| Christmas Poems Contributor(s): Hollander, John (Editor), McClatchy, J. D. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0375407898 ISBN-13: 9780375407895 Publisher: Everyman's Library OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 1999 Annotation: This garland of Christmas poems includes traditional favorites, lesser-known Yuletide treasures, and happy surprises from a multitude of sources. Ribbon marker. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Inspirational & Religious |
| Dewey: 821.008 |
| LCCN: 99036265 |
| Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Poets |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 4.56" W x 6.64" (0.50 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Cultural Region - British Isles - Holiday - Christmas |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Christmas is both a holiday and a holy day, and from the start it has been associated with poetry, from the song of the seraphim above the manger to the cherished carols around the punch bowl. This garland of Christmas poems contains not only the ones you would insist on finding here ("A Visit from St. Nicholas," "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming," and "The Twelve Days of Christmas" among them) but such equally enchanting though lesser-known Yuletide treasures as Emily Dickinson's "The Savior must have been a docile Gentleman," Anthony Hecht's "Christmas Is Coming," Rudyard Kipling's "Christmas in India," Langston Hughes's "Shepherd's Song at Christmas," Robert Graves's "The Christmas Robin," and happy surprises like Phyllis McGinley's "Office Party," Dorothy Parker's "The Maid-Servant at the Inn," and Philip Larkin's "New Year Poem." |