Penguin's Poems by Heart
- ISBN-10
- 0141932015
- ISBN-13
- 9780141932019
- Category
- Poetry
- Pages
- 128
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-05-28
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Author
- Laura Barber
Description
Learning by heart is the best way to experience a poem, but the method has fallen from favour as part of the educational system. This small collection of the best English poems offers the reader the chance to re-engage with poetry. Filled with favourites, and thoughtfully selected by Laura Barber (editor of Penguin's Poems for Life and the forthcoming Penguin's Poems for Love) this anthologoy is an essential addition to everyone's repertoire.
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