Poetry Speaks, Expanded Edition

Hear the Voices of poetry Poetry Speaks Expanded is a fusion of the poetís words with the poetís voice, including text and recordings of nearly 50 of the greatest poets who ever lived, ranging from Walt Whitman, Robert Frost, James Joyce and T. S. Eliot to Langston Hughes, Jack Kerouac, Sylvia Plath, Ted Hughes and Gwendolyn Brooks. ìThis book has the potential to draw more readers to poetry than any collection in years.î óPUBLISHERS WEEKLY, STARRED REVIEW ìReaders and listeners are guaranteed to hear poems in a new way after spending time with this book and CD set.î óLIBRARY JOURNAL, STARRED REVIEW ìSuperb, accessible....A unique and essential purchaseî óSCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL ìIt is the rare combination of spoken and written words that makes Poetry Speaks one of the most comprehensive and enjoyable anthologies available.î óSALON.COM ELISE PASCHEN is the author of Houses: Coasts and Infidelities and winner of the Nicholas Roerich Poetry Prize. Her poems have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies. A graduate of Harvard University, she holds M.Phil. and D.Phil. degrees in 20th-century literature from Oxford University. Former Executive Director of the Poetry Society of America, she is the cofounder of Poetry in Motion, a nationwide program that places poetry in subways and buses, and the coeditor of Poetry In Motion, and Poetry in Motion from Coast to Coast. She is also the editor of the New York Times best-selling Poetry Speaks to Children. Dr. Paschen teaches in the writing program at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. REBEKAH PRESSON MOSBY is known for her work in poetry audio, for producing and hosting New Letters on the Air on National Public Radio for 13 years, and for interviews with writers and artists. She was nominated for a Grammy Award for her work as producer/editor of the 4-CD box set Poetry on Record: 98 Poets Read Their Work (1888ñ2006).She also edited the groundbreaking Rhino Records poetry box sets, In Their Own Voices: A Century of Recorded Poetry and Our Souls Have Grown Deep Like the Rivers: Black Poets Read Their Work. Mosbyís other projects include producing a Living History for Colgate University by interviewing 40 individuals with ties to the college and selecting work for the poetry room at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Dallas. At present, Mosby is teaching Radio Writing at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York. DOMINIQUE RACCAH is founder, president and publisher of Sourcebooks, a leading independent publisher outside of Chicago. Today Sourcebooks is the worldís leading publisher of poetry in book-and-audio form, and also publishes nonfiction and fiction. Raccah first envisioned Poetry Speaks in 1997 as an interactive, engaging way to experience spoken and written poetry. In 2005 she brought poetry to younger readers with the New York Times bestseller Poetry Speaks to Children. CHARLES OSGOOD, often referred to as CBS Newsís poet in residence, has been anchor of CBS News Sunday Morning since 1994. He also anchors and writes The Osgood File, his daily news commentary broadcast on the CBS Radio Network. He was inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame in 2000, and the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 1999. Osgood received the 2005 Paul White Award, presented by the Radio-Television News Directors Association for his lifetime contribution to electronic journalism, and the Walter Cronkite Excellence in Journalism Award from Arizona State University. He also has three Peabody Awards, three Emmys, a Marconi Radio Award, and a 1999 International Radio and Television SocMosby, Rebekah Presson is the author of 'Poetry Speaks, Expanded Edition ', published 2007 under ISBN 9781402210624 and ISBN 1402210620.