The response of one poet to the work of another can be doubly illuminating. In each volume of this new Penguin series a modern poet presents his own edition of the work of a British or American poet of the past. By their choice of poet, by their selection of verses, and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their introductions, the poets of today thus provide and intriguing insight into themselves and their own work whilst reviving interest in poetry they have particularly admired.--Cover