Poems of London by Christopher Reid
A beautiful hardcover Pocket Poets anthology of poems inspired by this storied city, from its medieval origins to the multicultural metropolis it is today. Poems of London covers a wide range of time and includes not only the pantheon of classic poets, from Shakespeare to Wordsworth to T. S. Eliot, but also tributes by notable visitors from all over, from Arthur Rimbaud to Sylvia Plath, and contributions by the array of poets who are immigrants or the children of immigrants, including Linton Kwesi Johnson, Patience Agbabi, and recent Booker Prize-winner Bernardine Evaristo. All the famous sights of London, from the Thames to the Tower, are touched on in this vibrant collection, and denizens of its busy streets ranging from princes to pub-goers to pickpockets wander through its teeming pages.
Reid, Christopher: - Christopher Reid is the author of many books of poems, including A Scattering (winner of the Costa Book of the Year Award 2009), The Song of Lunch, Nonsense and The Curiosities. For his first collection of poems for children, All Sorts, he received the Signal Award 2000. From 1991 to 1999 he was Poetry Editor at Faber & Faber, where T.S. Eliot once worked. His Letters of Ted Hughes appeared in 2007 and he is now editing a selection of Seamus Heaney's correspondence for publication in a few years' time.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780593320204 |
| ISBN 10 | 0593320204 |
| Title | Poems of London |
| Author | Christopher Reid |
| Series | Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Young Readers |
| Year published | 2021-10-05 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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