Publisher's Synopsis
The Second Book of Modern Verse is a collection of poetry written by contemporary American poets, selected and compiled by Jessie B. Rittenhouse. The book features a diverse range of poets and styles, showcasing the evolution of American poetry during the early 20th century. The poets included in the collection are notable figures such as Robert Frost, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Langston Hughes, among others. The poems cover a variety of themes including love, nature, politics, and social issues. The book is an important contribution to the canon of American poetry and offers readers a glimpse into the artistic and cultural landscape of the time.1919. From the Foreword: It was my intention, when preparing The Little Book of Modern Verse, published in 1913, to continue the series by a volume once in five years, but as it seemed inadvisable to issue one during the war, it is now six years since the publication of the first volume...While I have not hesitated, where a poet�������s earlier work seemed finer and more characteristic than his later, to draw upon such earlier work, in the main, The Second Book of Modern Verse has been selected from poetry published since 1913, the date of my first anthology. Some of the poets represented in this volume include: Robert Frost, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Sara Teasdale, Josephine Preston Peabody, Vachel Lindsay, John G. Neihardt, Margaret Widdemar, Amy Lowell, Carl Sandburg, Conrad Aiken, James Oppenheim, Joyce Kilmer, Louis Untermeyer and Clement Wood. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
