Poem a Day A Wide Range of Classic and Modern Poems

Poem a Day, Volume 2 offers a poem for each day of the year along with brief, informative anecdotes about the poets and their work. Laurie Sheck has selected a wide range of classic and modern poems that can be read, enjoyed and shared over and over. Included are such poets as Emily Dickinson, Czeslaw Milosz, Langston Hughes, Li Po, Elizabeth Bishop, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Walt Whitman, Emily Bronte, Shakespeare, Anna Akhmatova, William Carlos Williams, Guillaume Apollinaire, Anne Carson, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Yusef Komunyakaa, Seamus Heaney, Lewis Carroll, Bertolt Brecht, Adrienne Rich, and Rumi. Each day offers access to the richness, unpredictability and diversity of poetic expression throughout the ages. The entire collection is an adventure led by a knowledgeable guide whose passion for sublime verse shines through on every page. Poem a Day, Volume 2 is a wonderful companion for anyone who wants to make poetry a part of everyday life, and makes an ideal gift for just about any occasion. Laurie Sheck is the author of four books of poems, including Black Series (Knopf, 2001) and The Willow Grove, which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. A recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, an Ingram Merrill Award, and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, she has taught at Princeton University and is currently a member of the MFA Writing faculty at the New School. She lives in New York City.Sheck, Laurie is the author of 'Poem a Day A Wide Range of Classic and Modern Poems' with ISBN 9781586420314 and ISBN 1586420313.