The Everyman Book Of Light Verse
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
The Everyman Book of Light Verse is a masterfully curated anthology that gathers the wittiest, most playful, and most irresistible poems in the English language under one roof. Edited with a discerning eye, the collection spans centuries of verse that winks at the reader — from sharp satirical epigrams and whimsical nonsense to bawdy limericks and elegant comic rhymes — drawing together voices as diverse as Lewis Carroll, Ogden Nash, and Hilaire Belloc in a celebration of poetry's lighter register. Robert Robinson, celebrated broadcaster and literary wit, brings his formidable intelligence and impeccable taste to bear on a genre too often dismissed as mere entertainment. His selection argues, persuasively and joyfully, that light verse demands the same technical precision and imaginative flair as its more solemn counterpart — and that laughter, in the hands of the greatest poets, is itself a form of truth. Whether you are a lifelong devotee of comic verse or a curious newcomer, this anthology will leave you wondering why anyone ever took poetry so seriously.
Author: Robert Robinson
Format: Hardback
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
The Everyman Book of Light Verse is a masterfully curated anthology that gathers the wittiest, most playful, and most irresistible poems in the English language under one roof. Edited with a discerning eye, the collection spans centuries of verse that winks at the reader — from sharp satirical epigrams and whimsical nonsense to bawdy limericks and elegant comic rhymes — drawing together voices as diverse as Lewis Carroll, Ogden Nash, and Hilaire Belloc in a celebration of poetry's lighter register. Robert Robinson, celebrated broadcaster and literary wit, brings his formidable intelligence and impeccable taste to bear on a genre too often dismissed as mere entertainment. His selection argues, persuasively and joyfully, that light verse demands the same technical precision and imaginative flair as its more solemn counterpart — and that laughter, in the hands of the greatest poets, is itself a form of truth. Whether you are a lifelong devotee of comic verse or a curious newcomer, this anthology will leave you wondering why anyone ever took poetry so seriously.