{"product_id":"2026200010459-secondhand-the-everyman-book-of-light-verse","title":"The Everyman Book Of Light Verse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn\/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\n\nRobert 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130669375707,"sku":"2026200010459-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/8b9ac518-a498-47fe-8a9c-9e02436cc7ca.png?v=1786588385","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200010459-secondhand-the-everyman-book-of-light-verse","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}