by John Carey 2.5 out of 5 🌟 Dry and repetitive I’m a self-proclaimed literature geek and one of my favorite things is listening to Great Courses about Classics of American Literature by Arnold Weinstein (I highly recommend that one!). That’s the main reason why I was excited about A Little History of Poetry ; I thought it would shed some light on poems that were neglected during my school years. Unfortunately, my excitement was short-lived. You may think that in the book about poetry should include a poem or two… but not this one! Even if the author, John Carey, gives an elaborate review of the plot, to get a full insight into these less known poems, they need to be read alongside. The book is also almost exclusively about English poems and the heritage of non-English speaking countries is very briefly reviewed. I was also missing remarks about emancipation works and more people of color as authors. It’s a course-book and not a standalone position for...