Committed to Memory: 100 Best Poems to Memorize Book

"A wonderful gathering of poems for memorization"...Harold Bloom

Library Journal

Somewhere along the way those who decide such things decided that memorizing poems was not really important to education. Of course, it wasn't really. However, it was a pleasure, and generations of young people are growing up today without knowing it, which is a shame. Hollander (American Poetry, LJ 9/1/93) has selected 100 poems by poets-including lyrics and narratives, meditations and counsels-ranging from Blake and Hughes, Bishop and Thomas, to Yeats and Hayden . These are classics that lend themselves to memory, being short; often in form, or at least metrical; always rhythmic; and delightful. Most readers will find old favorites and new gems here. It is a fine collection-for browsing, for reading, and for committing to memory. Recommended.-Louis McKee, Painted Bride Arts Ctr., Philadelphia