poetry

Presents a collection of poetry by celebrated English poet Glyn Maxwell that centers around the bombing of Britain in September 1941 and the Twin Towers of September 2001.

A facsimile edition of the 1866 publication containing seventy-two poems on major campaigns, battles, and events of the Civil War, representing the author's first foray into the world of poetry.

An anthology of Roman poetry, containing selected translations of Latin verse by a variety of writers including Virgil, Horace, Seneca, and Claudian.

A verse translation of "Beowulf," the Anglo-Saxon tale in which a Geat warrior slays a hideous monster to save the Danish people and eventually becomes a beloved king; includes explanatory notes, genealogies, a selected bibliography, a name index, and a comprehensive introduction.

Contains black-and-white photographs taken in 1967 of the people and places of the island of Chiloe, complemented by poems by Chilean poet Pablo Neruda.

Celebrates the tradition of Kansas cowboy verse through a collection of 136 poems, organized by theme, representing the work of fifty-six poets born between 1823 and 1971.

A variety of Louisiana animals pursuing their daily activities introduce the numbers one through ten. Includes a page of music.

A collection of poetry by New York poets, written in the wake of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and other U.S. targets on September 11, 2001.

Presents a verse translation of the classic Old English poem "Beowulf," in which a Norse hero saves Denmark's royal house from monsters, returns home to become his own people's greatest king, and then faces a murderous dragon to protect them.