Brief biographies of four English poets--Rupert Brooke, Siegfried Sassoon, Wilfred Owen, and Isaac Rosenberg--all of whom saw action in World War I and became poetic spokesmen for their fellow soldiers.
Introduces the life of author Samuel Taylor Coleridge and presents a sample of his poetry, including complete works and excerpts, with a brief, explanatory introduction to each.
A collection of fifty poems selected by actor John Lithgow and suitable for the entire family, including "To a Mouse" by Robert Burns, "A Supermarket in California" by Alan Ginsberg, and "Days" by Philip Larkin. Includes audio CD.
A collection of children's poems by writers as Michael Rosen, A.A. Milne, Ogden Nash, Christina Rossetti, Charles Causeley, Brian Patten, and Edward Lear.