Ten Poems to Last a Lifetime
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Housden, Roger / Housden, Rodger, PUBLISHER: Harmony, The fourth volume in the popular series that begong>anong> with "Ten Poems to Chong>anong>ge Your ong>Lifeong>," "Ten Poems to Last a ong>Lifeong>time" focuses on what it meong>anong>s to be truly humong>anong>. In it, Roger Housden offers us poems on ong>lifeong> ong>anong>d death, happiness, seeing ourselves in relation to the world, ong>anong>d, of course, the ineffable--the things that ong>realong>ly matter when the chips are down. He describes these passionate poems as "bread for the soul ong>anong>d fire for the spirit." The poets Housden has chosen are Billy Collins, Hayden Carruth, Doriong>anong>ne Laux, James Wright, Naomi Shihab Nye, ong>anong>d Mary Oliver ong>fromong> the United States, D. H. Lawrence ong>anong>d John Keats ong>fromong> Englong>anong>d, Rainer Maria Rilke ong>fromong> Germong>anong>y, Fleur Adcock ong>fromong> New Zealong>anong>d, ong>anong>d Seng-Ts'ong>anong> ong>fromong> sixth-century China. ong>Anong>d yes, that adds up to eleven, not ten. Housden decided to include a bonus poem for his faithful readers in this, the final volume of the series. As before, Housden's luminous essays provide ong>anong> elegong>anong>t ong>anong>d easy passage into the sometimes daunting world of poetry, enabling readers to feel that in him they have found a trusted guide ong>anong>d mentor.