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James Baldwin Smoking a Cigarette and Other Poems

by Baron Wormser ...

The capstone of a distinguished literary career, James Baldwin Smoking a Cigarette and Other Poems is Baron Wormser’s eleventh book of poetry. It speaks to matters that have haunted and obsessed the author for a lifetime—especially the ways that a finite poem can intersect with the infinitude of being.The book is arranged like a work of fiction, with titled chapters and with single poems of a ... Read more

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The capstone of a distinguished literary career, James Baldwin Smoking a Cigarette and Other Poems is Baron Wormser’s eleventh book of poetry. It speaks to matters that have haunted and obsessed the author for a lifetime—especially the ways that a finite poem can intersect with the infinitude of being.The book is arranged like a work of fiction, with titled chapters and with single poems of a
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Some Months in 1968

by Baron Wormser ...

A family confronts a nation in turmoil during the pivotal year of 1968.In suburban Baltimore, the Brownsons grapple with the Vietnam War, civil rights, and personal conscience. As eldest son Tom faces the draft, parents Daniel and Helen confront their own beliefs and the changing world around them. Through vivid snapshots of daily life, Some Months in 1968 explores the complexities of family ... Read more

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A family confronts a nation in turmoil during the pivotal year of 1968.In suburban Baltimore, the Brownsons grapple with the Vietnam War, civil rights, and personal conscience. As eldest son Tom faces the draft, parents Daniel and Helen confront their own beliefs and the changing world around them. Through vivid snapshots of daily life, Some Months in 1968 explores the complexities of family
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The Road Washes Out in Spring

A Poet’s Memoir of Living Off the Grid

by Baron Wormser ...

A new edition of an evergreen back-to-nature book in the tradition of Thoreau.For nearly twenty-five years, poet Baron Wormser and his family lived in a house in Maine with no electricity or running water. They grew much of their own food, carried water by hand, and read by the light of kerosene lamps. They considered themselves part of the “back to the land” movement, but their choice to live off ... Read more

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A new edition of an evergreen back-to-nature book in the tradition of Thoreau.For nearly twenty-five years, poet Baron Wormser and his family lived in a house in Maine with no electricity or running water. They grew much of their own food, carried water by hand, and read by the light of kerosene lamps. They considered themselves part of the “back to the land” movement, but their choice to live off
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Songs from a Voice

Being the Recollections, Stanzas and Observations of Abe Runyan, Song Writer and Performer

by Baron Wormser ...

A lyrical journey into the heart of American music and the making of a musical legend.In Baron Wormser's Songs from a Voice, meet Abe Runyan, a songwriter and performer whose life echoes that of Bob Dylan. Through poetry and prose, Abe recounts his journey from the upper Midwest to the vibrant streets of Greenwich Village, revealing the influences and circumstances that shaped his unique musical ... Read more

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A lyrical journey into the heart of American music and the making of a musical legend.In Baron Wormser's Songs from a Voice, meet Abe Runyan, a songwriter and performer whose life echoes that of Bob Dylan. Through poetry and prose, Abe recounts his journey from the upper Midwest to the vibrant streets of Greenwich Village, revealing the influences and circumstances that shaped his unique musical
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Teaching the Art of Poetry

The Moves

by Baron Wormser ...

Concise and accessible, this guide to teaching the art of poetry from Shakespeare to contemporary poets enables anyone to learn about how poets approach their art. Teachers can use this book to explore any facet or era of poetry. Any reader can use it as an entryway into the art of poetry. Teaching the Art of Poetry shows poetry as a multi-faceted artistic process rather than a mystery on a ... Read more

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Concise and accessible, this guide to teaching the art of poetry from Shakespeare to contemporary poets enables anyone to learn about how poets approach their art. Teachers can use this book to explore any facet or era of poetry. Any reader can use it as an entryway into the art of poetry. Teaching the Art of Poetry shows poetry as a multi-faceted artistic process rather than a mystery on a
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What Goes On

Selected and New Poems 1995-2009

by Stephen Dunn ...

Brilliant new poems and an expansive gathering from six collections by a Pulitzer Prize winner celebrated as “indispensable.”What Goes On displays the evolving style and sensibility of a major award-winning poet, and a traceable growth that has blossomed into a provocative confrontation with questions of consciousness and existence. Stephen Dunn’s poems probe life’s big questions without ever ... Read more

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Brilliant new poems and an expansive gathering from six collections by a Pulitzer Prize winner celebrated as “indispensable.”What Goes On displays the evolving style and sensibility of a major award-winning poet, and a traceable growth that has blossomed into a provocative confrontation with questions of consciousness and existence. Stephen Dunn’s poems probe life’s big questions without ever
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Sleeping Late on Judgment Day

Poems

by Jane Mayhall ...

“My heart is bursting with homage as I / head off to a hostile eternity,” writes Jane Mayhall, now eighty-five, who wrote most of these poems in an urgent outpouring over the last few years. From the decades-outdated subway token in the bottom of her shoulder bag, which calls forth earlier days in New York City, to the violin her father practiced among the pantry’s jam jars in her Kentucky ... Read more

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“My heart is bursting with homage as I / head off to a hostile eternity,” writes Jane Mayhall, now eighty-five, who wrote most of these poems in an urgent outpouring over the last few years. From the decades-outdated subway token in the bottom of her shoulder bag, which calls forth earlier days in New York City, to the violin her father practiced among the pantry’s jam jars in her Kentucky
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Faithful and Virtuous Night

by Louise Glück ...

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATUREWinner of the National Book Award for PoetryA luminous, seductive new collection from the "fearless" ( The New York Times) Louise Glück, winner of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureLouise Glück is one of the finest American poets at work today. Her Poems 1962–2012 was hailed as "a major event in this country's literature" in the pages of The New York Times. ... ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATUREWinner of the National Book Award for PoetryA luminous, seductive new collection from the "fearless" ( The New York Times) Louise Glück, winner of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureLouise Glück is one of the finest American poets at work today. Her Poems 1962–2012 was hailed as "a major event in this country's literature" in the pages of The New York Times. ...
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Second Nature

A Gardener's Education

by Michael Pollan ...

"One of the distinguished gardening books of our time," from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Omnivore's Dilemma ( USA Today).Chosen by the American Horticultural Society as one of the 75 greatest books ever written about gardeningAfter Michael Pollan bought an old Connecticut dairy farm, he planted a garden and attempted to follow Thoreau's example: do not impose your will upon ... Read more

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"One of the distinguished gardening books of our time," from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Omnivore's Dilemma ( USA Today).Chosen by the American Horticultural Society as one of the 75 greatest books ever written about gardeningAfter Michael Pollan bought an old Connecticut dairy farm, he planted a garden and attempted to follow Thoreau's example: do not impose your will upon
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Fierce Pajamas

An Anthology of Humor Writing from The New Yorker

Edited by David Remnick, Henry Finder ...

When Harold Ross founded The New Yorker in 1925, he described it as a “comic weekly.” And although it has become much more than that, it has remained true in its irreverent heart to the founder’s description, publishing the most illustrious literary humorists of the modern era—among them Robert Benchley, Dorothy Parker, Groucho Marx, George S. Kaufman, James Thurber, S. J. Perelman, Peter De Vries ... Read more

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When Harold Ross founded The New Yorker in 1925, he described it as a “comic weekly.” And although it has become much more than that, it has remained true in its irreverent heart to the founder’s description, publishing the most illustrious literary humorists of the modern era—among them Robert Benchley, Dorothy Parker, Groucho Marx, George S. Kaufman, James Thurber, S. J. Perelman, Peter De Vries
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No Time To Spare

Thinking About What Matters

by Ursula K. Le Guin ...

From acclaimed author Ursula K. Le Guin, a collection of thoughts—always adroit, often acerbic—on aging, belief, the state of literature, and the state of the nation.Ursula K. Le Guin on the absurdity of denying your age: “If I’m ninety and believe I’m forty-five, I’m headed for a very bad time trying to get out of the bathtub.”On cultural perceptions of fantasy: “The direction of escape is toward ... Read more

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From acclaimed author Ursula K. Le Guin, a collection of thoughts—always adroit, often acerbic—on aging, belief, the state of literature, and the state of the nation.Ursula K. Le Guin on the absurdity of denying your age: “If I’m ninety and believe I’m forty-five, I’m headed for a very bad time trying to get out of the bathtub.”On cultural perceptions of fantasy: “The direction of escape is toward
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The World Doesn't End

A Poetry Collection

by Charles Simic ...

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry“One of the truly imaginative writers of our time.” —Los Angles Times Book ReviewYou never know what Charles Simic is up to until you reach the end of the line or the bottom of the paragraph. Waiting for you might be a kiss. Or a bludgeon. A smile at the absurdities of society, or a wistful, grim memory of World War II.He puns, pulls pranks. He can be jazzy ... Read more

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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry“One of the truly imaginative writers of our time.” —Los Angles Times Book ReviewYou never know what Charles Simic is up to until you reach the end of the line or the bottom of the paragraph. Waiting for you might be a kiss. Or a bludgeon. A smile at the absurdities of society, or a wistful, grim memory of World War II.He puns, pulls pranks. He can be jazzy
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