Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #27840 in Books
• Published on: 1991-09-12
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

About the Author
Brian Patten was born in Liverpool in 1946 and is now recognised as one of Europe's leading contemporary poets. His work is translated into many languages worldwide, and his collections (available in Flamingo) include "Grinning Jack', 'Love Poems', and "Storm Damage'. He is also well known for his children's poetry and novels, and is the editor of the 'Twentieth Century Book of Children's Verse'.

Customer Reviews

beautiful
I bought this when I was falling in love, I read it when I was IN love, and cried into it when love left me. Every possible action that Love takes is described in line after line of real emotion. Patten is fantastic. If you have ever experienced any contact with love then buy this book.

Sensuous, thoughtful, inciteful, and marvelous.
This book was given to me by a dear friend while visiting te British Isles last summer. I at first only skimmed it, but over the past few days, I've read the entire collection. Patten has found how to express how beautiful and tragic love can be. I highly recommend this book, even if you are not a large fan of poetry. It's absolutely superb.

Fantastic, beautiful, thought-provoking yet simple.
This is the most wonderful collection of poems I have read because it is full of simplistic beauty and yet is heartrendering too. It is a joy to read and to dip into however I am feeling, especially when I am feeling in need of a pick me up from my own thoughts.