The Facts on File Companion to British Poetry: 1900 to the Present

This volume is the last of Facts on File's four volume set covering British poetry from its beginnings to the present. These volumes also form part of a wider Companion to Literature series of 13 titles in 19 volumes. This Companion to British Poetry: 1900 to the Present also serves as a solid standalone reference work. The Introduction describes the scope of the work, identifying three approaches towards selecting poets for inclusion: what is described as a “rescue mission of unfairly neglected poetry”, identifying contemporary poets, and “broaden[ing] the companion to include the world community of poets writing in English,...