103 Great Poems

Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486120562
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 276

Book Description
Exceptionally fine poetry by Germany's greatest literary figure, from his earliest, "An den Schlaf" ("To Sleep"), written when he was 18, to his last great poem, "Verdächtnis" ("Legacy"), written when he was 80.

Great German Poems of the Romantic Era

Author: Stanley Appelbaum
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486120384
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
Over 130 poems by 23 poets, including Goethe, Schiller, Holderlin, Tieck, Heine, Nietzsche, many others. New literal English translations on facing pages. Introduction.

Great Short Poems from Around the World

Author: Bob Blaisdell
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486783197
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 210

Book Description
This hardcover gift edition features ancient Greek and Latin poets as well as verse by Goethe, Su T'ung Po, Santayana, Yevtushenko, and representative English, Irish, and American poets, including Yeats, Byron, Frost, and others.

Selected Poetry

Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 283

Book Description
Arranged chronologically, David Luke's verse translations are set alongside the German originals to give a picture of Goethe's poetic development.

A Child's Book of Poems

Author:
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781402750618
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134

Book Description
A collection of poems evoking the world and feelings of childhood.

100 Great Poems for Girls

Author: Celia Johnson
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 9780446563840
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Reading any great poem for the first time is always a thrilling discovery, even if it's only four lines long, and this collection brings together some of the best ever to read, memorize, or recite. Girls of all ages will enjoy reading poems catered specifically to them, whether it means envisioning adventures with princesses and witches, or laughing at the antics of mischievous little girls. The book is divided into eight sections: Nature, Imagination, Love & Friendship, Inspiration, Animals, Nursery Rhymes, Limericks & Tongue Twisters, and Fun & Nonsense. 100 GREAT POEMS FOR GIRLS is a perfect introduction for those encountering poetry for the first time, but readers who grew up with poems will also cherish this treasury of classics.

Introduction to German Poetry

Author: Gustave Mathieu
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486121798
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 191

Book Description
Over 40 poems by Goethe, Schiller, Heine, Hölderlin, Brecht, and other masters. Full German text plus literal English translations on facing pages. Biographical and critical commentary on each poet. 34 portraits. Introduction.

Poems to Learn by Heart

Author: Caroline Kennedy
Publisher: Hyperion
ISBN: 9781423108054
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
For this companion to her New York Times best-selling collection A Family of Poems, Caroline Kennedy has hand-selected more than a hundred of her favorite poems that lend themselves to memorization. Some are joyful. Some are sad. Some are funny and lighthearted. Many offer layers of meaning that reveal themselves only after the poem has been studied so closely as to be learned by heart. In issuing the challenge to memorize great poetry, Caroline Kennedy invites us to a deeply enriching experience. For as she reminds us, “If we learn poems by heart, not only do we have their wisdom to draw on, we also gain confidence, knowledge and understanding that no one can take away.” Illustrated with gorgeous, original watercolor paintings by award-winning artist Jon J Muth , this is truly a book for all ages, and one that families will share again and again. Caroline’s thoughtful introductions shed light on the many ways we can appreciate poetry, and the special tradition of memorizing and reciting poetry that she celebrates within her own family.

Committed to Memory

Author: John Hollander
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781573226462
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A collection of a hundred-and-some poems chosen specifically for memorization and for the particulary intense kind of silent reading with which a reader prepares to remember them.

White Bull

Author: Elizabeth Hughey
Publisher: Sarabande Books
ISBN: 1946448834
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 79

Book Description
Composed entirely of words taken from the letters and public statements of the notorious segregationist Bull Connor, the poems in White Bull use language that was wielded in violence and oppression to reckon with the present moment. The city of Birmingham is a character too, with its suffocating heat and humidity, quarry pools, and mountain in the distance. Here, the truth comes out, like a child whispering in the midst of a political rally, “Summer separates us with the same trees.” And, “I thought if I repeated a word enough it would change its meaning.” Elizabeth Hughey holds up and examines the things handed down to us—from patterned wing backs and chipped tea sets to family names and gender roles—and asks if we should keep any of it or burn it all down and start again.