Author : Michael Harrison
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,69 MB
Release : 2009-09-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780192782434
The winter landscape at Christmas, the story of the Nativity, the celebrations of the season, and the coming of the New Year-these are explored through more than 120 poems, both old and new. Included in this wonderful illustrated collection are poems by Ted Hughes, John Betjeman, W.H. Auden, Thomas Hardy, Michael Rosen, and many more.
Author : Albert M. Hayes
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 39,11 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780811218085
"Ringing with the deep sentiments of the season, these classic and modern Christmas poems bring just the right splash of holiday cheer."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Wendy Cope
Publisher : Faber & Faber Poetry
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,72 MB
Release : 2017-11-02
Category : Christmas poetry
ISBN : 9780571338580
Wendy Cope is a national treasure of the poetry world. This edition will be a highlight of the Christmas gift market, collecting together Cope's twelve best festive poems - jewels from decades of glittering verse - including anthology favourites such as 'The Christmas Life'. With lively illustrations to accompany the heart-warming words, this little hardback delightfully captures the spirit of the season.
Author : John Hollander
Publisher : Everyman's Library
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 24,82 MB
Release : 1999-10-26
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0375407898
Christmas is both a holiday and a holy day, and from the start it has been associated with poetry, from the song of the seraphim above the manger to the cherished carols around the punch bowl. This garland of Christmas poems contains not only the ones you would insist on finding here ("A Visit from St. Nicholas," "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming," and "The Twelve Days of Christmas" among them) but such equally enchanting though lesser-known Yuletide treasures as Emily Dickinson's "The Savior must have been a docile Gentleman," Anthony Hecht's "Christmas Is Coming," Rudyard Kipling's "Christmas in India," Langston Hughes's "Shepherd's Song at Christmas," Robert Graves's "The Christmas Robin," and happy surprises like Phyllis McGinley's "Office Party," Dorothy Parker's "The Maid-Servant at the Inn," and Philip Larkin's "New Year Poem."
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Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,58 MB
Release : 2020-11-24
Category : Drama
ISBN : 014313437X
"Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year is not just for Christmas, but for all time." —Helena Bonham Carter A magnificent collection of 365 passages from Shakespeare's works, for the Shakespeare scholar and neophyte alike. Make Shakespeare a part of your daily routine with Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year, a yearlong collection of passages from Shakespeare's greatest works. Drawing from the full spectrum of plays and sonnets to mark each day of the year, whether it's a scene from Hamlet to celebrate Christmas or a Sonnet in June to help you enjoy a summer's day. There are also passages to mark important days in the Shakespeare calendar, both from his own life and from his plays: You'll read a pivotal speech from Julius Caesar on the Ides of March and celebrate Valentine's day with a sonnet. Every passage is accompanied by an enlightening note to teach you its significance and help you better appreciate the timelessness and poetry of Shakespeare's words. Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year will give you a thoughtful way reflect on each day, all while giving you a deeper appreciation for the most famous writer in the English language.
Author : Roger McGough
Publisher : SPCK
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 38,88 MB
Release : 2021-08-19
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 028108470X
‘If poems were gifts, and in many ways they are, children will find plenty to absorb and amuse them in this bulging stocking of an anthology.’ Roger McGough From traditional verses by Christina Rossetti and William Blake to modern classics by Julia Donaldson and Benjamin Zephaniah, this heart-warming Christmas anthology will delight children and adults of all ages. All the wonders of the season are captured in 100 Best Christmas Poems for Children. Perfect for reading aloud with all the family or for children aged 8-12 to read to themselves, there are verses that will encourage you to reflect on the Christmas themes of joy, hope and peace for all the world, while also savouring the festive fun of everything else that Christmas brings – from the opening of the first Advent window to the tidying away of all the decorations on Twelfth Night. Edited and introduced by beloved poet Roger McGough, this enchanting children’s poetry book make a wonderful gift and keepsake and will be cherished by all who read it. Children will gain an appreciation for language and storytelling as the magic of Christmas is brought to life by this anthology that they’ll return to over and over again each year.
Author : Clement Clarke Moore
Publisher : Boston : Atlantic monthly Press
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 21,48 MB
Release : 1921
Category : Children's poetry, American
ISBN :
A poem about the visit that Santa Claus pays to the children of the world during the night before every Christmas.
Author : U. A. Fanthorpe
Publisher :
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 28,36 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Christmas
ISBN :
A late-flowering poet who was the imaginative voice of the chronically ignored and a witty sceptic of conventional thinking.
Author : Maya Angelou
Publisher : Schwartz & Wade
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 40,12 MB
Release : 2010-11-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0375982752
This dazzling Christmas poem by Maya Angelou is powerful and inspiring for people of all faiths. In this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of Christmas, so that hope and love can once again light up our holidays and the world. “Angels and Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward,” she writes, “and speak the word aloud. Peace.” Read by the poet at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree at the White House on December 1, 2005, Maya Angelou’ s celebration of the “Glad Season” is a radiant affirmation of the goodness of life.
Author : Helen Steiner Rice
Publisher : Barbour Books
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 27,30 MB
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781634090728
Why experience the Christmas spirit only during the holiday season when you can live Christmas every day? This refreshing gift book offers just the encouragement you need to embrace important elements of Christmas—the joy, the giving, the celebration, the prayer, and the Greatest Gift. Extend the Christmas spirit throughout the year with Living Christmas Every Day, where you’ll find the encouragement and inspiration you need to keep Christmas in your heart.
