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The New Oxford Book of Children's Verse
Phillip
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Description for The New Oxford Book of Children's Verse
Paperback. An anthology of over 350 poems written for children by 200 poets between the years 1715 to 1995, including American, African American, Caribbean/Black British, Australian and Canadian poets, with the emphasis on modern work. Editor(s): Philip, Neil. Series: Oxford Books of Verse. Num Pages: 416 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 5AF; YQE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 532.
Like its predecessor, Iona and Peter Opie's Oxford Book of Children's Verse, this is an anthology of poetry written for children. It begins in the eighteenth century and ends in 1995, with the emphasis on modern work, and the explosion of talent that has emerged on both sides of the Atlantic in the last 25 years. This is a book bursting with vitality and variety: over 350 poems by more than 200 poets, in which narrative poems, concrete verse and performance poetry with poems of the classroom and playground. Acute observation and language new-made inform all these poems, ... Read more
Like its predecessor, Iona and Peter Opie's Oxford Book of Children's Verse, this is an anthology of poetry written for children. It begins in the eighteenth century and ends in 1995, with the emphasis on modern work, and the explosion of talent that has emerged on both sides of the Atlantic in the last 25 years. This is a book bursting with vitality and variety: over 350 poems by more than 200 poets, in which narrative poems, concrete verse and performance poetry with poems of the classroom and playground. Acute observation and language new-made inform all these poems, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Series
Oxford Books of Verse
Condition
New
Weight
513g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192881076
SKU
V9780192881076
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About Phillip
Neil Philip is Editorial Director of Albion Press, author, anthologist and reviewer.
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