Blue Light, Clear Atoms : Poetry for Senior Students

This second edition builds on the richness and vitality that have made this poetry anthology a classic. It includes a vast selection from the canon and ventures into exciting new areas of poetry.

Part 1 presents the work of fifteen major poets for close study, and Part 2 provides an inspiring selection of poems loosely grouped into nine universal themes. This anthology is ideal for any senior English or Literature course.

New features
• Additional poems from the literary tradition, including Shakespeare, Shelley and TS Eliot
• Further widening of the tradition to include poems from South Africa, India and China
• New featured poets, Billy Collins and Wilfred Owen
• Expansion of many of the themes in Part 2
• Biographical data on all poets whose work is included
• Suggested groupings of poems and poets to encourage further connection