Great Short Poems from Antiquity to the Twentieth Century

by Bob Blaisdell

Love and death, nature's beauty, the meaning of existence -- these poems reflect on humanity's age-old preoccupations in a mere twelve lines or less. More than 300 poems, created by famous and lesser-known writers from around the world, offer brief but meaningful meditations on life in both lighthearted and serious moods.
Ranging from an Old Testament psalm to modern verse, this compilation embraces poems from five different periods. Poems of antiquity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486478769
• ISBN13: 9780486478760
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.2"