2024 the best loved poems of the american people review

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Focusing on popular verse from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this treasury of great American poems offers a taste of the nation's rich poetic legacy. Selected for both popularity and literary quality, the compilation includes Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," Walt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing," and Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Concord Hymn," as well as poems by Langston Hughes, Emily Dickinson, T. S. Eliot, Marianne Moore, and many other notables.
Chosen by the non-profit organization American Poetry & Literacy Project, these much-loved verses include 13 selections from the Common Core State Standards Initiative: "Casey at the Bat," "Fog," "The New Colossus," "Chicago," "I, Too, Sing America," "O Captain! My Captain!," "Paul Revere's Ride," "The Road Not Taken," "The Raven," "Because I Could Not Stop for Death," "Mending Wall," "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," and "The River Merchant's Wife: A Letter."

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dover Publications; First Edition (January 21, 1998)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 96 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0486401588
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0486401584
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 14 years and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches
Reviewer: Mark Cole
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great poems for memorizing
Review: Some of the poems are short, so it doesn't take too long to memorize those. This is a very fine collection of American poetry, and not much money for each great poem. It is about 4 cents per poem.

Reviewer: Tshelane Sipho
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: This is a sterling work of Poetry inthe Amercan context.
Review: This books keeps poetry alive by bringing writers like Emerson, Bryant, Poetry and much more household names like Lincoln. The book concludes with the likes Countee Cullen and Dunbar.

Reviewer: Elizabeth
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A Lovely Introduction to Great American Poetry
Review: The purpose of this book is to provide an affordable compilation of good, popular American poetry for the enjoyment of students and the general public.When considering whether to buy this book, it is important to note that the title is *not* _The 101 Greatest American Poems_. It is more modestly, _101 Great American Poems_, which were selected for a variety of reasons.These are mostly old favorites, which is to be expected because the back of the book reads, "selected for both popularity and literary quality..."The publishers appear to have tried to include poems from blacks and other people that historically had a hard time publishing. There are 35 poets, ten of whom are women, and four are black. Only William Carlos Williams represents anyone of Hispanic descent. Historically, in terms of poems that have been appreciated and loved by the majority of Americans, this is a fair representation. On the other hand, we know now that many other great poems were not published or publicized because of the color of the author's skin, or her sex. Therefore, depending on what you are looking for, you may or may not be happy with this compilation. Our family is happy with it as an introduction to well-known poems but we'll probably supplement with less-known poetry using other collections.The poems are arranged in chronological order. If you are looking to introduce a child to poetry, they are generally of quite manageable length. There are several which are appropriate for recitation, reading at the dinner table, or reading at bedtime.Many of the poems deal with death so it might not be the ideal introduction for the very sensitive child who is reading on her own.

Reviewer: HEATHER KONIECZNY
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: AWSOME
Review: GREAT BOOK, FAST SHIPPING

Reviewer: Matt Neary
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Serves Its Purpose!
Review: This is a free book, so I feel any complaints would be senseless. I found it to be a great book for its purpose. it is an introductory book. it is a collection of poems to introduce a new reader to different writers and styles. There is also useful information introducing the reader to each writer. For its purpose I would respectfully give this book 4-5 stars, but overall (purpose aside) I am giving it a 3.

Reviewer: Constant Book Reader
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Exactly what I expected.
Review: I was not surprised by the content. It had all of the classics I was hoping for and more. Dover Thrift Edition is a wonderful way to go when you want to read more than the junk being put out today. Plus, the price is definitely right!! They have all the classic novels and poems that you could ever want or need! I do recommend this book specifically, it is great especially for someone new to the world of poetry.

Reviewer: Harold F. Parker
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great American Poems
Review: While this may not be a complete set of all the great American poems, it is a very good sampling of American poetry. Several poems are only included in part, but those parts are well known ones. As a reasonably short study this is useful to those who want to try to find the best in American poetry. Thus it can be recommended readily.

Reviewer: Christen S.
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Go American Poets!
Review: Nice little collection of American poets I bought as a gift.

Reviewer: Micael
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: A qualidade de impressão é OK. A capa também é OK. Nada demais. Satisfaz a necessidade é compatível com preço.PS: A poesia americana não chega nem perto da brasileira.

Reviewer: Michael Forester
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I have never been a poetry reader until recent times. I found this little incredible book a great way to start on American poets. I found this collection and others by Dover to be of great value, not only in its price but the content has no price. I will continue to add these items in my bookshelf. Great work!

Reviewer: dilip vyas
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Salute to Joseph Brodsky for ' The American Poetry & Literary Project.'

Reviewer: Largest
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Great price and quick delivery for a great collection of American poetry

Reviewer: Dead Mans Bones
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Die Auswahl der Gedichte sind hervorragend. Es ist für jeden und von allem immer etwas dabei. Ich selbst habe ein Exemplar erstmal für mich gekauft, da ich mich ein bisschen einlesen wollte und der Preis hierfür ja ein Schnäppchen ist. Da ich auch viel Schullektüre in Englisch von Dover Thrift bereits bestellt habe, wollte ich mich mal auf was neues einlassen. Ich fand meine Anschaffung so toll, dass ich glatt dieses Buch bisher 5 mal erneut gekauft und u.a. an Anglistik-Studenten und Poetry-Freunde verschenkt habe. MIt dem Effekt: Das alle mindestens so begeistert waren wie ich!