In this series,a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces,the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to the most important poets in our literature.A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:Its loveliness increases; itwill neverPass into nothingness; but still will keepA bowerquiet for us,and a sleepFull of sweet dreams,and health,and quietbreathing.- Endymion
Publisher: Faber & FaberISBN: 9780571328765Number of pages: 128Weight: 189 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 9 mmEdition: Main
John Keats
Visit the John Keats author pageSir Andrew Motion
The UK's Poet Laureate from 1999 -2009,Andrew Motion is a world-renowned poet and an acclaimed academic,biographer and novelist. His works include Philip Larkin: A Writer's Life (which won the Whitbread Prize for Biography),Dangerous Play (which won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize),Natural Causes (which won the Dylan Thomas Prize),The Custom's House, Peace Talks,The Cinder Path,Coming Home, In the Blood,Ways of Life: On Places,Painters and Poets,Essex Clay and the novels The Invention of Dr. Cake,Silver: Return to Treasure Island and The New World.
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