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A short story sharpens your sight; a poem asks you to listen. What happens when you read them side by side?
Modern Prose and Poetry, edited by Margaret Ashmun, gathers essays, stories, sketches and poems into a broad sampler of English writing. Chosen for students, these short pieces offer room to pause, notice a phrase and follow a thought. You meet many voices rather than stay with one storyteller.
The collection moves between quiet reflection, vivid description and verse meant to be spoken aloud. Its prose invites clear thinking and close observation; its poetry draws attention to rhythm, sound and feeling. Ashmun's selection makes contrast part of the pleasure, helping readers build an ear for language and discover what they enjoy.
What you’ll discover
- Many voices within reach Explore different kinds of writing through short selections you can finish in one sitting.
- Ideas worth turning over Follow essays that develop a thought through examples and lead you toward a conclusion.
- An eye for detail Let sketches and descriptive prose draw your attention to the value of close observation.
- Poetry for the ear Read verse aloud and notice how rhythm and sound carry images and feeling.
- Room to find your taste Compare prose with poetry and discover which voices invite you to linger.
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For students, teachers and home readers who enjoy a broad sampler of English writing in short pieces, from essays, stories and sketches to poems meant to be spoken aloud.
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- An anthology is a teacher's choice
- Prose teaches clear thinking and sharp seeing
- Poetry trains the ear
- Variety is the point of the collection
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An anthology is a teacher's choice
Every anthology begins with an editor who chooses. Margaret Ashmun made her selection for readers in school, so the pieces tend to be short enough to finish in one sitting. Short length lets a class read a piece, discuss it and return to it.
The choice also shapes what a reader learns to value. By placing certain writers side by side, an editor suggests what good writing looks like. A reader who moves from one piece to the next begins to notice how style changes from author to author.
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What is Modern Prose and Poetry about?
It is an anthology edited by Margaret Ashmun that collects essays, sketches, stories and poems by various writers. It has no single plot, and its aim is to give students a varied sample of good writing.
Who was Margaret Ashmun?
Margaret Ashmun was an American teacher and editor who compiled anthologies and school texts in the early twentieth century, designed to help young readers meet a range of English and American authors.
Is Modern Prose and Poetry a novel?
No. It is a collection of shorter works by different authors, including prose and verse. You can read the pieces in any order, one at a time, without following a continuous story.
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