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Poetry by Heart: A Treasury of Poems to Read Aloud
Sir Andrew Motion
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Description for Poetry by Heart: A Treasury of Poems to Read Aloud
Paperback. Editor(s): Blake, Julie; Sprackland, Jean; Dixon, Mike; Motion, Sir Andrew. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 456.
Familiar poems and almost unknown poems. Love poems and war poems. Funny poems and heartbroken poems. Poems that re-create the world we know and poems written on the dark side of the moon. Poetry by Heart is an essential collection of over 200 poems, from Geoffrey Chaucer to Emily Dickinson, from Christina Rossetti to Benjamin Zephaniah, all carefully chosen for their suitability for learning and reciting. This is an anthology which celebrates the age-old pleasure of reciting poems - an anthology for all ages to treasure.
Familiar poems and almost unknown poems. Love poems and war poems. Funny poems and heartbroken poems. Poems that re-create the world we know and poems written on the dark side of the moon. Poetry by Heart is an essential collection of over 200 poems, from Geoffrey Chaucer to Emily Dickinson, from Christina Rossetti to Benjamin Zephaniah, all carefully chosen for their suitability for learning and reciting. This is an anthology which celebrates the age-old pleasure of reciting poems - an anthology for all ages to treasure.
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241275979
SKU
V9780241275979
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About Sir Andrew Motion
Sir Andrew Motion was Poet Laureate from 1999 till 2009, and is Professor of Creative Writing at Royal Holloway College, London. Jean Sprackland's Tilt won the Costa Poetry award in 2008. She is a Reader in Poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University. Julie Blake is the Director of the national poetry recitation competition Poetry By Heart which she co-founded with Sir ... Read more
Reviews for Poetry by Heart: A Treasury of Poems to Read Aloud
The poems we learn stay with us for the rest of our lives. They become personal and invaluable, and what's more they are free gifts - there for the taking
Simon Armitage
Simon Armitage