In our deepest grief we still turn instinctively to poetry for solace. These poems, drawn from many different ages and cultures, remind us that the experience of parting is a timelessly human one: however alone the loss of a loved one leaves us, our mourning is also something that deeply unites us;
The Picador Book of Wedding Poems
โ Scribed by Peter Forbes
- Book ID
- 112055582
- Publisher
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 484 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781447204275
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
The Picador Book of Wedding Poems is not just a pocket-sized Cyrano de Bergerac for the romantically tongue-tied: it is a veritable dictionary of all the ways in which love can be declared. If you're in the first throes of new love, need to put a relationship to the test, or have reached the point of a great affirmation or commitment, you'll find a poem here beautifully fitted to the occasion.
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