honed to their essence—so clear and pared-down, they become universal. From navigating the oft competing worlds of religion and desire, to balancing society’s expectations with the raw experience of being a woman in the world; from detailing the experiences of growing up as a first generation black British woman, to working through situations of dependence and abuse; from finding solace in the echoing caverns of depression and loss, to exploring the vulnerability and redemption in falling in love, each of the raw and immediate poems in Daley-Ward’s bone resonates to the core of what it means to be human. “You will come away bruised. You will come away bruised but this will give you poetry.”

Bone

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Langston Hughes

Illus. in black-and-white. This classic collection of poetry is available in a handsome new gift edition that includes seven additional poems written after The Dream Keeper was first published. In a larger format, featuring Brian Pinkney's scratchboard art on every spread, Hughes's inspirational message to young people is as relevant today as it was in 1932.

The Dream Keeper and Other Poems

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If you are a dreamer, come in,

If you are a dreamer, A wisher, a liar, A hope-er, a prayer, A magic bean buyer...

Come in... for where the side- walk ends, Shel Silverstein's world begins. You'll meet a boy who turns into a TV set, and a girl who eats a whale. The Unicorn and the Bloath live there, and so does Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout who will not take the garbage out. It is a place where you wash your shadow and plant diamond gardens, a place where shoes fly, sisters are auctioned off, and crocodiles go to the dentist.

Shel Silverstein's masterful collection of poems and drawings is at once outrageously funny and profound.

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Pennsylvania

Poems and Drawings

Where the Sidewalk Ends

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R. H. Sin

r.h. Sin completes his bestselling series with Planting Gardens in Graves III, another powerful collection of poetry that hones in on the themes dearest to his readers. This series celebrates connection, mourns heartbreak, and above all, empowers its readers to seek the love they deserve.

 

Planting Gardens in Graves III

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New York

A Charles Bukowski Reader

The best of Bukowski's novels, stories, and poems, this collection reads like an autobiography, relating the extraordinary story of his life and offering a sometimes harrowing, invariably exhilarating reading experience. A must for this counterculture idol's legion of fans.

Run with the Hunted

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This charming children's book titled "A Christmas Treasury" is a delightful addition to any young reader's collection. Compiled by Mark Daniel, this hardcover edition published by Barnes & Noble, Inc. in 2000 features beautifully illustrated folktales and mythology centered around the festive holiday season. 

Ideal for readers ages 4-12, the 105-page book measures 7.5 inches in length and 10 inches in height, with a weight of 25 ounces. The book includes no personalization or inscriptions and is not signed by the author. Whether gifted or kept for oneself, "A Christmas Treasury" is a timeless and enchanting read that captures the spirit of the season.

Small bit of damage on bottom spine as seen in photos.

A Christmas Treasury

Atticus

New Jersey

Poems

"A collection of ... poems from Atticus, the young writer who has captured the hearts and minds of hundreds of thousands of avid followers on his Instagram account @atticuspoetry, including superstars like Karlie Kloss and Shay Mitchell. He ... captures what is both raw and relatable about the smallest and the grandest moments in life: the first glimpse of a new love in Paris; skinny dipping on a summer's night; the irrepressible exuberance of the female spirit; or drinking whiskey in the desert watching the rising sun"--

Love Her Wild

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#paperback #christian #inspirational #poetry #songs #poems #religion

The Eternal Rainbow

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Orion Carloto

No cracked spine & non smoking home book is like new 

"YouTube Mastermind" Orion Carloto turns raw emotion into powerful, digestible verse in her debut collection of poetry. Flux is a somber narrative, an ode to change, a collection of poetry and prose written from the many states of grief over a broken heart. With original illustrations by artist Katie Roberts, Orion Carloto creates a dream world for the brokenhearted and paints a whimsical picture around the themes of love, loss, solitude, depression, sex, nostalgia, and unrequited romance. Flux takes readers through a raw and sorrowful journey of each and every bitter moment of heartbreak. Forewarning, Flux is best read with a warm cup of coffee in hand.

Flux

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•1947 Hardcover 
•Good Condition- This book looks good with little wear. There is some discoloration to the cover. No writing or markings inside or outside the book. The illustrations are very sharp and colorful. See photos.

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 #vintage #poetry #illustrated #poems #1940s #hardcover 

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Virginia

1947 Poetry

Favorite Poems of Henry Wassworth Longfellow

There is absolutely no hand-writing or markups in this book. No marks on cover. Never been read. Smoke-free home. ***Pango auto-calculates shipping cost below under the summary, but please ignore as shipping is actually free at $15 in my store.*** #hardcover #poetry #poems #kennedy #fiction #ya #gift #selfhelp #lifelessons #advice

New Hampshire

A Woman's Journey Through Poems

In She Walks in Beauty, Caroline Kennedy has once again marshaled the gifts of our greatest poets to pay a very personal tribute to the human experience, this time to the complex and fascinating subject of womanhood. Inspired by her own reflections on more than fifty years of life as a young girl, a woman, a wife, and a mother, She Walks in Beauty draws on poetry's eloquent wisdom to ponder the many joys and challenges of being a woman. Kennedy has divided the collection into sections that signify to her the most notable milestones, passages, and universal experiences in a woman's life, and she begins each of these sections with an introduction in which she explores and celebrates the most important elements of life's journey. The collection includes works by Elizabeth Bishop, Sharon Olds, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Mary Oliver, Pablo Neruda, W. H. Auden, Adrienne Rich, Sandra Cisneros, Anne Sexton, W. S. Merwin, Dorothy Parker, Queen Elizabeth I, Lucille Clifton, Naomi Shahib Nye, and W. B. Yeats. Whether it's falling in love, breaking up, friendship, marriage, motherhood, or growing old, She Walks in Beauty is a priceless resource for anyone, male or female, who wants a deeper understanding and appreciation of what it means to be a woman.

She Walks in Beauty

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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

California

Selections From a Child's Garden of Verses

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

a beautiful composition of broken

1969, Viking press 2nd printing. No annotations. Hardly any shelf wear on the jacket; slight bends on one corner of the jacket and slight discoloration of the edge of the jacket near where the book opens.

New Mexico

God’s Trombones: Seven Negro Spirituals in Verse (1969, 2nd printing)

This is the 1975 Gale Research Company reprint of Keble’s very famous set of Christian poetry from 1896.

This work was very famous in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and this repress does the reprint very properly in formatting. It follows the traditional Anglican Church calendar, with one poem per Sunday and Holyday on the calendar. 

The book has no damage to the cover or spine. Spine is tight. Pages are not discolored. There is one annotation on the title page detailing the dates Keble lived in pencil. Beside that, there are no annotations throughout. 

Thoughts in Verse for The Sundays and Holydays Throughout the Year

The Christian Year 

1st 2003 printing by Many Rivers Press. Out of print. An excellent set of poems from Whyte with very colorful imagery and existential themes. This is a very well-sought after poet and set of poems. The volume has some wear on the jacket. The book itself is in excellent condition. No wear, bends, or folds. The spine is crisp, and the pages are clean; no annotations. 

Poems by David Whyte

Everything Is Waiting for You

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Poems are the foundation for an introduction to classic literature. Engage student in conversation for comprehension questions and discussion. 

Utah

Reading & Language Arts

Literature for Reading and Memorization Book Five

Vintage Hardcover 1929 - Collectible 

Published 1948, Heritage Press Collector's Edition; illustrated, with slipcase and Sandglass insert

Sonnets From the Portuguese

Published 1953, Vintage Heritage Press Collector's Edition; illustrated, with Sandglass insert. No slipcover

The Georgics

Published 1966, Heritage Press Collector’s Edition - Illustrated, no slipcase, includes Sandglass insert

The Poems of John Keats 

Published 1957, Heritage Press Collector's Edition, illustrated with slipcase and Sandglass insert.

Poems of Heinrich Heine 

John Knapp

Excellent for its age. Very sturdy and I damaged. 1982

Alaska

A collection of eighty-five poems focusing on biblical events from the Old and New Testaments.

Pillar of Pepper and Other Bible Nursery Rhymes

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maddie ceasar

the book is in good condition it’s just the cover is ripped at the bottom but that’s all that’s wrong with it 

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The Dream Keeper and Other Poems

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Where the Sidewalk Ends

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Planting Gardens in Graves III

Charles Bukowski

Run with the Hunted

Mark Daniel

A Christmas Treasury

Atticus

Love Her Wild

Doris Bredeson

The Eternal Rainbow

Orion Carloto

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Favorite Poems of Henry Wassworth Longfellow

Caroline Kennedy

She Walks in Beauty

Robert Louis Stevenson

Selections From a Child's Garden of Verses

r.h. Sin

a beautiful composition of broken

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God’s Trombones: Seven Negro Spirituals in Verse (1969, 2nd printing)

John Keble

The Christian Year

David Whyte

Everything Is Waiting for You

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Vintage Hardcover 1929 - Collectible

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Sonnets From the Portuguese

Virgil

The Georgics

John Keats

The Poems of John Keats

Heinrich Heine

Poems of Heinrich Heine

John Knapp

Pillar of Pepper and Other Bible Nursery Rhymes

maddie ceasar

The Stages of Falling