Poets Look at Growing Up and Growing Old.Poets look at growing up and growing old. 2 cds. 0-9768001-5-2. Poets look at eternity. 2 cds. 0-9768001-8-7. Poems of lust, betrayal, and lost love. 1 cd. 0-9768001-7-9. Poems of inspiration and faith. 1 cd. 0-9768001-6-0. Poems of romance. 1 cd. 0-9768001-4-4. Read by 13 actors. Level 4 Press (www.level4press). 2006. $9.95 each. Cardboard; content notes. SA These titles taken from The Giant Book of Poetry (available in print and audio versions) contain 12 thematic units: Romance; Inspiration and Faith; Eternity; Loss and Sorrow; Working, Nature, the Human Condition; Poems for Children of All Ages; Growing Up and Growing Old; Poems That Make a Statement; Ghosts and Evil and Superstition; and Lust, Betrayal, and Lost Love. Each of these is subdivided into smaller groups of poems. For example, Poems of Inspiration and Faith is divided into Western Religion, Pagan Religion Noun 1. pagan religion - any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism heathenism, paganism faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not , Eastern Religion, Questioning Religion, and Inspiration. Poems of Romance includes Courting, Unrequited Love This article may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. , Beauty, Love, Separation, Redemption, and Commitment. Most poems are brief, but some are longer narrative works such as "My Last Duchess My Last Duchess poem about a wife whose beauty is frozen in portrait. [Br. Lit.: “My Last Duchess” in Norton, 757–758] See : Beauty, Lasting ." Authors range from Shakespeare to Japanese haiku haiku (hī`k  ), an unrhymed Japanese poem recording the essence of a moment keenly perceived, in which nature is linked to human nature. masters to Dylan Thomas Noun 1. Dylan Thomas - Welsh poet (1914-1953)Dylan Marlais Thomas, Thomas , Margaret Atwood, Philip Larkin Philip Arthur Larkin, CH, CBE, FRSL, (9 August 1922 – 2 December 1985) was an English poet, novelist and jazz critic. He spent his working life as a university librarian and was offered the Poet Laureateship following the death of John Betjeman, but declined the post. , William Carlos Williams, Archibald MacLeish Noun 1. Archibald MacLeish - United States poet (1892-1982) MacLeish , Billy Collins, Robert Creeley, Robert Lowell, Adrian Mitchell, and Seamus Heaney. The readers are varied and excellent, pulling listeners into the works with humor, passion, and irony. Each has a deep appreciation for and understanding of the authors' intentions. The Giant Book of Poetry would be an appropriate addition to any library, but these audio CDs would be especially useful, drawing in those reluctant to read poetry themselves. Highly recommended. (Paperback edition: Roetzheim, William H., ed. The Giant Book of Poetry. Level 4 Press (13518 Jamul Drive, Jamul CA 91935). 748p. illus. indexes. 0-9768001-2-8. $29.95. SA.) Janet Julian, English Teacher (retired), Grafton, MA S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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