{"product_id":"hughes-heaney-eds-rattle-bagpb","title":"Hughes \u0026 Heaney, eds.: Rattle Bag","description":"\u003cp\u003eFSG, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: March 17, 2005\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rattle Bag\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an anthology of poetry (mostly in English but occasionally in translation) for general readers and students of all ages and backgrounds. These poems have been selected by the simple yet telling criteria that they are the personal favorites of the editors, themselves two of contemporary literature's leading poets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMoreover, Heaney and Hughes have elected to list their favorites not by theme or by author but simply by title (or by first line, when no title is given). As they explain in their Introduction: \"We hope that our decision to impose an arbitrary alphabetical order allows the contents [of this book] to discover themselves as we ourselves gradually discovered them--each poem full of its singular appeal, transmitting its own signals, taking its chances in a big, voluble world.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith undisputed masterpieces and rare discoveries, with both classics and surprises galore, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rattle Bag\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e includes the work of such key poets as William Shakespeare, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Lewis Carroll, Dylan Thomas, Wallace Stevens, Elizabeth Bishop, and Sylvia Plath among its hundreds of poems. A helpful Glossary as well as an Index of Poets and Works are offered at the conclusion of this hefty, unorthodox, diverse, inspired, and inspiring collection of poetry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40817160585239,"sku":"9780571225835","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/products\/view_archive_32a8c0c6-952f-4c26-919b-cc79e0837b5c.jpg?v=1703281457","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/hughes-heaney-eds-rattle-bagpb","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}