The Methuen Book of Poems for Every Day"The Methuen Book of Poems for Every Day includes 366 poems by over two hundred poets from antiquity to the present. From Blake to Betjeman and Whitman to Wilde, the book blends familiar classics with unknown gems old and new. The result is at once a celebration of the greatest poets and their finest work, of the endless variety of the year - and of poetry itself, in all the glorious diversity of the form: lyric, epic and elegiac, sonnet, ballad, song, satire and romance." "Here are poems of every kind, to suit each day, each mood and season, all tastes and all ages: reflective, exuberant, mourning or joyful, loving or laughing. They chart every trajectory of human experience and emotion; and at the same time, they give it context within the shape of the year." "These poems are accompanied by notes that set them, day by day, in their historical record. Concise and informative, these include other notable events of that date, from births and deaths to coronations and catastrophes."--BOOK JACKET. |
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... Charles , who became Charles I of Great Britain and Ireland . Sir Henry Royce ( 1863-1933 ) was born . James Callaghan , Lord Callaghan of Cardiff ( 1912–2005 ) , Labour Prime Minster from 1976 to 1979 , was born . He was followed as ...
... Charles , who became Charles I of Great Britain and Ireland . Sir Henry Royce ( 1863-1933 ) was born . James Callaghan , Lord Callaghan of Cardiff ( 1912–2005 ) , Labour Prime Minster from 1976 to 1979 , was born . He was followed as ...
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... Charles Kingsley ON THIS DAY : Charles Kingsley ( 1819-1875 ) , author of the novel The Water Babies , was born . Anthony Eden ( 1897–1977 ) , Prime Minister from 1955 to 1957 and later Lord Avon , was born . Anne Frank ( 1929-1945 ) ...
... Charles Kingsley ON THIS DAY : Charles Kingsley ( 1819-1875 ) , author of the novel The Water Babies , was born . Anthony Eden ( 1897–1977 ) , Prime Minister from 1955 to 1957 and later Lord Avon , was born . Anne Frank ( 1929-1945 ) ...
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... Charles Hamilton ( 1895–1915 ) , 453 Southey , Robert ( 1774-1843 ) , 306 , 308 Southgate , Christopher ( b.1953 ) , 258 Soyinka , Wole ( b.1934 ) , 171 , 266 , 427 Smith , Charlotte ( 1749-1806 ) , 149 , 386 Smith , Stevie ( 1902–1971 ) ...
... Charles Hamilton ( 1895–1915 ) , 453 Southey , Robert ( 1774-1843 ) , 306 , 308 Southgate , Christopher ( b.1953 ) , 258 Soyinka , Wole ( b.1934 ) , 171 , 266 , 427 Smith , Charlotte ( 1749-1806 ) , 149 , 386 Smith , Stevie ( 1902–1971 ) ...
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