Poetry: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
By: Bernard O'Donoghue
3.45
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Poetry, arguably, has a greater range of conceptual meaning than perhaps any other term in English.…
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1. Serious Concerns
By: Wendy Cope
3.88
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
A collection of poems featuring works by Cope such as "Bloody Men", "Men and their Boring Arguments… read more
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"Write to amuse? What an appalling suggestion! I write to make people anxious and miserable and to worsen their indigestion."-Wendy Cope, Serious Concerns
"The day he moved out was terrible – That evening she went through hell. His absence wasn’t a problem But the corkscrew had gone as well."-Wendy Cope, Serious Concerns
"At lunchtime I bought a huge orange The size of it made us all laugh. I peeled it and shared it with Robert and Dave— They got quarters and I had a half. And that orange it made me so happy, As ordin…"-Wendy Cope, Serious Concerns
"Bloody men are like bloody buses — You wait for about a year And as soon as one approaches your stop Two or three others appear. You look at them flashing their indicators, Offering you a ride. You’r…"-Wendy Cope, Serious Concerns
2. Citizen: An American Lyric
By: Claudia Rankine
4.27
Format: 169 pages, Paperback
A provocative meditation on race, Claudia Rankine's long-awaited follow up to her groundbreaking bo… read more
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"You can't drive yourself sane."-Claudia Rankine, Citizen: An American Lyric
"Memory is a tough place. You were there."-Claudia Rankine, Citizen: An American Lyric
"That's the bruise the ice in the heart was meant to ice."-Claudia Rankine, Citizen: An American Lyric
"The past is a life sentence, a blunt instrument aimed at tomorrow."-Claudia Rankine, Citizen: An American Lyric
3. Averno
By: Louise Glück
4.18
Format: 76 pages, Paperback
WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE Averno is a small crater lake in southern Italy, regarde… read more
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- poetry
"Is it possible to miss the opportunity of one's life?"-Louise Glück, Averno
"What will you do, when it is your turn in the field with the god?"-Louise Glück, Averno
"My memory is like a basement filled with old papers: nothing ever changes."-Louise Glück, Averno
"If your soul died, whose life are you living, and when did you become that person?"-Louise Glück, Averno
4. Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
By: Natalie Goldberg
4.21
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
For more than twenty years Natalie Goldberg has been challenging and cheering on writers with her b… read more
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"keep your hand moving"-Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
"Write about “leaving."-Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
"Begin with “I remember."-Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
"We learn writing by doing it."-Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
5. Ethics: A Very Short Introduction
By: Simon Blackburn
3.56
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Our self-image as moral, well-behaved creatures is dogged by scepticism, relativism, hypocrisy, and… read more
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- nonfiction
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6. The Crown Ain't Worth Much
By: Hanif Abdurraqib
3.69
Format: 192 pages,
The Crown Ain t Worth Much, Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib s first full-length collection, is a sharp and … read more
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7. Faithful and Virtuous Night
By: Louise Glück
4.11
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the 2014 National Book Award for Poetry A luminous, seductive new collection from the "fe… read more
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- literature
- poetry
8. The Consolation of Philosophy
By: Boethius , None
4.27
Format: 24 pages, Paperback
Boethius was an eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, and an exceptional Greek … read more
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9. As Kingfishers Catch Fire
By: Gerard Manley Hopkins
4.25
Format: None pages, Paperback
'O let them be left, wildness and wet' As Kingfishers Catch Fire is a selection of Gerard Manley Ho… read more
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10. On Bullshit
By: Harry G. Frankfurt
3.77
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A #1 "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is s… read more
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11. Stein On Writing: A Master Editor of Some of the Most Successful Writers of Our Century Shares His Craft Techniques and Strategies
By: Sol Stein
4.36
Format: 303 pages,
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12. Leaves of Grass
By: Walt Whitman
3.50
Format: 364 pages, Paperback
A collection of quintessentially American poems, the seminal work of one of the most influential wr… read more
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13. The Poetry of Rilke
By: Rainer Maria Rilke , Edward Snow , Adam Zagajewski
4.03
Format: None pages, Hardcover
For the past twenty-five years, North Point Press has been working with Edward Snow, "Rilke's best … read more
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14. The Hatred of Poetry
By: Ben Lerner
3.71
Format: 435 pages,
No art has been denounced as often as poetry. It's even bemoaned by poets: "I, too, dislike it," wr… read more
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16. Gorgias: Encomium of Helen
By: Gorgias of Leontini , None
4.23
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Encomium of Helenis thought to have been the demonstration piece of the Ancient Greek sophist, … read more
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17. Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory
By: Peter Barry
1.33
Format: 397 pages,
An introduction to literary and cultural theory for beginners. The emphasis is on theory in practic… read more
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18. How to Write Like Tolstoy: A Journey into the Minds of Our Greatest Writers
By: Richard A. Cohen
3.88
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
For anyone who has ever identified with a hero or heroine, been seduced by a strong opening sentenc… read more
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19. Blossomise
By: Simon Armitage
4.22
Format: 63 pages, Hardcover
Blossomise celebrates the ecstatic arrival of spring blossom just as it acknowledges, too, its mela… read more
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20. A Portable Paradise
By: Roger Robinson
4.40
Format: 81 pages, Paperback
Roger Robinson’s range is wide: the joys and pains of family life; the ubiquitous presence of racis… read more
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"in the car park a young father whispers weed smoke about how his life feels, like that burnt-out car that never moves, the one with the shattered windows leaving diamond tears in the asphalt."-Roger Robinson, A Portable Paradise
"How is it I'm begging you for housing, when you burnt my building down? You all ain't even playing fake-nice, like those other murderers. You are all cut-eye and snarls, all straight jargon, and noth…"-Roger Robinson, A Portable Paradise
"You fooled us. Render your work, not your lives. This seems like the newest answer to an old question. Cheap muscle and blood to build you an Empire- that we can't stay in. Gran's gone missing from S…"-Roger Robinson, A Portable Paradise
21. Poetry: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
By: Bernard O'Donoghue
3.45
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Poetry, arguably, has a greater range of conceptual meaning than perhaps any other term in English.… read more
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