An Introduction to Twentieth-Century Poetry in English BTBA Best Translated Book Award Nominee for Fiction Longlist (2019) We were never meant to

We were never meant to figure life out on our own

Veering slightly from its source material

The presentation was made

Something about his dark mood grabs her

It's a perfect world

An Introduction to Twentieth-Century Poetry in English BTBA Best Translated Book Award Nominee for Fiction Longlist (2019) We were never meant toThis critical survey of modern poetry from Thomas Hardy to Seamus Heaney considers both the self consciously revolutionary innovations of Modernism and more traditional developments, taking fully into account the extent to which 'English' can no longer be equated solely with England. Scots, Welsh and Irish poetry, and poetry from Commonwealth countries such as Australia, New Zealand and the Caribbean, are recognised as equally important aspects of the