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100 Essential Modern Poems
Contributor(s): Parisi, Joseph (Compiled by)

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ISBN: 1566636124     ISBN-13: 9781566636124
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2005
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Annotation: Inspired and inspirational, worldly wise, deeply felt, and often delightfully funny, here in one compact volume are 100 of the greatest poems written in English over the last century, memorable masterpieces that everyone should know and enjoy.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Poetry
Dewey: 821.910
LCCN: 2005009897
Age Level: 12-17
Grade Level: 7-12
Physical Information: 1.15" H x 6.06" W x 8.96" L (1.24 lbs) 320 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Ingram Advance 10/01/2005 pg. 140
Booklist 10/01/2005 pg. 17
School Library Journal 06/01/2006 pg. 194
 
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Publisher Description:
Inspired and inspirational, worldly wise, deeply felt, and often delightfully funny-here in one compact volume are 100 of the greatest poems written in English over the last century, memorable masterpieces that everyone should know and enjoy. Selected and introduced by Joseph Parisi, former longtime editor of Poetry magazine, this brilliant collection brings together the greatest poems by all the classic authors, along with the choicest works by today's most accomplished artists in America and abroad. From W. H. Auden and T. S. Eliot to John Ashbery and A. R. Ammons; Elizabeth Bishop and Marianne Moore to Sylvia Plath and Mary Oliver; Robert Frost and W. B. Yeats to Allen Ginsberg and Thom Gunn, this comprehensive anthology features the poems that have best expressed the spirit of our times and helped create modern culture. In addition to such ground-breaking works as "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" and "Howl," Mr. Parisi has included the incisive social satire and whimsical wordplay of such wits as Dorothy Parker, Ogden Nash, and Frank O'Hara. Among contemporary poets in the book are Seamus Heaney, Jane Kenyon, Rita Dove, Sharon Olds, Paul Muldoon, Adrienne Rich, and the redoubtable Billy Collins, all of whom have already achieved wide popular acclaim for poems that speak compellingly about modern life and the perennial concerns of the human heart. Mr. Parisi provides a general introduction to the book and introduces each poem with a brief biographical and critical note. For anyone who wishes to discover or to re-experience the most important and vital poems of our time, 100 Essential Modern Poems is, quite simply, indispensable.
 
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