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Beloved for his fanciful and engrossing children’s literature, controversial for his enthusiasm for British imperialism, Rudyard Kipling remains one of the most widely read writers of Victorian and modern English literature. In addition to writing more than two dozen works of fiction, including Kim and The Jungle Book, Kipling was a prolific poet, composing verse in every ...more
Hardcover, 256 pages
Published
October 16th 2007
by Everyman's Library
(first published 1977)
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I did really enjoy this collection. Though there were not as many poems that I'd put among my favorites as I had hoped, for the majority of them, I was able to at least appreciate the work, if not admire it. Kipling has a wonderful way of making his form (which can seem rather redundant) able to fit in with just about any tone or topic. This is one I would suggest to anyone who enjoys poetry.
Poetry is not my normal thing, but I thought that Kipling was a good way to add some to my literary diet.
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Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907 "in consideration of the power of observation, originality of imagination, virility of ideas and remarkable talent for narration which characterize the creations of this world-famous author."
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“OH, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet,
Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God’s great Judgment Seat;
But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth,
When two strong men stand face to face, tho’ they come from the ends of the earth!”
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Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God’s great Judgment Seat;
But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth,
When two strong men stand face to face, tho’ they come from the ends of the earth!”
