Akron Public Library

Walker brings a woman's wisdom to bear on love, life's unavoidable tragedies, blacks' struggle for equality and justice, and a world committing eco-suicide.

The journey from love to heartbreak to finding love again is personal yet universal. Lang Leav's evocative poetry speaks to the soul of anyone who is on this journey.  Leav has an unnerving ability to see inside the hearts and minds of her readers. Her talent for translating complex emotions with astonishing simplicity has won her a cult following of devoted fans from all over the world. Lang Leav is a poet and internationally exhibiting artist....

Poet of nature and of revolution, of everyday life and lofty ideals, William Wordsworth overthrew the poetic conventions of his day and still speaks to ours. Elinor Parker has chosen for this volume poems which reveal Wordsworth's devotion to his principles and his skill in their execution.

Illustrator Charles Santore brings Lewis Carroll's poem to vivid life through illustrations. Get lost in this magical world full of beasts -- both familiar and fantastical -- with your children while reading and re-reading Jabberwocky year after year. 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves, and the mom raths outgrabe. Lewis Carroll's most iconic seemingly nonsensical poem is brought to life...

One hundred poems chosen specifically for memorization, a vanishing art. For the most part they are classics in rhyming accentual-syllabic verse. Among them: Kipling's If, Coleridge's Kubla Khan, Fitzgerald's translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam and Emma Lazarus' The New Colossus, immortalized on the Statue of Liberty.

Follows The Book of Lost Tales, parts 1 & 2, and precedes The Shaping of Middle-earth.

An illustrated collection of twenty-eight notable poems by Rudyard Kipling, with commentary and definitions of unfamiliar words. Includes an introduction about the poet's life and work.

Presents a comprehensive collection of poetry covering such topics as love and romance, family, faith and spirituality, war, work, and more.

"This completely original collection of poetry and prose will not only delight her avid fans but is sure to capture the imagination of a whole new audience. With the turn of every page, Sea of Strangers invites you to go beyond love and loss to explore themes of self-discovery and empowerment as you navigate your way around the human heart."--Amazon.com.

An illustrated collection of over 350 English and American poems, about animals, people, famous events, the seasons, and Christmas, and including nonsense verse, inspirational lines, and wisdom in rhyme.