Poetry is an essential element of our literary heritage and a wonderful introduction to the marvels of the English language. This volume presents a glorious selection of classic poetry, chronologically arranged from the seventeenth century to modern day, works by such celebrated poets as William Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Emily Dickinson, Carl Sandburg, and Langston Hughes. Complete with biographical sketches of the poets, information on individual poems, and notes on poetic forms.
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