ONCE UPON A TIME men and women of sense and sensibility knew by heart dozens of poems - Shakespeare's sonnets, stirring patriotic verse, odes to ch...
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Jan 06, 2008
rinabeana
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I saw this book in a shop in London when I was visiting and I really liked the idea of it (as I post a poem a day on my blog). I held off buying it and got it from the library when I got back to Austin. What I really liked about the book (in addition to the poems, of course) was that there was a little blurb for each poem, sometimes tying it to the day, sometimes offering background info on the poet, etc. I love having some context and this provided a little of that, where most poetry compilatio
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Jul 18, 2009
Dani
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The main thing I learned from this collection is that I prefer poetry written within my lifetime or slightly before. The main exception is the work of 17th-century poet Anne Bradstreet, who is included in this anthology and has long been one of my favorites. Even though I only gave the book two stars, I am glad I read it because it helped to confirm my taste in verse.
Apr 12, 2010
Emily
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My favorite anthology of poems to date. Definitely a must-have for any poem-lover. I will surely return to this book over and over again.
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