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William Harmon: The Top 500 Poems

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Editorial Reviews From School Library Journal YA-- A chronological compilation that tells "the story of poetry in English." Harmon enhances each entry with pertinent information about the work and the poet; his insight adds much to the enjoyment of the collection. The selections are taken from the ninth edition of The Columbia Granger's Index to Poetry , chosen because 400 contemporary editors, critics, and poets included them most often in their own anthologies. "The Poems in Order of Popularity" concludes the book. Easy-to-read print with a look of fine calligraphy on high-quality paper add to the appeal. - Arlene Hoebel, W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review If your library can buy only one volume of poetry, let this be it. ( Booklist ) The Top 500 Poems is intriguing in concept and management, and most of us will want to own it. And for this we are grateful. (Gwendolyn Brooks, poet) A revealing snapshot of one aspect of Western civilization, even including a list of the poems in order of popularity. ( Globe and Mail ) The merriest poetry anthology of the past decade.... It's everything from 'Sumer is icumen in' to Sylvia Plath's 'Daddy' with terse, plain, and rather wonderful commentary by Harmon. ( Buffalo News ) It is rare indeed to come across a book in which wisdom and love come together as powerfully as they do for William Harmon. (John Frederick Nims, coauthor of Western Wind: An Introduction to Poetry ) See all Editorial Reviews

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Language: English

Series: Columbia Anthologies

Publisher: Columbia University Press (October 15, 1992)

ISBN-10: 023108028X

File size: 3,5MB

 
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