New Faber Book of Children's Verse
New Faber Book of Children's Verse
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Summary
This anthology contains poems by authors from many different backgrounds, cultures and geographies, including: A.A. Milne; Lewis Carroll; Seamus Heaney; Ted Hughes; and Carol Ann Duffy. It is compiled by Matthew Sweeney, one of today's most original poets writing for children.
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New Faber Book of Children's Verse by Matthew Sweeney
The original Faber Book of Children's Verse, first published in 1953, was a landmark anthology. Almost half a century later it is possible to take a different view on some of the classic poets it contained and to represent their work in the context of more recent writing - whether this be taken from the wealth of new poems written for children, or from work which, while written for adult readers, can still appeal to a child's sensibility. Matthew Sweeney has done this in a ground-breaking and exemplary way. The poems are by authors from many different backgrounds, cultures and geographies, but they share a quality that gives the book an imaginative integrity - a spirit of exploration, undertaken with humour and energy, where the boundaries are limitless. It is a helter-skelter of a ride, full of unexpected twists and turns, to which readers of any age will want to return, again and again.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780571195329 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571195326 |
| Title | New Faber Book of Children's Verse |
| Author | Matthew Sweeney |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 2001-04-09 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |