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Introduction by James Earl Jones. Now in paperback, here are over 100 lyrics, limericks, clerihews, ballads, raps, and other poems--famous and infamous, celebrated and obscure--that come alive when read aloud. Accompanying each poem are notes, introductions to basic poetic terms, and hints on reading them aloud. James Earl Jones, one of America's greatest living actors, introduces the book and tells how reciting poetry as a child helped him overcome a speech impediment and discover his own voice again."A timeless selection . . . Each poem, read aloud, reverberates in the reader."--Writer's Digest "Poems that simply sing when you read them aloud."--The Hartford Courant. A BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH CLUB, QUALITY PAPERBACK BOOK CLUB, and WRITER'S DIGEST BOOK CLUB selection. Now in its 8th printing.
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    240 pages
  2. Language
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  3. Publisher
    Algonquin Books
  4. Publication date
    January 11, 1995
  5. Dimensions
    6.5 x 0.6 x 6.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1565121228
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1565121225
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"A timeless selection...each poem, read out loud, reverberates in the reader." -- Writer's Digest

A timeless selection . . . Each poem, read aloud, reverberates in the reader. -- Writer's Digest

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Algonquin Books
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 11, 1995
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1565121228
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1565121225
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 0.6 x 6.5 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #2,606,833 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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• Robert Alden Rubin had a writing teacher for a father, and as a child his babysitters included such future literary heavyweights as Lee Smith and Annie Dilllard. He aspired to be a cartoonist, but in college he had the misfortune of being the next-best cartoonist on campus to Bill Watterson, of "Calvin and Hobbes" fame, and turned instead to the written word, becoming Watterson’s editor on the Kenyon College newspaper.

• He has worked as a a journalist, a writing teacher, and as an editor for Carolina Quarterly, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, Instrument Society of America, and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. He was awarded the 2015 Allen Tate Prize for Poetry by Sewanee Review.

• Rubin holds an M.A. in Creative Writing from Hollins University, and a Ph.D in English Literature from UNC-Chapel Hill. He has taught creative writing, professional writing, and business communications at The George Washington University, at UNC-Chapel Hill, and Meredith College. He lives near Raleigh, North Carolina.

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