This volume examines over 55 diverse poetic works published by significant men and women throughout history. The essays in this title touch upon various themes such as nature, death, feminism, religion, magical realism, war, love, and more from over 30 authors like Langston Hughes, Wilfred Owen and Elizabeth Bishop, to name a few. This collection of poetic criticism will give students and researchers a comprehensive synopsis and understanding of not only the piece provided, but on the context and author who wrote it.