John Betjeman Collected Poems

John Betjeman Collected Poems

by JohnBetjeman (Author)

Synopsis

"Collected Poems" made publishing history when it first appeared and has now sold well over two million copies. This edition, published for the first time in mass paperback, is as complete as it can be made - incorporating as it does "Uncollected Poems" and also two other poems not originally included.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 432
Edition: New
Publisher: John Murray
Published: 13 Oct 2003

ISBN 10: 0719565464
ISBN 13: 9780719565465
Prizes: Winner of Duff Cooper Memorial Prize 1983.

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'A true poet who extends experience' Margaret Lane
Author Bio
John Betjeman was born on August 28th, 1906, in London. He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford. In 1931, his first book of poems, 'Mount Zion', was published by an old Oxford friend, Edward James. His second book was 'Ghastly Good Taste', a commentary on architecture, published in 1934. He was knighted in 1969 and was made Poet Laureate in 1972. John Betjeman died on May 19th 1984, at his home in Trebetherick. He was buried in the nearby church of St.Enodoc.