The Mentor Book of Major American Poets

The Mentor Book of Major American Poets

Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc.
Author: Various
$8.94
Suggested reading for the LLATL American Literature.

 

The voice of the nation rings out loud and clear in this unique anthology of great American poetry.

Includes some of America's finest poetry from Colonial times to the present day.

In this compact anthology, Oscar Williams and Edwin Honig have gathered together the work of 20 major poets. The selections-more than 370 poems in all-are large enough and diverse enough to encompass the range and individuality of each poet's genius. To round out their volume the editors have contributed biographical notes on each poet's life and Edwin Honig has written a comprehensive introduction on the role of the poet and of poetry in a nation's self-realization and growth. 

Paperback, ISBN 9780451627919, SKU 1000200 

Book Title The Mentor Book of Major American Poets
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc.
Author Various
Suggested reading for the LLATL American Literature.

 

The voice of the nation rings out loud and clear in this unique anthology of great American poetry.

Includes some of America's finest poetry from Colonial times to the present day.

In this compact anthology, Oscar Williams and Edwin Honig have gathered together the work of 20 major poets. The selections-more than 370 poems in all-are large enough and diverse enough to encompass the range and individuality of each poet's genius. To round out their volume the editors have contributed biographical notes on each poet's life and Edwin Honig has written a comprehensive introduction on the role of the poet and of poetry in a nation's self-realization and growth. 

Includes sizable selections from the poetry of:

• Wallace Stevens
• Ralph Waldo Emerson
• William Carlos Williams
• Henry Wadsworth
• Ezra Pound
• Walt Whitman
• Edgar Allen Poe
• Emily Dickinson
• Edna St. Vincent Millay
• Stephen Crane
• e. e. cummings
• Robert Frost
• Hart Crane
• W. H. Auden
• And more…

Paperback, ISBN 9780451627919, SKU 1000200