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The Making of a Poem: A Norton Anthology of Poetic Forms

The Making of a Poem: A Norton Anthology of Poetic Forms

by Mark Strand, Eavan Boland

Two beloved and esteemed poets have collaborated on this intimate and useful anthology illuminating the history, practice, and wonder of our most elusive art. Intended for all those who love poetry, including teachers, readers, writers, and students, The Making of a Poem will be especially valued by those who feel that an understanding of form—sonnet, ballad, villanelle, sestina, etc.—would enhance their... (more)

Poetry: A Pocket Anthology (Penguin Academics Series) (5th Edition) (Penguin Academics)

Poetry: A Pocket Anthology (Penguin Academics Series) (5th Edition) (Penguin Academics)

by R. S. Gwynn

This brief, inexpensive, and portable anthology features more than 250 poems, presenting a diverse body of work ranging from William Shakespeare and John Donne to Cathy Song and Sherman Alexie. Chronologically organized within each genre, the diverse selection of poems covers the full scope of the poetic tradition from popular ballads to works by poets born in the 60s and 70s. An “Introduction to Poetry” offers... (more)

New American Poets of the '90s

Titled somewhat confusingly, this work collects mainstream poetry by new, mid-career, and older poets, some of whom have been widely anthologized--e.g., Albert Goldbarth, Stephen Dunn, Stanley Plumley, Louise Gluck, and Gerald Stern--and many who have not--e.g., Ruth Stone, Molly Peacock, Joy Harjo, Toi Derricoite, David Mura, Li Young Lee, and others. The editors' bias is toward poetry that "aligns itself with... (more)

Vital Signs : Contemporary American Poetry from the University Presses

Vital Signs : Contemporary American Poetry from the University Presses

This ambitious anthology includes 179 poets published by university presses in recent years. Included are brief histories of poetry publishing at each press, their poetry list, and a lengthy, informative essay on the American poetry scene of the last 20 years, when programs granting MFAs in writing proliferated and many poets, like most in this book, became teachers of writing. For the variety of poets here, the... (more)