Coconut Books, May 2013. Trade Paperback. Poetry. "Gina Myers' aptly-named HOLD IT DOWN chronicles the endless effort to keep a lid on hope, that feathered thing that must be denied so the rent can be paid. Everything else Pandora's box let loose has hung around boredom, sickness, loneliness but if..... More
William Morrow Paperbacks, September 2016. Paper Back. The poetry of Nikki Giovanni has spurred social justice movements and inspired songs, turned hearts and informed generations about the reality of life--especially Black life--in America. One of the foremost African-American writers and activists of her generation, she has been hailed as a...... More
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, October 2021. Hardcover. WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE A haunting new book by a poet whose voice speaks of all our lifetimes Louise Glück's thirteenth book is among her most haunting. Here as in the Wild Iris there is a chorus, but the speakers..... More
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, October 2021. First Edition. Hardcover. WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE A haunting new book by a poet whose voice speaks of all our lifetimes Louise Glück's thirteenth book is among her most haunting. Here as in the Wild Iris there is a chorus, but..... More
Infobase Publishing (Facts on File/Chelsea House), March 1986. Cloth. The Modern Criticism Interpretations series presents the best current criticism on the most widely read and studied poems, novels, and dramas of the Western world. This volume focuses on William Wordsworth's The Prelude. Bound in heavy grey cloth with bright gold..... More
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, September 2023. Hardcover. Elisa Gonzalez's thrilling debut makes one "feel as if poems have never before been written" (Louise Glück). Grand Tour, the debut collection of poetry by Elisa Gonzalez, dramatizes the mind in motion as it grapples with something more than an event: she writes..... More
W.A. Wilde, January 1911. Hardcover. Pictorial boards. Brightly illustrated throughout. More
Penguin Classics, June 1988. Paper Back. Previous owner's name. More
Penguin Books, May 2011. Trade Paperback. "Lives Like Loaded Guns...reads like a fabulous detective story...[Gordon] takes us into undiscovered territory." --The Washington Post A great companion to fans of the film A Quiet Passion, starring Cynthia Nixon as Emily Dickinson and the new series Dickinson. In 1882, Emily Dickinson's brother..... More
Penguin Books, May 2011. Trade Paperback. "Lives Like Loaded Guns...reads like a fabulous detective story...[Gordon] takes us into undiscovered territory." --The Washington Post A great companion to fans of the film A Quiet Passion, starring Cynthia Nixon as Emily Dickinson and the new series Dickinson. In 1882, Emily Dickinson's brother..... More
W. W. Norton & Company, November 2000. Paper Back. In this "nuanced, discerning account of a life famously flawed in its search for perfection" (The New Yorker), Gordon captures Eliot's "complex spiritual and artistic history . . . with tact, diligence, and subtlety" (Boston Globe). Drawing on recently discovered letters..... More
Doubleday Anchor, January 1960. Reprint. Mass Market PaperBack. Original edition published by Cambridge University Press. Heavily darkened spine. Darkened margins. Soiling. Stains. Three & one-half inch scrap/scar across the rear panel. More
Oxford University Press, USA, March 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Robert Graves was one of the greatest and most prolific British writers of the 20th century, the author of numerous volumes of poetry, as well as countless essays, historical novels (including the well-known I, Claudius and Claudius the God), and the..... More
Doubleday Anchor, 1958. Mass Market PaperBack. Mass market paperback with darkened spine and mild edgewear. [302 pages]. More
Clarkson N. Potter, December 1973. First Edition. Cloth. {8' x 10 & 1/2'} In dustjacket with mild edgewear & darkened verso edges. Damp stained verso bottom of spine with blue ink transfer from cover. DJ front flap is cut at top corner. Navy blue cloth covered boards with gold lettering..... More
Wave Books, January 2004. Paper Back. Much anticipated in poetry circles, this debut poetry collection by the well-known younger poet and critic rises to the occasion, at once bold and tender, experimental and clear. Jean Valentine writes: New consciousnesses shine here in delicate, angry, ecstatic, funny, heartbroken play: the forked..... More
Holt, Rinehart & Winston, January 1966. Paper Back. Octavo. Worn edges. Mild tanning to spine. Previous owner's name in ink half title page and another name that is marked over on same page. At the end of text there are 3 pages entitled 'Topics for Papers' with all sorts of..... More
Published for the British Council by Longmans, Green, January 1962. Reprint. Stapled Magazine. Revised edition. 5 & 1/2' x 8 & 1/2'; stapled pamphlet. Wrapper has four-inch split along the fold, bottom half. Else toning, mild soiling, and shelf wear. Previous owner's name stamp verso of front panel and at..... More
Dufor Editions, Inc., 1969. Hardcover. light creasing and a very small tear along front top of dust jacket; some corner bumping, esp. on top and cottom of spine and top front corner; pages clean and bright; tight binding. More
University of Michigan Press, January 1965. Paper Back. Gently used; Covers mildly worn from handling; Spine un-creased; Previous owner initials/previous seller stamp present at front free end-page; Text free of markings; Significant sun-fading present at spine; An excellent reading copy. More
Ecco Pr, January 1980. Trade Paperback. Lightly bumped corners. Two names on the front free endpaper. More
Houghton Mifflin, December 1997. Hardcover. George Gordon, Lord Byron was born with a deformed foot. He was manic-depressive, athletic, and erotic. He embodied the romantic, revolutionary, patriotic, and free-living life of poetry as no one before him. He was the greatest artistic celebrity of his time, inspiring composers and poets..... More
New Directions Paperbook, 1969. Reprint. Paper Back. Octavo with darkened spine with slight curl do to being often read and 'improperly' handled. Remainder top textblock edge. {142 pages + two page list of New Directions titles]. More
Methuen Publishing, January 1982. Trade Paperback. Octavo. Previous owner's name on half title page. Otherwise this is unmarked, solid, very good overall. [347 pages]. More
