Revenge and forgiveness : an anthology of poems / edited by Patrice Vecchione.

Other author Vecchione, Patrice.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Henry Holt, 2004.
Description148 pages ; 22 cm
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects
Children's poetry.
Children's poetry--Translations into English.
Poetry--Collections.
Poetry--Translations into English.
Revenge--Juvenile poetry.
Forgiveness--Juvenile poetry.

Contents Introduction -- My heart, you might pierce it and take it -- Only cherries? / Kenneth Patchen -- Dogs / Kat Meads -- Enemies / Wendell Berry -- Say you love me / Molly Peacock -- Sugarmother's daughter dreams / Patrice Vecchione -- First memory / Louise Gluck -- Revenge fable - Ted Hughes -- Grief / Gaius Valerius Catullus -- Mine enemy is growing old / Emily Dickinson -- Revenge / Robert Herrick -- Curse on a thief / X.J. Kennedy -- I will write songs against you / Charles Reznikoff -- Curse on mine-owners -- Sonnet XC / William Shakespeare -- Envenomed are my songs / Heinrich Heine -- Revenge / Charles Henry Webb -- Bitter fruit of the tree / Sterling A. Brown -- Hygiene / Toni Mirosevich -- Envy / Edmund Spenser -- Ritual to read to each other / William Stafford -- Catch / George Bilgere -- Sea of faith / John Brehm -- To a bad heart / Tim Reynolds -- Blink / Cecilia Woloch -- Stronger lessons / Walt Whitman -- Pact / Ezra Pound -- Poem / Muriel Rukeyser -- To a terrorist / Stephen Dunn -- Minefield / Diane Thiel -- What they wanted / Victor H. Bausch -- Becoming Milton / Coleman Barks -- Hero / Semezdin Mehmedinovic / From Henry V, act IV, scene 1 / William Shakespeare -- No sorry /
Abstract A collection of nearly sixty poems dealing with revenge and forgiveness, plus suggested readings about each contributing poet. Revenge and forgiveness are two of the most prominent elements in the history of human interaction. With each generation, one or the other may seem to increase or diminish in importance, but across continents and centuries, the fierceness with which people long for both remains undiminished. Acclaimed anthologist and teacher Patrice Vecchione has put together an immensely powerful group of poems, gathered from different eras and cultures, all of which address the timeless and uniquely human desires for revenge and for forgiveness. "When you seek revenge, dig two graves."-Anonymous. A poetry anthology for teens on a perennially important topic. Acclaimed anthologist and teacher Patrice Vecchione has put together an immensely powerful group of poems, all of which address the timeless and uniquely human desires for revenge and for forgiveness. "The events of September 11th inspired this book. I wanted to create a tangible forum, a book to hold in our hands, to help frame and think not just about terrorism but about who we are as individuals and who we are as a country. It's been gestating in me for all this time. Finding these poems was like turning little lights on to illumine the dark. How can beauty be made out of ugliness and fear? Can it rise from ash?"-Patrice Vecchione.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 2003056631
ISBN0805073760 (acid-free paper)
ISBN9780805073768