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Assembling a diverse mix of contemporary poets-Mary Oliver, W.H. Auden, Maya Angelou, Billy Collins, Louise Gluck, Gwendolyn MacEwen, Rita Dove, and hundreds more-Staying Alive is a unique anthology that illuminates the vital force of our humanity, the passion of our aspirations, the power of our spirituality. From the enigma of death to the sweetness of friendship, these poems speak to life's mysteries and consolations and help us navigate the most trying times in recent memory. Staying Alive is already an astonishing best-seller in the United Kingdom, where it has gained a wide-ranging audience. This new edition, specially revised for its American readership, reconnects acionados and newcomers alike to the force of poetry, helping us stay alive to the world and stay true to ourselves.
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Edited by Neil Astley, founder of Bloodaxe Books, one of the most acclaimed poetry publishers in the English-speaking world.
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"A compendium of hundreds of poems I love and would have chosen myself." -- Alice Quinn, Poetry Society of America
"A magnificent anthology." -- Philip Pullman
"A remarkable, lively collection." -- USA Today
"Addictive." -- Time Out New York
"Astonishingly rich...edgy, authentic and provocative." -- Edmund White
"Passionate...Staying Alive is a blessing of a book." -- Anne Michaels, author of Fugitive Pieces
"These poems distill the human heart as nothing else." -- Jane Campion
"This is the one poetry book you need to buy this year." -- O The Oprah Magazine
"Truly startling and powerful poems." -- Mia Farrow
"A magnificent anthology." -- Philip Pullman
"A remarkable, lively collection." -- USA Today
"Addictive." -- Time Out New York
"Astonishingly rich...edgy, authentic and provocative." -- Edmund White
"Passionate...Staying Alive is a blessing of a book." -- Anne Michaels, author of Fugitive Pieces
"These poems distill the human heart as nothing else." -- Jane Campion
"This is the one poetry book you need to buy this year." -- O The Oprah Magazine
"Truly startling and powerful poems." -- Mia Farrow
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- PublisherBloodaxe
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 1852245883
- ISBN 13 9781852245887
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages496
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