This book features 366 poems, one for each day of the year (including leap years). Chosen for their narrative, resonance and rhythm, these are poems to learn by heart or treasure and enjoy. Poets included range from Yeats, Shakespeare, Housman and Kipling, to contemporary poets such as Wendy Cope, Carol Ann Duffy, Maya Angelou and Thom Gunn.
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366 poems, one for each day of the year (including leap years). Chosen for their narrative, resonance and rhythm, these are poems to learn by heart or treasure and enjoy. Poets included range from Yeats, Shakespeare, Housman and Kipling, to contemporary poets such as Wendy Cope, Carol Ann Duffy, Maya Angelou and Thom Gunn.
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This book is a dream, a revivalist campaign, a challenge, a fundraising vehicle, a book of days and an anthology, all in one
One of the bestselling and best-loved poetry anthologies of our times.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781856194990
Publisert
1997
Utgiver
Vendor
Chatto & Windus
Vekt
481 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
154 mm
Dybde
30 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Forfatter
Foreword by

Biographical note

Poem for the Day was the brainchild of the social inventor and author Nicholas Albery, who tragically was killed in a car accident as Poem for the Day Two was getting off the ground. Royalties from the books go to Nicholas Albery's charitable foundations, under the banner of the Institute for Social Inventions.