The Nation's Favourite: Twentieth Century Poems

by Griff Rhys Jones

This lovely book of poetry brings together over 100 of the most celebrated and cherished poems of the 20th century. Including poets as diverse as John Betjeman and Ted Hughes, Siegfried Sassoon and Allan Ahlberg, and subjects from all avenues of life - war, family life, love, death, religion, the countryside, animals and comedy - the whole breadth of the nation's life during the 20th century is encapsulated here. Compiled and edited by Griff Rhys Jones as part of the successful The Nations Favourite Poems series, this book brings together the wealth of new and innovative poetry styles that flourished in the 20th Century.

• ISBN10: 1446417832
• ISBN13: 9781446417836
• Publish Date: 31 January 2012 (first published 30 September 1999)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Ebury Publishing
• Imprint: BBC Digital
• Format: eBook (EPUB)
• Pages: 208
• Language: English

Reviews

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Review first posted on BookLikes: http://brokentune.booklikes.com/post/836922/the-nation-s-favourite-twentieth-century-poems

Unless people have stopped reading poetry after 1970, this is an odd collection of poetry - most of it was written in the first half of the 20th century. Also, a large part of the selection is nature based poetry, which is fine if that is what you are looking for.

My personal taste in poetry is more geared towards the human condition. Of course this is the point of most poetry, even that describing the natural world, but natural symbolism leaves me cold.