I've got another "what was that thing from my childhood?" sort of question, and I've combed through Google and Amazon and Abebooks to no avail. A book of short quirky poems for children, probably illustrated. Mid 1970s. Very likely published by Scribners, we had tons of their hardcover books from an uncle who worked there (now deceased, so I can't ask him.) I
thought the title was "It May Be So, It May Be Not", which was also the title of a poem in the book that went, either partially or entirely...
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posted by tomboko
on Jul 14, 2012 -
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Can someone tell me the author and history of this poem engraved into the bricks on the floor by the inbound train at the Davis Square T stop in Somerville MA?
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posted by shushufindi
on Jan 23, 2012 -
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QuotationFilter: "Serious over my cereal, I broke one morning my fast, with something-to-read-searching retina ... "
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posted by paduasoy
on Apr 25, 2010 -
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What happened to the wondering minstrels poetry database and how can I find a replacement?
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posted by winna
on Jan 1, 2010 -
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Heroin addict decides to face her habit so she moves to the bucolic Scottish (or Irish, somewhere in the UK at any rate) countryside, meets a (decades-older) blind farmer, falls in love, kicks the habit, eventually has to grieve his death, starts writing luminous poetry, publishes... but what is her name, or the name of her book? (last-minute, last-ditch Xmas-gift-filter)
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posted by Aubergine
on Dec 23, 2008 -
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What are some good poems (or songs) about a beloved person traveling very far away (from the speaker of the poem/song)?
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posted by bubukaba
on Jul 8, 2008 -
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