Every Poetry Book that Harvard Literature Students Read in 1983

For those seeking to upgrade their reading this year, here is a review of Harvard’s “Bibliography for English Undergraduate Concentrators“ (4th edition, gen. ed. Keven Van Anglen, 1983), a reading list for Harvard English majors compiled by members of Harvard’s English Department. The entire list of poetry is too long to reproduce here. Instead, I select the best poets of every era listed by Harvard professors and add suggested updates for the contemporary reader along the way. Introduction to the list 0:00-2:30 I. Bible and Classical Backgrounds 2:30-12:13 II. English Literature from the beginning to 1500 12:13-21:12 III. English Literature from 1500 to 1660 21:12-31:17 IV. English Literature from 1660-1790 31:17-43:27 V. English Literature from 1790-1890 43:27-48:57 VI. American Literature to 1890 48:57-54:39 VII. English and American Literature from 1890 to the present 54:39-56:42 VIII. The Theory and Criticism of Literature 56:42-59:03 Suppo