Poems That Make Grown Men Cry
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‘The best leave you with a renewed sense of how extraordinary it is that poetry can, over the course of one sentence, flood your circuit board with loss, or anger, or love’ Independent
From J.J. Abrams to John le Carré, Salman Rushdie to Jonathan Franzen, Daniel Radcliffe to Nick Cave, Ian McEwan to Stephen Fry, Stanley Tucci to Colin Firth, and Seamus Heaney to Christopher Hitchins, 100 men confess to being moved to tears by poems that haunt them.
This remarkable collection of poems, from the sixteenth century to the present day, delivers private insight into the souls of men whose writing, acting and thinking are admired around the world.
Poems That Make Grown Men Cry offers an intimate examination of emotional vulnerability through a selection of pieces that transcend time, resonating deeply with readers and the men who share their personal experiences.
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Observer praises the collection for its emotional impact, noting it will rouse readers and disturb with its pain and joy. Vanessa Thorpe of Observer calls it an anthology of some of literature's most emotive lines. Event Magazine describes it as occasionally baffling yet mostly illuminating, with a compelling mix of well-known and obscure poems. The Literary Shed highlights the valuable context provided by the selectors' notes, enhancing the anthology's substance and credibility, calling it an interesting book and a perfect gift.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781471134906
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 21 May 2015
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 336
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About the Author
Anthony Holden is an award-winning journalist who has published more than thirty books, including He Played For His Wife…And Other Stories and biographies of Laurence Olivier, Tchaikovsky, and Shakespeare. He has published translations of opera, ancient Greek plays, and poetry. He was director of European Film and Television at Exclusive Media, where he helped relaunch Britain’s most famous film production label, Hammer. Anthony Holden lives in London. Ben Holden is a writer and film producer. He lives in London and studied English at Merton College, Oxford. With his father Anthony, Ben edited the bestselling Poems That Make Grown Men Cry and Poems That Make Grown Women Cry.
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