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The Modern Poets' World
An anthology of 43 English Speaking Poets from the late 19th Century and into the 20th Century, the first being born in 1830 the last dying in 1974; ranging from the United Kingdom, to South Africa to America, of both sexes.
First printed in 1957. This edition printed in 1976.
First printed in 1957. This edition printed in 1976.
132 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1957
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James Reeves
207 books10 followersJohn Morris Reeves, later known as James Reeves, was an English writer principally known for his poetry, plays and contributions to children's literature and the literature of collected traditional songs. His published books include poetry, stories and anthologies for both adults and children. He was also well known as a literary critic and broadcaster.
He was born in Harrow, and educated at Stowe School and at Jesus College, Cambridge, where he read English and co-founded with Jacob Bronowski the literary magazine Experiment. He began his writing career as a poet in 1936, and in 1945 turned his attention to writing for young readers. His first book of poems for children, The Wandering Moon, appeared in 1950, illustrated by Edward Ardizzone, with whom Reeves sustained a lifelong friendship and collaboration. Reeves worked as a teacher until 1952, when his failing eyesight forced him to retire and he became a full-time writer and editor.
He succeeded Bronowski as editor of Epilogue: a critical summary (Riding, Graves). He was also an editor of some of the works of Robert Graves. His prose work for children commenced in 1956 and included short stories. "His real achievement, however, lies in his poetry, which is generally regarded as the best British 'serious' children's verse since Walter de la Mare - though the poems are usually far from serious in subject-matter."(Carpenter, Prichard)
- from Wikipedia
He was born in Harrow, and educated at Stowe School and at Jesus College, Cambridge, where he read English and co-founded with Jacob Bronowski the literary magazine Experiment. He began his writing career as a poet in 1936, and in 1945 turned his attention to writing for young readers. His first book of poems for children, The Wandering Moon, appeared in 1950, illustrated by Edward Ardizzone, with whom Reeves sustained a lifelong friendship and collaboration. Reeves worked as a teacher until 1952, when his failing eyesight forced him to retire and he became a full-time writer and editor.
He succeeded Bronowski as editor of Epilogue: a critical summary (Riding, Graves). He was also an editor of some of the works of Robert Graves. His prose work for children commenced in 1956 and included short stories. "His real achievement, however, lies in his poetry, which is generally regarded as the best British 'serious' children's verse since Walter de la Mare - though the poems are usually far from serious in subject-matter."(Carpenter, Prichard)
- from Wikipedia
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July 5, 2014
A slim volume of 132 pages which consists of the poems of 43 poets, both men and women, presenting 116 poems.
Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Robert Graves, Dylan Thomas,Elizabeth Jennings, Lynette Roberts, Ezra Pound, W.H.Auden are among the poets and they cover over 100 years of poems from mid 19th Century to mid 20th Century. An introduction by the editor James Reeves who has written and edited many books of Poetry and the art of Poetry.
In other words, quite a Feast !!!
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