Award-winning actor John Lithgow grew up with poetry. From listening to his grandmother recite poetry to curling up in bed as a child listening to his father read funny versus, he has had poetry in his life.
In this book John has selected over 40 different poets. There is a brief story about the poet and one or two poems by each. If you want to sample a variety of poetry, this is your book. I am partial to Emily Dickinson's
There is no Frigate like a Book
To take us Lands away
Nor any Coursers like a Page
Of prancing Poetry--
This Traverse may the poorest take
Without oppress of Toil--
How frugal is the Chariot
That bears the Human soul.
