A timely, outward-looking anthology of poems by Irish and Irish-based poets, an invitation to sing the praises of what is of real value to us in these still cha

"Kooser has written more perfect poems than any poet of his generation." -Dana Gioia, Can Poetry Matter?

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Acclaimed author Karen Hesse's Newbery Medal-winning novel-in-verse explores the life of fourteen-year-old Billie Jo growing up in the dust bowls of Oklahoma. O