Enthusiasm for the underdog is infectious. . . . It reveals a sensitivity in Careys aesthetic, a rejection of the sentimental and the highbrow in favour of the lyrical, the melancholy and the divine. Its what ultimately ties the book together, and lends a profound emotional weight to the intellectual rigour.Andrew Male, Sunday Times
Reading poetry is a perfect commuter pastime, but can feel intimidating. Where to start? Perhaps with this gentle, welcoming anthology by this papers chief literary critic, which offers one emblematic poem, and a brief introduction, for 100 poets.Sunday Times
100 Poets is a good anthology to dip into or to read straight through, like I did. Whatever your experience of poetry, I think youll find something here to enjoy.Davids Book World
Professor John Carey has rounded up a collection of his favourite 100 poets, from Homer to Sylvia Plath, covering the familiar and the less common. . . . A bedside-table book of portable proportions and in durable hardback.Lucy Lethbridge, The Oldie Christmas Gift Guide
