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The Oxford Book of Short Poems

P J Kavanagh editor James Michie editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:24th Jul '03

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Short poems can have marvellous clarity, humour, and depth. They can range from subjects as diverse as a child's first wods, a woman's feet, or the destiny of man. P. J. Kavanagh and James Michie have chosen those short poems (of less than fourteen lines) which they consider to be the best in the English language, from medieval times to the present day. Their selection extends from Chaucer to Philip Larkin, from Shakespeare to Emily Bronte, from Blake to Edith Sitwell, and from Yeats to Emily Dickinson, demonstrating the gradual changes in style, subject-matter, and tone from one generation of poets to the next.

Review from previous edition One of the best of Oxford anthologies and a wonderful literal demonstration of Pound's remardk about poetry being a matter of gists and piths. * Guardian *

ISBN: 9780192804105

Dimensions: 196mm x 129mm x 22mm

Weight: 282g

348 pages