"Why did no one think of this before? The 100 English and American poems in this juicy anthology were chosen not by the error-prone mind of some fastidious critic but by a simple, objective appeal to vox populi." -- New York Times Book Review (of the 1st edition), The Classic Hundred is fascinating, and I have much enjoyed just turning pages.... [The poems are] charmingly presented by a very perspicacious host and poet, William Harmon., " The Classic Hundredis fascinating, and I have much enjoyed just turning pages.... [The poems are] charmingly presented by a very perspicacious host and poet, William Harmon." -- Robert Creeley, ""It's fascinating to open this book and discover which... poems have been favored over the years.... William Harmon's comments on the poems are just right: bright, brief, and appreciative."" -- Richard Wilbur, " The Classic Hundred is fascinating, and I have much enjoyed just turning pages.... [The poems are] charmingly presented by a very perspicacious host and poet, William Harmon." -- Robert Creeley, It's fascinating to open this book and discover which... poems have been favored over the years.... William Harmon's comments on the poems are just right: bright, brief, and appreciative.
