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Overview

From listening to his grandmother recite epic poems from memory to curling up in bed while his father read funny verses, award-winning actor John Lithgow grew up with poetry. Ever since, John has been an enthusiastic seeker of poetic experience, whether reading, reciting, or listening to great poems.


The wide variety of carefully selected poems in this book provides the perfect introduction to appeal to readers new to poetry, and for poetry lovers to experience beloved verses in a fresh, vivid way. William Blake, Emily Dickinson, Edgar Allan Poe, and Dylan Thomas are just a few names among Lithgow's comprehensive list of poetry masters. His essential criterion is that "each poem's light shines more brightly when read aloud." This unique package provides a multimedia poetry experience with a bonus MP3 CD of revelatory poetry readings by John and the familiar voices of such notable performers as Eileen Atkins, Kathy Bates, Glenn Close, Billy Connolly, Jodie Foster, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, Lynn Redgrave, Susan Sarandon, Gary Sinise, and Sam Waterston.


Every reader will enjoy reciting or listening to these poems with the entire family, appreciating how each one comes to life through the spoken word in this superlative poetry collection.

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Purists might dispute the uniqueness claimed by the subtitle, but actor John Lithgow's family poetry anthology does possess a very special verve. The 300-page collection contains a pleasing salad of time-tested favorites and rib-tickling originals, perhaps reflecting the versatility of the compiler, a Harvard graduate and Third Rock from the Sun star. In making selections, Lithgow insists, "Each poem's light shines more brightly when read aloud," a standard easily met by the robust readings on the package's bonus MP3 CD. The readers include Morgan Freeman, Susan Sarandon, Helen Mirren, Jodie Foster, Gary Sinise, Sam Waterston, Kathy Bates, Billy Connolly, and, not least, Lithgow himself.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780446580021
  • Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
  • Publication date: 11/15/2007
  • Edition description: Revised With Bonus MP3 CD
  • Pages: 304
  • Sales rank: 366,430
  • Product dimensions: 6.50 (w) x 8.25 (h) x 1.00 (d)

Meet the Author

John Lithgow
John Lithgow

John Lithgow is the New York Times bestselling author of I Got Two Dogs, Mahalia Mouse Goes to College, Marsupial Sue Presents: The Runaway Pancake, I'm A Manatee, Micawber, Marsupial Sue, The Remarkable Farkle McBride, and Carnival of the Animals. An award-winning actor, he has starred on stage, film, and television. He performs concerts across the country, and has recorded the CDs Farkle and Friends, Singin' in the Bathtub and The Sunny Side of the Street. Visit John at lithgowforkids.com.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 20, 2011

    Love This Book-A Must Have For Poetry Lovers!!!

    This is a great book. I like the variety of selections from so many different writers. I also like that it is not always the most famous poems by a certain author. For example, The Road Not Taken is one of Robert Frost's most famous poems, but it is not the one in the book. It is refreshing to read something a little less famous, but equally as good. The CD is the perhaps the best part. While it is great to read the poem for yourself, you can often get even more out of a poem by hearing someone else read it. It is just an all-around awesome book. I am having a hard time putting its down; not that I want to.

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  • Posted September 24, 2011

    No audio

    I love the selecred works, but was so disappointed this one didnt have at leak a link where one could go listen to the audio sections. Very diappointed to not get to hear JL's timbre. Will be more careful and choose the version nexr time.

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  • Posted May 17, 2009

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    Stimulating, Thought Provoking

    A must read for those who wish to contemplate life's give and take. Lithgow's inclusions not only tell us about him but ourselves as well. Our humanity is discussed in mighty detail.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 23, 2009

    A Wonderful Introduction to or Refresher Course on Poetry Classics

    John Lithgow has given parents another terrific little book. For parents who need a refresher course on poets they learned about in school or for children just beginning to appreciate poetry, this little gem will be invaluable.

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  • Posted March 16, 2009

    Treasure Trove of Poetry and Commentary

    We watched Bill Moyers' interview with John Lithgow; the next week my husband gave me the book as a birthday gift. We enjoy browsing through the poems and reading them aloud. Lithgow's stories about the poets, and his critiques of the poems he has selected for this anthology, are a special part of our enjoyment.

    We have been motivated to find and read aloud other poems we have loved, going back to our English and American lit courses and more contemporary sources as well.

    This book is prominently displayed on our coffee table.

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  • Posted February 20, 2009

    Wonderful collection of poetry with MP3 CD

    This is a wonderful book. I absolutely love the poetry collection and listening to the MP3 CD. I can easily curl up with this book. Unfortunately, the last reviewer neglected to realize that it was an MP3 CD and not a regular CD and gave this book a bad review because they could not get the disc to work in the wrong kind of player. The disc that comes with the book is full of fabulous readings of some of the poems, and it will work in any computer or MP3 disc reader. This would be a wonderful addition to any book, or audio, collection!

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