Critical and biographical information on Henry Reed, World War II British poet, critic, translator, and radio dramatist — author of "Naming of Parts"
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Henry Reed's poems in anthologies (sorted by Editor, Title, Date).

1. Abcarian, Richard, and Marvin Klotz, eds. Literature: The Human Experience. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2006.

Anthology: Literature: The Human Experience (0312436513)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

2. Abrams, M. H., ed. The Norton Anthology of English Literature. Vol. 2, 6th ed. New York: W.W. Norton, 1993.

Anthology: The Norton Anthology of English Literature (0393962903)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts, Judging Distances, Unarmed Combat

3. Abrams, M.H., and Stephen Greenblatt, eds. The Norton Anthology of English Literature. Vol. 2, 7th ed. New York: W.W. Norton, 2000. 2454-2455.

Anthology: The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 7th (039397491X)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

4. Aldington, Richard, ed. The Viking Book of Poetry of the English Speaking World. New York: Viking, 1958.

Anthology: The Viking Book of Poetry of the English Speaking World 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

5. Allison, Alexander W., et al., eds. The Norton Anthology of Poetry. New York: Norton, 1983.

Anthology: The Norton Anthology of Poetry (0393952428)
Subjects: Poem
References: Chard Whitlow, Naming of Parts

6. Allott, Kenneth, ed. The Penguin Book of Contemporary Verse, 1918-60. New rev. ed. Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin, 1962. 287-290.
Description: A brief, flattering biographical note by poet and editor Kenneth Allott: "Naming of Parts" and "Judging Distances" are 'among the best and most intelligent poems produced during the war.'

Anthology: The Penguin Book of Contemporary Verse 
Subjects: Biography, Criticism
References: Naming of Parts, Judging Distances, Philoctetes, Chard Whitlow, Iseult La Belle, King Mark, Tristram, Iseult Blaunchesmains

7. Allott, Kenneth, ed. The Penguin Book of Contemporary Verse. Harmondsworth and Middlesex, England: Penguin, 1950.

Anthology: The Penguin Book of Contemporary Verse 
Subjects: Poem

8. Altenbernd, Lynn, and Leslie L. Lewis, eds. Introduction to Literature: Poems. New York: Macmillan, 1968. 486.
Description: Anthology containing "Lessons of the War: Naming of Parts."

Anthology: Introduction to Literature: Poems 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

9. Amis, Kingsley, ed. The New Oxford Book of English Light Verse. New York: Oxford University Press, 1978.

Anthology: The New Oxford Book of English Light Verse (0192118625)
Subjects: Poem
References: Chard Whitlow

10. Arp, Thomas R., ed. Perrine's Sound and Sense: An Introduction to Poetry. 11th ed. Boston: Thomson Wadsworth, 2005. 47-48.
Description: Contains suggested questions for discussing "Naming of Parts" in class.

Anthology: Perrine's Sound and Sense (0838407463)
Subjects: Poem, Criticism
References: Naming of Parts

11. Baker, Kenneth, ed. The Faber Book of English History in Verse. London: Faber and Faber, 1988.
Description: Collects Reed's "Naming of Parts."

Anthology: The Faber Book of English History in Verse (0571148824)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

12. Baker, Kenneth, ed. The Faber Book of War Poetry. London: Faber and Faber, 1996. 65-66.

Anthology: The Faber Book of War Poetry (0571174531)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

13. Baker, Kenneth, ed. Unauthorized Versions: Poems and Their Parodies. London: Faber and Faber, 1990. xxi, 107, 109.
Description: This anthology contains Reed's parody of Eliot, "Chard Whitlow."

Anthology: Unauthorized Versions (0571141226)
Subjects: Poem, Parody
References: Chard Whitlow, Naming of Parts

14. Baker, Russell, ed. The Norton Book of Light Verse. New York: W.W. Norton, 1986.

Anthology: The Norton Book of Light Verse (0393023664)
Subjects: Poem
References: Chard Whitlow

15. Bates, Scott, ed. Poems of War Resistance: From 2300 B.C. to the Present. New York: Grossman, 1969

Anthology: Poems of War Resistance 
Subjects: Poem

16. Baylor, Robert and Brenda Stokes, comps. Fine Frenzy: Enduring Themes in Poetry. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1978.

Anthology: Fine Frenzy (0070041601)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

17. Beaty, Jerome, J. Paul Hunter, and Carl E. Bain, eds. The Norton Introduction to Literature. 7th ed. New York: W.W. Norton, 1998.

Anthology: The Norton Introduction to Literature (039397202X)
Subjects: Poem
References: Judging Distances

18. Beaty, Jerome, and William H. Matchett. Poetry: From Statement to Meaning. New York: Oxford University Press, 1965. 150-157, 192.
Description: Collects four of Reed's Lessons of the War poems.

Anthology: Poetry: From Statement to Meaning 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts, Judging Distances, Movement of Bodies, Unarmed Combat

19. Beer, Patricia, ed. New Poems, 1975: A P.E.N. Anthology of Contemporary Poetry. London: Hutchinson, 1975. 65-66, 181.
Description: Collects Reed's elegiac love poem, "Bocca di Magra."

Anthology: New Poems, 1975 (0091255309)
Subjects: Poem
References: Bocca di Magra

20. Bentley, Eric, ed. The Importance of Scrutiny: Selections from Scrutiny: A Quarterly Review, 1932-1948. New York: New York University Press, 1964. 442.
Description: A history of articles from the journal Scrutiny indexes Klingopulos' review of Reed's A Map of Verona from 1946.

Anthology: The Importance of Scrutiny 
Subjects: Miscellaneous
References: G.D. Klingopulos

21. Beringause, Arthur F., ed. English Literature V: From 1940. New Dimensions in Literature Series. Wichita, KS: McCormick-Mathers, 1967.

Anthology: English Literature V: From 1940 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts, The Wall

22. Black, Joseph, et al. The Twentieth Century and Beyond. Vol. 6, The Broadview Anthology of British Literature. Peterborough, Ontario: Broadview Press, 2006.

Anthology: The Twentieth Century and Beyond (1551116143)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts, Judging Distances

23. Bly, Robert, James Hillman, and Michael Meade, eds. The Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart: Poems for Men. New York: Harper Collins, 1992.

Anthology: The Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart (0060167440)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

24. Blythe, Ronald, ed. Components of the Scene: Stories, Poems, and Essays of the Second World War. Harmondsworth, England: Penguin, 1966.

Anthology: Components of the Scene 
Subjects: Poem

25. Bogan, Louise and William Jay Smith, comps. The Golden Journey: Poems for Young People. Chicago: Reilly and Lee, 1965.

Anthology: The Golden Journey (0809286890)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

26. Bold, Alan N., ed. The Martial Muse: Seven Centuries of War Poetry. Exeter, England: Wheaton, 1976.

Anthology: The Martial Muse (0080203876)
Subjects: Poem

27. Bourdette, Robert E., and Michael Cohen. The Poem In Question. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovitch, 1983. 52-54.
Description: Uses "Naming of Parts" as an example of an autobiographical poem, and provides questions for further study.

Anthology: The Poem In Question (0155706543)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

28. Boyle, Kay, ed. Enough of Dying! Voices for Peace. New York: Dell, 1972.

Anthology: Enough of Dying! Voices for Peace 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

29. Brett, Simon, ed. The Faber Book of Parodies. London: Faber and Faber, 1984.

Anthology: The Faber Book of Parodies (0571131255)
Subjects: Poem
References: Chard Whitlow

30. Brinnin, John Malcolm, and Bill Read, eds. "Henry Reed." The Modern Poets: an American-British Anthology. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1963.

Anthology: The Modern Poets: an American-British Anthology 
Subjects: Poem, Criticism
References: Naming of Parts

31. British Thought, 1947. New York: Greshem, 1947. 428-430, 460.
Description: This anthology of British writing reprints Reed's answer to the Horizon questionnaire from September, 1946.

Anthology: British Thought, 1947 
Subjects: Biography
References: The Cost of Letters

32. Brooks, Cleanth, and Robert Penn Warren, eds. Understanding Poetry. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1976.

Anthology: Understanding Poetry (0030769809)
Subjects: Poem
References: Chard Whitlow, Naming of Parts

33. Cecil, David, and Allen Tate, eds. Modern Verse in English, 1900-1950. New York: Macmillan Company, 1958. 578-582, 638-639.

Anthology: Modern Verse in English, 1900-1950 
Subjects: Poem, Biography
References: Naming of Parts, Chrysothemis, Morning

34. Ciardi, John. How Does a Poem Mean?. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1959. 832-833.
Description: Reed's poem "Naming of Parts" is used for a section describing diction. With suggested questions for class.

Anthology: How Does a Poem Mean? 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

35. Ciardi, John, and Miller Williams, eds. How Does a Poem Mean?. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1975.

Anthology: How Does a Poem Mean? (0395204402)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

36. Clarke, Arlene, and Marlene B. Clarke, eds. Retellings: A Thematic Literature Anthology. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003. 845-846.

Anthology: Retellings (0072414693)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

37. Cole, William, comp. A Book of Nature Poems. New York: Viking, 1969.

Anthology: A Book of Nature Poems (0670180076)
Subjects: Poem
References: Lives

38. Cole, William, ed. The Fireside Book of Humorous Poetry. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959.

Anthology: The Fireside Book of Humorous Poetry 
Subjects: Poem
References: Chard Whitlow

39. Crang, Alan, comp. Tunes on a Tin Whistle: Some Real-Life Poetry. New York: Pergamon, 1967.

Anthology: Tunes on a Tin Whistle 
Subjects: Poem

40. Cromie, Robert, ed. Where Steel Winds Blow. New York: David McKay, 1968.

Anthology: Where Steel Winds Blow 
Subjects: Poem

41. DiYanni, Robert. Literature: Approaches to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2004. 547-548.

Anthology: Literature: Approaches to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (0072881844)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

42. DiYanni, Robert, and Kraft Rompf, eds. The McGraw-Hill Book of Poetry. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1993.

Anthology: The McGraw-Hill Book of Poetry 
Subjects: Poem
References: Chard Whitlow, Naming of Parts

43. Ewart, Gavin, ed. The Penguin Book of Light Verse. Harmondsworth, England: Penguin Books, 1980.

Anthology: The Penguin Book of Light Verse (0140422706)
Subjects: Poem
References: Chard Whitlow

44. Ferguson, Margaret, Mary Jo Salter, and Jon Stallworthy, eds. The Norton Anthology of Poetry. 4th ed. New York: W.W. Norton, 1998.
Description: This anthology contains not only "Naming of Parts," "Judging Distances," and "Chard Whitlow," but also Reed's lesser-known poem, "The Château."

Anthology: The Norton Anthology of Poetry (0393968200)
Subjects: Poem
References: Chard Whitlow, The Chateau, Naming of Parts, Judging Distances

45. Ferguson, Margaret, Mary Jo Salter, and Jon Stallworthy, eds. The Norton Anthology of Poetry. 5th ed. New York: W.W. Norton, 2005. 1563-1566

Anthology: The Norton Anthology of Poetry 
Subjects: Poem
References: Chard Whitlow, Naming of Parts, Judging Distances

46. Forbes, Peter, ed. Scanning the Century: The Penguin Book of the Twentieth Century in Poetry. London: Viking, 1999.

Anthology: Scanning the Century (014058899X)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

47. Foss, Michael, ed. Poetry of the World Wars. New York: Peter Bedrick Books, 1990.

Anthology: Poetry of the World Wars (0872263363)
Subjects: Poem
References: Judging Distances

48. Fraser, G.S., ed. Poetry Now. London: Faber and Faber, 1956.

Anthology: Poetry Now 
Subjects: Poem

49. Frye, Northrop, Sheridan Baker, and George Perkins, eds. The Practical Imagination: An Introduction to Poetry. New York: Harper and Row, 1983.

Anthology: The Practical Imagination (006042219X)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

50. Gardner, Brian, ed. The Terrible Rain: the War Poets, 1939-1945. London: Methuen, 1966. 33-36.

Anthology: The Terrible Rain: the War Poets, 1939-1945 (0413150100)
Subjects: Poem
References: Judging Distances, Naming of Parts

51. Gardner, Helen Louise, Dame, comp. The New Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1950. New York: Oxford University Press, 1972.

Anthology: The New Oxford Book of English Verse (0198121369)
Subjects: Poem
References: Judging Distances, Naming of Parts

52. Gardner, Janet E., et al, eds. Literature: A Portable Anthology. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2004.

Anthology: Literature: A Portable Anthology (0312412827)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

53. Graham, Desmond, ed. Poetry of the Second World War: An International Anthology. London: Chatto & Windus, 1995. 22-23.

Anthology: Poetry of the Second World War (0701162996)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

54. Grigson, Geoffrey, ed. The Faber Book of Nonsense Verse: With a Sprinkling of Nonsense Prose. London: Faber and Faber, 1979.

Anthology: The Faber Book of Nonsense Verse (0571113567)
Subjects: Poem
References: Chard Whitlow

55. Gross, John, ed. The Oxford Book of Comic Verse. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994.

Anthology:  The Oxford Book of Comic Verse (0192142070)
Subjects: Poem
References: Chard Whitlow

56. Gross, John, ed. The Oxford Book of Parodies. London: Oxford University Press, 2010. 89-90, 132.
Description: Collects Reed's parodies of Thomas Hardy and T.S. Eliot.

Anthology: The Oxford Book of Parodies (978019954882)
Subjects: Poem, Parody
References: Stoutheart on the Southern Railway, Chard Whitlow

57. Guth, Hans P., and Gabriele L. Rico, eds. Discovering Literature: Stories, Poems, Plays. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1996. 755.

Anthology: Discovering Literature (0135289947)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

58. Gwynn, Frederick L., Ralph W. Condee, and Arthur O. Lewis, eds. The Case for Poetry, a Critical Anthology: Poems, Cases, and Critiques. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1965. 238.
Description: Anthology collects "Naming of Parts."

Anthology: The Case for Poetry 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

59. Haffenden, John, ed. W.H. Auden: The Critical Heritage. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1983. 42.
Description: Mentions Reed's article on Auden's For the Time Being, but misattributes it.

Anthology: W.H. Auden: The Critical Heritage (0710093500)
Subjects: Criticism
References: W.H. Auden, The Sea and the Mirror

60. Hallmark Cards, Inc. Poetry for Pleasure: The Hallmark Book of Poetry. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1960.

Anthology: Poetry for Pleasure 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

61. Hamblett, Charles, and Leslie Frewin, eds. I Burn For England: An Anthology of World War II. London: Frewin, 1966.

Anthology: I Burn For England 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

62. Hamilton, Ian. The Poetry of War, 1939-1945. London: Alan Ross, 1965. 36-40.
Description: Collects three of Reed's Lessons of the War poems.

Anthology: The Poetry of War 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts, Judging Distances, Unarmed Combat

63. Hamilton, Ian, ed. The Poetry of War, 1939-1945. London: Alan Ross, 1965. 36.

Anthology: The Poetry of War, 1939-1945 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

64. Harlan, William K., comp. Probes: An Introduction to Poetry. New York: Macmillan, 1973.

Anthology: Probes: An Introduction to Poetry 
Subjects: Poem

65. Harmon, William, ed. The Top 500 Poems. New York: Columbia University Press, 1992. 1048-1049.

Anthology: The Top 500 Poems (023108028X)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

66. Harrison, Michael, and Christopher Stuart Clark, comps. One Hundred Years of Poetry for Children. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. 148-149.

Anthology: One Hundred Years of Poetry for Children (0192762583)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

67. Harrison, Michael, and Christopher Stuart-Clark, comps. Peace & War: A Collection of Poems. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989. 33.
Description: Collects Reed's "Naming of Parts."

Anthology: Peace & War (0192760718)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

68. Harrisson, Mike, ed. Over the Nightmare Ground: British Poetry from Two World Wars. Huddersfield, England: Headstrong Interactive, 1999. CD-Rom.
Description: While listening to a reading of Henry Reed's "Naming of Parts," the viewer of this CD can browse a labeled diagram of a rifle.

Anthology: Over the Nightmare Ground 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

69. Haughton, Hugh. Second World War Poems. London: Faber and Faber, 2004. 232-234, 314.
Description: Collects "Naming of Parts" and "Judging Distances" as Lessons of the War, Parts I and II.

Anthology: Second World War Poems 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts, Judging Distances

70. Henderson, Gloria Mason, William Day, and Sandra Stevenson Waller, eds. Literature and Ourselves: a Thematic Introduction for Readers and Writers. New York: Longmans, 1997.

Anthology: Literature and Ourselves (0673999556)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts, Judging Distances

71. Hodnett, Edward, ed. Poems to Read Aloud. New York: Norton, 1967.

Anthology: Poems to Read Aloud 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

72. Holmes, Paul C., and Anita J. Lehman, comps. Keys to Understanding: Receiving and Sending the Poem. New York: Harper & Row, 1969

Anthology: Keys to Understanding 
Subjects: Poem

73. Hoover, Benjamin, and Donald S. Taylor. Story, Poem, Essay: A University Reader. New York: Henry Holt, 1957. 381, 605.
Description: Collects Reed's "Naming of Parts."

Anthology: Story, Poem, Essay 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

74. Hunter, J. Paul, ed. Poetry. The Norton Introduction to Literature. New York: W.W. Norton, 1973. 10.

Anthology: Poetry (0393093808)
Subjects: Poem
References: Judging Distances

75. Hunter, J. Paul, ed. The Norton Introduction to Poetry. New York: W.W. Norton, 1981.

Anthology: The Norton Introduction to Poetry (039395157X)
Subjects: Poem
References: Judging Distances

76. Hurtik, Emil, and Robert E. Yarber, comps. An Introduction to Poetry and Criticism. Lexington, MA: Xerox College, 1972.

Anthology: An Introduction to Poetry and Criticism (0536006768)
Subjects: Poem

77. Jeffares, A. Norman, ed. Seven Centuries of Poetry: Chaucer to Dylan Thomas. New York: Longmans, Green, 1955.

Anthology: Seven Centuries of Poetry 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

78. Jennings, Elizabeth, ed. An Anthology of Modern Verse, 1940-1960. London: Methuen, 1961. 210-215.
Description: Collects Reed's poems "A Map of Verona," "The Wall," and "Naming of Parts."

Anthology: An Anthology of Modern Verse, 1940-1960 
Subjects: Poem
References: A Map of Verona, The Wall, Naming of Parts

79. Jerome, Judson. The Poet and the Poem. Exp. and rev. ed. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest, 1974.

Anthology: The Poet and the Poem (0911654259)
Subjects: Criticism, Poem
References: Naming of Parts

80. Jones, D.L., ed. War Poetry: An Anthology. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1968. 116-123.
Description: Using Reed's poetry as an example of the 'individual's response' to the Second World War, Jones discusses the contrasts, irony, and ambiguities found in the Lessons of the War.

Anthology: War Poetry: An Anthology (082034818)
Subjects: Criticism, Poem
References: Naming of Parts, Judging Distances, Unarmed Combat

81. Keegan, Paul, ed. The New Penguin Book of English Verse. London: Penguin, 2000. 949.

Anthology: The New Penguin Book of English Verse (0713992107)
Subjects: Poem
References: Judging Distances

82. Kennedy, X.J. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Boston: Little, Brown, 1976. 844.

Anthology: Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

83. Kennedy, X.J., ed. An Introduction to Poetry. Boston: Little, Brown, 1966.

Anthology: An Introduction to Poetry 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

84. Kiley, Frederick T., and J.M. Shuttleworth, comps. Satire from Aesop to Buchwald. New York: Odyssey Press, 1971.

Anthology: Satire from Aesop to Buchwald (0672631105)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

85. Kirschner, Allen, ed. Voices of Poetry: Milton, Donne, Yeats, Poethke, MacLeish, Blake, Hopkins, Frost, and Many Others. New York: Dell, 1970.

Anthology: Voices of Poetry 
Subjects: 
References: Naming of Parts

86. Kroeber, Karl, and John O. Lyons, eds. Studying Poetry: A Critical Anthology of English and American Poems. New York: Harper & Row, 1965. 466-467, 567.
Description: Collects Reed's "Naming of Parts," with two short exercises for further study.

Anthology: Studying Poetry 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

87. Larkin, Phillip, ed. The Oxford Book of Twentieth-Century English Verse. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973. 477-479.

Anthology: The Oxford Book of Twentieth-Century English Verse (0198121377)
Subjects: Poem
References: Chard Whitlow, Naming of Parts

88. Laski, Marshanita, ed. Common Ground: An Anthology. Manchester: Carcanet Press, 1989.
Description: Collects Reed's "Naming of Parts."

Anthology: Common Ground (0856358002)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

89. Lehmann, John, ed. Pleasures of New Writing: An Anthology of Poems, Stories, and Other Prose Pieces from the Pages of New Writing. London: Lehamnn, 1952. 186.
Description: Collects one of Reed's Tintagel poems, "Iseult la Belle."

Anthology: Pleasures of New Writing 
Subjects: Poem
References: Iseult la Belle

90. Lehmann, John and Roy Fuller, eds. The Penguin New Writing: An Anthology. Harmondsworth, England: Penguin, 1985. 180-181.
Description: Reed's poem "Chrysothemis" is included in this anthology of work from Lehmann's Penguin New Writing.

Anthology: The Penguin New Writing: An Anthology (0140074848)
Subjects: Poem
References: Chrysothemis

91. Lehmann, John, comp. Poems from New Writing, 1936-1946. London: John Lehmann, 1946. 85-88, 96-97.
Description: Collects Reed's poems "Chrysothemis," and "The Wall."

Anthology: Poems from New Writing, 1936-1946 
Subjects: Poem
References: Chrysothemis, The Wall

92. Lewis, C. Day, and John Lehmann, eds. The Chatto Book of Modern Poetry, 1915-1955. London: Chatto and Windus, 1959.

Anthology: The Chatto Book of Modern Poetry 
Subjects: Poem
References: A Map of Verona, Judging Distances

93. Lief, Leonard, and James F. Light, comps. The Modern Age: Literature. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969. 607.

Anthology: The Modern Age: Literature (0030733901)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

94. Ling, Peter, comp. Gentlemen at Arms: Portraits of Soldiers in Fact and Fiction, in Peace and War. London: Owen, 1969.

Anthology: Gentlemen at Arms (0720636019)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts, Judging Distances

95. "Poetry." Supplement to Listener 88, no. 2270 (28 September 1972): iv.
Description: An upcoming program to honor A.M.D. Hughes mentions Reed was his student.

Anthology: Poetry 
Subjects: Biography
References: A.M.D. Hughes, Walter Allen, Kingsley Amis, Philip Larkin

96. "Third Programme Quarterly Plan." Supplement to Listener 80, no. 2073 (19 December 1968): i.
Description: Scheduled tribute to Mary O'Farrell, and an upcoming rebroadcast of A Very Great Man Indeed.

Anthology: Third Programme Quarterly Plan 
Subjects: Play, Radio
References: Mary O'Farrell

97. Longley, Edna. The Bloodaxe Book of 20th Century Poetry: From Britain and Ireland. Tarset, Northumberland: Bloodaxe Books, 2000.

Anthology: The Bloodaxe Book of 20th Century Poetry: From Britain and Ireland (185224514X)
Subjects: Poem
References: Hiding Beneath the Furze, Naming of Parts, Judging Distances

98. Macdonald, Dwight, ed. Parodies: an Anthology from Chaucer to Beerbohm—and After. New York: Random House, 1960. 218-219.
Description: Macdonald feels that Reed's poem, "Chard Whitlow," escapes the sins of other Eliot parodies.

Anthology: Parodies: an Anthology 
Subjects: Poem
References: Chard Whitlow, T.S. Eliot

99. Madden, David, comp. A Pocketful of Poems: Vintage Verse. Fort Worth, Texas: Harcourt Brace, 1996.
Description: Collects Reed's "Naming of Parts."

Anthology: A Pocketful of Poems (0155025449)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

100. Maud, Ralph, and Aneirin Talfan Davies, eds. Dylan Thomas's Choice: An Anthology of Verse Spoken by Dylan Thomas. New York: New Directions, 1963. xix, 143-145.
Description: Thomas read several of Reed's poems to audiences at readings in 1952.

Anthology: Dylan Thomas's Choice 
Subjects: Poem
References: Chard Whitlow, Naming of Parts

101. May, Derwent, ed. The Music of What Happens: Poems From The Listener, 1965-1980. London: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1981. 44-48.
Description: Collects at least two later poems by Reed: "Returning of Issue," and "Four People."

Anthology: The Music of What Happens (0563178698)
Subjects: Poem
References: Returning of Issue, Four People

102. McCosker, Karen, and Nicolas Albery, eds. Poem a Day, vol. 1. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Zoland Books, 1998. 98-99.

Anthology: Poem a Day (1883642388)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

103. Messner, Nancy Shingler, and Gerald Messner, comps. Collection: Literature for the Seventies. Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath, 1972.

Anthology: Collection: Literature for the Seventies (0669636363)
Subjects: Poem
References: Lessons of the War

104. Meyer, Michael, ed. The Bedford Introduction to Literature: Reading, Thinking, Writing. 7th ed. Boston: Bedford, St. Martin's, 2005.

Anthology: The Bedford Introduction to Literature (0312412428)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

105. Meyer, Michael, ed. The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature: Reading, Thinking, and Writing. Boston: St. Martin's Press, 2003. 626-627.
Description: Contains questions for discussing "Naming of Parts" in class.

Anthology: The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature (0312398816)
Subjects: Criticism, Poem
References: Naming of Parts

106. Meyer, Michael, ed. Poetry: An Introduction. 5th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2007.

Anthology: Poetry: An Introduction (0312450516)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

107. Miller, Ruth, and Robert A. Greenberg, eds. Poetry, an Introduction. New York: St. Martin's, 1981.

Anthology: Poetry, an Introduction (0312618042)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

108. Milsted, David, comp. Brewer's Anthology of England and the English. New York: Sterling, 2003. 187.
Description: Reed's poem "Naming of Parts" is used to illustrate British reticence toward war.

Anthology: Brewer's Anthology of England and the English (0304365947)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

109. Morris, John, ed. From the Third Programme, A Ten-Years Anthology: Imagination, Argument, Experience, Exposition. Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press, 1970.
Description: Reed's poem "Antigone" was aired on September 30th, 1946, the second day of broadcasting for the Third Programme.

Anthology: From the Third Programme, A Ten-Years Anthology (0804609314)
Subjects: Poem
References: Antigone

110. O'Donnell, Margaret J., comp. An Anthology of Contemporary Verse. London: Blackie & Son, 1953. 79-81.
Description: Collects Reed's poem, "Movement of Bodies."

Anthology: An Anthology of Contemporary Verse 
Subjects: Poem
References: Movement of Bodies

111. Palgrave, Francis Turner and John Press, comps. The Golden Treasury of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language. New York: Oxford University Press, 1964.

Anthology: The Golden Treasury of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems (0192541560)
Subjects: Poem
References: Judging Distances

112. Parini, Jay, ed. The Wadsworth Anthology of Poetry. Boston: Thomson Wadsworth, 2006. 1103, 1142-1143.
Description: "Naming of Parts" is included in the chapter "An Anthology of Poems about Wars and Rumors of Wars."

Anthology: The Wadsworth Anthology of Poetry (1413004733)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

113. Parrott, E.O. Imitations of Immortality: A Book of Literary Parodies. Harmondsworth, England: Penguin, 1986. 382.
Description: Parrott's anthology includes Reed's famous parody of T.S. Eliot, "Chard Whitlow."

Anthology: Imitations of Immortality (0670802034)
Subjects: Poem, Parody
References: Chard Whitlow

114. Peck, Richard, ed. Sounds and Silences. New York: Delacorte Press, 1970. 134-135.
Description: A collection of American and English poetry about such facets of modern life as sonic booms, conscientious objectors, psychedelic images, and loneliness.

Anthology: Sounds and Silences 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

115. Perrine, Laurence, ed. Sound and Sense: An Introduction to Poetry. 2nd ed. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1963. 40-43.
Description: Suggests study questions for "Naming of Parts" and "Judging Distances" to assist in reading and understanding the poems in class.

Anthology: Sound and Sense 
Subjects: Poem, Criticism
References: Judging Distances, Naming of Parts

116. Perrine, Laurence, and Thomas R. Arp, eds. Sound and Sense: An Introduction to Poetry. 6th ed. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982.

Anthology: Sound and Sense: An Introduction to Poetry (0838407463)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts, Judging Distances

117. Peschmann, Hermann. The Voice of Poetry (1930-1950): An Anthology. London: Evans Brothers, 1950. xviii, 150-151, 239, 249.
Description: Brief biographical sketch from Reed's own self-description, it would seem.

Anthology: The Voice of Poetry 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

118. William Phillips, and Philip Rahv, eds. New Partisan Reader: 1945-1953 London: Andre Deutsch, 1953. 164-171.
Description: Collects Reed's poem, "The Door and the Window," published in the Partisan Review in 1947.

Anthology: New Partisan Reader: 1945-1953, The 
Subjects: Poem
References: Door and the Window

119. Pickering, James H. and Jeffrey D. Hoeper, comps. Literature. New York: Macmillan, 1982. 904.

Anthology: Literature (0023954302)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

120. Pinsky, Robert, and Maggie Deitz, eds. American's Favorite Poems: The Favorite Poem Project Anthology. New York: W.W. Norton, 2000.

Anthology: American's Favorite Poems (0393048209)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

121. Plotz, Helen, comp. The Marvelous Light: Poets and Poetry. New York: Crowell, 1970.

Anthology: The Marvelous Light 
Subjects: Poem

122. Porter, Peter, ed. New Poems, 1971-72: A P.E.N. Anthology of Contemporary Poetry. London: Hutchinson, 1972. 136.
Description: Collects Reed's newest addition to his Lessons of the War, "Returning of Issue."

Anthology: New Poems, 1971-72 
Subjects: Poem
References: Returning of Issue

123. Potter, Stephen, comp. The Sense of Humour. New York: Henry Holt, 1954. 122-123, 146-149.
Description: Collects three Henry Reed poems: "Naming of Parts," "Judging Distances," and a parody of Thomas Hardy.

Anthology: The Sense of Humour 
Subjects: Poem, Parody
References: Stoutheart on the Southern Railway, Naming of Parts, Juding Distances

124. Pritchett, V.S., ed. Turnstile One: A Literary Miscellany from the New Statesman and Nation. London: Turnstile Press, 1948. 144.
Description: Collects "Naming of Parts," originally published in the New Statesman and Nation in August, 1942.

Anthology: Turnstile 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

125. Proffitt, Edward. Reading and Writing About Literature. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1990. 249-250.
Description: Contains questions and writing assignments for studying "Naming of Parts" in class.

Anthology: Reading and Writing About Literature 
Subjects: Criticism
References: Naming of Parts

126. Reed, Henry. "Henry Reed, New Statesman and Nation, 23 June 1945, 408-9." Review of Brideshead Revisited, by Evelyn Waugh. In Evelyn Waugh: The Critical Heritage, edited by Martin Stannard. London: Routledge, 1984. 239-241.
Description: Reed's 1945 New Statesman review of Waugh's Brideshead Revisited is included in this critical text.

Anthology: Henry Reed, New Statesman and Nation (0710095481)
Subjects: Review
References: Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited

127. Reeves, James, comp. A Vein of Mockery: Twentieth Century Verse Satire. London: Heinemann Educational Books, 1973.

Anthology: A Vein of Mockery 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts, Judging Distances, Chard Whitlow, T.S. Eliot

128. Reeves, James, and Martin Seymour-Smith. Inside Poetry. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1970. 173-174.
Description: Compiles one of Reed's lesser-known poems, "Outside and In."

Anthology: Inside Poetry (038904024X)
Subjects: Poem
References: Outside and In

129. Rexroth, Kenneth, ed. The New British Poets: An Anthology. Norfolk, Connecticut: New Directions, 1949. 179-180.
Description: Collects Reed's poems "Morning," and "The Door and the Window."

Anthology: The New British Poets 
Subjects: Poem, Biography
References: The Door and the Window, Morning

130. Rhys, Keidrich, ed. More Poems from the Forces: A Collection of Verses by Serving Members of the Navy, Army, and Air Force. London: G. Routledge & Sons, Ltd., 1943. 224-231.
Description: Reed's "Tintagel" poem was later renamed "Tristram" for A Map of Verona.

Anthology: More Poems from the Forces 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts, A Map of Verona, Lives, Tintagel, Hiding Beneath the Furze

131. Ricks, Christopher B., ed. The Oxford Book of English Verse. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. 618-620.
Description: Collected here are "Naming of Parts" and "Judging Distances," as well as Reed's poem, "Dull Sonnet."

Anthology: The Oxford Book of English Verse (0192141821)
Subjects: Poem
References: Dull Sonnet, Naming of Parts, Judging Distances

132. Roberts, Michael, and Anne Ridler, eds. The Faber Book of Modern Verse, rev. ed. London: Faber and Faber, 1951.
Description: The supplement to the new edition adds the work of Kathleen Raine, W.R. Rodgers, F.T. Prince, Henry Reed, W.S. Graham, and others who have emerged during and since the Second World War.

Anthology: The Faber Book of Modern Verse 
Subjects: Poem
References: Judging Distances

133. Roberts, Michael, and Janet Adam Smith, eds. The Faber Book of Comic Verse. London: Faber and Faber, 1974.

Anthology: The Faber Book of Comic Verse (0571048331)
Subjects: Poem
References: Chard Whitlow

134. de Roche, Joseph, ed. The Heath Introduction to Poetry. Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath, 1984.

Anthology: The Heath Introduction to Poetry (0669064467)
Subjects: Poem
References: Judging Distances, Unarmed Combat

135. Rodman, Seldon, ed. 100 Modern Poems. New York: Pellegrin and Cudahy, 1949.

Anthology: 100 Modern Poems 
Subjects: Poem
References: Chard Whitlow

136. Salerno, Nicolas A., and Daniel J. Meyer, comps. Composition and Literary Form: An Anthology. Cambridge, MA: Winthrop Publishers, 1972.

Anthology: Composition and Literary Form (0876261551)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

137. Schakel, Peter, and Jack Ridl, eds. 250 Poems: A Portable Anthology. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2003.

Anthology: 250 Poems: A Portable Anthology (0312402384)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

138. Schakel, Peter, and Jack Ridl, eds. Approaching Poetry: Perspectives and Responses. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1996.

Anthology: Approaching Poetry (0312132816)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

139. Schilb, John, and John Clifford, eds. Making Arguments About Literature: A Compact Guide and Anthology. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2005.

Anthology: Making Arguments About Literature (0132431473)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

140. Schmidt, Michael, ed. The Harvill Book of Twentieth-Century Poetry in English. London, Harvill Press, 1999. 308-313.
Description: Three of Reed's best, but lesser-known poems, are collected here.

Anthology: The Harvill Book of Twentieth-Century Poetry in English (1860463517)
Subjects: Poem
References: A Map of Verona, The Door and the Window, Philoctetes

141. Selwyn, Lucy, and Laurier Lister, comps. The Apollo Anthology. London: Murray, 1953. 144.
Description: Anthology collects "Naming of Parts."

Anthology: The Apollo Anthology 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

142. Selwyn, Victor, ed. Poems of the Second World War: The Oasis Selection. London: Dent, Salamander Oasis Trust, 1985. 39-40, 221-222, 366.
Description: Collects two of Reeds poems, and has a small, contributer's biography.

Anthology: Poems of the Second World War: The Oasis Selection 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts, The Place and the Person

143. Sergeant, Howard, ed. Poetry of the 1940s: An Anthology. London: Longman, 1970.

Anthology: Poetry of the 1940s (058234168X)
Subjects: Poem

144. Sergeant, Howard, ed. These Years: An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry. Leeds, England: Arnold, 1950.

Anthology: These Years 
Subjects: Poem

145. Simpson, Louis Aston Marantz, comp. An Introduction to Poetry. New York: St. Martin's, 1972.

Anthology: An Introduction to Poetry 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

146. Sinclair, Andrew. The War Decade: An Anthology of the 1940s. London: Hamilton, 1989. vi, xvii, 121-124, 160.
Description: Collects three of Reed's Lessons of the War, as well as his lesser-known "Lives."

Anthology: The War Decade (0241125677)
Subjects: Poem
References: Lives, Naming of Parts, Judging Distances, Unarmed Combat

147. Skelton, Robin, ed. Poetry of the Forties. Harmondsworth, England: Penguin, 1968. 88-93, 205-206.
Description: Collects three of the Lessons of the War poems, and Reed's lesser-known "The Wall."

Anthology: Poetry of the Forties 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts, Judging Distances, Unarmed Combat, The Wall

148. Skelton, Robin, ed. Poetry of the Thirties. Harmondsworth, England: Penguin, 1964.
Description: Collection includes Reed's early poem, "Hiding Beneath the Furze."

Anthology: Poetry of the Thirties 
Subjects: Poem
References: Hiding Beneath the Furze

149. Smith, A.J.M., ed. Seven Centuries of Verse: English and American, from the Early English Lyrics to the Present Day. New York: Scribner 1967.

Anthology: Seven Centuries of Verse 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

150. Smyth, William Maclurg. Modern Verse. Book 5 of English Poetry: A Course in English. London: Edward Arnold, 1971.

Anthology: Modern Verse 
Subjects: Poem

151. Solley, George C. and Eric Steinbaugh, comps. Moods of the Sea: Masterworks of Sea Poetry. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1981.

Anthology: Moods of the Sea 
Subjects: Poem
References: Sailor's Harbour

152. Stallworthy, Jon, ed. The Oxford Book of War Poetry. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1984. 254-257.
Description: Collects three of Reed's Lessons of the War poems.

Anthology: The Oxford Book of War Poetry (0192141252)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts, Judging Distances, Unarmed Combat

153. Stallworthy, Jon, comp. A Book of Love Poetry. New York: Oxford University Press, 1974.
Description: Originally published under title: The Penguin Book of Love Poetry.

Anthology: A Book of Love Poetry (0713906375)
Subjects: Poem
References: Judging Distances

154. Stanford, Judith. Responding to Literature: Stories, Poems, Plays, and Essays. 4th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2003.

Anthology: Responding to Literature (0767422783)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

155. Storrs, Ronald, ed. Ad Pyrrham: A Polyglot Collection of Translations of Horace's Ode to Pyrrha (Book I, Ode 5). London: Oxford University Press, 1959. vii.
Description: Reed selected the twelve Italian translations for Storr's collection.

Anthology: Ad Pyrrham 
Subjects: Translation, Poem
References: Horace

156. Taylor, Henry, comp. Poetry: Points of Departure. Cambridge, MA: Winthrop, 1974.

Anthology: Poetry: Points of Departure (0876266782)
Subjects: Poem

157. Untermeyer, Louis, ed. "Henry Reed." Modern American and Modern British Poetry. Rev., shorter ed. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1955. 21, 679-682.
Description: Collects three of Reed's best-known poems.

Anthology: Modern American and Modern British Poetry 
Subjects: Poem
References: Judging Distances, Naming of Parts, Sailor's Harbour

158. Untermeyer, Louis, ed. "Henry Reed." Modern British Poetry. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1962. 506-512.
Description: A brief biography outlining Reed's radio plays, poetry, and translations.

Anthology: Modern British Poetry 
Subjects: Biography, Criticism
References: Chard Whitlow, Naming of Parts, Sailor's Harbour, The Auction Sale, Ishmael, Moby Dick

159. Val Baker, Denys, ed. Little Reviews Anthology, 1946. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1946. 91-93.
Description: Reprints Reed's poem "Iseult La Belle" from a 1945 Penguin New Writing.

Anthology: Little Reviews Anthology, 1946 
Subjects: Poem
References: Iseult La Belle

160. Reed, Henry. "Edith Sitwell." In Writers of To-day, edited by Val Baker, Denys. London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1946. 58-71.
Description: Reprints Reed's essay on Sitwell from the Penguin New Writing, 1944.

Anthology: Writers of To-day 
Subjects: Review
References: Edith Sitwell

161. Vendler, Helen Hennessy. Poems, Poets, Poetry: An Introduction and Anthology. Boston: Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press, 1997. 170.
Description: An introduction to understanding and appreciating lyric poetry.

Anthology: Poems, Poets, Poetry: An Introduction and Anthology (0312085370)
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

162. Williams, John Lloyd. "Naming of Private Parts." Parody of "Naming of Parts," by Henry Reed. In The Faber Book of Parodies, edited by Simon Brett. London: Faber and Faber, 1984. 298.
Description: Parody of Reed's poem, "Naming of Parts," satiric of modern living.

Anthology: Naming of Private Parts 
Subjects: Parody, Poem
References: Naming of Parts

163. Williams, Oscar. Immortal Poems of the English Language: An Anthology. New York: Pocket Books, 1952. 604-605.

Anthology: Immortal Poems of the English Language 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

164. Williams, Oscar, ed. New Poems 1944: An Anthology of American and British Verse, with a Selection of Poems From the Armed Forces. New York: Howell, Soskin, 1944. 256.
Description: This appearance of "Naming of Parts" predates publication of A Map of Verona.

Anthology: New Poems 1944 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

165. Williams, Oscar, ed. A Pocket Book of Modern Verse. Rev. ed. New York: Washington Square Press, 1958. 538-539.
Description: Collects the second of Reed's Lessons of the War, "Judging Distances."

Anthology: A Pocket Book of Modern Verse 
Subjects: Poem
References: Judging Distances

166. Williams, Oscar, ed. A Little Treasury of British Poetry: The Chief Poets from 1500 to 1950. New York: Scribner, 1951.

Anthology: A Little Treasury of British Poetry 
Subjects: Poem
References: The Wall, Judging Distances, Lives, Unarmed Combat

167. Williams, Oscar, ed. A Little Treasury of Modern Poetry, English and American. New York: Scribner, 1970.

Anthology: A Little Treasury of Modern Poetry 
Subjects: Poem
References: Chard Whitlow

168. Williams, Oscar, ed. The War Poets: An Anthology of War Poetry of the 20th Century. New York: John Day, 1945. 213, 470.
Description: Collects "Naming of Parts" by Private Henry Reed, with a brief biographical note.

Anthology: The War Poets 
Subjects: Poem
References: Naming of Parts

169. Zaranka, William, ed. The Brand-X Anthology of Poetry: A Parody Anthology. Cambridge, MA: Apple-Wood Books, 1981.

Anthology: The Brand-X Anthology of Poetry (0918222303)
Subjects: Poem
References: Chard Whitlow

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