The Nation's Favourite Poems Paperback – 19 Sept. 1996

Many old favourites in this collection. This hardback copy is secondhand, published in 1998.From an independent supplier hosted by Amazon, a good way to find decent condition older books.

This is a very good selection of poems which will satisfy everyone. Obviously some will not be happy with some but it has a good range of traditional and modern poems. Enjoyable.

Very good if into poems

Great variety of poems. A gift for my husband.

Lean't my copy to someone long ago so naturally having to buy another.

Brought this after watching the BBC series. There is a forward by G R Jones which is interesting and which acknowledges the Unknown Soldier poem (do not stand by my grave and weep).They are in order of most votes so Rudyard Kiplings 'If' is number 1. Also there is a first line and author index at the back. This is really helpful because sometimes you just cant place your favourite.This is a very well worn copy, I have read a few to my kids, and am very proud that they can recite Leisure, Tyger, Daffodils. I also brought Nation favourite love poems and poems of childhood but this is by far my favourite. The audio version is also very good and features John Nettles and is well worth considering.

Lovely book. Speedy delivery.

Best point: a good collection of poems, something to suit everyone. I bought this as a Christmas present for my 10 year old great nephew, who write his own poems and deserves encouragement. It looks ideal for him as he can dip in and out as he becomes older.Bad point: obviously this is a paperback edition, but even taking that into account the cover is rather flimsy and, presumably as a result, was delivered with a crease in one corner. It was particularly annoying for me as it was a gift for someone else.