101 Great American Poems (Dover Thrift Editions)

 

101 Great American Poems (Dover Thrift Editions)
101 Great American Poems (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Authors: The American Poetry and Literacy Project
Released: 01 March, 1998
ISBN: 0486401588
Paperback

Sales Rank: 8,266
List price: $1.50
Our price: $3.49
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101 Great American Poems (Dover Thrift Editions) > Customer Review #1:
Excllent Read

This book is quite wonderful. It includes some of my all time favorite American Poets. I recommend it to anyone who likes poetry.

Also Recommended: Quotes, Poems, and Words That Flow by Kevin Grommersch



101 Great American Poems (Dover Thrift Editions) > Customer Review #2:
Quite a Bang for Your Buck!..........

............this small book of poetry contains the work of nearly forty of the best known American poets. From Emily Dickinson to Walt Whitman to Edgar Allan Poe to Robert Frost, there are poems in this collection that are sure to appeal to everyone! Also represented in this collection are ten women poets and eight African Americans including Paul Laurence Dunbar, Langston Hughes and Phyllis Wheatley. Theres even a poem by Abraham Lincoln that reveals his thoughts about his childhood experiences.

This collection is a simple, inexpensive way to introduce oneself to the wonderful world of American poetry. Each poet is introduced with a short biography followed by his or her most memorable work. Great buy!



101 Great American Poems (Dover Thrift Editions) > Customer Review #3:
An Overview of Already-Familiar American Poems

The project undertaken is much larger than this small book can handle. It includes many of the old classic poems from which Americans know a line or two, so it is handy if you are studying trivia or if it just really, really bugs you when you cant remember what something is from. I guess thats my main use for the book. Much of it will seem rehashed if you are interested in poetry and looking for something new.

Perhaps you will enjoy this book more if you are new to poetry; my advice is to choose a poem you like, then read more by that author. On the other hand, for a dollar you can hardly go wrong adding this book to another order. You might buy a couple and hand them around just to raise awareness of poetry, which isnt read in schools as it was a hundred years ago.



 
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