Ralph Waldo Emerson, the greatest of the Transcendentalists, is often considered to be the central thinker in American history. In essays such as "Self-Reliance" and poems such as "Concord Hymn," he gave voice to ideals that Americans have held dear ever since.
Critical Companion to Ralph Waldo Emerson is a reliable and up-to-date resource for students interested in this prolific author. This illustrated volume examines Emerson's life and 140 of his most important works, including all of his major essays and 60 of his poems.
In Words for the Taking author Neal Bowers takes the reader on an unusual hunt for a literary stalker. A poet and teacher by profession, Bowers became a detective out of necessity when he discovered one of his poems had been plagiarized and repeatedly published by someone calling himself David Sumner. Later, he learned Sumner had stolen more of his work and the poems of other writers as well. Here he describes his almost surreal search for the plagiarist and its surprising aftermath.
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The book of poems was written by Charles Bukowski from 1974-1977. His poems talk about his endless consumption of alcohol, mostly beer. In some of his poems he does say he has to give up his voluptuary ways and find a nice woman and stop drinking. His poems are visceral and very blunt and honest. He’s also an artist, a painter. He doesn’t live in affluence. In fact through his poems you imagine he lives close to squalor. He talks about the cockroaches that permeate his place. It’s about the harsh realities of living in near squalor and poverty in a rough part of Los Angeles ...
Fifty Poems of Emily Dickinson [Audiobook] Volume 3
Read by a talented group of actresses, including Stephanie Beacham, Glenda Jackson, Sharon Stone, Meryl Streep and Melissa Manchester.
After Emily Dickinson's death in 1886, her sister discovered 1,775 poems bound in small packets - a collection that is now considered some of the best poetry in the English language. Fifty of Dickinson's most penetrating and insightful works are gathered in Volume III of this praiseworthy series.
A Boy’s Will was Frost’s first collection of poems, published in 1913 and introduced the world to this remarkable poet. This first book of early writings is representative of his focus on subjects of nature and love. Robert Frost is probably one of America’s most well-known poets and four of his poetry volumes were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
