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Songs for the Open Road: Poems of Travel and Adventure (Dover Thrift Editions)

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This collection is divided into three sections, "Songs for the Open Road", "Sea, Rail and Sea", "Home, Rest, and Final Voyages". It contains many of the best- loved poems in the English language, poems not necessarily associated with subjects of Travel and Adventure, though they may touch upon them.
One of the great examples is an Emily Dickinson selection"

"There is no frigate
like a book
To take us
Lands away.

Nor any corvette
like a page
of prancing
Poetry.

This traverse
may the poorest take
Without the oppress
of Toll.

How frugal
is the Chariot
that bears a human soul.

The title poem is from Whitman, and it sets the tone for what should be a highly enjoyable vogage, of mind, heart and soul.

It's hard to believe how many of the best poems in English are in this thin little book -- ninety poems for a dollar. I second the action of the Poetry Project in giving it free to lots of people. Buy one for your glove compartment, your office, your study, and your best reader friend!

I really enjoyed this collection of poems, which ranged from the familiar to the unfamiliar, both in terms of poems and in poets. Some poems I'd read before, and I was aware of a few lines from others in this thin book, but others were new to me, and I enjoyed being introduced to some ones I hadn't read before. The price on this book makes it a great value!

All the famous poets contribute to this little travel book. I enjoyed reading it at breakfast as it takes you away. It certainly would be a good travel companion - just to read and relax.

If you are on this page that means you have some interest in poetry. You are an idiot if you do not throw down the $1.50 to buy this book (especially if you have prime). Just do it.

I have discovered some very inspirational poems in this short collection.

I ordered this book as a Christmas gift, and it arrived in a timely manor just as described. The book was in mint condition, and he loved it. There are a wide variety of poets, subjects and styles that all fit into an adventurous category.