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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Page 148
... eyes . For it comes from the west lands , the old brown hills , And April's in the west wind , and daffodils . It's a fine land , the west land , for hearts as tired as mine , Apple orchards blossom there , and the air's like wine ...
... eyes . For it comes from the west lands , the old brown hills , And April's in the west wind , and daffodils . It's a fine land , the west land , for hearts as tired as mine , Apple orchards blossom there , and the air's like wine ...
Page 194
... eyes in their eyes , At one with love , at one with Grief : blind to the scattered things and changing skies . Charlotte Mew ON THIS DAY : The Second Battle of Ypres ended in 1915 . Igor Sikorsky ( 1889–1972 ) , engineer and designer of ...
... eyes in their eyes , At one with love , at one with Grief : blind to the scattered things and changing skies . Charlotte Mew ON THIS DAY : The Second Battle of Ypres ended in 1915 . Igor Sikorsky ( 1889–1972 ) , engineer and designer of ...
Page 318
... eyes In timely sleep . Let thy west wind sleep on The lake ; speak silence with thy glimmering eyes , And wash the dusk with silver . Soon , full soon , Dost thou withdraw ; then the wolf rages wide , And the lion glares thro ' the dun ...
... eyes In timely sleep . Let thy west wind sleep on The lake ; speak silence with thy glimmering eyes , And wash the dusk with silver . Soon , full soon , Dost thou withdraw ; then the wolf rages wide , And the lion glares thro ' the dun ...
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