Poetry Criticism through Gale Literature Criticism assembles critical responses to the writings of the world’s most renowned poets and provides supplementary biographical context and bibliographic material to guide the reader to a greater understanding of the genre and its creators. Although poets and poetry are also covered in other Gale Literature Criticism collections Poetry Criticism offers more focused attention on poetry than is possible in the broader, survey-oriented entries in those series. The series currently covers more than 500 poets and authors and also includes numerous entries focusing on individual works.