As a fairly recent explorer of poetry and as a non-native English speaker, this was my biggest introduction to English poetry. I think the concept of this anthology is great, I'm just not sure if it worked for me. Maybe it's because I didn't read the poems out loud, so they didn't have the calming effect on me they were 'supposed' to have. Nevertheless, I loved the majority of the poems and they introduced me to different poets and for that reason I'm glad I got to read this (thanks to my friend for gifting me this). It is truly a wonderful collection and the themes that were touched upon were close to my heart. I'll definitely come back to this anthology often in the future.