e. e. cummings is without question one of the major poets of this century, and this volume, first published in 1959, is indispensable for every lover of modern lyrical verse. It contains one hundred of cummings's wittiest and most profound poems, harvested from thirty-five of the most radically creative years in contemporary American poetry. These poems exhibit all the extraordinary lyricism, playfulness, technical ingenuity, and compassion for which...

Twentieth-century American poet E. E. Cummings's last collection of new poems published in his lifetime, which presents his views on nature and shows his interest in everyday people.

Presents approximately one hundred poems by "Moby-Dick" author Herman Melville, including selections from "Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War," "Clarel: A Poem and Pilgrimage in the Holy Land," "Timoleon," "John Marr and Other Sailors," and "Weeds and Wildings Chiefly: With a Rose or Two," as well as several uncollected pieces; and includes an introduction and explanatory notes.

Contains all the poems that W.H. Auden wished to preserve including three poems printed for the first time and four poems he previously rejected.