Poetry by Heart: A Treasury of Poems to Read Aloud

by Andrew Motion

Julie Blake (Editor), Jean Sprackland (Editor), Mike Dixon (Editor), and Andrew Motion (Editor)

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Familiar poems and almost unknown poems. Love poems and war poems. Funny poems and heartbroken poems. Poems that re-create the world we know and poems written on the dark side of the moon.

Poetry by Heart is an essential collection of over 200 poems, from Geoffrey Chaucer to Emily Dickinson, from Christina Rossetti to Benjamin Zephaniah, all carefully chosen for their suitability for learning and reciting. This is an anthology which celebrates the age-old pleasure of reciting poems - an anthology for all ages to treasure.

  • ISBN10 0241275970
  • ISBN13 9780241275979
  • Publish Date 3 November 2016 (first published 2 October 2014)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Penguin Books Ltd