Resembling Poetry

For those who love poetry, and aspire to write it.

Here I'll gather the poets I love and the best poetry in print. Occasionally they are the same. You'll also find tools and books for the aspiring poet.

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  1. The Poetry Anthology,...

    The Poetry Anthology, 1912-2002: Ninety Years of America's Most Distinguished Verse Magazine

    The Poetry Anthology, 1912-2002: Ninety Years of America's Most Distinguished Verse Magazine
    Publishing monthly without interruption, Poetry has become America's most distinguished magazine of verse, presenting, often for the very first...
  2. The Best of Ogden Nash

    The Best of Ogden Nash

    The Best of Ogden Nash
    More of Ogden Nash's poems have come to light, both in the voluminous Nash collection at the University of Texas at Austin, and in family letters...
  3. Poems of Sidney Lanier

    Poems of Sidney Lanier

    Poems of Sidney Lanier
    Mary Day Lanier (Editor),
    Sidney Lanier,
    John Hollander (Afterword),
    Paperback - UNIVERSITY,
    English-language edition,
    Pages:320,
    Pub by...

Biographies

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  1. Ogden Nash: The Life and...

    Ogden Nash: The Life and Work of America's Laureate of Light Verse

    Ogden Nash: The Life and Work of America's Laureate of Light Verse
    Paperback

    For years, readers have longed for a biography to match Nash's charm, wit, and good nature; now we have it in Douglas Parker's...
  2. Ogden Nash: The Life and...

    Ogden Nash: The Life and Work of America's Laureate of Light Verse

    Ogden Nash: The Life and Work of America's Laureate of Light Verse
    Hardcover

    For years, readers have longed for a biography to match Nash's charm, wit, and good nature; now we have it in Douglas Parker's...
  3. E.E. Cummings: A Poet's Life

    E.E. Cummings: A Poet's Life

    E.E. Cummings: A Poet's Life
    Even before his groundbreaking style helped change the landscape of American poetry, E. E. Cummings was going against the grain. Defying the...

Poetry For Kids

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  1. A Visit to William Blake's...

    A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers

    A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers
    Inspired by William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience, this delightful collection of poetry for children brings to life...
  2. Giving Tree

    Giving Tree

    Giving Tree
    This 40th anniversary edition of Shel Silverstein's classic, The Giving Tree, is here and ready for a new generation of fans. The book comes...
  3. The Sneetches and Other...

    The Sneetches and Other Stories (Classic Seuss)

    The Sneetches and Other Stories (Classic Seuss)
    Four funny stories by Dr. Seuss, a moral lesson in each.

Learning

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  1. Discovering Poetry

    Discovering Poetry

    Discovering Poetry
    The book elicits the students' intellectual engagement, emotional involvement, and imaginative participation with 393 poems from a blend of...
  2. The Language Instinct: How...

    The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language

    The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language
    In this classic study, the world's leading expert on language and the mind lucidly explains everything you always wanted to know about languages:...
  3. Proust and the Squid: The...

    Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain

    Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain
    The act of reading is a miracle. Every new reader's brain possesses the extraordinary capacity to rearrange itself beyond its original abilities...

Poetics

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  1. Rules for the Dance: A...

    Rules for the Dance: A Handbook for Writing and Reading Metrical Verse

    Rules for the Dance: A Handbook for Writing and Reading Metrical Verse
    With a poet's ear and a poet's grace of expression, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winner Mary Oliver shows what makes a metrical poem...
  2. Music and Poetry: Essays...

    Music and Poetry: Essays upon Some Aspects and Inter-Relations of the Two Arts

    Music and Poetry: Essays upon Some Aspects and Inter-Relations of the Two Arts
    An informative and suggestive study. This title is cited and recommended by Books for College Libraries; Bibliography of American Literature.
  3. Science of English Verse

    Science of English Verse

    Science of English Verse
    Sidney Lanier,
    Paperback,

    Both a musician and poet, Sidney Lanier had a unique understanding of poetry. In this book he discusses his theories...

References

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  1. Blue Book of Grammar and...

    Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation: An Easy-to-Use Guide with Clear Rules, Real-World Examples, and Reproducible Quizzes

    Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation: An Easy-to-Use Guide with Clear Rules, Real-World Examples, and Reproducible Quizzes
    The bestselling workbook and guide to mastering English grammar, punctuation, and usage

    Hailed as one of the best grammar resources available,...

CD

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  1. At Blackwater Pond: Mary...

    At Blackwater Pond: Mary Oliver Reads Mary Oliver

    At Blackwater Pond: Mary Oliver Reads Mary Oliver
    This first-ever recording of beloved poet Mary Oliver reading a selection of 40 poems comes with a 15-page booklet with an original essay, photos...
  2. Essential Eliot

    Essential Eliot

    Essential Eliot
    One Great Author. One Great CD.

    Includes: The Waste Land, The Hollow Men, "Journey of the Magi" from the Ariel Poems, La Figlia che Piange,...
  3. Child's Christmas in Wales:...

    Child's Christmas in Wales: And Five Poems

    Child's Christmas in Wales: And Five Poems
    A Welsh poet recalls the celebration of Christmas with his family and the feelings it evoked in him as a child, five other poems by Dylan Thomas.

DVD

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  1. Childs Christmas in Wales

    Childs Christmas in Wales

    Childs Christmas in Wales
    Adapted from the Dylan Thomas poem, A Child's Christmas In Wales takes you on a lyrical journey back to the magic and marvel of boyhood where no...
  2. An Invitation to Poetry: A...

    An Invitation to Poetry: A New Favorite Poem Project Anthology, with DVD

    An Invitation to Poetry: A New Favorite Poem Project Anthology, with DVD
    A multimedia collection of poems introduced by American readers, featuring a DVD including a video introduction by Robert Pinsky.For a reader...
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