American Measures: Three Centuries of American Poetry

by Debra Starr

"America is a poem in our eyes," wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson; "its ample geography dazzles the imagination, and it will not wait long for metres." The more than 250 poems gathered here richly substantiate Emerson's claim. Spanning three centuries, this essential anthology offers generous selections from Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Frost, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and a wide range of other national and regional favorites. American Measures presents a diverse and distinctive portrait of a young country creating its own poetic traditions.

Genres: Poetry

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1997