The Poetry Book

More than ninety poems, from ancient epics to work published within the last fifty years, are opened out here one at a time with their ideas, images and structures made plain. Part of the Big Ideas series, the book pairs clear explanation with graphics, creative typography and quoted lines, then places each poem in its historical, social and cultural setting. Renaissance sonnets sit alongside modernist landmarks including The Waste Land, and later work such as Maya Angelou's And Still I Rise and Derek Walcott's Omeros, while analysis of form and style opens out into wider movements, schools and connected poets. Scope of the volume: • Over ninety poems spanning the ancient world to the present day • Infographics and typography used to explain structure and imagery • Critical notes on form, style and recurring subjects • Every poem placed in its literary and historical context A practical reference for students, teachers and new readers of poetry, The Poetry Book is available at Boipoka.