Committed to Memory - Softcover

Hollander, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1573226467 ISBN 13: 9781573226462

Publisher: Riverhead Trade, 1997

Synopsis

"The Road Less Traveled", "If" and "Casey at the Bat" are a few of the classic poems found in this rich compilation of poetry from an array of celebrated writers, such as Whitman, Dickinson, Shakespeare, and Poe. Reprint.

About this title

From Library Journal:

Somewhere along the way those who decide such things decided that memorizing poems was not really important to education. Of course, it wasn't really. However, it was a pleasure, and generations of young people are growing up today without knowing it, which is a shame. Hollander (American Poetry, LJ 9/1/93) has selected 100 poems by poets?including lyrics and narratives, meditations and counsels?ranging from Blake and Hughes, Bishop and Thomas, to Yeats and Hayden . These are classics that lend themselves to memory, being short; often in form, or at least metrical; always rhythmic; and delightful. Most readers will find old favorites and new gems here. It is a fine collection?for browsing, for reading, and for committing to memory. Recommended.?Louis McKee, Painted Bride Arts Ctr., Philadelphia
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About this edition

• Publisher: Riverhead Trade
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1573226467
• ISBN 13: 9781573226462
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208