American Religious Poems An Anthology by Harold Bloom by Harold Bloom and Jesse Zuba Hardcover, 685 pages An anthology of classic poetic works with religious and spiritual themes evaluates the influences of such movements as Puritanism, the Great Awakenings, and Transcendentalism, in a volume that discusses the works of such figures as Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Book Selections to Nourish the Mind at the Holidays Harold Bloom, Collecting 'Religious Poems'
The Story by Michael Ondaatje and David Bolduc Hardcover, 1 v. (unpaged) In a sensual combination of verse and evocative watercolors, a unique poem unfolds into "our dismantled childhoods" and offers readers the opportunity to extend its narrative into their own lives. Books That Are Just What the Doctor Ordered
White Apples and the Taste of Stone Selected Poems, 1946-2006 by Donald E. Hall Hardcover, 431 pages Spanning the entire career of the celebrated American poet, a collection of 226 works represents sixty years of poetic endeavor, including recent poems that appeared in The New Yorker, as well as verses from Without and a CD containing readings by the author. U.S. Poetry's New Chief: Donald Hall
Sinners Welcome Poems by Mary Karr Hardcover, 93 pages A fourth compilation of poetry by the author of The Liars' Club and Cherry describes her evolution into an irreverent Catholic, detailing the various steps in her conversion and reflecting on the themes of loss, her tutelage in Jesuit prayer practice, and the influence of poetry as a pathway out of suffering. 25,000 first printing. Poet Mary Karr: 'Sinners Welcome'
The Trouble With Poetry And Other Poems by Billy Collins Hardcover, 88 pages An all-new collection of poetry by America's former Poet Laureate features witty, insightful, and simple poems dealing with the themes of jazz, the passage of time, love, boyhood, and writing. 50,000 first printing. Poetry with Billy Collins, Part II Billy Collins on 'The Trouble with Poetry'
Collected Poems, 1943-2004 by Richard Wilbur Hardcover, 585 pages A comprehensive collection of works written throughout the course of the National Book Award and two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning poet's more than sixty-year career includes "In Trackless Woods" and several new and previously unpublished pieces. Reprint. Summer's Most Magical Form of Transport: Books Excerpt: 'Collected Poems,' Richard Wilbur
Book of Longing by Leonard Cohen Hardcover, 231 pages Brings together a new collection of poetry and original line drawing illustrations by the Canadian poet. Leonard Cohen's 'Book of Longing'
The Oxford Book of American Poetry by David Lehman and John Brehm Hardcover, 1132 pages An expanded anthology of poems by American poets, from Whitman and Bradstreet to Plath, Ginsberg, Ashbery, and beyond, reflects the literary traditions and achievements of three centuries as it covers the works of more than two hundred poets. Oxford Updates Its Collection of American Poems
Refusing Heaven Poems by Jack Gilbert Hardcover, 92 pages A new collection of poetry by the critically acclaimed author of Views of Jeopardy, Monolithos, and The Great Fires celebrates the joys and sorrows, wonders and struggles of everyday existence over the potential perfection of any paradise. Jack Gilbert: Notes from a Poet's Well-Observed Life
Probable Lives/ Vidas Probables by Felipe Benitez Reyes, Aaron Zaritzky and Itziar Lopez Guil Paperback, 159 pages Tweaks the notion of identity in an engaging and funny way, featuring character-poets cast as forgotten authors who are all ""rediscovered"" and compiled by an anthologist. 'Fears'
Light & Shade New And Selected Poems by Tom Clark and Amy Gerstler Paperback, 338 pages 'Hazard Response'
To a Fault by Nick Laird Hardcover, 73 pages A collection of poetic works blends a range of voices and styles that journey between the writer's native Ulster and his adopted London, in a volume that explores such themes as the pursuit of belonging, the human need for the outdoors, and one's feelings about home. 'The Bearhug'
Wind in a Box by Terrance Hayes Paperback, 95 pages A new collection of poetry from the award-winning author of Hip Logic reveals the role of tradition in art and culture, using the motif of the freedom of the wind trapped within the containment of the box to explore how identity is shaped by race, spirituality, and heritage. Original. 'The Blue Terrance'