I really enjoyed this! I’m not a big poetry person, so I learnt lots about the backgrounds of the poets and their most famous poems. I had only heard of a handful of them (Shakespeare, Brontë, Dickinson, Plath etc) so it was good to see names I didn’t know of and enjoy their work. I particularly liked the earliest poets and the ancient Greek that was covered. Overall, it was a lot more factual than I had originally thought with only one or two poems by the poets. I did like how Carey added his own criticisms and thoughts about the poems, it definitely added a more thoughtful tone to the book. If you’re looking for something educational and quick to read (and if you’re a big poetry fan) then you’ll love this.