Sign-In
Cart
The Oxford Book of Short Poems
Hardcover
Please select the version of book you would like to purchase.
ISBN10: 019214135X
ISBN13: 9780192141354
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Jan 1 1986
Pages: 342
Weight: 1.34
Height: 0.00 Width: 0.00 Depth: 0.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780192141354
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Jan 1 1986
Pages: 342
Weight: 1.34
Height: 0.00 Width: 0.00 Depth: 0.00
Language: English
Memorable, witty, bawdy, profound--the short poem observes no limits except those of length. The verses collected in this new Oxford anthology vary greatly in theme, style, and tone, but in each case, brevity reveals the poets at their best, both as individual artists and as exemplars of their times.
The short poem is often overlooked in verse collections, where poets tend to be represented by their longer, more sustained work. Defining short as any poem of under fourteen lines, the compilers of this anthology set out to see what the effect would be if the short poem were given more breathing room to make its impact, uncrowded by weightier poems. And they have discovered a remarkable degree of self-confidence and eloquence in the genre that more than justifies their efforts.
Besides the great masters of the short poem--such as Ben Jonson, Robert Herrick, William Blake, Emily Dickinson, and, in our own century, Yeats, Hardy and Frost--many less well known poets are included, sometimes represented by a single poem that stands out from its contemporaries and leaps out of its time into ours. Although the anthologists sought to make their selections more than merely representative, most of the famous names can be found, from medieval to modern times: from Anonymous to Shakespeare, from Wordsworth to Whitman, from Auden to Updike.
Besides the great masters of the short poem--such as Ben Jonson, Robert Herrick, William Blake, Emily Dickinson, and, in our own century, Yeats, Hardy and Frost--many less well known poets are included, sometimes represented by a single poem that stands out from its contemporaries and leaps out of its time into ours. Although the anthologists sought to make their selections more than merely representative, most of the famous names can be found, from medieval to modern times: from Anonymous to Shakespeare, from Wordsworth to Whitman, from Auden to Updike.
Also in
Poetry Anthologies
Alaska Literary Field Guide: Art, Ecology, Poetry
Holleman, Marybeth
Lord, Nancy
Grace Moler, Shaelene
Paperback
$28.45
We Had Our Reasons: Poems by Ricardo Ruiz and Other Hardworking Mexicans from Eastern Washington
Ruiz, Ricardo
Paperback
$17.10
The Harp and Laurel Wreath: Poetry and Dictation for the Classical Curriculum
Berquist, Laura M.
Paperback
$25.60
Poem a Day: 366 Poems, Old and New - One for Each Day of the Year
McCosker, Karen
Albery, Nicolas
Paperback
$20.66
Faeries, Sprites & Malevolent Spirits: An Anthology of Classic Poetry & Stories
Thorne, Aurora
Hardcover
$10.44
The Oxford Book of English Verse, Part 1: Medievals to Marlowe (Yesterday's Classics)
Quiller-Couch, Arthur
Paperback
$19.94
Daughters of Latin America: An International Anthology of Writing by Latine Women
Guzman, Sandra
Paperback
From $14.99
Here to Stay: Poetry and Prose from the Undocumented Diaspora
Joseph, Janine
Lin, Esther
Hernandez Castillo, Marcelo
Paperback
$18.04
White Teeth, Red Blood: Selected Vampiric Verses
Byron, George Gordon, 1788-
Baudelaire, Charles
Dickinson, Emily
Hardcover
$17.96
Creative Stillness: An Anthology of Poetry and Essays by the Creative Writing Hour
Alejandrina, Dhayana
Alaloul, Nadine
Makoni, Sekai
Paperback
$22.49
A Bowl of Goodness: Nourishing Poems with a Side of Soup, Celebrating Community, Friendship, and Resilience
Jackson, Major
Hardcover
$23.75
Into the Garden: A Wedding Anthology: Poetry and Prose on Love and Marriage
Hass, Robert
Mitchell, Stephen
Paperback
$17.99
On Resilience: Stories of Climate Adaptation Across Washington's Landscapes
Morgan, Harriet
Senechal, Lindsay
Paperback
$18.99
The Dharma of Poetry: How Poems Can Deepen Your Spiritual Practice and Open You to Joy
Brehm, John
Paperback
$15.15
The Lake Poets: An Anthology
Wordsworth, Dorothy
Taylor Coleridge, Samuel
Wordsworth, William
Hardcover
$20.66