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The Great Modern Poets: An anthology of the essential poets and poetry since 1900
Michael Schmidt
20th century, Biography: arts & entertainment, Poetry anthologies (various poets), Prose: non-fiction, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
An essential introduction to the most significant poems from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries - from Thomas Hardy and W.B Yeats to Sylvia Plath and Langston Hughes.
An essential introduction to the most significant poems and their works since 1900
Reproduced within this collection are some of the greatest poems of the 20th century, featuring works from major writers such as T.S. Eliot and Sylvia Plath to Langston Hughes and W.B. Yeats. For each, Michael Schmidt provides an insight into their themes and the background to their work, opening for the reader a deeper understanding and enjoyment of these extraordinary poems.
Poets include:
W.B. Yeats
Robert Frost
Edward Thomas
Philip Larkin
T.S. Eliot
Ted Hughes
Langston Hughes
Sylvia Plath
C.S Sisson
Derek Walcott
Ezra Pound
& many more!
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