The Poets Laureate Anthology
Hardcover, 762 pages, W W Norton & Co Inc, List Price: $39.95 | purchase
Book Summary
Poems by each of the forty-three poets who have been named our nation's Poet Laureate since the post (originally called Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress) was established in 1937.
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- 20th century,
- 21st century,
- United States
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