'New Touchstones Advanced' is an exciting new poetry anthology for post-16 students that provides a challenging and interesting course of study, emphasising the development of students' individual responses to and interpretations of a wide range of poetry.Split into two sections, the book covers close reading techniques such as imagery and comparative study, and then provides a chronological framework of the history of poetry from Medieval verse through to the present and the variety of poetry written in English today.'New Touchstones Advanced' satisifies the requirements of all specifications for AS and A level English and offers an invaluable resource for all students to develop their knowledge and improve their own skills in reading and writing poetry.