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Collected Poems of Langston Hughes (Vintage Classics)
1.  Collected Poems of Langston Hughes (Vintage Classics) by Langston Hughes
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  "The greatest figure to emerge from the Harlem renaisance"
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Thomas Hardy: The Complete Poems
2.  Thomas Hardy: The Complete Poems by Thomas Hardy
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  "Even better than the novels... England's greatest poet, fabulous edition"
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Collected Poems 1947-1997
3.  Collected Poems 1947-1997 by Allen Ginsberg
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  "Massively influental and highly readable... A true original"
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Complete Poems of Heinrich Heine: A Modern English Version
4.  Complete Poems of Heinrich Heine: A Modern English Version by Heinrich Heine
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  "Not currently in print, but so worth seaking out..."
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John Betjeman Collected Poems
5.  John Betjeman Collected Poems by John Betjeman
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  "Britain's best loved poet, and rightly so..."
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The Complete Poems (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)
6.  The Complete Poems (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) by D. H. Lawrence
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  "Volumous and brilliant...."
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Heart on the Left: Poems, 1953-84
7.  Heart on the Left: Poems, 1953-84 by Adrian Mitchell
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  "The shadow poet laureate. Essential."
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Familiar Strangers
8.  Familiar Strangers by Brendan Kennelly
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  "Brilliant, dazzling and inventive..."
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The Complete Collected Poems
9.  The Complete Collected Poems by Dr Maya Angelou
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  "Stupid title. Bloody excellent book..."
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Opened Ground: Poems 1966-1996
10.  Opened Ground: Poems 1966-1996 by Seamus Heaney
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  "Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, and he deserved it..."
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Collected Poems of Ted Hughes
11.  Collected Poems of Ted Hughes by Ted Hughes
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  "One of the great figures of 20th Century English poetry...."
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Collected Poems
12.  Collected Poems by Sylvia Plath
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  "Wild yet introspective. Just buy the damn thing..."
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Candy is Dandy: The Best of Ogden Nash
13.  Candy is Dandy: The Best of Ogden Nash by Anthony Burgess
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  "Bubbling over with wit and joy"
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The Poems of Emily Dickinson
14.  The Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily Dickinson
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  "Fullest edition available. ED should be on every poet's bookshelf..."
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Collected Poems: v. 1 (Poetry pleiade)
15.  Collected Poems: v. 1 (Poetry pleiade) by William Carlos Williams
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  "Damn it, you need this and volume two and Paterson... Just buy it..."
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The Complete Poems (Penguin Classics)
16.  The Complete Poems (Penguin Classics) by Walt Whitman
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  "One of the great American originals..."
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Collected Poems
17.  Collected Poems by Thom Gunn
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  "A distinctive and rewarding voice"
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Changes of Address: Poems 1980-1998
18.  Changes of Address: Poems 1980-1998 by Philip Gross
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  "Variable, but still bloody good..."
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A Puzzling Harvest: Collected Poems 1955-2000
19.  A Puzzling Harvest: Collected Poems 1955-2000 by Harry Guest
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  "Deserves to be much better known...."
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Her Blue Body Everything We Know: Earthling Poems 1965-1990 Complete
20.  Her Blue Body Everything We Know: Earthling Poems 1965-1990 Complete by Alice Walker
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  "Even better than the novels..."
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Staying Alive: Real Poems for Unreal Times
21.  Staying Alive: Real Poems for Unreal Times by Neil Astley
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  "Brilliant and moving anthology"
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The Rattle Bag: An Anthology of Poetry
22.  The Rattle Bag: An Anthology of Poetry by Ted Hughes
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  "One of THE great anthologies..."
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Poems 1955-2005
23.  Poems 1955-2005 by Anne Stevenson
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  "Simply wonderful..."
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Blake: The Complete Poems (Longman Annotated English Poets)
24.  Blake: The Complete Poems (Longman Annotated English Poets) by W.H. Stevenson
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  "Excellent and comprehensive edition of one of THE visionaries..."
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Collected Poems
25.  Collected Poems by Philip Larkin
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  "Almost as good as his fans make out... In other words, damn good..."
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