H.N. Abrams / 1989 / Pdf / English / 111 pages / ISBN10	0810911302 / 17.6 MB

About poetry, Marianne Moore has said, "One discovers that there is in it after all, a place for the genuine." Imaginary Gardens is filled with genuine poems by  America's own poets—some famous, some lesser-known, some recently discovered 
and it is sumptuously illustrated with the work of America's master artists.

Open the book to any page and begin reading. Imaginary Gardens has no adult imposed categories, no chapter divisions. Young readers can make their own discoveries, select their favorite poems—find enjoyment in American poetry and art.

Carl Sandburg speaks of skyscrapers, Robert Frost of roads not taken. May Swenson of lightning and baseball; Shel Silverstein imagines being in a rock 'n' roll band; a Native American ponders greatness.

Artists John Singer Sargent and David Hockney bring to the poetry vibrant gardens, Alexander Calder an imaginary horse, and Keith Haring 60 delightful pigs. There are historic photographs by Mathew B. Brady; there is cartoon humor from Gary Larson. 

And much more. For young people of all ages. Imaginary Gardens is a book to grow with, a reading companion through life's trials and pleasures a dazzling foray into word and image