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The Classic Hundred Poems: All
Time Favorites
CD
Description
These
"Top 100" poems were deter-mined by the consensus of
over one thousand anthologists and arranged in
chronological order. The poems, mostly by British
poets, span the canon, from "Sir Patrick Spens" to
Eliot and Dylan Thomas, and are read by 16
contemporary poets. However, of the 47 poets
represented, only 4 were born after 1900 and only 2
are women (Dickinson and Julia Ward Howe). Each poet
is introduced with a biographical sketch--ably
rendered by actress Laura Esterman--which puts
him/her in a cultural context. In addition, each
poem is preceded by a brief comment on the work. The
poets who read the poems bring their own reading
styles to the program.
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