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John Ciardi

American poet, professor, translator (1916–1986)

Born	1916
Died	1986

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You Read to Me, I'll Read to You

by John Ciardi and Edward Gorey First published in 1962 — 8 editions
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Prentice Hall: Literature: Copper

by Lawrence E. Berliner, Arnold Adoff, Lloyd Alexander, Isaac Asimov, Mary Austin, Natalie Babbitt, Basho, James Berry, Rhoda Blumberg, and 100 others First published in 1991 — 6 editions
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How does a poem mean?: part three of An Introduction to literature, by Herbert Barrows, Hubert Heffner, John Ciardi, and Wallace Douglas

by John Ciardi First published in 1959 — 6 editions
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Mid-century American poets.

by John Ciardi First published in 1950 — 5 editions
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Prentice Hall Literature Platinum

by Sumner Braunstein, Chinua Achebe, Samuel Allen, A. R. Ammons, Rudolfo A. Anaya, Isaac Asimov, W. H. Auden, Bashō, Ann Beattie, and 165 others First published in 1989 — 5 editions
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A grossery of limericks

by Isaac Asimov and John Ciardi First published in 1981 — 4 editions
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In the Stoneworks

by John Ciardi First published in 1961 — 4 editions
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Man Who Sang the Sillies

by John Ciardi First published in 1981 — 3 editions
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Someone Could Win a Polar Bear

by John Ciardi First published in 1993 — 3 editions

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An alphabestiary: [poems]

by John Ciardi First published in 1966 — 3 editions
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From time to time.

by John Ciardi First published in 1951 — 3 editions

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Person to person: [poems]

by John Ciardi First published in 1964 — 3 editions
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The reason for the pelican

by John Ciardi First published in 1959 — 3 editions
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Limericks, too gross

by Isaac Asimov and John Ciardi First published in 1978 — 3 editions

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In fact: [poems]

by John Ciardi First published in 1962 — 3 editions
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As If: Poems New and Selected

by John Ciardi First published in 1955 — 2 editions
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Hopeful Trout and Other Limericks

by John Ciardi First published in 1992 — 2 editions

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Saipan: The War Diary of John Ciardi

by John Ciardi First published in 1988 — 2 editions

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Doodle Soup

by John Ciardi First published in 1992 — 2 editions

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Echoes: Poems Left Behind

by John Ciardi First published in 1989 — 2 editions

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American poet, professor, translator (1916–1986)

Born	1916
Died	1986

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OLID: OL284746A
GoodReads: 19361
ISNI: 0000000114797266
IMDb: nm0161890
Library of Congress Names: n79058347
MusicBrainz: 4146ac45-10a1-41c5-b9c6-532b52a480c6
VIAF: 108198403
Wikidata: Q947519
Inventaire.io: wd:Q947519

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