Poetry

Sort by:

Sonnets to Orpheus
Rainer Maria Rilke, M. D. Herter Norton
Paperback
One of the literary masterpieces of the century, this translation is now presented with facing-page German.
The Insistence of Beauty: Poems
Stephen Dunn
Paperback
An evocation of beauty's often-surprising manifestations; even in the face of tragedy.
American Smooth: Poems
Rita Dove
Paperback
"Rita Dove pulls the ultimate dance trick: she makes it look easy."--New York Times Book Review
The School Among the Ruins: Poems 2000-2004
Adrienne Rich
Paperback
"Trust Rich, a clarion poet of conscience, to get the fractured timbre of the times just right."--Booklist, starred review
M-A-C-N-O-L-I-A: Poems
A. Van Jordan
Paperback
"Jordan is a wizard at capturing vernacular in both conventional forms and his own invention." --Black Issues Book Review