Description
In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to the most important poets in our literature.
Earth has not anything to show more fair:
Dull would he be of soul who could pass by
A sight so touching in its majesty . . .
— Composed Upon Westminster Bridge,
September 3, 1802





See you at the beautiful feast: 23 poems
Poems Written Abroad
Blue Horses
You Can't Take an Elephant on the Bus
Rendang
A Sonnet to Science
Maya Angelou
New and Selected Poems, Volume Two
The Arches
Insistence