The Nation's Favourite Poems

by Griff Rhys Jones

Book Overview

In 1995 BBC Television's "Bookworm" programme conducted a poll amongst viewers to determine their favourite poems. The top 100 are presented in this book. They include the winner, Kipling's "If", and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0563387823
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: BBC Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.6" x 5.7"

Customer Reviews

A favourite

This is a gem. A book that goes on holidays and sits by my bedside. A great introduction for those who "don't like poetry"

an anthology for everyman

I was looking for a small poetry book for my daughter away at college- poems that were thoughtful, or pick-me-ups, or beautiful, but not necessarily "Literature". I looked at MANY "100 Best Poems ..." books, and this is my favorite. From "Jabberwocky" and "Please Mrs. Butler" to works by Keats, Yeats, Wordsworth, Kipling, TS Eliot and Shakespeare. This is no "Norton's Anthology", but it is the poetry book I pick up most often.

A sterling collection.

A BBC book in which the poems originate from a Television programme survey in the mid 90's. A collection of 100 poems in all and many are recognisable and from poets from around the globe. Personal highlights would have to be "How do I love thee?", "Cargoes", "The Owl and the Pussycat" and "The Raven". You will surprise yourself with your knowledge of poetry and it's varied and broad appeal.

Wonderful

All the good onesWhat a wonderful collection!!

A nice, affordable collection of significant works

This book is a collection of some of the most popular poetry of modern times. The selections for the book originated from a survey in the UK conducted by the BBC. Be aware, however, that the majority of the works are from no earlier than the 18th cent. writings. Thumbing through, I'm sure you will recognize more poems than not. If your looking for a compact collection of some of the most familiar and best loved poems, this is your book. :)