Endorsements
"Without a doubt the best single-volume poetry anthology available."
—Ashton Nichols, Dickinson College
"The Norton Anthology of Poetry remains the reference text every student should have in their library."
—Sylvia Stacey, Oakton Community College
"Still the best buy per pound for poetry. Everything I need for my classes is in this volume."
—R.D. Madison, United States Naval Academy
"The Norton Anthology of Poetry tops the field in inclusiveness. With the standard canonical poets, everything I could want is here, and the inclusion of more diverse, newly ‘canonized’ writers is notable. Excellent."
—Norman Leer, Roosevelt University
"Thank you for this wonderful anthology! \I am very impressed with the diverse inclusions beyond British and American poets."
—Janet Keagie, Greenwich High School
"A fine compendium of many poets, ages, voices, and modes. A real find for both teachers and students."
—Susan S. Cryer, Maryville University
"Margaret Ferguson’s essay on poetic syntax is a huge asset to the anthology. The topics are well selected; the examples are clear, well-chosen, and seamlessly integrated into the exposition. Most important, the essay will teach well because its discussions closely parallel the sort of activity that goes on (or ought to go on) in the classroom. It will serve experienced teachers by providing a useful structure from which to move into their favorite themes, and it will be especially helpful to less experienced teachers (who often are the ones assigned anthology-based courses), because they can build a good part of the semester around it. I look forward to using it in class."
—Marshall Grossman, University of Maryland
"The biographical sketches and versification sections provide essential information in the interpretation of and appreciation for poetic expression throughout the ages."
—Paul G. Miller, Albertus Magnus College
"The electronic resources provide a superb opportunity for expanded learning."
—Ashton Nichols, Dickinson College
"A well-conceived anthology. The digital materials should help today’s high-tech audience to listen to the low-tech art of poetry."
—Henry Krusiewicz, Midland College
"An historic development in poetic studies akin to the phonograph needle’s development in the study of recorded music."
—Harold Schneider, American River College
"What can I say? I regard this anthology as sacred scripture."
—John Wickersham, Maryville University
"What a treasury! Thank you for packing so much between two covers."
—Jolene Lewis, Healdton High school
"Students and teachers alike will find much to delight in and marvel at in this anthology. Indispensable to writers and readers."
—Fred D· Gui·r, University of Miami
"For such a slim volume, the Shorter Edition provides a remarkable number of poems by representative poets."
—Kelly Cannon, Muhlenberg College
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