Last July, while looking over a book sale at my local library, I stumbled across a literary treasure trove! It was a set of six volumes of poetry, bound in red and gold. Originally compiled and published in the 1920's by Edwin Markham, my memorial edition of the "Anthology of the World's Best Poems" was printed in the 1950's, and is all that it claims to be.
Filled with good, ensightful, touching poetry from across the ages, this "crimson trove" as I'll call it was brand new, and cost $7! I apologize for gushing, I'm still in shock when I think of the odds; for lovers of good old-fashioned poetry like myself, this is nothing short of a jewel. I highly recommend looking it up in your local library or antique bookshop.
Anyway, I will from time to time be sharing poems I find inside its covers. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
P.S. Here are two of the sites you can find the books at online.
http://www.amazon.com/Memorial-Anthology-selected-Markham-Volumes/dp/B000FNLYMU
http://www.iobabooks.com/books/171055940.html
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