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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Anne Sexton Anne Sexton Anne Sexton A collection of letters written by poet Anne Sexton in which she describes her life, thoughts and feelings, with previously unpublished poems and family pictures and memorabilia. OL11600588W
The poets and poetry of the West The poets and poetry of the West William Turner Coggeshall Editor William T. Coggeshall (1824-1867) was a journalist and publisher, and editor of The Genius of the West, a literary magazine in Cincinnati. He served as State Librarian of Ohio from 1856 to 186… OL143332W
Always movin' on Always movin' on James Haskins A biography of Langston Hughes, an Afro-American poet who tried to capture in his writing the spirit and rhythms of ordinary people. OL14865475W
Phillis Wheatley Phillis Wheatley Sneed B. Collard " A juvenile biography of Phillis Wheatley, America's first black poet"--Provided by publisher. OL15036035W
Between history & poetry Between history & poetry H. D. xii, 311 p. ; 25 cm OL15207981W
The ticking is the bomb The ticking is the bomb Nick Flynn A dazzling, searing, and inventive memoir about becoming a father in the age of terror. OL15581748W
One more theory about happiness One more theory about happiness Paul Guest In the tradition of Mark Doty's "Heaven's Coast" comes an original memoir from the acclaimed poet and author about the accident that left him a paraplegic, and his struggle to find independence, love… OL16163821W
The Wound Dresser The Wound Dresser Walt Whitman First published in 1897, "The Wound Dresser" contains a collection of Walt Whitman's letters written from hospitals in Washington during the American civil war. This fascinating volume offers a uniqu… OL16419W
Secret Historian Secret Historian Justin Spring,Sean Runnette Drawn from the secret, never-before-seen diaries, journals, and sexual records of the novelist, poet, and university professor Samuel M. Steward, Secret Historian is a sensational reconstruction of o… OL16799820W
The disappearance of the outside The disappearance of the outside Andrei Codrescu "This cultural-literary-social critique examines the paradoxes of repression and artistic freedom in both totalitarian and democratic societies. Beginning with his Stalinist childhood and later exile… OL17763W
Woolgathering Woolgathering Patti Smith Patti Smith tells real and imagined stories from her childhood. OL1899800W
The essential Ginsberg The essential Ginsberg Allen Ginsberg "A collection of essential poems, essays, letters, songs, and photographs which aims to introduce new readers to the scope of Allen Ginsberg's work in its prolific and profound diversity"-- OL20000689W
Pure act Pure act Michael N. McGregor "An illuminating biography of the minimalist poet Robert Lax, a man who embraced simplicity, humility, and poverty and found the pure joy, peace and love he had long sought. Pure Act tells the story … OL20026354W
Simulacra Simulacra Airea D. Matthews Winner of the 2016 Yale Series of Younger Poets prize A fresh and rebellious poetic voice, Airea D. Matthews debuts in the acclaimed series that showcases the work of exciting and innovative young Am… OL20055271W
Journal of a Solitude Journal of a Solitude May Sarton "I am here alone for the first time in weeks," May Sarton begins this book, "to take up my 'real' life again at last. That is what is strange—that friends, even passionate love,are not my real life, … OL21803944W
The Power of Adrienne Rich The Power of Adrienne Rich Hilary Holladay The first comprehensive biography of Adrienne Rich, feminist and queer icon and internationally revered National Book Award winning poet. Adrienne Rich was the female face of American poetry for d… OL21905531W
Relics from a distant past Relics from a distant past Douglas D. Waters "A selection of prose and poetry by the author which captures glimpses, historically, into developments which have impacted to a greater or lesser degree, his life. Maryland born and raised, the auth… OL24896030W
Francis Scott Key Francis Scott Key Lillie Patterson A biography of the Washington lawyer and amateur verse writer who composed the words of "The Star-Spangled Banner" during the War of 1812. OL2918871W
A fly in the soup A fly in the soup Charles Simic I believe it's about a boy who grew up in a war torn Serbia and managed to survive with his family through some horrifying times. This is just my opinion. OL30497W
From Baghdad to Brooklyn From Baghdad to Brooklyn Jack Marshall Inspired by the posthumous discovery of letters written by his father but never mailed, Jack Marshall’s memoir is both a moving story of a writer’s artistic coming-of-age and a lush, lyrical recollec… OL3235783W
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