This brilliant collection spans the Middle Ages to modern day to bring you a unique selection of the greatest poetry of all times. Arranged around major themes such as love and hate, war and peace, liberty and oppression, alienation and city life, THE PREMIER BOOK OF MAJOR POETS is an invaluable reference work as well as a source of great pleasure. Among the poets included are: Matthew Arnold, Gwendolyn Brooks, Geoffrey Chaucer, John Donne, Mari Evans, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Langson Hughes, Randall Jarrell, Fedrico Gardic a Lorca, John Milton, William Butler Yeats, and many more.