Originally conceived as a novel, having the ingredients of a fatalistic drama as well as those of a tract on social injustice, the anthology is a series of poetic monologues by 244 former inhabitants (both real and imagined) of Spoon River, an area near Lewistown and Petersburg, Illinois, where Masters spent much of his boyhood.

David Budbill understands this very old truth of writing. For it is mainly through his careful rendering of the essential characteristics of persons and places-of old houses, crammed country stores and crockpot individuals-that we gain access to his world of Judevine.

When Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017--revealing the ancient poem in a contemporary idiom that was "fresh, unpretentious and lean" (Madeline Miller, Washington Post)--critics lauded it as "a revelation" (Susan Chira, New York Times) and "a cultural landmark" (Charlotte Higgins, Guardian) that would forever change how Homer is read in English. Now Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer's other...

"Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse ..." 'The Night Before Christmas' was first published in 1823 and is considered as being largely responsible for the conception of Santa Claus from the mid-19th century through to today. The enchanting poem tells the story of a man who, while his wife and children are fast asleep, awakens on Christmas Eve to curious noises coming from outside...

"Robert Frost won the first of his four Pulitzer Prizes for this collection, New Hampshire, published in 1923. It contains some of his most enduring and best-loved poems, including "Nothing Gold Can Stay," "Fire and Ice," "The Need of Being Versed in Country Things," and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." Also included here are the original woodcut illustrations of rural scenes produced for the first edition of New Hampshire by one of Frost's...

A collection of poems reflecting the experiences of a little English boy growing up in the early part of the twentieth century.

Odysseus--soldier, sailor, trickster, and everyman--is one of the most recognizable characters in world literature. His arduous, ten-year journey home after the Trojan War, the subject of Homer's Odyssey, is the most accessible tale to survive from ancient Greece, and its impact is still felt today across many different cultures. This lively free verse translation, from one of today's leading Homeric scholars, preserves the clarity and simplicity...

A collection of poetry, including King John's Christmas, Sneezles, Us Two, Cradle Song, and other poems from the life and imagination of a small child.

A republication of the first edition of American poet Walt Whitman's poetry collection, containing twelve poems and originally published in 1855.