Specimens of American Poetry with Critical and Biographical Notices, Volume 2B. Blom, 1967 These 454 selections from 188 authors form the first major verse anthology in the United States. Kettell, who knew many of the poets, pens personal and sometimes withering biographical essays to achieve a comprehensive rather than solely pantheonic collection. |
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JOEL BARLOW | 1 |
The Hasty Pudding | 11 |
From the Vision of Columbus | 21 |
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