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288 pp.
| Blackbirch |
January, 2001 |
LibraryISBN 1-56711-472-5$$34.95
(4)
YA
Carl Sandburg, Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, Edgar Allan Poe, Walt Whitman, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow are the poets represented in this collection. Each poet's section, illustrated by a different artist, begins with a brief biographical overview. Occasional notes help elucidate meaning. This is a handsome and accessible volume, but not the comprehensive compendium the title leads one to expect. Ind.