Christmas Poems

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."

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Published: 10/26/1999
ISBN: 9780375407895
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 6.64h x 4.56w x 0.70d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/25/1999 pg. 77
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/1999 pg. 1844