The Great Modern Poets: An Anthology of the Essential Poets and Poetry Since 1900

An essential introduction to the most significant poems and their works since 1900

Reproduced within this collection are some of the greatest poems of the 20th century, featuring works from major writers such as T.S. Eliot and Sylvia Plath to Langston Hughes and W.B. Yeats. For each, Michael Schmidt provides an insight into their themes and the background to their work, opening for the reader a deeper understanding and enjoyment of these extraordinary poems.

Poets include:

• W.B. Yeats
• Robert Frost
• Edward Thomas
• Philip Larkin
• T.S. Eliot
• Ted Hughes
• Langston Hughes
• Sylvia Plath
• C.S Sisson
• Derek Walcott
• Ezra Pound
• & many more!