People's Favourite Poems
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A unique and beautifully illustrated anthology of the poems that matter most to people, from Kipling's 'If-' to Hopkins' 'Pied Beauty'WDevamını oku
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A unique and beautifully illustrated anthology of the poems that matter most to people, from Kipling's 'If-' to Hopkins' 'Pied Beauty'When a mystery eye condition made looking at a screen impossible, author Gary Dexter had to rethink how to earn a living. His solution Learn 100s of famous poems then hit the streets, approaching passers-by and offering to recite their favourite for cash.His new calling soon drags him far beyond his comfort zone. A woman orders him to 'sway like a daffodil' as he performs Wordsworth's floral classic; a security guard marches him out of Primark while he defiantly intones Invictus ('I AM THE CAPTAIN OF MY SOUL'); a drunk soldier mourning a fallen comrade in Afghanistan requests Auden's 'Funeral Blues' but turns nasty when the nervous performer fluffs a line.In a series of remarkable, eye-opening encounters, Dexter finds out which poems people really love, and why. The result is an authentic, funny and original twist on a familiar format -- a poetry collect
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