Poem for the Day
One
$52.30
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
31 March 1997
Summary
One of the bestselling and best-loved poetry anthologies of our times.
366 poems, one for each day of the year (including leap years). Chosen for their narrative, resonance and rhythm, these are poems to learn by heart or treasure and enjoy. Poets included range from Yeats, Shakespeare, Housman and Kipling, to contemporary poets such as Wendy Cope, Carol Ann Duffy, Maya Angelou and Thom Gunn.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781856194990 |
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| ISBN-10: | 185619499X |
| Author: | Nicholas Albery, Wendy Cope |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Chatto & Windus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 1997 |
| Weight: | 482g |
| Dimensions: | 32mm x 154mm x 234mm |
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Critics Review
It’s a brilliant concept and should give a lot of pleasure to all ages
This book is a dream, a revivalist campaign, a challenge, a fundraising vehicle, a book of days and an anthology, all in one * Guardian *
It’s a brilliant concept and should give a lot of pleasure to all ages * Daily Mail *
The poems are a delight, some never anthologised before * Independent on Sunday *
A very good and varied collection, with delightful oddities * The Times *
Nicholas Albery
Nicholas Albery was the social inventor and author who conceived of Poem for the Day. He tragically died in a car accident as Poem for the Day Two was being developed. Royalties from the books go to Nicholas Albery’s charitable foundations, under the banner of the Institute for Social Inventions.
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