Bartlett's Poems for Occasions by Geoffrey O'brien

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This title offers a collection of the world's greatest poems, organised for every occasion, public and private, from birth to death and everything in between.

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Bartlett's Poems for Occasions by Geoffrey O'brien

Just as BARTLETT'S FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS is the volume everyone reaches for when seeking an elusive citation, BARTLETT'S POEMS FOR OCCASIONS is the ultimate resource for finding the poem that will hit just the right note for that special family milestone, public address, or private moment of contemplation. What poems do you read when a country has gone to war? To mark the beginning of a new career or the end of an old one? To celebrate a new love or console a grieving and bereft family? Organised in three parts - the Cycles of Nature, the Phases of Human Life and the Enduring Themes - the book is the perfect vehicle to translate the wisdom and expression of the greatest works of poetry into our everyday experience. Among the many poets included here are Charles Baudelaire, William Blake, Catullus, Emily Dickinson, Goethe, Ogden Nash, Li Po, Sappho, Shakespeare, Dylan Thomas, Edith Wharton and others.
Geoffrey O'Brien has been honoured with a Whiting Award and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the New York Institute for the Humanities. He is the editor-in-chief of the Library of America and is a widely published poet, critic and cultural historian.
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ISBN 13 9780316735018
ISBN 10 0316735019
Title Bartlett's Poems for Occasions
Author Geoffrey O'brien
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Little, Brown & Company
Year published 2004-04-01
Number of pages 672
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.