Philip - Less of the second-rate assumptions and of the imputations of log-rolling, please. The points of this thread, as I have understood them, are to share insights among members of the site on individual books of English language poetry published in the 20th century, to offer brief comments on why the individual volumes made such an impact on us and to guide each other to the means of acquiring titles thus recommended should we so wish.
All of us will have varying views of the qualities of the work contained in these volumes - some delighting all, and no doubt some delighting only a few; it's the range and ecclecticism of the list which have shown up as the most pleasing aspects of the thread and the fresh focus on the pleasures of individual poetry books. Thus, it is not intended as a critical list of the 'accepted greats' - either of poems or of poets. Should you wish such a thread perhaps you could start one - and we could then all start having critical qualitative arguments for the length of the century still to come!
Best,
Nigel
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