"Janeczko's selections and Raschka's characteristically airy
illustrations let readers uncover layers of meaning, possibility, and
emotion." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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**A book-eating moth in the early Middle Ages. A peach blossom during
the Renaissance. A haunted palace in the Victorian era. A lament for the
hat in contemporary times. Poetry has been a living form of artistic
expression for thousands of years, and poets have found inspiration in
everything from swords to stamp albums, candles to cobwebs, manhole
covers to the moon. Award-winning anthologist Paul B. Janeczko and
renowned artist Chris Raschka reunite for a look at poems through
history inspired by objects reflecting the time in which each poet
lived.