A Poem for EveryoneOxford University Press, 2004 - 160 pages A wonderful treasury containing poems about all kinds of people, for all kinds of people, written by all kinds of people.Including a whole host of poets such as Ted Hughes, Charles Causley, Christina Rossetti, Maya Angelou, and Roger McGough, this beautifully-illustrated treasury is a celebration of humans in all their diversity. Here, you'll find people sad and happy, busy and idle, young and old - engaged in allmanner of activities, at their best and at their worst.* Michael Harrison and Christopher Stuart-Clark have edited a large number of classic poetry anthologies for OUP, including the best-selling One Hundred Years of Poetry for Children. * A fantastic selection of poetry, including both old favourites and less familiar poems, from a host of well-known names* Beautifully illustrated throughout in black and white by a range of artists including Laura Stoddart* Michael Harrison and Christopher Stuart-Clark live in Oxfordshire |
Contents
Mumll Be Coming Home The Whistler | 25 |
Mother Love 14 Vernon Scannell | 31 |
The Dark | 32 |
My Little Sister 20 Gareth Owen | 38 |
Night Boy | 42 |
My First Love | 48 |
Roy Fuller | 52 |
Montana Born | 54 |
All the Dogs | 86 |
Adrian Henri | 95 |
PC Plod versus | 96 |
Refugees | 102 |
The Doomed Spaceman | 108 |
In the Daytime | 111 |
Michael Rosen | 133 |
The Boy Who Dropped | 139 |
People | 60 |
Eddie Dont Like | 74 |
Work and Play | 80 |
John Coldwell Celebration | 145 |
Mary Ann Hoberman | 158 |
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