Here are poems to take you on a journey from the 'suddenly' of love at first sight to the 'truly, madly, deeply' of infatuation and on to the 'eternally' of love that lasts beyond the end of life, along the way taking in flirtation, passion, fury, betrayal and broken hearts. Bringing together the gr
Penguin's Poems by Heart
โ Scribed by Barber, Laura (Editor)
- Book ID
- 107718540
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- en-GB
- Weight
- 253 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780141932019
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Learning by heart is the best way to experience a poem, but the method has fallen from favour as part of the educational system. This small collection of the best English poems offers the reader the chance to re-engage with poetry. Filled with favourites, and thoughtfully selected by Laura Barber (editor of Penguin's Poems for Life and the forthcoming Penguin's Poems for Love) this anthologoy is an essential addition to everyone's repertoire. ฯก์ฏฆ๋
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