Download or read book The Cambridge Introduction to Contemporary British Poetry written by David Wheatley and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering readers a detailed introduction to the rich variety of British poetry that has emerged since the Second World War, this book combines an overview of post-war literary history with detailed studies of the major poets of the period. The primary focus throughout is on studies of the most important poems of the time, and their dynamic and central contributions to twentieth-century poetry in English.