One group of sophomore college students huddled over
a set of poetry books, picking out ones they liked.
Not exact matches
Meanwhile, I've just cracked open Luci Shaw's newest
book of poetry and N.T. Wright's massive tome «The Resurrection
of the Son
of God» so I'm
set for this fall weekend now.
For their prizes, each was given a branded VFL Ghana bag containing; an android kiddy tablet, 10 exercise
books, an Ewe — English Dictionary, Epistles to my Bubune (collections
of letters), The Bloody Ingrate (story
book), Nsempiisms (A collection
of poetry, storytelling and satire), Love brewed in the African Pot (Africa's sensational film hit — Now a comic strip), This is Ghana (Tourism
book), a food flask, a cutlery
set, a portable radio
set and a watch.
She chooses a variety
of text types and lengths — from short stories, picture
books and
poetry to novels, autobiographies and historical diaries — sometimes reading a complete
book over a period
of time or just an extract, opening chapter, or description
of a character or
setting.
This unusual, handsome
book isn't my favorite
of Nye's
poetry collections; the creator
of This Same Sky (1992) and so many other unforgettable titles
sets singularly high watermarks, after all.
Technically, box
sets are anthologies, though I think most readers associate conventional anthologies as collections
of shorter works or
poetry, whereas most contemporary ebook readers associate box
sets as bundles
of multiple full - length
books.
Katz speaks
of his early education; his family's interest in art; his U.S. Navy service; his education at the Cooper Union School and at Skowhegan; styles and methods in painting; his work in collage, portraiture and
book illustration; theater
set design; teaching at Yale, Skowhegan and the Studio School; his interest in
poetry; and his current painting style.
Published in conjunction with the first major retrospective on Rauschenberg's career since the artist's death in 2008, this
book presents the complete
set of 34 drawings, with an introduction by curator Leah Dickerman and newly commissioned
poetry from Kevin Young and Robin Coste Lewis, each reflecting on a selection
of drawings and their corresponding Cantos.
In addition to her critical writings, she published
books of her
poetry, authored and illustrated children's
books, and created
set designs and record covers for Alvin Curran.