Poetry

Bukowski for Beginners,evaluates the life and literary achievements of the 'cult writer' whose voice of dissidence and discontent is still being heard and appreciated by readers worldwide. The books in this series deal with a vast and diverse range of subjects—history, philosophy, current events, ... More

This book is a travel journal, by a 'Barbarian' as Henri Michaux designates himself, who relates his journey through southern and eastern Asia. he was then barely thirty, in 1931, and yet, he was no wide-eyed tourist. This book is full of subjective glimpses that cover a wide swathe of Asia- India, ... More

This is a travel classic--the story of Patrick Marnham's pilgrimage from Turkey to Nepal in 1968. He traveled over three thousand miles, passing through Ankara to Ararat, Tehran and Mashad, Herat, Kandahar and Kabul, Peshawar, Lahore and Varanasi...before finally reaching Katmandu. His journey is a ... More

Professional poets spend many hours crafting a finished piece of work, yet we expect children in school to sit down and write when they are told to, whether they feel inspired or not. This series of four books is a toolkit to help you build a positive framework for children to read, write, understan... More

Professional poets spend many hours crafting a finished piece of work, yet we expect children in school to sit down and write when they are told to, whether they feel inspired or not. This series of four books is a toolkit to help you build a positive framework for children to read, write, understan... More

Professional poets spend many hours crafting a finished piece of work, yet we expect children in school to sit down and write when they are told to, whether they feel inspired or not. This series of four books is a toolkit to help you build a positive framework for children to read, write, understan... More

Professional poets spend many hours crafting a finished piece of work, yet we expect children in school to sit down and write when they are told to, whether they feel inspired or not. This series of four books is a toolkit to help you build a positive framework for children to read, write, understan... More

A renowned poet, philosopher, and traveler of the 11th century, Nasir Khusraw was also a major thinker and author of the Iranian lands. Writing exclusively in Persian, his writings have been preserved through the centuries by the Ismaili communities of the upper Oxus and Badakhshan, now situated in ... More

The expression of one’s love for another is as old as human existence. Today love letters have been replaced by the latest means of communications and consequently many of us have lost or failed to develop our ability to competently write letters especially love letters. How to Write Love Letters ... More

Offers a detailed discussion and introduction to poetic technique: Emphasis on practical criticism helps students gain a new appreciation for poetry and to really learn how poems work. New companion website includes links to poems cited in the text and sample student essays Very accessible for stude... More

This resource book shows how to use poetry writing as a medium to teach and reinforce structure, parts of speech and punctuation, as well as other grammar and writing conventions. The paperback edition is a resource book that shows teachers how to use poetry writing as a medium to teach and reinforc... More

Follow a girl and her cat as they walk through the seasons, and note the mathematical concepts illustrated around them.This unique collection of math-poems addresses the principles of addition, subtraction, division, simple graphs, and more!Look around and jump into the world of Mathematickles!Follo... More

The best and the brightest -- startling stories, poetry, essays, reportage, and artwork from across America, care of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. YOU ARE HERE, THIS IS NOW II is the definitive anthology of young writers and artists.... More

"Favorite poems and how they happened, by a celebrated wordsmith." Got a passion for poetry? Are you primed to rhyme? Word whiz Loris Lesynski shows you how it's done in this unique collection that blends "best of" with "how to." Inside you'll find over 30 Lesynski favorites alongside advice for ki... More

- One of the few titles on this subject geared specifically to the young adult market.- At 128 pages, this guide is more concise and accessible than competing titles.- A great creative resource for nearly any topic, from personal experiences to current events to literature.- Includes entertaining, h... More

In this original and challenging study, Donna Landry shows how an understanding of the remarkable but neglected careers of laboring-class women poets in the eighteenth century provokes a reassessment of our ideas concerning the literature of the period. Poets such as the washerwoman Mary Collier, th... More

First published in 1609, the 154 sonnets refer cryptically to the poet's relations with various persons - particularly a handsome young man, a dark woman, and a rival poet. As the sequence of sonnets stands, it roughly falls into two sections: 1-126 are concerned mainly with the youth and 127-154 ma... More