These poems have been selected by the simple yet telling criteria that they are the personal favorites of the editors, themselves two of contemporary literature's leading poets.Moreover, Heaney and Hughes have elected to list their favorites not by theme or by author but simply by title (or by first line, when no title is given). As they explain in their Introduction: "We hope that our decision to impose an arbitrary alphabetical order allows the contents [of this book] to discover themselves as we ourselves gradually discovered them--each poem full of its singular appeal, transmitting its own signals, taking its chances in a big, voluble world."With undisputed masterpieces and rare discoveries, with both classics and surprises galore, The Rattle Bag includes the work of such key poets as William Shakespeare, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Lewis Carroll, Dylan Thomas, Wallace Stevens, Elizabeth Bishop, and Sylvia Plath among its hundreds of poems. A helpful Glossary as well as an Index of Poets and Works are offered at the conclusion of this hefty, unorthodox, diverse, inspired, and inspiring collection of poetry.

    

    Warm, often humorous, thoughtful true-to-life socio-political vignettes by the late journalist and barrio-laureate.

    Among the stories you'll find; The Double Shadow, The Death of Malygris, The Ice Demon, The Devotee of Evil and many many more.Contents:IntroductionThe Double ShadowThe Last IncantationThe Death of MalygrisSeedling of MarsThe Ice-DemonUbbo-SathlaThe Plutonian DrugThe Colossus of YlourgneThe Holiness of AzedaracThe End of the StoryThe Vaults of Yoh-VombisThe Devotee of EvilThe Root of AmpoiGenius Loci

    In his sensitive collection, toss finds a voice -- or several voices -- in the poetry, fiction, letters, and diaries of the world's great writers. Here are James Agee, recording the shock of his father's death; William Shakespeare, making poetry of Cleopatra's grief; the Biblical wisdom of The Book of Lamentations"; the psychological acuity of Marcel Proust. Here are mourners from classical Rome to eleventh-century China, from the Paiute Indians to present-day Ireland. Arranged in sections that correspond to the stages of mourning, In the Midst of Winter is a collection whose breadth and resonance make it invaluable and utterly unique.

    Collection of 50 stories by such authors as Allan Dean Foster, Anne McCaffrey, Andre Norton, Gordon R Dixon, Arthur C Clark, Fritz Leiber, L Sprague De Camp, HG Wells, Ray Bradbury, and Piers Anthony.

    Additionally, a short biographical headnote precedes each selection to prepare the reader to experience, appreciate, and understand the works as fully as possible during a first reading. A brief critical afterword follows each novel.

       Her second collection reveals her ability to feelingly project whole lives in the space of a few pages. Here are people trying to pull free of the constraints of family bonds, people bewitched by capricious love, people conquering old panics, or changing in profound ways.   Included are “Snow,” “Legends,”  “Lost Luggage,”  “An Unscheduled Stop, “At First Sight.”