The Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry, Volume 2

Discover a comprehensive collection of 1,596 modern and contemporary poems from 195 poets, covering a vast range of styles, subjects, and voices in English-language poetry. This innovative Norton Anthology includes half new poems by notable poets such as Walt Whitman, Anne Carson, and Sherman Alexie. Experience the major figures in twentieth-century poetry, as well as ethnic American poetries, experimental traditions, postcolonial poetry, and the long poem. This anthology eclipses all others in scope, clarity, and balance.