New York: Henry Holt, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A poetry anthology especially for young adults - "Drawing on poems both serious and silly and poets from Shakespeare to Lucille Clifton, The Body Eclectic looks at what our bodies are, what they are not, how we love them and taunt them, what they give us, and what they take away." More than 70 poems, including selections from Sandra Cisneros, Gary Soto, Li-Young Lee, William Stafford, Jane Hirshfield, Sherman Alexie, Thomas Hardy and many more. SIGNED by TWO contributors: on the title page by the editor, Patrice Vecchione and by Gary Soto at his poem "Black Hair." Introduction and biographical notes with suggestions for further readings. Index of authors and titles, 192 pp. ISBN: 0-805069356.