Poems on the Underground

Herbert, Cecil

ISBN 10: 0141389540 / ISBN 13: 9780141389547

Published by Penguin, 2015

Includes poems old and new, familiar and unfamiliar that explore such diverse topics as love, London, exile, family, dreams, war, music and nature, and feature hundreds of poets including Owen Sheers, Paul Muldoon, Sylvia Plath, William Blake, D H Lawrence, Kathleen Raine, Roger McGough, Wilfred Owen, Wendy Cope and John Clare, among many others. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 210. . 2015. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # 9780141389547

Synopsis:

After nearly thirty years and almost 500 poems, Poems on the Underground has become a familiar and welcome sight on London's Tube, paying tribute to the magnificent tradition of English poetry, and to those who have contributed to its richness and diversity. In this beautiful paperback edition, poems old and new, familiar and unfamiliar explore such diverse topics as love, London, exile, family, dreams, war, music and nature, and feature hundreds of poets including Owen Sheers, Paul Muldoon, Sylvia Plath, William Blake, D. H. Lawrence, Kathleen Raine, Roger McGough, Wilfred Owen, Wendy Cope and John Clare, among many others.

About the Author: Judith Chernaik, Gerard Benson and Cicely Herbert co-founded Poems on the Underground nearly thirty years ago. Judith has written The Lyrics of Shelley and four novels, and was awarded an OBE for services to literature in 2002. Gerard was a poet, editor, performer and author of ten poetry collections. He was Poet Laureate of the City of Bradford. Cicely is a writer of poetry, performance pieces and radio plays and a member of the Barrow Poets.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Poems on the Underground
Publisher: Penguin
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New