Poets, A-Z

101 Great American Poems (Dover Thrift Editions)

Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

Dark green book with yellow lettering on spine. DJ is not price clipped. Edition brings together all Poe's stories and poems in a single volume designed for easy readability as a permanent part of your home library. Jacket design by Reisie Lonette.

A Child's Garden of Verses

Here is a delightful look at childhood, written by master poet and storyteller Robert Louis Stevenson. In this collection of sixty-six poems, Stevenson recalls the joys of his childhood, from sailing boats down a river, to waiting for the lamplighter, to sailing off to foreign lands in his imagination. Tasha Tudor's watercolor paintings evoke a simpler time in the past, and celebrate two of the things she loves most -- children and nature. Her talents are the perfect match for these inspiring poems, making this a handsome gift edition that will be cherished by families for generations.

The Portable Dorothy Parker (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

The second revision in sixty years, this sublime collection ranges over the verse, stories, essays, and journalism of one of the twentieth centuryÂ’s most quotable authors.

The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou

Brought together for the first time here are all of Maya Angelou's published poems -- including "On the Pulse of Morning," her inaugural poem -- in a handsome hardcover edition.

For the first time, the complete collection of Maya Angelou's published poems-including "On the Pulse of Morning"-in a permanent collectible, handsome hardcover edition.

The Pleasures of the Damned: Poems, 1951-1993

To his legions of fans, Charles Bukowski was—and remains—the quintessential counterculture icon. A hard-drinking wild man of literature and a stubborn outsider to the poetry world, he wrote unflinchingly about booze, work, and women, in raw, street-tough poems whose truth has struck a chord with generations of readers.

Edited by John Martin, the legendary publisher of Black Sparrow Press and a close friend of Bukowski's, The Pleasures of the Damned is a selection of the best works from Bukowski's long poetic career, including the last of his never-before-collected poems. Celebrating the full range of the poet's extraordinary and surprising sensibility, and his uncompromising linguistic brilliance, these poems cover a rich lifetime of experiences and speak to Bukowski's “immense intelligence, the caring heart that saw through the sham of our pretenses and had pity on our human condition” (New York Quarterly). The Pleasures of the Damned is an astonishing poetic treasure trove, essential reading for both longtime fans and those just discovering this unique and legendary American voice.

You Get So Alone at Times

Love is a Dog From Hell

Oscar Wilde's Wit and Wisdom: A Book of Quotations (Dover Thrift Editions)

Shakespeare's Sonnets (Folger Shakespeare Library)

Folger Shakespeare Library

The world's leading center for Shakespeare studies

• Full explanatory notes conveniently placed

on the page facing each sonnet

• A brief introduction to each sonnet, providing insight into its possible meaning

• An index of first lines

• An essay by Professor Lynne Magnusson, a leading Shakespeare scholar, providing a modern perspective on the poems

• Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books

The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs.