Throughout history, poets have felt the ancient pull of the sea, exploring the f
ull range of mankind's nautical fears, dreams, and longings. The colorful legend
s of the sea-pirates and mermaids, phantom ships and the sunken city of Atlantis
-have inspired as many imaginations as have the realities of lighthouses and shi
pwrecks, of icebergs and frothing foam and seaweed. This marvelous collection in
cludes classics old and new, from Homer and Milton to Plath and Merwin.
