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Notable Books Print

The Academy is pleased to offer the following selection of anthologies and award-winning books.
Poetry For Children


Poem in Your Pocket for Young Poets: 100 Poems to Rip Out & Read Poem in Your Pocket for Young Poets: 100 Poems to Rip Out & Read

This innovative format features 100 poems for young poets—designed to be torn right out of the book and put into your, or your friend's, pocket.

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Walt Whitman: Words for America Walt Whitman: Words for America
By Barbara Kerley

Autographed
A fully illustrated, over-sized children's book about the life and times of Walt Whitman.

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Poetry Speaks to Children Poetry Speaks to Children

Poetry Speaks to Children features the best poems by the best authors along with a CD—making the engrossing and often mischievous verses come alive in the voices of many of the creators.

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Signed Copies


Seven Poets, Four Days, One Book Seven Poets, Four Days, One Book
By Marvin Bell

This collaborative book collects 80 poems by seven poets, written over a period of four days.

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Blackbird and Wolf Blackbird and Wolf
By Henri Cole

Autographed
Winner of the 2008 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize, Blackbird and Wolf is the sixth collection of poems by Pulitzer Prize-finalist Henri Cole.

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Grave of Light: New and Selected Poems Grave of Light: New and Selected Poems
By Alice Notley

Autographed
A hardcover, signed copy of the 2007 Lenore Marshall Award winning collection, including poems culled from over 20 books of poetry and never before published work.

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Say Uncle Say Uncle
By Kay Ryan

Autographed
The fifth book of poems by the current Poet Laureate and Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, Kay Ryan.

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Visual Collections


Another Language of Flowers Another Language of Flowers
By Dorothea Tanning

Paintings by Dorothea Tanning accompanied by poetry from twelve highly esteemed poets.

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Biographical Interest


The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
By Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath's complete, uncensored journals appear in their entirety for the first time in this collection edited by Karin V. Kukil.

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Berryman's Shakespeare Berryman's Shakespeare
By John Berryman

A collection of essays, letters, and other writings by John Berryman on the great bard of English poetry.

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For Writers & Teachers


Rules for the Dance Rules for the Dance
By Mary Oliver

For both readers and writers of poetry, here is a concise and engaging introduction to sound, rhyme, meter, and scansion - and why they matter.

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Poetry Speaks, Expanded Edition Poetry Speaks, Expanded Edition

A definitive anthology featuring text and recordings from nearly fifty historic poets. Includes three bound-in audio CDs of poets reading their own work.

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Notable Collections


Squares and Courtyards Squares and Courtyards
By Marilyn Hacker

The ninth collection of poems from the National Book Award winner and Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets.

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Radio, Radio Radio, Radio
By Ben Doller

Winner of the 2000 Walt Whitman Award.

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Flying at Night Flying at Night
By Ted Kooser

Selected poems by the former U.S. Poet Laureate.

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The Leaf and The Cloud The Leaf and The Cloud
By Mary Oliver

In this book-length poem, divided into seven sections, Oliver has fashioned an unforgettable poem of questioning and discovery.

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Human Dark with Sugar Human Dark with Sugar
By Brenda Shaughnessy

The winner of the 2008 James Laughlin Award for an Outstanding second collection.

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Invisible Bride Invisible Bride
By Tony Tost

Tost's penetrating first book is replete with questioning, wonder and doubt.

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Praise Song for the Day Praise Song for the Day
By Elizabeth Alexander

A Poem for Barack Obama's Presidential Inaguration, January 20, 2009

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Averno Averno
By Louise Glück

A National Book Award finalist from Pulitzer prize-winning poet Louise Glück.

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The Milk of Inquiry The Milk of Inquiry
By Wayne Koestenbaum

The third collection of poems from this celebrated poet and cultural critic.

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Fuel Fuel
By Naomi Shihab Nye

An award-winning collection by the celebrated poet and novelist.

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Repair Repair
By C. K. Williams

A celebrated book from the growing oeuvre of this Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets.

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Jersey Rain Jersey Rain
By Robert Pinsky

A selection from the former Poet Laureate and Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets.

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American Sonnets American Sonnets
By Gerald Stern

A collection of pseudo-sonnets from one of the Chancellors of the Academy of American Poets.

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Maraca: New and Selected Poems Maraca: New and Selected Poems
By Victor Hernández Cruz

A selection of poems that span the career of this Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets.

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Springing: New and Selected Poems Springing: New and Selected Poems
By Marie Ponsot

A selection from the extensive work of the newly appointed Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets.

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The Beauty of the Husband The Beauty of the Husband
By Anne Carson

An evocative depiction of modern marriage from the acclaimed Canadian poet and scholar.

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Academy Exclusives


Pablo Neruda Gift Set Pablo Neruda Gift Set
By Pablo Neruda

Collecting three of his most popular works, this book set is an ideal addition to the library of new and old readers of Neruda's poetry.

$40.00 | Order Now
The Helen Burns Poetry Anthology: New Voices The Helen Burns Poetry Anthology: New Voices

An anthology of winning poems from the Academy's University & College Prize program, selected by Mark Doty.

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New Voices: University and College Prizes, 1989-1998 New Voices: University and College Prizes, 1989-1998

An anthology of winning poems from the Academy's University & College Prize program, selected by Heather McHugh.

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Octavio Paz: A Celebration Octavio Paz: A Celebration
By Octavio Paz

A letter-press chapbook printed for the poet's 80th birthday.

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Anthologies


Poetry Speaks Who I Am Poetry Speaks Who I Am

A definitive anthology for younger poets, featuring poems and historic recordings. Includes a bound-in audio CDs of poets reading their own work.

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Christmas Poems Christmas Poems

A beautiful, hardbacked anthology featuring some of the best poems of all time celebrating Christmas.

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Poem in Your Pocket: 200 Poems to Read and Carry Poem in Your Pocket: 200 Poems to Read and Carry

This innovative format features 200 poems from Shakespeare to Sexton, cleverly organized by theme. This collection also features an introduction by U.S. Poet Laureate Kay Ryan.

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Love Poems Love Poems

A wonderful, hardcover collection of some of the finest love poems ever written.

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The Vintage Book of African American Poetry The Vintage Book of African American Poetry

200 Years of Vision, Struggle, Power, Beauty, and Triumph from 50 Oustanding Poets.

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American Poetry: Twentieth Century (Volumes I and II) American Poetry: Twentieth Century (Volumes I and II)

Between 1900 and the end of World War II, American poetry was entirely transformed, producing a body of work of worldwide influence.

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Love Speaks Its Name Love Speaks Its Name

A hardbacked collection of the finest gay and lesbian love poetry throughout history, from Sappho to Muriel Rukeyser, from the acclaimed Everyman's Library Collection.

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American Poetry: Twentieth Century (Volume I: Henry Adams to Dorothy Parker) American Poetry: Twentieth Century (Volume I: Henry Adams to Dorothy Parker)

A historic anthology that rediscovers—and redefines—America's poetic heritage.

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American Poetry: Twentieth Century (Volume II: E.E. Cummings to May Swenson) American Poetry: Twentieth Century (Volume II: E.E. Cummings to May Swenson)

Presented in full are some of the most influential works of this century.

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Collected & Selected


The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes
By Langston Hughes

860 poems from one the most influential and most beloved American poets of the 20th century.

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Opened Ground: Selected Poems Opened Ground: Selected Poems
By Seamus Heaney

The selected poems of Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney.

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Poe: Poems Poe: Poems
By Edgar Allan Poe

Best known for his poems tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe remains one of America's most influential poets.

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Frost: Poems Frost: Poems
By Robert Frost

A generous selection of lyrics from one of the most brilliant and widely read of all American poets.

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