The New Oxford Book of English Verse

The New Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250–1950 is a renowned poetry anthology edited by Helen Gardner and published in 1972 by Clarendon Press, spanning 974 pages of non-dramatic English verse from the medieval period to the mid-20th century. Gardner, a distinguished Oxford scholar, selected poems to showcase the full range and variety of English poetry, replacing the earlier 1900 edition by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch with a balanced representation across seven centuries. The collection includes works by leading poets and has earned praise for its scholarly depth and seamless integration of historical and modern pieces.