The Nation's Favourite Twentieth Century Poems Reviews
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Newest Review: ... there are works such as "Daffodils" by Wordsworth and the Sonnets of Shakespeare. For those seeking a more modern ... more
... style of writing there is "Chocolate Cake" by Michael Rosen or the ever popular "Please Mrs Butler" by Allan Ahlberg. Poems by Auden, Keats, Hardy, D.H. Lawrence, Wilde, Thomas, Shelley and Owen are also secreted between the pages. The foreword is by Griff Rhys Jones and is a short, succinct introduction to the book that gives a brief history of some of the poems and also contains the tremendously sad yet uplifting "Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep."
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by louanna8 - written on 08/12/09
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The Nation's Favourite Poems is a compilation of poetry brought out in 1996 by the publishing arm of the BBC. It was compiled based on the results of a nationwide poll with the aim of finding; you guessed it, the nation's favourite poem. This book has been on my living room shelf as far back as I can remember and was probably my first source of poetry. I can recollect choosing my "favourite poem" to take to school aged 7 or 8 (it was "Silver" by Walter De La Mare in case you're interested) and I've continued to flick through the book, discovering new poets for the last ten years. The anthology showcases the top 100 poems as chosen by the ... Read the complete review
by - written on 04/07/09 (Very useful, 92 readings)
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For me, there are two types of books. There's the kind you make time for - a pot of strong hot tea, a blanket, and a prime spot on the sofa with your feet curled under you. And then there's the other kind - books that are so meaningful that you can't just read through them, but rather have to read a little at a time, and then sit back and digest the words, sounding them out in your head and putting your own meaning to them. Poetry books fall into the second category, a category I rather crudely call ' Bathroom Books'. These are the books that cover my bathroom windowsill, the books I grab for when I'm sitting in the bath and don't have much time to read, or ... Read the complete review
by - written on 15/11/07, updated on 15/11/07 (Very useful, 257 readings)
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***The nations favourite poems*** "With a forward by Griff Rhys Jones" The best popular anthology ever printed in Britain" Auberon Waugh Published by the BBC Worldwide Ltd. Paperback edition first publication 1996. ISBN: 0 563 38782 3 Hardback edition first published in 1998. ISBN: 0 563 38487 5 All copyright remains with the individual authors. This anthology was printed and bound by Martin's the printers Ltd. Berwick-upon-Tweed. The great thing about Poetry is that readers will interpret it in differant ways. It will mean one thing to one, while it could mean something totally ... Read the complete review
