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From Chaucer to Billy Collins and from basset hounds to brindle bull terriers, Doggerel presents a robust brood of the most charming verse t... read full description

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Feb 22, 2009
Gracee rated it: 4 of 5 stars
This is an on going read - I don't think I've ever picked up a poetry book and read it cover to cover. My youngest son gave this to me for Christmas one year, and I just found it again. I read a few poems, then savor them for a few days, then read again, and savor...
Dec 15, 2008
E rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Fun, esp. if you know dogs and like poetry. How often do you find Stevie Smith and William Cowper in the same volume? The whole book is worth discovering one poem - Jill Ciment's incredible "Mommy" - a hilarious dog-riff on Plath's "Daddy." Would be a fun gift for a dog-loving English major...
Feb 12, 2012
Jim rated it: 2 of 5 stars
every dog poem ever written in english, which is to say, too many for me
Feb 12, 2012
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Marilou rated it: 3 of 5 stars
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Nov 24, 2011
Paige rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Dec 22, 2010
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Jan 26, 2010
Kat rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Jan 04, 2010
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May 08, 2009
Amy rated it: 5 of 5 stars
May 07, 2009
Nattha rated it: 1 of 5 stars
Feb 15, 2009
dee rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Jul 23, 2008
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Feb 01, 2008
amber rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Aug 14, 2007
Laura rated it: 5 of 5 stars