Summer Poetry Challenge - Group Read

[Paul]

The nominations thread for our Summer Poetry Challenge is now open.

Please add your nominations below. They will need to be seconded by someone else in order to be put forward for voting and please check that your suggestion is readily available in all formats.

This thread will remain open until Thursday 3rd July and then will be closed for voting.

Nominated:
Howl and Other Poems


Nominated & Seconded:
The Bees
Parallax
The Essential Spike Milligan
Dog

[Debbie]

I will start the ball rolling with Parallax. Winner of the T.S. Eliot prize for poetry in 2013.

[Paul]

I'll nominate The Bees by Carol Ann Duffy

[Charlotte]

I would like to nominate The Essential Spike Milligan

[Rachel]

Either Seem interesting...never read poetry as an adult...should be fun :)

[Jo]

I will second the Spike Milligan.

[Lisa]

I will second The Bees!

[Erjona]

Allen Ginsberg's Howl & Other Poems!!

[Catherine]

I'd like to nominate Dog by John Hegley. So simple and funny and yet so poignant.

[Pamela]

I'll second Dog

[Cathy]

I'll second Parallax which looks interesting. But all the choices sound great!

[Charlotte]

Does Spike Milligan not count either? oh dear!

[Paul]

Will move that to Seconded later. Been bombarded the last day or so!

[Charlotte]

no worries! ta :D

[Jo]

This thread is now closed. The Poll will open shortly.