TY - BOOK AU - Ferguson,Margaret W. AU - Salter,Mary Jo AU - Stallworthy,Jon TI - The Norton anthology of poetry SN - 0393979202 (pbk.) AV - PR1174 .N6 2005 U1 - 821.008 22 PY - 2005/// CY - New York, N.Y., London PB - W.W. Norton KW - English poetry KW - American poetry N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Beginning with Beowulf, newly represented by selections from Seamus Heaney's dazzling translation, and continuing to the present day, The Norton Anthology of Poetry includes over 1,700 poems by 340 poets in the Regular Edition, and 1,100 poems by 250 poets in the Shorter. Many major figures--from Chaucer and Shakespeare to Ashbery and Walcott--have expanded sections, and a range of outstanding younger voices have been newly added. Concise annotations, biographical sketches, an Essay on Versification by Jon Stallworthy, and, new to this edition, an Essay on Poetic Syntax by Margaret Ferguson help readers understand and enjoy the poems ER -