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Poems That Make Grown Men Cry: 100 Men on the Words That Move Them
Anthony Holden
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Description for Poems That Make Grown Men Cry: 100 Men on the Words That Move Them
Paperback. The bestselling collection of poetry so powerful that 100 great men have been moved to tears Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 234.
In this fascinating anthology, one hundred men - distinguished in literature and film, science and architecture, theatre and human rights - confess to being moved to tears by poems that haunt them. Representing 20 nationalities and ranging in age from their early 20s to their late 80s, the majority are public figures not prone to crying. Here they admit to breaking down when ambushed by great art, often in words as powerful as the poems themselves.
75 per cent of the selected poems were written in the 20th century, with more than a dozen by women. Their themes ... Read more
In this fascinating anthology, one hundred men - distinguished in literature and film, science and architecture, theatre and human rights - confess to being moved to tears by poems that haunt them. Representing 20 nationalities and ranging in age from their early 20s to their late 80s, the majority are public figures not prone to crying. Here they admit to breaking down when ambushed by great art, often in words as powerful as the poems themselves.
75 per cent of the selected poems were written in the 20th century, with more than a dozen by women. Their themes ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781471134906
SKU
V9781471134906
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About Anthony Holden
Anthony Holden was an award-winning journalist before becoming a bestselling writer. Best-known for his biographies of figures both living and historical, as well as critical studies of the monarchy, Holden also wrote several books about poker. Big Deal, his account of a year as a professional poker player, has been hailed as a cult classic. A frequent broadcaster, who wrote ... Read more
Reviews for Poems That Make Grown Men Cry: 100 Men on the Words That Move Them
'Everyone who reads this collection will be roused: disturbed by the pain, exalted in the zest for joy given by poets'
Observer
'An anthology of some of the most emotive lines in literature chosen by 100 famous and admired men'
Vanessa Thorpe
Observer
'Occasionally baffling but mostly illuminating . . . As with all the best ... Read more
Observer
'An anthology of some of the most emotive lines in literature chosen by 100 famous and admired men'
Vanessa Thorpe
Observer
'Occasionally baffling but mostly illuminating . . . As with all the best ... Read more