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The Oxford Book of Short Poems
By James Michie (editor) and P. J. Kavanagh (editor)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Oxford Univ Pr on Demand
Publication date October 30, 2003
Pages 352
Binding Paperback
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780192804105
ISBN-10 0192804103
Dimensions 0.75 by 5 by 7.50 in.
Weight 0.60 lbs.
Published in Great Britain
Original list price $32.95
Other format details university press
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Memorable, witty, bawdy, profound--the short poem observes no limits except those of length. They can range from subjects as diverse as a child's first words, a woman's feet, or human destiny. The verses within this collection 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, P. J. Kavanagh and James Michie have chosen those poems, which they consider to be the best in the English language, from medieval times to the present day. Their selection extends from Chaucer to Philip Larkin, from Shakespeare to Emily Bronte, from Blake to Edith Sitwell, and from Yeats to Emily Dickinson, demonstrating the gradual changes in style, subject-matter, and tone from one generation of poets to the next.


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Hardcover
Book cover for 9780192141354
 
from Oxford Univ Pr (January 30, 1986)
9780192141354 | details & prices | 307 pages | List price $35.00
About: Memorable, witty, bawdy, profound--the short poem observes no limits except those of length.
Paperback
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from Oxford Univ Pr on Demand (October 30, 2003)
9780192804105 | details & prices | 352 pages | 5.00 × 7.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $32.95
About: Memorable, witty, bawdy, profound--the short poem observes no limits except those of length.
Reprint edition from Oxford Univ Pr (November 1, 1987)
9780192820730 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $14.95
About: Varying greatly in theme, style, and tone, these poems of fourteen lines or less include works by such masters as Jonson, Herrick, Blake, Dickinson, Yeats, Hardy, and Frost, as well as many lesser-known poets

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