by Andrew Motion (Author), Andrew Motion (Editor), Mike Dixon (Editor), Andrew Motion (Editor), Andrew Motion (Author), Mike Dixon (Editor), Jean Sprackland (Editor), Julie Blake (Editor)
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.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 576
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 03 Nov 2016
ISBN 10: 0241275970
ISBN 13: 9780241275979
Book Overview: Poetry moves us when we read it but when we say or hear the words aloud it can be spellbinding. From Geoffrey Chaucer to Emily Dickinson, Emily Bronte to Benjamin Zephaniah, the poems included in this treasury have been chosen because they delight the ear as much as they do the mind.