See the kitten, how it starts,
Bends, stretches, plays, and leaps;
With a tiger leap in the middle,
Now meets her prey.
Lets it run fast and then
Has it back in its power again.
From 'The Kitten at Play' by William Wordsworth.

Curious, enigmatic, and playful, cats have often inspired literary imagination. This beautifully illustrated anthology of poems about cats...