Literary studies: poetry & poets books

Examines the state of African poetry today, the enduring influence of Africa's pioneer poets, today's new generation...  Read More >>

From Proems....To Poems is a powerful literary collection of poetry that speaks to the pulse of our times. Through...  Read More >>

Shows how William Blake arrived at a theory of knowledge that was also, for him, a theory of religion, of human...  Read More >>

A new edition and translation of a major Latin poem that blends Carolingian intellectualism with tenth-century ascetic...  Read More >>

This book reveals an original investigation of Renaissance literature and portraiture.  Read More >>

The long-awaited biography of the mercurial, troubled, brilliant poet James Schuyler, the Pulitzer Prize winner...  Read More >>

Poems that retrace unconscious lines of thought and flight to write a new history of the tar sands Tracing words...  Read More >>

""The average church-goer"", writes Hyam Maccoby, ""would be most disconcerted by a real glimpse into Eliot's mind....  Read More >>

Searching For Azaleas is a literary collection of story-poems, cinquains, and haiku. Multiple themes are examined,...  Read More >>

""The average church-goer"", writes Hyam Maccoby, ""would be most disconcerted by a real glimpse into Eliot's mind....  Read More >>

Blending poetry and creative nonfiction, emotion and activist thinking, Eli Clare explores the pulsing core and...  Read More >>

A career-spanning collection of critical and personal essays from a titan of Canadian literature. Building and...  Read More >>

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Blending poetry and creative nonfiction, emotion and activist thinking, Eli Clare explores the pulsing core and...  Read More >>

John Ashbery appraises the lesser-known poets who shaped his own confounding, infinitely inventive work. In lectures...  Read More >>

Waters wander, withheld from their appointed abyss. The firmament is smeared with counterfeit constellations. Love...  Read More >>

Inventions on the Brink, a collection of literary journalism by J. T. Barbarese, offers engagingly plainspoken and...  Read More >>

""A collection of Barbara Guest's essays, lectures, reviews, and profiles of poets and artists, as well as forms...  Read More >>

""A blend of inquisitive narrative, philosophy, literary theory, and experimental lyricism""-- Provided by publisher....  Read More >>

Lament of Sacred Spaces is a poetic journey through the holy places of Scripture-Jerusalem, Sinai, Cana, Gethsemane,...  Read More >>

Capitalism promises prosperity, but delivers wounds. This poetry collection is an unflinching exploration of...  Read More >>

""A blend of inquisitive narrative, philosophy, literary theory, and experimental lyricism""-- Provided by publisher....  Read More >>

As a multifaceted and intermedial phenomenon, poetry in the digital age not only demands a rethinking and expansion...  Read More >>

This is the first ever verse translation into English of the entirety of Book Six of Rumi'sThe Masnavi. Book Six...  Read More >>