Poems on the Underground - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0304356395 ISBN 13: 9780304356393

Publisher: Cassell, 2001

Synopsis

An even bigger edition of the best selling poetry anthology, this time as a hardback, original format, in two colours throughout Originally published as 100 Poems on the Underground, this new tenth edition contains over 300 exceptional poems Total sales now exceed 275,000 - on a national basis, not purely London-based Timeless, unpretentious and idiosyncratic collection of poetry, including many in translation and from a variety of cultures

About this title

About the Author:

Three compilers who alone determine the selection of poems: Judith Chernaik - American academic and from Brooklyn, now a London resident. Gerard Benson - widely published professional poet, gives regular poetry performances, an original Barrow Poet, lives in Bradford. Cicely Herbert - widely published, London resident, also a Barrow Poet. Three compilers who alone determine the selection of poems: Judith Chernaik - American academic and from Brooklyn, now a London resident. Gerard Benson - widely published professional poet, gives regular poetry performances, an original Barrow Poet, lives in Bradford. Cicely Herbert - widely published, London resident, also a Barrow Poet. EDITOR BIOGRAPHY: Three compilers who alone determine the selection of poems: Judith Chernaik - American academic from Brooklyn, now a London resident. Gerard Benson - widely published professional poet, gives regular poetry performances, lives in Bradford. Cicely Herbert - widely published, London resident, also professional poet.

Review:

'Now re-issued as a CD, you can enjoy the sublime verse and the thoughts of the world's greatest poets on London, love and other crucial subjects on your Walkman or iPod.' -- Lou Wakefield Waterstone's Books Quarterly 'A collection of classic and contemporary poems, some read by the authors, to engage you from station to station.' SAGA 'For those of us with occasional Attention Deficit Disorder, here are 79 poems classic and modern, read by the writers, and most lasting under a minute.' SAGA

About this edition

• Publisher: Cassell
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0304356395
• ISBN 13: 9780304356393
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384
• Editor: Gerard Benson, Judith Chernaik, Cicecy Herbert