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Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Demco Media
Publication date
March 1, 2003
Binding
Reinforced
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780606340618
ISBN-10
0606340610
Dimensions
1.25 by 5.75 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.70 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$23.40
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Billy Collins compiles 180 poems, one for each day of the school year, for high school students to read so that they might learn the value of poetry in their daily lives.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A dazzling new anthology of 180 contemporary poems, selected and introduced by Americaâs Poet Laureate, Billy Collins.
Inspired by Billy Collinsâs poem-a-day program with the Library of Congress, Poetry 180 is the perfect anthology for readers who appreciate engaging, thoughtful poems that are an immediate pleasure.
A 180-degree turn implies a turning backâin this case, to poetry. A collection of 180 poems by the most exciting poets at work today, Poetry 180 represents the richness and diversity of the form, and is designed to beckon readers with a selection of poems that are impossible not to love at first glance. Open the anthology to any page and discover a new poem to cherish, or savor all the poems, one at a time, to feel the full measure of contemporary poetryâs vibrance and abundance.
With poems by Catherine Bowman, Lucille Clifton, Billy Collins, Dana Gioia, Edward Hirsch, Galway Kinnell, Kenneth Koch, Philip Levine, Thomas Lux, William Matthews, Frances Mayes, Paul Muldoon, Naomi Shihab Nye, Sharon Olds, Katha Pollitt, Mary Jo Salter, Charles Simic, David Wojahn, Paul Zimmer, and many more.
Inspired by Billy Collinsâs poem-a-day program with the Library of Congress, Poetry 180 is the perfect anthology for readers who appreciate engaging, thoughtful poems that are an immediate pleasure.
A 180-degree turn implies a turning backâin this case, to poetry. A collection of 180 poems by the most exciting poets at work today, Poetry 180 represents the richness and diversity of the form, and is designed to beckon readers with a selection of poems that are impossible not to love at first glance. Open the anthology to any page and discover a new poem to cherish, or savor all the poems, one at a time, to feel the full measure of contemporary poetryâs vibrance and abundance.
With poems by Catherine Bowman, Lucille Clifton, Billy Collins, Dana Gioia, Edward Hirsch, Galway Kinnell, Kenneth Koch, Philip Levine, Thomas Lux, William Matthews, Frances Mayes, Paul Muldoon, Naomi Shihab Nye, Sharon Olds, Katha Pollitt, Mary Jo Salter, Charles Simic, David Wojahn, Paul Zimmer, and many more.
Editions
Paperback
With Billy Collins (other contributor) |
from Random House Inc (March 30, 2003)
9789990213430 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $0.02
Reinforced
The price comparison is for this edition
With Billy Collins |
from Demco Media (March 1, 2003)
9780606340618 | details & prices | 5.75 × 8.25 × 1.25 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $23.40
About: Billy Collins compiles 180 poems, one for each day of the school year, for high school students to read so that they might learn the value of poetry in their daily lives.
About: Billy Collins compiles 180 poems, one for each day of the school year, for high school students to read so that they might learn the value of poetry in their daily lives.
Prebinding
With Billy Collins |
from Turtleback Books (March 25, 2003)
9781417632206 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.36 lbs | List price $26.95
About: Billy Collins compiles 180 poems, one for each day of the school year, for high school students to read so that they might learn the value of poetry in their daily lives.
About: Billy Collins compiles 180 poems, one for each day of the school year, for high school students to read so that they might learn the value of poetry in their daily lives.
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