
The Classic Fifty Poems
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Narrated by:
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Philip Levine
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Paul Muldoon
About this listen
Newly revised, and read by an ensemble of contemporary poets, The Classic Fifty Poems is a feast for poetry lovers.
©1990, 1997 Columbia University Press (P)16 9; 1998 HighBridge CompanyCritic reviews
"Why did no one think of this before?" ( The New York Times Book Review)
This offers an enjoyable collection of classic English and American poetry with interesting introductory notes to introduce each poet and poem. These really add to the enjoyment by putting the poetry into context of its creator and time.
Whether one loves the performances or not will be down to personal taste; in my opinion the good far outweigh any that I disliked.
One thing that would improve my experience would be indexing the poems to make it easy to return to favourites.
Interesting introductions and nice performances
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Content good, performance varied.
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Very nice introduction to each poet and verse.
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nice and calming
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Great selection of poems and brief background
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Most Annoying.
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not as good
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