A Dog Runs Through It: Poems

A Dog Runs Through It: Poems
Author: Linda Pastan
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2018-05-01
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 0393651312

A moving selection of poems for dog lovers, accompanied by charismatic line drawings, from a poet with an "unfailing mastery of her medium" (New York Times Book Review). Reflecting on her long and celebrated career in poetry, two-time National Book Award finalist Linda Pastan was struck by the number of dogs that have appeared in her poems—whether as the primary subject or in the briefest of allusions. Dogs run through these poems, so to speak. The poems span the lighthearted to the serious, from the antics of training a recalcitrant dog to the grief at a beloved dog’s death. With warmth, dignity, and quiet power, Pastan explores the many roles of these devoted animals, from household pet to Argos, Pluto, and the Dog Star. "Envoi" We’re signing up for heartbreak, We know one day we’ll rue it. But oh the way our life lights up The years a dog runs through it.

Love That Dog

Love That Dog
Author: Sharon Creech
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2002-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0747557497

This is an utterly original and completely beguiling prose novel about a boy who has to write a poem, and then another, and then even more. Soon the little boy is writing about all sorts of things he has not really come to terms with, and astounding things start to happen.

Darling, I Love You

Darling, I Love You
Author: Daniel Ladinsky
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2017-01-17
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 0525503692

A heartwarming collection of short verse celebrating our beloved pets and the wonder of life Daniel Ladinsky is the internationally acclaimed poet known for his inspired, contemporary renderings of works by Hafiz, Rumi, St. Francis of Assisi, and poet-saints East and West. Patrick McDonnell is the venerated author, artist, and creator of the beloved MUTTS comic strip. In Darling, I Love You! these two artists have collaborated for the first time to create a delightful, universal collection of sweet, welcome-to-the-moment poems about the essential places animals and wonder hold in our lives and in our hearts, accompanied by line drawings of the illustrious MUTTS characters that readers have come to know and love. “Pet owners will chuckle knowingly about the way the speakers shift between simple observations and deeper statements . . . that remind us why humans need animals as much as they need us.” —The Washington Post

Year of the Dog

Year of the Dog
Author: Deborah Paredez
Publisher: American Poets Continuum
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2020
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9781950774012

A Latina feminist chronicle of the Vietnam War era in documentary poems that highlight the voices of women relegated to the margins of history.

Little Dog and Duncan

Little Dog and Duncan
Author: Kristine O'Connell George
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2002
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780618117581

Poems describe two dogs of different sizes that are alike in many ways.

Dog Songs

Dog Songs
Author: Mary Oliver
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2021-03-25
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1472155998

'The popularity of [Dog Songs] feels as inevitable and welcome as a wagging tail upon homecoming' Boston Globe In Dog Songs, Mary Oliver celebrates the special bond between human and dog, as understood through her connection to the dogs who across the years accompanied her on her daily walks, warmed her home and inspired her work. The poems in Dog Songs begin in the small everyday moments familiar to all dog lovers and become, through her extraordinary vision, meditations on the world and our place in it. Dog Songs includes visits with old friends, like Oliver's most beloved dog Percy, and introduces still others in poems of love and laughter, heartbreak and grief. Throughout, the many dogs of Oliver's life merge as fellow travelers and as guides, uniquely able to open our eyes to the lessons of the moment and the joys of nature and connection.

Dog Blessings

Dog Blessings
Author: June Cotner
Publisher: New World Library
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2008
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 1577316169

With heartwarming, funny, silly, and sad tributes, "Dog Blessings" honors the special connection between people and their canine friends. The essays collected here wax eloquent on subjects ranging from dog days at the beach to the lives of rescue and shelter dogs.

Once I Ate a Pie

Once I Ate a Pie
Author: Patricia MacLachlan
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2006-04-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0060735317

Gus herds his people like sheep. Abby loves borrowing slippers. And once, Mr. Beefy ate a pie. It's a dog's life. Filled with squeaky toys, mischief, and plenty of naps. Every dog has a tail to wag and a tale to tell. Patricia MacLachlan and Emily MacLachlan Charest asked this collection of canines to speak up with their own words, barks, and yips.

For I Will Consider My Cat Jeoffry

For I Will Consider My Cat Jeoffry
Author: Christopher Smart
Publisher: Atheneum Books
Total Pages: 32
Release: 1984-01-01
Genre: Cats
ISBN: 9780689310263

Enumerates all the special qualities of Jeoffry the cat.