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This is an anthology of classic poems, the majority of which are written by men with a few Emily Dickinsons, Sylvia Plaths and Elizabeth Bishops and a couple of other female poets. So, if Wordsworth, Kents, Shakespeare, Graves, Auden and company are your thing you'll enjoy it.

I can't help but wonder if all the poems by Anon were by women unable to be published...just a thought.

It was published in the early 1980s and was part of my A Level syllabus for English Literature...its only taken me forty years to read the whole thing! I'm not sure if it was a worthwhile use of my time as it does feel dated. Although, the war poets remain steadfastly timeless and brilliant...so maybe it was worth it and of course it has one of my all time favourites The Horses by Edwin Muir.