false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167521997m/24407.jpg 24407 2 A dazzling new anthology of 180 contemporary poems, selected and introduced by America&#8217;s Poet Laureate, Billy Collins.<br><br>Inspired by Billy Collins&#8217;s poem-a-day program with the Library of Congress, Poetry 180 is the perfect anthology for readers who appreciate engaging, thoughtful poems that are an immediate pleasure.<br><br>A 180-degree turn implies a turning back&#8212;in this case, to poetry. A collection of 180 poems by the most exciting poets at work today, Poetry 180 represents the richness and diversity of the form, and is designed to beckon readers with a selection of poems that are impossible not to love at first glance. Open the anthology to any page and discover a new poem to cherish, or savor all the poems, one at a time, to feel the full measure of contemporary poetry&#8217;s vibrance and abundance.<br><br>With poems by Catherine Bowman, Lucille Clifton, Billy Collins, Dana Gioia, Edward Hirsch, Galway Kinnell, Kenneth Koch, Philip Levine, Thomas Lux, William Matthews, Frances Mayes, Paul Muldoon, Naomi Shihab Nye, Sharon Olds, Katha Pollitt, Mary Jo Salter, Charles Simic, David Wojahn, Paul Zimmer, and many more. 25266 25 3 2003 Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry total:370|5:121|4:148|3:80|2:13|1:8| 370 1471 479 42 1 10 false false Tue Jun 03 08:57:18 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 03 09:07:27 -0700 2008
He makes an argument AGAINST experimentation in poetry in his introduction muc...more...]]> 3 3 false false Mon Jan 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Oct 27 20:59:56 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 19 11:46:42 -0800 2009
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180 poems that were immediately accessible, reader friendly, designed to be read, one for each day of the
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