The Best Poems of All Time, Part I

by Keith Szarabajka, Eric Stoltz, William Shakespeare

From the haiku of Basho to the lyricism of Shakespeare to the nonsense verse of Edward Lear to the raptures of Maya Angelou -- here are 100 poems that will console, provoke, inspire, and delight. The reader will hear works from the traditional canon of international literature, spanning virtually all world cultures over three millennia, and will also discover informative selections that will surprise them. They can listen to the anthology in quiet solitude and relive or discover for the first time the vivid images, unique humor, and moving rhythms of an incomparable art form...the special joy that only poetry brings.

Genres: Poetry, Audiobook

Audio Cassette

First published March 1, 2001

Reviews

[John]

Downloaded from Audible. Decent selection (maybe a little too heavy on very short poems) and performances. A few foreign poets in the mix.

[Ramona]

Still reading...on again and off...this is one I own, so will be no actual finish date. Some I like others i dislike.

[Tavis Whitfield]

Awesome!!