100 Poets : A Little Anthology by John Carey

100 Poets : A Little Anthology by John CareyA wonderfully readable anthology of our greatest poetry, chosen by the author of A Little History of Poetry "Does anyone know more about poetry than John Carey? Almost certainly not." The Times A poem seems a fragile thing. Change a word and it is broken. But poems outlive empires and survive the devastation of conquests. Celebrated author John Carey here presents a uniquely valuable anthology of verse based on a simple principle: select the one

'I have him bitched

Sports star Cooper only knows what he's doing in the baseball diamond

Investigators conclude it's no accident

from an Ireland torn by injustice and natural disaster

the highly anticipated follow-up that uses ten maps of crucial regions around the globe to explain the geopolitical strategies of today’s world powers and what it means for our future

and urges us to appreciate - and exercise - our miraculous ability

smart is building boats from boxes

wise and appealingly human' Tim Harford

and driving too fast

her mother once said

relationships and sex - a narrative that does not fear love

When everything is lost