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Poetry

This Same Sky

A poetry anthology in which 129 poets from sixty-eight different countries celebrate the natural world and its human and animal inhabitants.

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Talking to the Sun

Poems from various time periods and many countries are organized by theme and illustrated with reproductions of art works from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

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Poet's Choice

Edward Hirsch

Reflects on the work of more than 130 poets from around the world and throughout history, each with representative selections from their writings.

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On the Front Line

This bilingual edition is a record of the struggles, hopes, and dreams of a war-torn El Salvador.

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My Alexandria

Mark Doty

A collection of poems "in which ordinary human experience becomes music" --Cover.

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The Country Between Us

Carolyn Forche

Contains poetry on the emotionally devastating guerrilla warfare in South America.

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The Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer

Presents the prologue and five stories from the "Canterbury Tales," written by Chaucer in the fourteenth century, in which a group of pilgrims share their tales while on their way to the shrine of St.

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The Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer

Presents a selection of four stories from the "Canterbury Tales," written by Chaucer in the fourteenth century, in which a group of pilgrims share their tales while on their way to the shrine of St.

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The Canterbury Tales Iii

Geoffrey Chaucer

Eight British actors play the parts of Geoffrey Chaucer's pilgrims in seven of his "Canterbury Tales": "The Friar's Tale," "The Summoner's Tale," "The Lawyer's Tale," "The Seaman's Tale," "The Priores

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