In this series a contemporary poet selects & introduces a poet of the past By their choice of poems & by the personal & critical reactions they express in their prefaces the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible & passionate introduction to the most important poets in our literature The birds are gone to bed; the cows are still And sheep lie panting on each old mole hill And underneath the willow's grey-green bough --Like toil a resting -- lies the fallow plough-- Hares at Play