The Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry, Volume 2: Contemporary Poetry

The second edition of this text was very good; the third edition is exceptional. the introductory essay on modernism in the first volume is worth the purchase of the book and the essays accompanying each poet are extremely valuable. the third edition has, in addition to the poetry, some seminal critical essays (such as t.s. eliot's "tradition and the individual talent"). i love this anthology and greedily devoured the whole 1000 page first volume this past month (july 2005) while on vacation. I am a third of the way through the second volume.a notable difference between the second and third editions is that the basic introduction to verse forms (meter etc.) has been ommitted from the third edition. i always liked this essay and wish that the editors had retained it as an appendix.lastly, robinson jeffers' poem "shiva" was dropped from the third edition, which i took as a bit of a loss.

I got the 2 volumes of the Norton Anthologies of Modern and Contemporary Poetry for a total of $180.00, The modern appeared new, but the contemporary was used. for $80 a book I expect the book to be new. I didn't mention this earlier because I figured I'd have to send the book, and on and on. I don't have a vehicle and the post office is 3 miles away. David Fricks

Cheap and in good condition.

There are detailed biographies for every other in the book, and the book is organized in chronological order. For some poets, like Dorothy Parker, there are only a handful of poems while others, such as Auden, have over a dozen. Overall, it's a well organized anthology that's actually pretty easy to use as a textbook.

Really happy with the price on this considering I needed it as a textbook. The seller got it to me quickly enough so that I had it for my first day of class. There's some really great poetry in here, and as always with Nortons, bios of the author. I'm pretty happy with my purchase.

Missing some crucial/famous poems from some of the poets. A book like this should be an overview/introduction, and therefore these seem like glaring omissions. Although there are some decent introductions to poets and movements, the fact is that most of these poems can be found for free online, and the anthology should add more material. Overpriced for what it is.

Ordered this as a school required text and it was perfect. Not only was it cheaper than my college bookstore, but it also came in a nice hardcover case to keep them both together. Order was timely and I had no problems with the overall product. A++ For poetic anthologies.

Great read + seller sent efficiently. Another great buy for literature/writing majors. Was for a college course but good for writing guidance.

Good book-good price -delivered on time.