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"Once you dip in and plunder a page, you won't want to stop." --Tribune, October 2011
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Great poetry 'finds its way to the hearts of many, not just the minds of the few', and this delightful collection is the ideal way to browse, remember and enjoy some of poetry's greatest hits. Following in the bestselling footsteps of "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud", the first poetry anthology from Ana Sampson, "Tyger Tyger, Burning Bright" contains verses from more than eighty of the world's favourite poets, from the thirteenth century to the present day. It includes such leading lyricists as Burns, Keats, Tennyson, T.S. Eliot, Philip Larkin and Seamus Heaney - taking in the work of W.H. Auden, Dylan Thomas, Wilfred Owen, and many others along the way. Perfect to dip into on the reader's whim, the chapters cover childhood and youth, nature, love and romance, home and travel, elegies, and more - each poem set in context with a lively introduction and entertaining notes on the poets themselves. This book is a lovely reminder of the nation's finest poems, and the perfect addition to any poetry lover's collection.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a beautifully presented volume comprising a selection of poetry billed as the much-loved poems we half-remember from school days and childhood, and it is divided into eight sections of poems, under different general headings or themes including love, death, childhood, and the natural world. There is a very useful and entertaining section at the back of the book with a short little snippet of information about each poet and poem, which is a very nice inclusion, and tempts the reader to go off and discover more about any favourites featured here. The index is also very helpful; as well as listing the poets, you can quickly find the poem you are searching for by title, first line or well-known lines.
This is a lovely selection to dip into and enjoy at leisure. It will make a good addition to any book or poetry lovers' home, and would be an ideal gift. It's a nice size with a pleasing variety of verse from different eras, with the inclusion both of some very well-known poems and others a little lesser so. I was particularly pleased by the inclusion of one of my all-time favourites, Dylan Thomas' wonderful poem on childhood, `Fern Hill', and three by John Donne including `Sonnet 10: Death, Be Not Proud', both of which took me drifting back to my A-level English Literature days.
This is a lovely selection to dip into and enjoy at leisure. It will make a good addition to any book or poetry lovers' home, and would be an ideal gift. It's a nice size with a pleasing variety of verse from different eras, with the inclusion both of some very well-known poems and others a little lesser so. I was particularly pleased by the inclusion of one of my all-time favourites, Dylan Thomas' wonderful poem on childhood, `Fern Hill', and three by John Donne including `Sonnet 10: Death, Be Not Proud', both of which took me drifting back to my A-level English Literature days.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I was quite excited when I ordered this book of poems. Had promises of poems that one had forgot. Yes they were right, had not heard of most of them, never mind forgotten them or even half remembered them. Lulled into a false sense of security. Maybe just me or my poor memory!!
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