The Fifth Edition retains the flexibility and breadth of selection that has defined this classic anthology, while improved and expanded editorial apparatus make

Contains representative selections from the works of the major British and American poets, from modernized medieval texts to contemporary verse

A new revision of the classic anthology presents 195 poets and 1,596 poems representing the range of English language modern and contemporary poetry.

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