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A funny rendering of Clement C. Moore's classic poem features wacky cartoon scenes of holiday mayhem.

Contains a reprint of the 1855 edition of Whitman's collection of poems, providing the typeface, design, and layout of the original version, including and afterword by Whitman authority David S. Reynolds, discussing its background, reception, and contribution to literary history.

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

First published in 1915, Spoon River Anthology stands as one of the most original and haunting works in American poetry. Through a series of over two hundred free-verse epitaphs, Edgar Lee Masters gives voice to the dead citizens of the small fictional town of Spoon River, each speaking from beyond the grave to reveal the hidden truths of their lives. What begins as a simple collection of epitaphs becomes a powerful social portrait - a tapestry of...

A mysterious talking raven pays a visit to a man who is distraught from the loss of his lover. The man, aching over the death of his dear Lenore, is upset and distressed by the bird who repeats one word; Nevermore. Steeped in stylized, but dark prose and written in an almost musical style Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven is a bleak, mesmerizing journey through one man's depression and madness. Illustrated by Gustave Doré, the master woodcut artist gives...

"These gross and engrossing haiku highlight thirteen animals (and a few fungi) and the exceptionally icky things they do! Accompanied by bonus facts that will delight--and disgust--readers of all ages"-- Provided by publisher.

Milk and honey is a collection of poetry and prose about survival. About the experience of violence, abuse, love, loss, and femininity. The book is divided into four chapters, and each chapter serves a different purpose. Deals with a different pain. Heals a different heartache. Milk and honey takes readers through a journey of the most bitter moments in life and finds sweetness in them because there is sweetness everywhere if you are just willing...

"In his highly anticipated second collection, Chen Chen continues his investigation of family, both blood and chosen, examining what one inherits and what one invents, as a queer Asian American living through an era of Trump, mass shootings, and the COVID-19 pandemic"-- Provided by publisher.

"Vulnerable, tender, acute, these are serious poems, brave poems, exploring with honesty the ambiguous moment between the rapture of youth and the grace of acceptance. A daughter tends to aging parents. A woman struggles with infertility--"What if, instead of carrying / a child, I am supposed to carry grief?"--And a body seized by pain and vertigo as well as ecstasy. A nation convulses: "Every song of this country / has an unsung third stanza, something...

"'I've never seen anyone at a public pool with a memorable enough body, good or bad, that I think about it ever again.' If this line sounds familiar, it's because you've heard it in the background of thousands of videos on social media--a humbling reminder from poet and radio personality Josie Balka that what's important in our lives now isn't necessarily what's important to us in the long run. I Hope You Remember, Josie's first book of poetry, includes...