An anthology of American poetry containing the work of major poets, introducing many newer writers, and including brief biographies of the poets in an appendix.
Uses classic poems to teach how to read poetry and write about it, and presents an anthology of more than 250 poems, arranged alphabetically by author.
Literary critic Helen Vendler presents the 1609 Quarto versions and modern versions of William Shakespeare's 154 sonnets and detailed commentary on each.
