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 In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree Where Alph the sacred river ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea-- Kubla Khan