Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about 787 contemporary English-language poets, each including biographical data, a bibliography, a critical essay, and, in some cases, a personal statement by the poet.
Presents the life and works of the English visionary poet William Blake, discussing his childhood, apprenticeship, studies, and looks at some of the masterpieces he created as an adult, and his claims of having supernatural visions.
A biography of early nineteenth-century English poet George Gordon, sixth Lord Byron, focusing on the emotional, physical, and creative significance of the country of Greece on the poet's life and work.
A biography of eighteenth-century Romantic poet William Wordsworth, discussing his sexual experience, his complex relationship with his sister Dorothy, his affair with Annette Vallon, and his suspected activities as a spy for the British Secret Service.
