The Maine Poets

The Maine Poets

Author: Wesley McNair

Publisher: Down East Books

Published: 2024-01-09

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1493083619

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In The Maine Poets, editor Wesley McNair has selected work by poets of the state from Longfellow to the present. Chosen for their appeal to the general reader, these poems honor the full vision and diversity of Maine's poets as they address life in Maine and in all human places.


Maine in Four Seasons

Maine in Four Seasons

Author: Wesley McNair

Publisher: Down East Books

Published: 2010-06-01

Total Pages: 41

ISBN-13: 0892728868

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It is a commonplace that poetry is the literary form that best expresses our deepest feelings. Those who seldom read poetry regularly turn to it for weddings or funerals. The poems in this gift-size anthology speak to the seasons of Maine, celebrating familiar scenery and events in a common language. The 20 poems (five for each season) represent the range of seasonal landscapes and activities from the coast to the northernmost border.


Prayers & Run-on Sentences

Prayers & Run-on Sentences

Author: Stuart Kestenbaum

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13:

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Poetry. "Stuart Kestenbaum is a poet of immense fluency, elegance, and deep humanity. I bow to his work"--Naomi Shihab Nye. "Stuart Kestenbaum writes the kind of poems I love to read, heartfelt responses to the privilege of having been given a life. No hidden agendas here, no theories to espouse, nothing but life, pure life, set down with craft and love"--Ted Kooser. Kestenbaum is the author of two previous poetry collections, Pilgrimage and House of Thanksgiving, and is the director of the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts on Deer Isle, Maine.


Take Heart

Take Heart

Author: Wesley McNair

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2022-09-01

Total Pages: 345

ISBN-13: 1684750806

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In this anthology, former Maine Poet Laureate Wesley McNair has collected the work of Maine poets that were featured in his popular column, "Take Heart." Featuring a poem each week, the columns ran in thirty newspapers across the state and reached more than a quarter of a million readers. These are poems about longing and pleasure and death and love, poems about natural world, poems that will inspire tears and laughter and help you carry on--poems from the heart, all penned by Maine writers, whose astonishing vision this book celebrates.


Take Heart

Take Heart

Author: Wesley McNair

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781608932986

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It is commonplace that poetry is the literary form that best expresses our deepest feelings. Those who seldom read poetry regularly turn to it for weddings, funerals, and other milestones. This Take Heart anthology--the second collection from Maine Poet Laureate Wesley McNair's weekly newspaper column--is chosen from the work of poets all over Maine, representing a wide cultural view of the state.


Braided Creek

Braided Creek

Author: Jim Harrison

Publisher: Copper Canyon Press

Published: 2012-12-18

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 1619320916

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Braided Creek contains more than 300 poems exchanged in this longstanding correspondence. Wise, wry, and penetrating, the poems touch upon numerous subjects, from the natural world to the nature of time. Harrison and Kooser decided to remain silent over who wrote which poem, allowing their voices, ideas, and images to swirl and merge into this remarkable suite of lyrics. Each time I go outside the world is different. This has happened all my life. * The moon put her hand over my mouth and told me to shut up and watch. * A nephew rubs the sore feet of his aunt, and the rope that lifts us all toward grace creaks on the pulley. * Under the storyteller’s hat are many heads, all troubled. Jim Harrison, one of America’s best-loved writers, is author of two dozen books of poetry, fiction, essays, food criticism, and memoir. He is best known for a collection of novellas, Legends of the Fall, and the epic novel Dalva. He lives in western Montana and southern Arizona. Ted Kooser is the author of eight collections of poetry and a prose memoir. His poetry appears regularly in The Atlantic Monthly, The New Yorker, Poetry, and The Nation. He lives in Nebraska.


Wait

Wait

Author: Jeri Theriault

Publisher:

Published: 2021-04-09

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781735739724

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Wait is an anthology of poems and visual art by Maine poets and artists inspired by the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020-21. It includes work by three former and one current Maine state poets laureate, and art work by some of Maine most prestigious visual artists. Over sixty poets and artists contributed to the anthology. It was published by Littoral Books of Portland.


Everything Comes Next

Everything Comes Next

Author: Naomi Shihab Nye

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2020-09-29

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 0063013479

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“Emotionally resonant and stirring.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Lucky the reader who would have this collection lying around for visiting and revisiting.”—Horn Book Magazine This celebratory book collects in one volume award-winning and beloved poet Naomi Shihab Nye’s most popular and accessible poems. Featuring new, never-before-published poems; an introduction by bestselling poet and author Edward Hirsch, as well as a foreword and writing tips by the poet; and stunning artwork by bestselling artist Rafael López, Everything Comes Next is essential for poetry readers, classroom teachers, and library collections. Everything Comes Next is a treasure chest of Naomi Shihab Nye’s most beloved poems, and features favorites such as “Famous” and “A Valentine for Ernest Mann,” as well as widely shared pieces such as “Kindness” and “Gate A-4.” The book is an introduction to the poet’s work for new readers, as well as a comprehensive edition for classroom and family sharing. Writing prompts and tips by the award-winning poet make this an outstanding choice for aspiring poets of all ages.


HIV, Mon Amour

HIV, Mon Amour

Author: Tory Dent

Publisher:

Published: 2000-12

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13:

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Winner of the James Laughlin Award of The Academy of American Poets. (1999) Tory Dent's is a voice like no other. Her use of language is virtuosic, complex, and plangent. These are daring poems that also dare the reader. HIV positive, Dent writes out of her own experience and profound refusal to look away or suspend feeling or turn from love. When her first book of poems, What Silence Equals, appeared in 1993, it was recognized as "immediately one of the great, necessary books to come out of the AIDS crisis, flinging its challenge in the face of death." With HIV, Mon Amour she moves further into the whirlwind -- as witness, lover, and observer.


The Native Poets of Maine

The Native Poets of Maine

Author: S Herbert Lancey

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781019855706

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The Native Poets of Maine is a collection of poems by Maine writers, both native and transplanted, who were active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This anthology includes works by a diverse group of poets, ranging from farmers and fishermen to academics and journalists. Their poetry reflects on the beauty of Maine's landscapes, the rhythms of daily life, and the challenges of the human condition. This book is a valuable resource for scholars and enthusiasts of Maine literature. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.