{"product_id":"9780805038361","title":"The Invisible Ladder: An Anthology of Contemporary American Poems for Young Readers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSitting by the barbecue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ewaiting for sausages and hot dogs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e..........\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI see a tiny spider\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e..........\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ea silver speck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eglistening\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eat its mouth,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eclimbing the invisible ladder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—from \"Dinner Together\" by Diana Rivera\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis anthology of poems by America's best poets glistens too, and offers its own silvery ladder for readers to climb.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiz Rosenberg, herself an accomplished poet, wanted to make contemporary poems for adults accessible to a broader readership. She searched for works which, in both feeling and expression, could reach from one age group to another. Then she asked the poets to write about the links between poetry and childhood, and to send photos that showed how they looked when they were young, and who they are today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Ladder\u003c\/i\u003e is a gift from everyone who contributed to it: a hand extended from those whose art is crafting words to a new generation of readers and writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030405693680,"sku":"9780805038361","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780805038361_p0.jpg?v=1763725080","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780805038361","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}