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The Village Blacksmith, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The Village Blacksmith — Longfellow 1825

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By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Class of 1825 A contemporary envisioning of a nineteenth-century poem pairs artwork by G. Brian Karas with the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow classic.His brow is wet with honest sweat;He earns whate’er he can, And looks the whole world in the face,For he owes not any man.The neighborhood blacksmith is a quiet and unass...


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Longfellow: Poems and Other Writings

Longfellow: Poems & Other Writings — Longfellow 1825

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By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Class of 1825 No American writer of the nineteenth century was more universally enjoyed and admired than Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. His works were extraordinary bestsellers for their era, achieving fame both here and abroad. Now, for the first time in over twenty-five years, The Library of America offers a full-sc...


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{"id":6554826309721,"title":"The Dove of Every Meanining — Wilson '81","handle":"the-dove-of-every-meanining-wilson-81","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Timothy Crawford Wilson, Class of 1981\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Mr. Wilson captures the sweetness of words before they can escape and makes a spiritual wine that definitely refreshes the heart.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Steve Hemingway\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the back cover.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-04-02T14:25:57-04:00","created_at":"2021-04-02T14:25:56-04:00","vendor":"The Bowdoin Store","type":"Book","tags":["Bowdoin Alumni","Poetry"],"price":1295,"price_min":1295,"price_max":1295,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":1295,"compare_at_price_min":1295,"compare_at_price_max":1295,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39293806641241,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"WBA348-Wilson","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Dove of Every Meanining — Wilson '81","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1295,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":1295,"inventory_quantity":2,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9781682731819","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba348-wilson-dove.jpg?v=1617387958"],"featured_image":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba348-wilson-dove.jpg?v=1617387958","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"The Dove of Every Meaning, Poems by Timothy Wilson","id":20320585154649,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"width":550,"src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba348-wilson-dove.jpg?v=1617387958"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba348-wilson-dove.jpg?v=1617387958","width":550}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Timothy Crawford Wilson, Class of 1981\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Mr. Wilson captures the sweetness of words before they can escape and makes a spiritual wine that definitely refreshes the heart.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Steve Hemingway\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the back cover.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
The Dove of Every Meaning, Poems by Timothy Wilson

The Dove of Every Meanining — Wilson '81

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By Timothy Crawford Wilson, Class of 1981 "Mr. Wilson captures the sweetness of words before they can escape and makes a spiritual wine that definitely refreshes the heart."-Steve Hemingway -From the back cover.


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{"id":6554814054489,"title":"Open Your Eyes — Thwing '64","handle":"open-your-eyes-thwing-64","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy William Thwing, Class of 1964\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOpen Your Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of 70 songs, poetry and experimental Haiku-like verse written by William C. Thwing, an American military intelligence officer whose medium of choice is poetry. It represents various styles of verse created over the past 50 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-04-29T11:34:55-04:00","created_at":"2021-04-02T14:09:05-04:00","vendor":"The Bowdoin Store","type":"Book","tags":["Bowdoin Alumni","Poetry"],"price":2599,"price_min":2599,"price_max":2599,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":2599,"compare_at_price_min":2599,"compare_at_price_max":2599,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39293725638745,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"WBA346","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Open Your Eyes — Thwing '64","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":2599,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":2599,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9781605714820","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba346-thwing-open.jpg?v=1617386946"],"featured_image":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba346-thwing-open.jpg?v=1617386946","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Open Your Eyes by William C. Thwing","id":20320538951769,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"width":550,"src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba346-thwing-open.jpg?v=1617386946"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba346-thwing-open.jpg?v=1617386946","width":550}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy William Thwing, Class of 1964\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOpen Your Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of 70 songs, poetry and experimental Haiku-like verse written by William C. Thwing, an American military intelligence officer whose medium of choice is poetry. It represents various styles of verse created over the past 50 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
Open Your Eyes by William C. Thwing

Open Your Eyes — Thwing '64

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By William Thwing, Class of 1964 Open Your Eyes is a collection of 70 songs, poetry and experimental Haiku-like verse written by William C. Thwing, an American military intelligence officer whose medium of choice is poetry. It represents various styles of verse created over the past 50 years. -From the publisher.


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{"id":6554798719065,"title":"Notes from a Nomad — Snyder '77","handle":"notes-from-a-nomad-snyder-77","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Sarah Dickenson Snyder, Class of 1977\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoet Sarah Dickenson Snyder moves between worlds as traveler and teacher — from the crowded streets of Hanoi, to Istanbul, Eleuthera, Machu Picchu, and Rwanda — where a woman sets down a heavy water jug, the scar on her arm \"a cracked map of what remains.\" Snyder's carefully observed \"earthbound stories\" teem with life as her lyrical voice plumbs the \"unsayable\" words, dust, and the \"billion trillion specks of light beyond our reach.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-Wendy Drexler, \u003cem\u003eBefore There Was, Western Motel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the back cover.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-04-02T13:58:18-04:00","created_at":"2021-04-02T13:58:17-04:00","vendor":"The Bowdoin Store","type":"Book","tags":["Bowdoin Alumni","Poetry"],"price":1699,"price_min":1699,"price_max":1699,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":1499,"compare_at_price_min":1499,"compare_at_price_max":1499,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39293607936089,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"WBA346-Snyder","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Notes from a Nomad — Snyder '77","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1699,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":1499,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9781635342048","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba346-snyder-notes.jpg?v=1617386344"],"featured_image":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba346-snyder-notes.jpg?v=1617386344","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Notes from a Nomad, by Sarah Dickenson Snyder","id":20320508346457,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"width":550,"src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba346-snyder-notes.jpg?v=1617386344"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba346-snyder-notes.jpg?v=1617386344","width":550}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Sarah Dickenson Snyder, Class of 1977\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoet Sarah Dickenson Snyder moves between worlds as traveler and teacher — from the crowded streets of Hanoi, to Istanbul, Eleuthera, Machu Picchu, and Rwanda — where a woman sets down a heavy water jug, the scar on her arm \"a cracked map of what remains.\" Snyder's carefully observed \"earthbound stories\" teem with life as her lyrical voice plumbs the \"unsayable\" words, dust, and the \"billion trillion specks of light beyond our reach.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-Wendy Drexler, \u003cem\u003eBefore There Was, Western Motel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the back cover.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
Notes from a Nomad, by Sarah Dickenson Snyder

Notes from a Nomad — Snyder '77

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By Sarah Dickenson Snyder, Class of 1977 Poet Sarah Dickenson Snyder moves between worlds as traveler and teacher — from the crowded streets of Hanoi, to Istanbul, Eleuthera, Machu Picchu, and Rwanda — where a woman sets down a heavy water jug, the scar on her arm "a cracked map of what remains." Snyder's carefully observed "earthbound stories" ...


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Waves from a Time-Zoned Brain, by John Simonds

Waves from a Time-Zoned Brain — Simonds '57

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By John Simonds, Class of 1957 The rhythms and sounds of old thoughts in new settings have added to the meaning of experiences, some real, some dreamed, some a mix. All are from a brain subjected to waves of different kinds—magnetic resonance and nostalgia, a surrounding ocean, a childhood river. -From the publisher.


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Footnotes to the Sun by John Simonds

Footnotes to the Sun — Simonds '57

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By John Simonds, Class of 1957 In this his second book of poetry, retired Honolulu and former Washington D.C. newsman John E. Simonds explores further experiences, travels, family milestones and personal encounters. Footnotes to the Sun pursues his interests in running and reflection, while also revisiting some compass points of life. A Depressi...


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What You Know in Your Hands, Poems by Elizabeth Poliner

What You Know in Your Hands — Poliner '82

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By Elizabeth Poliner, Class of 1982 Elizabeth Poliner's poems are of painting, literature, and music, of family, memory, and loss. Whether set in Washington, D.C., the small Connecticut town of her childhood, or the coast of Maine, these poems speak with uncommon clarity and musicality as they explore the complexity of the human heart. -From the...


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Venison — Moeckel '93

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Laughing Cult, Poems by Kevin McCaffrey

Laughing Cult — McCaffrey '79

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By Kevin McCaffrey, Class of 1979 Inspired by the spirit and approach of Bertolt Brecht's Manual of Piety, the poems of Laughing Cult often employ the structures of ballads, folksongs, and other traditional forms to create miniature sketches marked by romantic ambiguity, occultism, science fiction, and quirky angst. As cool in tone as a Lee Koni...


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Prospect of Release by Tom Mandel

Prospect of Release — Mandel '71

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By Tom Mandel, Class of 1971 These 50 poems, 700 lines (neither number divisible by three), confront self, other, identity, loss, history, language and meaning through the most concrete instance we have of what poststructuralists call "an absent presence" — the death of a parent. This loss of apparent meaning (who gave you your name?) doubles (t...


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Alchemy of Awakening by Lynn Hobin

Alchemy of Awakening — Hobin '82

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By Lynn Hobin, Class of 1982 Alchemy of Awakening is a window into the author's life during the time it was transformed from a carefully planned life into one more in alignment with her authentic self, and consistent with that which she came into being to do. A life-altering event was placed in her path enabling her to become conscious of univer...


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Natural Sustenance, Selected Poems by Nick Fleck.

Natural Sustenance — Fleck '58

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By Nick Fleck, Class of 1958 Nick Fleck is a retired high school teacher. He spends much of his time sauntering in the open spaces and woods wherever he lives, and especially in unsettled areas on Moosehead Lake in Maine. He has been influenced by the words and wandering of Thoreau and feels that he is not apart from the flora and fauna of our p...


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{"id":6554612301913,"title":"Life Watch — Barnstone '48","handle":"life-watch-barnstone-48","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Willis Barnstone, Class of 1948, Honorary Degree 1981\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLife Watch: A Circle of Ninety-One Nights \u003c\/i\u003eis an ambitious sequence of poems that begins in childhood, moves through Barnstone’s adult years, and returns to youth. The poems engage and reflect on the civil wars that the author found himself in the midst of, Mexican orphanages, the cafes and arts salons in Paris, and walking with Borges. As the circles of these poems widen, they gather many perspectives on a life watched.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-04-02T10:27:11-04:00","created_at":"2021-04-02T10:26:18-04:00","vendor":"The Bowdoin Store","type":"Book","tags":["Bowdoin Alumni","Poetry"],"price":1395,"price_min":1395,"price_max":1395,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":1395,"compare_at_price_min":1395,"compare_at_price_max":1395,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39293358964825,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"WBA339-Barnstone","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Life Watch — Barnstone '48","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1395,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":1395,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"1929918364","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba339-barnstone-life.jpg?v=1617373627"],"featured_image":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba339-barnstone-life.jpg?v=1617373627","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Life Watch, Poems by Willis Barnstone","id":20320012828761,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"width":550,"src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba339-barnstone-life.jpg?v=1617373627"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba339-barnstone-life.jpg?v=1617373627","width":550}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Willis Barnstone, Class of 1948, Honorary Degree 1981\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLife Watch: A Circle of Ninety-One Nights \u003c\/i\u003eis an ambitious sequence of poems that begins in childhood, moves through Barnstone’s adult years, and returns to youth. The poems engage and reflect on the civil wars that the author found himself in the midst of, Mexican orphanages, the cafes and arts salons in Paris, and walking with Borges. As the circles of these poems widen, they gather many perspectives on a life watched.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
Life Watch, Poems by Willis Barnstone

Life Watch — Barnstone '48

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By Willis Barnstone, Class of 1948, Honorary Degree 1981 Life Watch: A Circle of Ninety-One Nights is an ambitious sequence of poems that begins in childhood, moves through Barnstone’s adult years, and returns to youth. The poems engage and reflect on the civil wars that the author found himself in the midst of, Mexican orphanages, the cafes and...


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Cartographer of Crumpled Maps, by Jonathan Andrew Perez 2004

Cartographer of Crumpled Maps — Pérez '04

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By Jonathan Andrew Pérez, Class of 2004 Review Quotes: Jonathan Andrew Perez's The Cartographer of Crumpled Maps cleverly subverts and displaces the idyllic essence of the pastoral in service of an ethics society has consistently betrayed. The poems in this chapbook, occasionally referential yet always original, find their verve in the asymmetr...


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Mexico in My Heart, New & Selected Poems by Willis Barnstone 1948

Mexico in My Heart — Barnstone '48

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By Willis Barnstone, Class of 1948 Willis Barnstone is a literature in himself: poet, translator, interpreter, in one year he can range from Jesus to Sappho and Borges with calm authority and good humour. He re-translates the New Testament in a version Harold Bloom describes as 'a superb act of restoration'. Borges himself declared, 'Four of the...


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The Girl of the Early Race, Poems by Deborah Boe

The Girl of the Early Race — Boe '76

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By Deborah Boe, Class of 1976 Lovers of poetry who remember Deborah Boe's critically acclaimed debut book, Mojave, will wonder why she published no subsequent book -- until now.Thomas Simmons of the University of Iowa wrote in his September 6, 1999, review of Mojave on Amazon.com: "Deborah Boe is one of the most under-rated poets in America. I h...


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Edited by Erik Reece Including Poems by Thorpe Moeckel '93 This collection of wilderness poems inspired by eastern forests includes poetry by Thorpe Moeckel, class of 1993. Hardcover.


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Remembrance of Things to Come

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