(Part 2) Top products from r/Poetry
We found 33 product mentions on r/Poetry. We ranked the 286 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
22. The Best Poems of the English Language: From Chaucer Through Robert Frost
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 2
Harper Perennial
23. A Test of Poetry (The Wesleyan Centennial Edition of the Complete Critical Writings of Louis Zukofsky)
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 2
Used Book in Good Condition
24. Ariel: The Restored Edition: A Facsimile of Plath's Manuscript, Reinstating Her Original Selection and Arrangement (P.S.) (Modern Classics)
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 2
Harper Perennial Modern Classics
25. The Spoken Word Revolution: Slam, Hip Hop & the Poetry of a New Generation (A Poetry Speaks Experience)
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 2
Used Book in Good Condition
28. Collected Poems (P.S.)
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 2
Harper Perennial Modern Classics
30. The Vintage Book of Contemporary World Poetry
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 2
Used Book in Good Condition
31. Best American Poetry 2018 (The Best American Poetry series)
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 2
32. The Best American Poetry 2013 (The Best American Poetry series)
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 2
33. A Book of Luminous Things: An International Anthology of Poetry
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 1
Mariner Books
34. How to Read Poetry Like a Professor: A Quippy and Sonorous Guide to Verse
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
35. Sound and Sense: An Introduction to Poetry
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Used Book in Good Condition
36. American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin (Penguin Poets)
Sentiment score: -1
Number of reviews: 1
37. The Penguin Anthology of Twentieth-Century American Poetry
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Penguin Books
38. Women in Praise of the Sacred: 43 Centuries of Spiritual Poetry by Women
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
There's the Giant Book of Poetry which is over 700 pages and basically spans all of written history (from years BC to poets born in the 1980's). There's bound to be something you like in there.
There's also The Vintage Book of Contemporary World Poetry (vintage here refers to the publisher, in case you were thinking "vintage" and "contemporary" were contradictory lol). This book has a wide variety of poets that might be lesser known since they aren't American, but still includes some well loved poets including Pablo Neruda and Seamus Heaney. This is a great one too.
I've recommended this a few times on here but there is also the Best American Poetry Series. It comes out every year. Basically, a prominent poet is chosen as the editor each year and they choose the best (totally subjective, but still) poems that were published in literary magazines that year. While it's limited to American poets, it provides a huge variety of poets both established and emerging. Also, it comes out every year, so that's pretty awesome too. The most recent one is Best American Poetry 2013 whish was edited by one of my favorite poets, Denise Duhamel. Totally recommend it. Good luck, hope this was helpful!
Off the top of my head...
Pound's Literary Essays
Zukofsky's A Test of Poetry
Ciardi's How Does a Poem Mean
... have all been useful to me. Otherwise, since there are particular poets you're interested in, you should definitely check out any (auto)biographical books that may be available.
For the record, if you haven't already read him, I'm a big Louis Zukofsky fan; given your list, I think you'd like his stuff. "A" is probably my favourite poem generally, and they very recently released the new edition of it. Part 9 (if I remember correctly) is composed of quotes from Das Kapital and he has some very significant Marxist influences. If you're interested in reading up on Marxism, too, I can recommend some excellent critical books - although, as it stands, Schumpeter's Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy is really good general view of things.
Hope this helps!
In terms of anthologies, my best luck so far has been with "The Best American Poetry [year]" I also love the "Best New Poets of [year]" series.
They are absolutely amazing.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Best-American-Poetry-2013/dp/1476708134
http://www.amazon.com/Best-New-Poets-2011-Emerging/dp/0976629666
I mean, you really need to be reading anthologies to get a basis of the poetic tradition and then move on to individual books. While individual books of poetry help you get a sense of each writer, getting a taste of many poets throughout many periods is the only way to really become well versed (pun-intended). Also, part of the way to learn how to read poetry more critically is learn how to write poetry, or at least what goes into writing poetry. And my personal advice is to purposefully read poetry that is hard for you to grasp or find interest in, whether that be due to understanding or content (e.g. Yeats and his faeries don’t interest me in the slightest).
Theory/Reading Critically:
American:
Other:
Source: Have a Master’s Degree in poetry and currently working on my MFA. My expertise is in 20th & 21st Century American Poetry, particularly post-War/post-45.
I came in here to see if "All of them" was a comment yet.
Definitely buy Ariel and read the whole thing. In one sitting if you can, then go back and read individual poems. It's actually pretty quick to read a poetry collection, maybe a couple hours. If you remind yourself you can go back and read them closer again and again and again. Some collections benefit from a straight reading Ariel is one of them. You can buy it on amazon for under $5 plus shipping
I would definitely recommend that version. Ted Hughes's version is, well, more of his vision of the collection than hers, or at least that's what seems to be the general consensus.
PDF scan here.
This essay is from Harold Bloom's excellent poetry anthology The Best Poems of the English Language which I highly recommend.
Hello Rose!! Omg thank you so much, this made me smile so much! I appreciate this.
I understand and respect your rule haha but I'll just attach the link to the book on Amazon here : (http://amazon.com/dp/B07Q61QLLS)
And I see why you can't find it; its cuz my reddit name is only a pseudonym. I am actually named Awa.
Btw, are you an ENFP, too??
One of my favorite poetry books is "A Book of Luminous Things: An International Anthology of Poetry," edited by Czeslaw Milosz. The poems aren't difficult to understand yet are diverse and really wonderful. https://www.amazon.com/Book-Luminous-Things-International-Anthology/dp/0156005743/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=A+Book+of+Luminous+Things&qid=1565830406&s=gateway&sr=8-1
I'm not sure if it has 100+, but my favorite collected anthology, by far, is The Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart. The subtitle can go fuck itself, but the collection itself is unbeatable. So, so good. Really, this book showed me so much of what poetry can be. I really enjoy that it doesn't focus on one era so much over others, contemporary poetry is well-represented, and this all shows in the organization of poems. Pound right next to Olds right next to Li Po. Brilliant.
If I can get over the subtitle, I feel like anyone should be able to. Check it out!
I personally quite enjoyed James Fenton's "An Introduction To English Poetry". It's not a big book, but well worth a read.
I know this was a month ago, but check out the Restored Edition of Ariel here: http://www.amazon.com/Ariel-Facsimile-Manuscript-Reinstating-Arrangement/dp/0060732601/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1418412768&sr=1-1&keywords=ariel+plath
The original was published by Hughes, who reorganized the collection and left out a couple poems. It might have what you're looking for.
I recommend this as a place to start: https://www.amazon.com/Good-Poems-Various-ebook/dp/B0031TZ8OU
Bonus points if you also get the audible version as most poems are meant to be heard and not read.
The Spoken Word Revolution. https://www.amazon.com/Spoken-Word-Revolution-Generation-Experience/dp/1402202466
It has a little bit of everything. Enjoy the adventure.
Some examples:
The Norton Anthology of Poetry
The Best Poems of the English Language: From Chaucer Through Robert Frost
The Vintage Book of Contemporary World Poetry
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062015273/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
All the Millay you could ever want (or enough to keep you reading for quite a while). Approximately 740 pages of her work for $13 new. Enjoy!
Also a college student here. I just bought one from Amazon for 12ish bucks and it’s pretty good (didn’t have ‘I, being a woman’ though, oddly) but you can buy it used for around $4.
Collected Poems https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062015273/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_nueNAbY7VTVZS
I think you would really like this book:
http://www.amazon.com/American-Hybrid-Norton-Anthology-Poetry/dp/0393333752/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1301495281&sr=8-2-fkmr2
It traces the movement of what they call "Hybrid Poetry," (essentially, experimental poetry with formal characteristics) in the 20th Century. Good introductory essays by the authors as well. I'm less swayed by your type of poetry than more conventional forms... but that's something I'm working on.
He's actually featured in The Spoken Word Revolution. But yes, he's at a level we all aspire to get to.
[Sound and Sense] (http://www.amazon.com/Sound-Sense-An-Introduction-Poetry/dp/0155826107) is really a great book. It was used by my teacher in high school but I still keep a copy of it around the house.
Get a themed anthology. There are several anthologies of women's spiritual poetry, for example:
https://www.amazon.com/Shambhala-Anthology-Womens-Spiritual-Poetry/dp/1570629757
https://www.amazon.com/Women-Praise-Sacred-Centuries-Spiritual/dp/0060925760
https://www.amazon.com/Voices-Light-Spiritual-Visionary-Ancient/dp/1570622833
Anthologies are a good bet for gifts, because there's bound to be something in each of them that will get to somebody, whereas it can be very hard to predict individual preference for a poet.
An Introduction to English Poetry by James Fenton is a great book that covers both aspects of your question. It's a short book but very compact, which means it may take you a long time to digest it. It's full of insight and expertise, can't recommend it highly enough.
Read a couple of these from different years and check back.
A Test of Poetry by Louis Zukofsky. Dense, but a must once your on your way a bit.
https://www.amazon.com/Wesleyan-Centennial-Complete-Critical-Writings/dp/0819564028
Why Poetry, By Matthew Zapruder.
(A) I can't fully vouch for this book, haven't read it thru and thru yet.
(B) I just picked it up literally 2 days ago.
(C) In the bookstore though, the flap, intro and a few random samplings seemed to make it a reasonable read.
He doesnt' take on an acedemic stance about rhyme and meter and iambic pentameters etc, but talks more about how we tend to read poems, how we've culturally beeen trained to read poems, and offers some strategy on how to break down the language and motifs.
So it seems.
That's all I got for you.
there's some chapters in this anthology focused on nature, it's one of my favs: https://www.amazon.com/Good-Poems-Various-ebook/dp/B0031TZ8OU/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1501036318&sr=1-1&keywords=good+poems
You should probably credit the author [Terrance Hayes]
This poem is just one of many with the same title, from a book also with the same title: American Sonnets to My Past and Future Assassin
The project was partially birthed out of an earlier Hayes poem - [American Sonnet for Wanda C.] which directly references American Sonnet 88, by Wanda Coleman
Wanda Coleman's "American Sonnet" poems, of which there are over 100, are actually kind of hard to find in print, especially since they haven't been collected in one place as far as i can tell - [American Sonnet 10, by Wanda C.] -- She explains her process in this [Wanda C. Interview]
The Kenyon Review explains the whole shebang in this [4 Part Series]
With all that immediate context out of the way, to say that it is purely a response to Trump or "politics" would be downplaying it severely. [This is America] [This is America] [This is America] etc - It's difficult to condense our history of racism and violence and classism, especially if you're not american.
The ending of this poem is very similar to Ross Gay's [Within Two Weeks...] - It is the question of what does it mean to be a black American. How you can both be proud of an America full of icons of justice and change and progress, but also aware that America's past is racist, and also its future will continue to be racist. What do you say to this two-faced America?
>It is not enough to love you. It is not enough to want you destroyed.
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