Schmidt, M. and Crawforth, E. (Eds.) (2011) New Poetries V: an Anthology. Carcanet Press: Manchester. ISBN 9781847771315
Schmidt, M. (2010) New and Collected Poems. Sheep Meadow Press: New York, NY. ISBN 9781931357814
Schmidt, M. (Ed.) (2010) Five American Poets: Robert Hass, John Matthias, James McMichael, John Peck, Robert Pinsky. Carcanet Press: Manchester. ISBN 9781847770707
Schmidt, M. (2010) 40 Tea Chests: Hugh MacDiarmid and Shetland. Shetland Amenity Trust: Lerwick. ISBN 9780955764295
Schmidt, M. and Maslen, R.W. (Eds.) (2008) The Shakespeare Handbook. Quercus: London, UK. ISBN 9781847246158
Schmidt, M. (2008) The great poets. Independent, 2008(8-22 M),
Schmidt, M. (2008) Michael Schmidt Reading from his Poems. [Audio]
Schmidt, M. (Ed.) (2007) The Story of Poetry: Volume 3: From Pope to Burns. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 9780297848707
Schmidt, M. (2007) The Story of Poetry. Weidnfield. ISBN 9780297647034; 9780297829386; 9780297848707
Schmidt, M. (2007) The Resurrection of the Body. Sheep Meadow Press: New York. ISBN 9781931357470
Schmidt, M. (2006) The resurrection of the body. Sheep Meadow (USA), Smith/Doorstop 2007. ISBN 9781902382869
Schmidt, M. (Ed.) (2006) The Great Modern Poets. Quercus: London, UK. ISBN 9781905204700
Schmidt, M. (2006) The 2006 StAnza Lecture: what, how well, why? Poetry Review, 96(2), pp. 65-76.
Schmidt, M. (2005) The First Poets: Lives of the Ancient Greek Poets. Random House. ISBN 9780375725258
Schmidt, M. (Ed.) (2002) New poetries III. Carcanet: Manchester, UK. ISBN 9781857545920
Jennings, E. (2002) New collected poems. Series: Poetry pléiade. Carcanet: Manchester, UK. ISBN 9781857545760
Schmidt, M. (Ed.) (2002) The Story of Poetry: Volume 2: English Poets from Skelton to Dryden. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 9780297829386
Schmidt, M. (Ed.) (2001) The Story of Poetry: Volume 1: English Poets from Caedmon to Chaucer. Weidenfeld & Nicolson: London. ISBN 9780297647034
Schmidt, M. (2000) Introduction to Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry. Penguin Books: London. ISBN 9780141182254
Schmidt, M. (Ed.) (1999) The Harvill Book of Twentieth-century Poetry in English. Harvill: London. ISBN 9781860467356
Schmidt, M. (Ed.) (1999) Lives of the Poets. Weidenfeld & Nicolson: London. ISBN 9780753807453
Schmidt, M. (Ed.) (1989) Reading Modern Poetry. Routledge. ISBN 9780415015684