Poetry
Poetry anthologies and other poetry books that I have enjoyed.
Dancing with Joy: 99 PoemsNew and Selected Poems: Volume OneSelected Poems
Dancing with Joy: 99 Poems
by Roger Housden
$13.60
This is a delightful anthology of poems. The theme is "poems that try to capture an experience of joy" and they do a great job...
New and Selected Poems: Volume One
by Mary Oliver
$11.56
After reading her poem "The Journey" I went straight out and bought this anthology of her earlier poems. It's still one of the...
Selected Poems
by Denise Levertov
$22.95
Levertov's poetry is sometimes stark, but every time I delve into this collection I am profoundly moved.
Sailing Alone Around the Room: New and Selected PoemsStaying Alive: Real Poems for Unreal TimesCandy is Dandy: The Best of Ogden Nash
Sailing Alone Around the Room: New and Sele...
by Billy Collins
$10.17
I first heard former American Poet Laureate Billy Collins reading his poems on NPR on "A Prarie Home Companion" and I was hook...
Staying Alive: Real Poems for Unreal Times
by Neil Astley
$16.95
This British anthology is by the founder of Bloodaxe Books, Neil Astley. A look at his catalogue tells you he has no fear of t...
Candy is Dandy: The Best of Ogden Nash
by Ogden Nash

I Love Ogden Nash. There, I said it. I can read these for hours - especially out loud to bored guests.
The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English VerseFour QuartetsTen Poems to Change Your Life
The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century Englis...
$48.00
A very fine anthology that should be in every personal library. All the greatest modern poetry is represented here.
Four Quartets
by T. S. Eliot
$9.00
Eliot is undoubtedly hard going, but these autobiographical poems provide a richness that it's worth learning to appreciate. I...
Ten Poems to Change Your Life
by Roger Housden
$10.88
This was the first of Roger Housden's little books of reflection and commentary on a small poetry selection and I think it's t...
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