Poetry by Heart

Name: Poetry by Heart
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780241275979
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A Treasury of Poems to Read Aloud

By Andrew Motion

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Summary

Poetry by Heart is a treasury of over 200 poems selected for their resonate sound and memorability, spanning from Geoffrey Chaucer to Benjamin Zephaniah. This anthology celebrates the joy of recitation, featuring a mix of love, war, humorous, and poignant poems that enchant both the ear and mind, suitable for all ages to treasure.
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This anthology is perfect for poetry enthusiasts of any age who appreciate the art of reading aloud and memorising verse, educators seeking a versatile collection for learning, and anyone wishing to explore the rich emotional and cultural breadth of poetry.

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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. 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.

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Simon Armitage praises the collection: "The poems we learn stay with us for the rest of our lives. They become personal and invaluable, and what's more they are free gifts - there for the taking."

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241275979

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 November 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Illustration: None

Contributors:

Edited by Mike Dixon
Edited by Julie Blake
Edited by Jean Sprackland
Edited by Andrew Motion

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 35.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 399g

Pages: 576

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Andrew Motion Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Penguin Books Poetry

About the Author

Sir Andrew Motion was Poet Laureate from 1999 till 2009, and is Professor of Creative Writing at Royal Holloway College, London. Jean Sprackland's Tilt won the Costa Poetry award in 2008. She is a Reader in Poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University. Julie Blake is the Director of the national poetry recitation competition Poetry By Heart which she co-founded with Sir Andrew Motion in 2012. Mike Dixon is an educational consultant specializing in English in the classroom.

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