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Publication Date: 29 Jun 2006

Collected Poems made publishing history when it first appeared, and has now sold more than two million copies, to an ever-growing readership. This newly expanded edition includes Betjeman's verse autobiography, Summoned by Bells. With a new Introduction by Poet Laureate, Andrew Motion, Collected Poems is the definitive Betjeman companion.

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Product details

Paperback: 528 pages
Publisher: John Murray (29 Jun 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0719568501
ISBN-13: 978-0719568503
Product Dimensions: 13 x 3.4 x 19.7 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 16,817 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'A true poet who extends experience' (Margaret Lane )

'John Betjeman has succeeded . . . in narrowing the gulf between poetry and the public . . . he has established a personal regency over all contemporary taste' (The Times )

'It would be difficult - in my opinion impossible - to point to a contemporary poet of greater originality or more genuine depth of feeling' (Anthony Powell )

About the Author

John Betjeman was born in London on 28 August 1906. He was educated at Marlborough and Magdalen College, Oxford. In 1931 his first book of poems, 'Mount Zion', was published by an old Oxford friend, Edward James. His second book was 'Ghastly Good Taste', a commentary on architecture, published in 1934. He was knighted in 1969 and was appointed Poet Laureate in 1972. John Betjeman died on 19 May 1984 at his home in Trebetherick, Cornwall, and was buried at the nearby church of St Enodoc.

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54 of 55 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Wish I'd read him earlier 15 Nov 2006

By Robin Johnston

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This was my first introduction to JB. I raced through the entire book in about 2 days and have re-read my favourites many times over since then.

Maybe it's because his views coincide with my own in so many ways, maybe the language he uses, maybe I'm just nostalgic for the rose-tinted past, but something in his writing is absolutely captivating.

I recently saw Joanna Lumley reading one of his poems (Myfanwy) on TV. It could have been written for her, and has become my favourite, perhaps taking me back to my own days at boarding school.

For me, that's the thing about Betjeman - he's so accessible to someone like me who doesn't know much about poetry that his writing allows me to feel as though I'm in the middle of it all, looking around me.

I know this review will be of little use to Betjeman aficionados, but perhaps it may serve as an encouragement for anyone who is not familiar with him to make an effort to get to know him better. It's a journey well worth taking (even if, like I do, you live not a million miles away from Slough).

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5.0 out of 5 stars I have loved this book to death. Literaly. 22 Nov 2002

By "peterjeanbradshaw"

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I was introduced to the original Collected Poems by my college room-mate circa 1960, and have loved the poems ever since. Several of them I learned by heart, and can generaly quote to this day. So much so that my son (now living on a different continent from me) must have heard the original so often, he brought to my attention the misquoting of 'Slough' in a recent International Herald Tribune article. My original paperback copy is now falling apart, and how can I resist getting a new one?

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5.0 out of 5 stars Quintessentially Englishness in a book 18 Dec 2011

By Martyn Taylor

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Beautiful word-smithing in a self-deprecating series dealing with perceived change and decay of the old order of society referenced by geography and architecture cloaking a perceptive sharpness. Good value for a penny.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!

I have not ready many of Betjemans poems so I wasn't sure how this book would go for me. I was not disappointed. A walk through an earlier age! Read more

Published 1 day ago by susan

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful reading

Great to have Betjeman's poems on my kindle. Had not read his poems for years (since school days). Highly recommend.

Published 3 days ago by Suki S

5.0 out of 5 stars John Betjeman Collected Poems

I gave this book to my mother and she's enjoying it tremendously. We read a few poems together when I lasta spent time with her and found it enchanting...

Published 14 days ago by Elspeth Vanessa LESLIE

5.0 out of 5 stars A worthwhile Collection!

This is an ideal collection for the poetry fan, the Betjeman fan, or for anyone who wants a comprehensive introduction to John Betjeman. Read more

Published 2 months ago by A. Northcote

5.0 out of 5 stars Good selection

I haven't finished reading this yet, but from the index it would appear to have a very good overall selection of poems from the late, great John Betjeman

Published 3 months ago by zenstitcher

5.0 out of 5 stars A Delight To Own

This collection requires no praise from a mere mortal like myself. I keep it on my Kindle and have it there to dip into as required, something anyone who lives away from England,... Read more

Published 4 months ago by sicut uideo

5.0 out of 5 stars Bet That Betjeman's The Best!

Bought the Kindle version of this book and I couldn't put it down! I find his style to be in my taste of what poetry should be, nothing too deep and self/soul searching! Read more

Published 6 months ago by D. H. Rose

5.0 out of 5 stars John Betjeman collected poems

All that I expected and more, this book gives a comprehensive insight into the works of Betjeman as well as a resume of his life, memories of a long gone era when things were... Read more

Published 6 months ago by karen

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Poet

This is a wonderful collection. I honestly think that John Betjemann was a very great poet. He was very much a poet of the everyday and had a remarkable ability to give even the... Read more

Published 12 months ago by Hannah

5.0 out of 5 stars My Dad loved it

I bought this for my father for fathers day. He was very pleased with it! It is a very thick book with hundreds of poems for all John Betjeman fans out there! A good buy :) x

Published on 2 Sep 2010 by Phoebe

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