Poems on the underground /
Poems on the underground /
edited by Gerard Benson, Judith Chernaik, Cicely Herbert.
- [New] edition.
- xxvii, 302 pages ; 11 x 16 cm
This edition originally published: London: Particular, 2012. Includes index.
'Poems on the Underground' has long been established as the most exciting and influential anthology published in the last 25 years. What makes it so remarkable is the unpredictable effect achieved by the juxtaposition of different styles of verse. 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 its richness and diversity. In this beautiful paperback edition, poems old and new, familiar and unfamiliar explore such diverse topics as love, London, exile, family, dreams, war, music and nature, and feature hundreds of poets including Owen Sheers, Paul Muldoon, Sylvia Plath, William Blake, D. H. Lawrence, Kathleen Raine, Roger McGough, Wilfred Owen, Wendy Cope and John Clare, among many others.
9780141389547 (pbk.) : 8.99
English poetry.
Literature.
Poetry
Poetry anthologies (various poets)
London, Greater London
PR1175
821.008
This edition originally published: London: Particular, 2012. Includes index.
'Poems on the Underground' has long been established as the most exciting and influential anthology published in the last 25 years. What makes it so remarkable is the unpredictable effect achieved by the juxtaposition of different styles of verse. 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 its richness and diversity. In this beautiful paperback edition, poems old and new, familiar and unfamiliar explore such diverse topics as love, London, exile, family, dreams, war, music and nature, and feature hundreds of poets including Owen Sheers, Paul Muldoon, Sylvia Plath, William Blake, D. H. Lawrence, Kathleen Raine, Roger McGough, Wilfred Owen, Wendy Cope and John Clare, among many others.
9780141389547 (pbk.) : 8.99
English poetry.
Literature.
Poetry
Poetry anthologies (various poets)
London, Greater London
PR1175
821.008