The Modern Hebrew Poem Itself

The Modern Hebrew Poem Itself is an anthology of modern Hebrew poetry, presented in the original language, with a transliteration into Roman script, a literal translation into English, and commentaries and explanations.^[1]

Two editions of this book have appeared so far:

First edition, published in 1965 by Schocken Books. Edited by Stanley Burnshaw, T. Carmi, and Ezra Spicehandler. Twenty-four poets, 69 poems, 220 pages. Has no ISBN. Library of Congress number; 66-26731. Reprinted by Schocken in 1989. Reprinted by Harvard University Press in 1995.
Second edition, published in 2003 by Wayne State University Press. Edited by Stanley Burnshaw, T. Carmi,
ISBN 0-8143-2485-1

Poets included in both editions of the book

Chaim Nachman Bialik

Saul Tchernichovsky