Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle

Publisher Marketing: Here are modern poems chosen for their individual excellence and their special appeal to young people. Exciting photographs accent the contemporary tone of the collection. From lighthearted Phyllis McGinley to pessimistic Ezra Pound; from the lyricism of Edna St. Vincent Millay to the vigor of Lawrence Ferlinghetti; from Carl Sandburg on loneliness to Paul Dehn on the bomb--such is the range. The little known or unknown poet and the widely recognized appear side by side. Whatever the subject matter--pheasant or flying saucer; lapping lake water or sonic boom; a deer hunt, a basketball game, or a bud--it is all poetry reflecting today's images and today's moods. the editors spent several years bringing together 1200 poems they considered fine enough to include, then slowly and carefully sifted out 114 which appear in the book. Publisher Marketing: Here are modern poems chosen for their individual excellence and their special appeal to young people. Exciting photographs accent the contemporary tone of the collection. From lighthearted Phyllis McGinley to pessimistic Ezra Pound; from the lyricism of Edna St. Vincent Millay to the vigor of Lawrence Ferlinghetti; from Carl Sandburg on loneliness to Paul Dehn on the bomb--such is the range. The little known or unknown poet and the widely recognized appear side by side. Whatever the subject matter--pheasant or flying saucer; lapping lake water or sonic boom; a deer hunt, a basketball game, or a bud--it is all poetry reflecting today's images and today's moods. the editors spent several years bringing together 1200 poems they considered fine enough to include, then slowly and carefully sifted out 114 which appear in the book. Review Citations: Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 357 (EAN 9780688412319, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/1992 pg. 373 (EAN 9780688412319, Hardcover) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/1995 pg. 275 (EAN 9780688412319, Hardcover) Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 389 (EAN 9780688412319, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/1997 pg. 357 (EAN 9780688412319, Hardcover) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2000 pg. 271 (EAN 9780688412319, Hardcover) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 320 (EAN 9780688412319, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2002 pg. 349 (EAN 9780688412319, Hardcover) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2005 pg. 337 (EAN 9780688412319, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2007 pg. 453 (EAN 9780688412319, Hardcover) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2009 pg. 481 (EAN 9780688412319, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2011 pg. 560 (EAN 9780688412319, Hardcover) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 357 (EAN 9780688512316, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/1992 pg. 373 (EAN 9780688512316, Hardcover) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/1995 pg. 275 (EAN 9780688512316, Hardcover) Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 389 (EAN 9780688512316, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Dunning, Stephen n/aContributor Bio:  Smith, Hugh Hugh Smith has taught officer cadets in Australia for over three decades and was the Founding Director of the Australian Defence Studies Centre.