Synopses & Reviews
Love and poetry just naturally go togetherandmdash;and this collection celebrates romance in its many facets, from first blush to the comedy of lust to profound loss. It includes ancient favorites like the Song of Solomon; recent masterpieces by the Irish Nobel Prize winner Seamus Heaney and the British Poet Laureate Andrew Motion; and classics from WH Auden, Carol Ann Duffy, Federico Garcia Lorca, and Jacques Prandeacute;vert. Wonderfully illustrated throughout, this is a handsome tome to keep and an even better one to share and give.
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Stunningly designed with nostalgic illustrations of beautiful blooms, this rich collection of poetry celebrates the humble flower, from snowdrops and daffodils to romantic roses, colorful asters, and scented jasmine. The verses remind us of natureand#39;s gifts and come from classic poets of all eras, including Chaucer, Shakespeare, Coleridge, Tennyson, Hardy, Whitman, and Dickinson right up to Seamus Heaney.
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From London's bustling streets to country green, from lords and ladies to brave soldiers lost in battle, this gorgeously illustrated anthology celebrates England and all that it means to be English. A breadth of poetry from Britain's renowned writersand#8212;including Chaucer, Shakespeare, Robert Browning, Hardy, Kipling, Emily Brontand#235;, Sylvia Plath, and Roald Dahland#8212;captures a range of visions of the and#8220;sceptered isle.and#8221;
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Celebrate children! Featuring work by some of the world's great poets, this beautifully illustrated anthology captures all the charms, beauty, and love of childhood. The selections include William Blake's gentle and#8220;A Cradle Song,and#8221; Walt Whitman's and#8220;There Was a Child Went Forth,and#8221; and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's and#8220;The Children's Hour,and#8221; as well as verses by Milton, Wordsworth, Christina Rossetti, and more.
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From the rural life to the changing seasons, the vast woodlands to the seaside, these poems celebrate Britainand#39;s idyllic countryside. Beautifully illustrated with nostalgic scenes of Englandandrsquo;s pastures, sleepy villages, and dramatic landscapes, this rich anthology includes timeless verses from Shakespeare through Pope and Marvell, to Coleridge, Tennyson, and Wordsworth, right up to Vita Sackville-West and John Betjeman.
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and#8220;Earth hath not anything to show more fair,and#8221; enthused William Wordsworth of London, while to Lord Byron it was and#8220;the Devil's drawing-room.and#8221; Ode to London collects a selection of paeans to England's august capital from a veritable and#8220;Poet's Corner,and#8221; including beloved authors like William Blake, Rudyard Kipling, Mary Robinson, and more, accompanied by beautiful illustrations of the city. From Big Ben and the Blitz spirit to red double-decker buses, here is London immortalized in verse by those who have known and loved her best.
About the Author
Samuel Carr is the editor of a series of anthologies of poetry, including
Ode to the Countryside and
Ode to Flowers. He was also editor on
Classic Hymns and Poems (all published by Batsford).
Jo Bell is an award-winning poet working across the UK with talents from Ian McMillan to Brian Patten and Gwyneth Lewis. She has read her poetry at the Houses of Parliament, Glastonbury Poetry Festival, and the Southbank Centre, as well as in France and Sweden. In 2013 and 2014, the Poetry Society and Canal and River Trust appointed her as the Canal Laureate of the UK.