Poetry Books

Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack

Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack

by Benjamin Franklin

First published in 1732 by Benjamin Franklin when he was just 26, Poor Richard's AlmanackPoor Richard's Almanack was issued annually for the next 25 years....

tags: self help, humor, american history, poetry, philosophy, classics, north american hi..., biography, nonfiction, literature, history

The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume 2: Books, Broadcasts, and the War, 1931-1949

The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume 2: Books, Broadcasts, and the War, 1931-1949

C. S. Lewis was a prolific letter writer, and his personal correspondence reveals much of his private life, reflections, friendships, and the progress of his...

tags: theology, reference, faith, christianity, religion, biography, nonfiction, poetry, literary criticism, criticism, christian

C. S. Lewis's Lost Aeneid: Arms and the Exile

C. S. Lewis's Lost Aeneid: Arms and the Exile

C. S. Lewis (1898–1963) is best remembered as a literary critic, essayist, theologian, and novelist, and his famed tales The Chronicles of NarniaThe Chronicles...

tags: literature, poetry, fiction, classics

The Yellow Leaves: A Miscellany

The Yellow Leaves: A Miscellany

by Frederick Buechner

In these original essays, short stories, and poems, the beloved Frederick Buechner reflects on the moments of transcendence in the midst of his daily...

tags: spirituality, writing, faith, memoir, essays, religion, short stories, autobiography, nonfiction, poetry

The Major Works: Including Songs and Sonnets and Sermons

The Major Works: Including Songs and Sonnets and Sermons

John Donne (1572-1631) is perhaps the most important poet of the seventeenth century, and has often been referred to as the founder of the metaphysical genre....

tags: classic literature, literature, european literature, classics, religion, fiction, poetry, 17th century, british literature

Wine, Water and Song

Wine, Water and Song

by G.K. Chesterton

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the...

tags: european literature, classics, fiction, poetry, british literature

A Thomas Merton Reader

A Thomas Merton Reader

by Thomas Merton

A Thomas Merton ReaderA Thomas Merton Reader provides a complete view of Merton, in all his aspects: contemplative, spiritual writer, poet, peacemaker, and...

tags: philosophy, religion, spirituality, poetry, christianity, theology, faith, memoir, autobiography, nonfiction, catholic

To My Husband and Other Poems

To My Husband and Other Poems

by Anne Bradstreet

The daughter of one colonial governor and the wife of another, Anne Dudley Bradstreet (1612–72) was also a skilled and accomplished writer, whose collection of...

tags: american, poetry, classics, literature, 17th century, christian

Greybeards at Play

Greybeards at Play

by G.K. Chesterton

Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was an influential English writer of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism,...

tags: poetry, european literature, british literature, classics

Esther

Having proven himself as a poet, John Piper has written another masterpiece, retelling the story of Esther. This two-part poem begins with Mordecai talking...

tags: fiction, poetry, christian

Reading the Psalms with Luther: The Psalter for Individual & Family Devotions

Reading the Psalms with Luther: The Psalter for Individual & Family Devotions

by Martin Luther

Martin Luther loved the Psalter. This is noticeably evident in his short introductions to the psalms as he allows readers a glimpse into his theology and...

tags: theology, reference, christian living, faith, christianity, religion, poetry, prayer, old testament, christian

Poems by G. K. Chesterton

Poems by G. K. Chesterton

by G.K. Chesterton

This antiquarian volume contains a collection of poems written by Gilbert Keith Chesterton. A delightful collection worthy of a place atop any bookshelf, this...

tags: catholic, european literature, christianity, classics, religion, fiction, poetry, british literature, christian

Toward Jerusalem

Toward Jerusalem

by Amy Carmichael

Ninety-two poems from the pen of Amy Carmichael. How they sparkle and inspire.

tags: poetry, religion, faith, christian

The Dream of Gerontius

The Dream of Gerontius

by John Henry Newman

The Dream of Gerontius, first published in 1865, is Cardinal Newman's epic poem describing the descent of Gerontius, an Everyman character, into death and...

tags: theology, catholic, christianity, classics, religion, fiction, poetry

Selected Poems of Thomas Merton

Selected Poems of Thomas Merton

by Thomas Merton

tags: religion, poetry, spirituality, christianity

The Works of John Donne (Poetry Library)

The Works of John Donne (Poetry Library)

John Donne (1572-1631) is a poet of concerted emotional and intellectual force, whose strenuously original approach to the subject matter, diction and form of...

tags: literature, poetry, classics

Robert Browning

Robert Browning

by G.K. Chesterton

Chesterton declares that it is fashionable to boast that one cannot understand Browning but he reveals in this fascinating literary biography how Browning...

tags: biography, nonfiction, poetry, history, criticism, literary criticism

The Diverting History of John Gilpin

The Diverting History of John Gilpin

by William Cowper

The Diverting History of John Gilpin is a comic ballad by William Cowper about John Gilpin, written in 1782. The ballad concerns a draper called John Gilpin...

tags: fiction, poetry, childrens, picture books

Velvet Steel

Beyond the tough love of covenant-keeping is a warmth and tenderness that can't be denied. So while John Piper's This Momentary Marriage focuses on the...

tags: poetry, marriage

Striving Towards Being: The Letters of Thomas Merton and Czeslaw Milosz

Striving Towards Being: The Letters of Thomas Merton and Czeslaw Milosz

by Thomas Merton

In 1958 Thomas Merton wrote an admiring letter to Czeslaw Milosz about his seminal work The Captive Mind. Milosz replied and thus began an animated...

tags: philosophy, religion, biography, poetry, christianity, literature

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