poetry collection

[vicious_sid]

can any ab'ers recommend any book of poetry which covers many styles, subjects and spread over a long period of time

my partner insists I get away from sassoon and owen

thanks to you all

[flobadob]

Do you write?

[Mamyalynne]

I strongly recommend The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

[Buenchico]

I'd recommend getting as far away from Sassoon and Owen as possible! Our newly-qualified English teacher, for O-level, had just left university, where he had written his thesis on the First World War Poets. Consequently, there is a whole class of his ex-pupils who never want to hear the names of Sassoon, Owen, Brookes and Graves ever again!!! (My god, were we bored!!!).

The classic anthology of English poetry is Palgrave's Golden Treasury. Scroll down to 'OUP Edition' to see the poets featured in it:
http://en.wikipedia.o...e%27s_Golden_Treasury

With all of those poets (and 720 pages) there must be something there which you'd like and, at under six quid from Amazon, it's a real bargain!
http://www.amazon.co....qid=1315185358&sr=1-1

Chris

(PS: Try some of D H Lawrence's poetry. I love it!)

[pastafreak]

This is an excellent collection-with enough scope to introduce a reader to many new poets.

http://www.amazon.co....qid=1315209476&sr=1-6

[vicious_sid]

To flobadob, not for many a long year



To everyone else many thanks for your feedback , I'm off to amazon

I cannot leave a best answer as that would be unfair with a subjective question

[AB Editor]

Try picking up a Bloodaxe anthology to get a hand on modern British Poetry and explore from there.

Personal favourites (but not collections):

Try a bit of imagism, Pound etc. Or, if you fancy something entirely mad, go pick up a copy of Pound's Cantos.

T.S. Eliot (The Wasteland in particular) is almost perfect.

Duffy's "Rapture" is probably the finest set of love poems I've ever read.

[Calibax]

There's always the classic "Oxford Book of English Verse" 1250–1900

[sandyRoe]

I was going to say that ^^^

[DTCwordfan]

Palgrave's

Try some Yeats for a change......and I will endorse the Ed's suggestion of Eliot - and Betjeman for something even more modern.

[vicious_sid]

Dtcrosswordfan ~ is that the gentleman who moved in the same circles as a certain Mr crowley

[sandyRoe]

only if they communicated via the ouija board. Palgrave's Golden Treasury was first published in the mid 19th Cen.

[DTCwordfan]

You talking aleister crowley? sid - thought he was closer to Stillwell.....

[DaisyNonna]

The Albatross Book of Verse covers many centuries and poets. Worth looking into.

[boxtops]

Have a look at Robert Frost

[vicious_sid]

Just to let all you helpful purple know I went for the oxford book of english verse and tyger tyger by by Ana sampson