About this title: Organized under 11 headings, including "Epiphany", "Nature", "The Secret of a Thing", "Travel", "Places", "The Moment", these poems brilliantly render a variety of experience palpable and immediate. It brings together 500 of the world's greatest poems written throughout the ages by more than 200 poets.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harvest Books
Date Published: 1998-04-01
ISBN-13:9780156005746ISBN:0156005743
Description: Very Good. Cover corners are curling a bit. Minor edge wear, a nice copy. NOT an ex-library book; no publisher's remainder marks. No spine creasing. Military (APO/FPO) orders are welcomed-Thank you for your service. read more
Description: Very Good. 0156005743 Trade paperback. Book, pages and covers are in very good condition with normal wear from use. Does have crease in spine. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780151001699ISBN:0151001693
Description: Good. Book may contain highlighting, underlining, and may have some cover stickering and wear. Orders usually processed in 24 hours. 100% satisfaction guaranteed. read more
"Even good poetry anthologies are a little uneven, having to accommodate various styles and even levels of quality; but I found this a remarkable collection that I was able to read at times almost like a novel (i.e., wanting to find out immediately what came next and how it would build on what came before).
Czeslaw Milosz, a Nobel-prize winning poet and writer, was an inspired choice to bring together this collection and guide us through it. Unlike in many anthologies with commentary, Milosz constrains himself to usually no more than a few sentences of commentary. Yet in these few sentences, he prepares us thoroughly and leaves us anxious for the poem that follows. Most are not long, fitting usually on one page, yet all seem to illuminate the points he wishes to make.
Milosz has arranged the book by subjects: Epiphany, Nature, The Secret of a Thing, etc., and has called upon poets from most corners of the globe to deliver the messages, including many from his native Poland, China (usually from much earlier dynastic history), Sweden, France, and America.
The hours I spent reading and thinking about these selections seemed like minutes, and each caught and described particular past moments such as only the best poetry can."
"Having read many poetry compilations; a good read is nothing unuusual to me, or a standard read. This compilation will hold you- from the differing cultures comes a fine collection. Nearly every poem contributed in a way that made you think, and left you glad that you had read it.
Many of the poets were not familiar to me. The theme throughout, of life, carried a commonality between all the poets. The compilation could almost be charecterized as sultry in the way each poem was threaded into the whole.
"I picked out this poetry anthology to read to my daughter while breastfeeding. I haven't read much poetry recently, so it is a bit difficult to compare with other books. I would say that the poems are lovely and intelligible. They span numerous cultures and times. They are easy to read aloud and I think I will be enjoying this book for a long time."
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