Poetry Speaks Expanded

By Paschen, Elise & Mosby, Rebekah Presson

Publishers Summary:
In 2001, Poetry Speaks presented a diverse cross-section of the twentieth century's best poets, their voices and words reaching more than 100,000 poetry lovers. Poetry Speaks, Expanded Edition again demonstrates the power of great poetry combined with compelling audio to more fully immerse readers in the spoken word. This revised edition includes everything from the LA Times bestselling first edition, that Publishers Weekly called "the definitive anthology," and adds several notable poets including James Joyce and Robert Graves, and new essays on them by some of today's best-known names.Three audio CDs present each poet reading their work. Reviewers and booksellers suggested that "this book has the potential to draw more readers to poetry than any collection in years."

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ISBN
978-1-40221-062-4
Publisher
Sourcebooks MediaFusion


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on January 1, 2008

Adult/High School "Poetry Speaks" (Sourcebooks, 2001) has been expanded to include James Joyce, Robert Graves, May Swenson, Jack Kerouac, and Ted Hughes. Each of the 47 poets, all deceased, is introduced through a biographical sketch, an essay by a contemporary poet, the text of a few representative poems and, of course, s...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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