From the ancient Greek poet Homer to American poet Walt Whitman, Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, and Gwendolyn Brooks, a Chicago poet who chronicled black culture, this book profiles 12 outstanding poets from around the world.

Homer --Li Po -- Rumi -- Dante -- William Wordsworth -- Walt Whitman -- Elizabeth Barrett Browning -- Emily Dickinson -- Pablo Neruda -- Sylvia Plath -- Gwendolyn Brooks -- Dennis Brutus -- More poets to know -- Glossary -- Read more -- Index -- About the author.