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From the earliest verse of the colonies to the modernists and beyond, American poets have continually broken with what came before to remake the nation's voice. These five Library of America anthologies gather thousands of poems by hundreds of poets across more than three centuries.

The custom jackets are composed from fragments of the poets' own manuscripts and typescripts, so that the hands and typefaces of many voices meet across the shelf. It is a set for the devoted reader of poetry, the teacher and the student, and anyone who wants the whole of American verse within reach.

The Collection

Books included, published by Library of America:

1. American Poetry: The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries, edited by David S. Shields
2. American Poetry: The Nineteenth Century, Volume 1, edited by John Hollander
3. American Poetry: The Nineteenth Century, Volume 2, edited by John Hollander
4. American Poetry: The Twentieth Century, Volume 1
5. American Poetry: The Twentieth Century, Volume 2

Each set is made entirely to order. Please allow two weeks for production.

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FAQs

What inspired the jacket design?
The poets themselves. Fragments of their manuscripts and typescripts are layered across the jackets, a visual record of the many styles and voices within.

What period does the set span?
From the earliest colonial verse through the twentieth century, across five volumes.

Why Library of America editions?
They offer authoritative texts on acid-free paper in sewn bindings, made to be read and kept for generations.