Cambridge Book of English Verse 1900–1939 book of revelation
Most anthologies of modern verse give one or two poems by almost all the poets active during the period Freer and Andrew take the view that is is valuable to present a substantial selection from the most important poets Each poet s work is preceded by a short biographical note with suggestions for further reading For many readers modern poetry is still difficult Notes are therefore provided to stimulate a response and to inform the reader of matters of fact The poets represented are Gerard Manley Hopkins Thomas Hardy W B Yeats Edward Thomas Walter de la Mare D H Lawrence Ezra Pound T S Eliot Isaac Rosenberg Wilfred Owen and W H Auden Cambridge Book of English Verse 1900 1939
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