Fifty Shades of America: 50 of the best poems about America

The Land of the Free, the Home of the Brave. This illustrious phrase encapsulates the aspirations of America and its people.

In this volume we feature 50 American poets beginning with the Colonist Anne Bradstreet in the 17th century, when American poetry was entirely rooted in its parental British forms. From here our classic poets take us through Centuries of history, through Independence and expansion Westward, across the cities and vast landscapes of their words. Along the journey we als...