Now available again, this enchanting collection of 50 great poems continues to inspire with pleasure and wonder--a perfect gift.

When a group of fifth-grade students asked fifty celebrities what their favorite poem was and why, the answers they received became a beautiful collection of some the world's most beloved poems, from classic to modern, that continues to offer inspiration, solace, wisdom, and amusement. Each poem is accompanied by the celebrity's brief letter explaining why they chose it and its resonance for them.

Among the celebrities are Yo-Yo Ma, Joyce Carol Oates, Bill Irwin, Isabella Rossellini, Allen Ginsberg, Kurt Vonnegut, Angela Lansbury, E. L. Doctorow, Elie Wiesel, Tom Wolfe, Ally Sheedy, Ved Mehta, Stephen Sondheim, David Dinkins, and Susan Minot. The poets include Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, Robert Frost, T. S. Eliot, Alice Walker, Mary Oliver, Frank O'Hara, Walt Whitman, William Carlos Williams, W. B. Yeats. and John Keats--not to mention Noel Coward and a ditty by David Mamet himself! Anna Quindlen and verse from Pulitzer Prize-winner Yusef Komunyakaa provide a thoughtful introduction.

Royalties from this collection have been donated to charity since its original publication.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Published: 04/05/2022
ISBN: 9781950994366
Pages: 120
Size: 7.50h x 5.50w x 0.35d