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A selection of poems by authors of the past, beginning in the late-14th century and ending in the early-20th, as chosen by contemporary poets. Among more than 80 pairings included in the book are a poem by John Donne, as selected by C.H. Sisson, and John Keats, as chosen by Andrew Motion.