Product Description

Now for the new millennium comes an entirely new edition, personally selected and introduced by James Fenton, a Whitbread-winning poet himself, rightly famed for his own love poetry. Organised according to poets, rather than subjects, the edition celebrates love poetry originating in the English language, from Wyatt to the present day. It includes blues lyrics, American folk poetry, Elizabethan lyrics, Broadway songs, and a full range of poetic styles from the aristocratic to the popular. Eminently readable and engaging, "The New Faber Book of Love Poetry" presents some of the most emotive and memorable lyric poems produced in the English language from the Renaissance to the present day.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #89591 in Books
• Published on: 2006-11-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 453 pages

Customer Reviews

This book has recaptured my love of poetry.....
I have not read poetry since my school days but found this book absolutley delightful. It truly is a gem with great classics like Shakespeare's sonnets, Keats and Yates. It is also a great introduction to modern poetry too. I really liked John Fuller's poems (particularly Valentine) and will definetly read more of his work in the future. I highly recommend this book and it has definetly recaptured my love of poetry.

My "big book of love poems"
Upon receiving my order I opened it up immediately and began to flick through the poems. Of only the few i read, I found them incredible. I got more and more into the book and kept finding gems of poems. I'm glad I had to purchase this book for my englsih lessons. I'm enjoying it thoroughly and think I always will.