Discover the key themes and ideas behind the most important poems ever written, and the poetic geniuses who wrote them. The Poetry Book takes you on a fascinating journey through time to explore more than 90 of the world's greatest poetic works: It unlocks the key ideas, themes, imagery, and structural techniques behind even the most complex of poems, in clear and simple terms, setting each work in its historical, social, cultural, and literary context. Essential reading for lovers of poetry and aspiring poets alike.