Hazel Felleman (1884–1975)

This has been a favorite poetry book since my childhood. The print is much smaller than my aging eyes prefer but otherwise this is one of my go to books when I am in the mood for poetry. It lacks a lot of important voices from the current view of history but still has a notable selection of poets.

I don't think I've read every poem, but I have read at least 70-80 percent of it. I know I've gone through every page and really like a lot of them. "Casey at the Bat" is an old favorite.

I enjoy reading this book; there are so many familiar and unfamiliar poems to explore. One of my favorite things about this book is that the poems are organized by topic and type. There really is a poem for everyone here. It is a valuable part of my personal library.

Wonderful. Every child in Ontario in the 1960s memorized In Flanders Fields" and most, like myself, can still recite it from memory. John McCrae, the author, was a Canadian."