Poems on the Underground
A New Edition
$50.32
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
27 May 2015
Summary
Poems on the Underground has become a staple of the London Underground. In this beautiful edition, poems old and new, romantic, comic and sublime explore love, London, the wider world, exile, the seasons, dreams, music, war and the nature of poetry itself.
After nearly thirty years and almost 500 poems, Poems on the Underground has become a familiar and welcome sight on London’s Tube, paying tribute to the magnificent tradition of English poetry, and to those who have contributed to i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141389547 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141389540 |
| Author: | Judith Chernaik, Gerard Benson, Cicely Herbert |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 27 May 2015 |
| Weight: | 196g |
| Dimensions: | 155mm x 112mm x 26mm |
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Critics Review
The most democratic artistic intervention of my lifetime – Maev Kennedy * Guardian *
London’s most original contribution to urban civilisation – Simon Jenkins * Evening Standard *
Beautifully presented … This makes it an ideal book to dip into. Few people would see this book lying around the house and not be tempted to quickly browse through and find a morsel of verse that meant something to them at that moment. Everyone will find their own favourites in the book * A Common Reader *
About The Author
Judith Chernaik
Judith Chernaik, Gerard Benson and Cicely Herbert co-founded Poems on the Underground nearly thirty years ago. Judith has written The Lyrics of Shelley and four novels, and was awarded an OBE for services to literature in 2002. Gerard was a poet, editor, performer and author of ten poetry collections. He was Poet Laureate of the City of Bradford. Cicely is a writer of poetry, performance pieces and radio plays and a member of the Barrow Poets.
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