Hardcovers: Poetry
Edited by Dick Donahue and Skip Skwarek. Compiled by Alia Akkam, Natalie Danford, Diane Patrick, Sarah Robbins, Judith Rosen and Michelle Wildgen. -- Publishers Weekly, 6/29/2009
AKASHIC BOOKS
Hello Sunshine (Feb.; $24.95, paper $15.95) by musician Ryan Adams follows up on his first book, Infinity Blues.
COLUMBIA UNIV. PRESS
Bright Wings: An Illustrated Anthology of Poems About Birds (Nov., $22.95), edited by Billy Collins, paintings by David Sibley, pairs the former poet laureate's verse with detailed illustrations.
MANIC D PRESS
(dist. by Consortium)
Bang Ditto (Sept., $15.95) by Amber Tamblyn. The actress presents a collection of narrative poems.
NORTH ATLANTIC BOOKS
(dist. by Random House)
The Intent On: Collected Poems 1962–2006 (Dec., $35) by Kenneth Irby gathers the work of an important participant in the underground American poetry movement.
SOFT SKULL
(dist. by PGW)
Heavenly Days Illuminated (Oct., $25) by John Ashbery and Archie Rand matches each of Rand's paintings with a line from Ashbery's poem.
WAVE BOOKS
Selected Poems (Sept., $22) by Dara Wier reflects the evolution of American poetry over the past 30 years.
WAVERLY BOOKS
(dist. by Interlink)
Robert Burns in Your Pocket (Sept., $12.95) provides a brief biography, 52 annotated poems, Scots glossary and first-line index.
