This is a book of poetry for everyone, and not a -only- aimed at children, as the title might suggest. It is an excuse for adults to buy it for their entire family and discover, together, the magic of Classic Poetry. Also great as a gift or to enrich your own collection.
This carefully compiled anthology aims to bring Classic Poetry back to your night and coffee tables. It will give you and your families a great excuse to spend quality time together, reading, interpreting, debating, and discovering how magical words can be.
The 100 Poems in this collection are distributed in seven themes: Of Life and LoveOf Earth and SkyOf Flora and FaunaOf Simple ThingsOf Common People and not so Common VirtuesOf Real Adventures and not so Real TalesOf Faith, Sadness, and Sorrow
You will find masterpieces from the following famous authors, amongst many others:
Alexander Pope - Charles Dickens - Elizabeth Barrett Browning -Robert Burns - Rudyard Kipling - Felicia Hemans - Lewis Carrol -Alfred Tennyson - Emily Elizabeth Dickinson - Anne Bradstreet - Robert Browning - Eugene Field - Walt Whitman - Sara Teasdale
Please feel free to explore the table of contents. You will find: Simple and short poems such as A Word, by Emily Elizabeth DickinsonLove declarations such as The Maiden, by Sara TeasdaleProfound messages such as If..., by Rudyard KiplingHumorous fantasies such as The Duel, by Eugene FieldHistorical tales such as The Landing of the Pilgrims, by Felicia HemansAdventures with a dose of tragedy such as O Captain! My Captain!, by Walt WhitmanPieces which became popular songs such as Soon May the Wellerman Come, the anonymous New Zealand Folk Song...and 93 more!
