english poetry

Presents an anthology of poetry by major and minor Anglo-American poets written in response to English and North American slavery from 1764 to 1865, including selections from Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, William Lloyd Garrison, and many others.

Provides brief biographies, personal reminiscences, and contemporary critical essays on the writings of John Donne and other metaphysical poets.

A collection of thirty-seven poems by various authors that celebrate the joy and beauty of summertime.

Surveys the schemes, patterns, and forms of English verse, illustrating each with an original example.

A collection of more than 150 poems by various authors, all of which were inspired by a single musical experience.

Anthology of Chaucer's work including the Canterbury Tales and Trolius and Cressida. Introduction offers insights into Chaucer as a man and artist, and as a product of the Middle Ages.

Presents a selection of nearly two hundred poems by twentieth century Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, featuring twenty-six works written in Thomas's youth, and two unfinished pieces. Includes a chronology, notes, and selected poems read by Thomas on CD.