Poetry

Features poems by David Kirby, done in a three-part scheme as the author puts everything together from youth to mixed blessings.

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Practical Gods comes a tenth compilation of poetry that explores the themes of separation and connection and of what it means to be a part of larger community. Original.

Poems deal with parents, Western landscapes, Native Americans, peace, childhood, nature, and the past

Celebrates the wonders and limitations of life through the power of music, covering such themes as joy, faith, death, and the human heart.

An anthology of poetry by the late Israeli poet offers meditative, lyrical, and playful observations on the language of love, Jerusalem, beauty, and the Jewish experience. Reprint.

The author of the award-winning poetry collection Jelly Roll explores a variety of African-American themes, passages, and griefs in a selection that includes "Elegy for Miss Brooks," a tribute to the late Gwendolyn Brooks, as well as works on Lionel Hampton, Jim Crow, a lynching, and the legacy of the Confederacy.

Presents the author's poems on Irish landscapes and families, touching on subjects ranging from the erotic to the political.

A sixth compilation of poetry by the critically acclaimed author of Middle Earth celebrates the human senses in a unique, sometimes rueful style in poems that explore such themes as the human need for love, solitude, war, and death.