This brief, inexpensive, and portable anthology features more than 250 poems, presenting a diverse body of work ranging from William Shakespeare and John Donne to Cathy Song and ShermanAlexie.

This brief, inexpensive, and portable anthology features more than 250 poems, presenting a diverse body of work ranging from William Shakespeare and John Donne to Cathy Song and ShermanAlexie.  Chronologically organized within each genre, the diverse selection of poems covers the full scope of the poetic tradition from popular ballads to works by poets born in the 60s and 70s.   An “Introduction to Poetry” offers instruction for reading and analyzing poetry, defining key terms in the context of the discussion.  A section on “Writing about Poetry” offers students basic tips on writing an essay about poetry and MLA style citation.  This edition features 22 new poems including works by Stevie Smith, Lewis Turco, Ted Kooser, Julie Kane, Natasha Trethewey, and Joshua Mehigan.  The introductionnow includes student sample essays, providing readers with examples of strong student writing.