Poems.

This beautifully rendered sequence of traditional poetry tells the story of King Solomon of Israel and the Shulamite girl. Also included are "Some Songs of Bilitis" and "Songs of Balochistan."

Reproduction of the original.

In a strikingly original and rich portrait of the uses of verse in America, Rubin shows how the sites and practices of reciting poetry influenced readers' lives and helped them to find meaning in a poet's words. By blurring the boundaries between "high" and "popular" poetry as well as between modern and traditional, it creates a fuller, more democratic way of studying our poetic language and ourselves.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.