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The Poetry of US: More Than 200 Poems That Celebrate the People, Places, and Passions of the United States
192 pp.
| National |
September, 2018 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4263-3185-5$24.99
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LibraryISBN 978-1-4263-3186-2$34.90
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A predominantly celebratory, occasionally sobering collection of hundreds of poems related to the United States, these selections were not written for children but work nicely for them here. The poets include some of our most celebrated, and their range of tone and subject give the whole a resonance that will make the anthology useful for years. Photographs from National Geographic's archives accompany the poetry. Reading list. Ind.