The World's Best Poems
New York: World, 1951.
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Third edition. P. Front hinge seperating/ bumps, rubs and fraying to edges and corners of cloth. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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Mark Van Doren
birth name: Mark Van Doren
born: 6/13/1894
died: 12/10/1972
Biography
American poet, writer, and eminent teacher. He upheld the writing of verse in traditional forms throughout a lengthy period of experiment in poetry. As a teacher at Columbia University (N.Y.) for 39 years (1920-59), he exercised a profound influence on generations of students. Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literaturemore