A Pocketful of Poems: Vintage Verse, Volume I

by David Madden

One of David Madden's Pocketful series (including titles in fiction, poetry, drama, and the essay), this slim volume includes over 100 of the most familiar and most taught poems, arranged alphabetically. Priced to be affordably packaged with two or even three other volumes, each book in the Pocketful series can also be used separately.This text will range from classic, traditional poems mixed with contemporary poets.. This text is intended to be an inexpensive alternative to the more expensive anthologies.

Genres: Poetry

176 pages, Paperback

First published May 4, 2005

Reviews

[Persy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A delightful collection of poetry featuring pieces from Emily Dickinson, Sharon Olds, Langston Hughes and more. An assembly of great work and famous pieces to be sure, the only drawback for me was the lack of less notable authors. I hoped to expand my verse vault but had read most of the poems included here already.

Some favorites from this volume: "The Bean Eaters," "Ballad of Birmingham," "For a Lady I Know," "The Colonel," "Acquainted with the Night," "Those Winter Sundays," and "The Victims."

[Avel Deleon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume contains all the poetry you'll need. :)

[Di Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked up this book after I realized it was a textbook for a poetry class that I'm hoping to land in for next fall. I found myself irritated at myself for not picking up the meaning of poems and the various terms. While the professor loaned me a couple of books, which have been helpful — I am really enjoying the selection of poems. In addition, it demonstrates the markup of how a poem with the various elements. While I take notes in class, I have enjoyed reading the poems to try to figure out what it is trying to say utilizing their demo poems. It also provides a list of 30 questions you can ask yourself about a particular poem. For less than $10 it's a great little poem anthology that is jammed packed with 117 poems. =)

[Isabel · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really nice collection of must know poems. I read it alongside a really great English class.