Rich treasury of verse from 19th and 20th centuries, selected for popularity and literary quality, includes Poe’s “The Raven,” Whitman’s “I Hear America Singing,” as well as poems by Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Emily Dickinson, T S. Eliot, Marianne Moore, many other notables.

5 Responses to “101 Great American Poems (Dover Thrift Editions)”

1. Amber Hathaway says:

   December 3, 2008 at 12:00 am

   I bought this book to introduce my students to American poetry from different time periods, and in that respect the book did what I needed it to do. Even so, I would have liked to see more contemporary poetry and a wider variety of styles. I know that any compilation like this is going to focus on traditional canon poetry, but I would have like to see a little more variation. Even so, it has a lot of great stuff in it and I recommend it for anyone looking for an inexpensive reference or collection.
2. R. Robinson says:

   April 16, 2009 at 12:00 am

   I love this little book of poetry! The icing on the cake is reading someone like Langston Hughes in the same volume as Walt Whitman and Emily Dickenson. In college, I had to have two books: One for the African-American Poets and another for the American Poets??? Plus, this volume is the perfect size for a bookworm like me who carries around 2 or 3 books at any one time–of course a Kindle would solve that problem! Will my wife ever get the hints???
3. Antionette Catchings says:

   December 12, 2009 at 12:00 am

   I sent this book o my son and he love it reading it every day