Description The Poetry of Angels has 75 Celestial Poems to Inspire and Delight in an eclectic collection that spans eight centuries–from the courtly angels of Edmund Spenser to Milton’s stately “angels of heaven”, from the non-traditional angels of William Blake and Emily Dickinson to Wallace Stevens’ more contemporary “angels of reality”. Beautifully illustrated throughout with line drawings of angels and hand-drawn borders. The timeless poetry of John Donne, Emily Dickinson, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Wallace Stevens, and other notable writers highlights an illustrated anthology celebrating angels and their roles in human life. 25,000 first printing 130 pages, Softcover Vintage 1995
