The Nation's Favourite Poems - Griff Rhys Jones

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

***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