03.01.03
The
Nation's Favourite Poems of Desire
Foreword by Mariella Frostrup
"Desire
is the emotion that sets us apart from the rest of the animal kingdom.
We are ruled by it, yet, ironically, it's that irrational appetite
for anything from an ice cream to an empire to a fellow human being,
that has led to us becoming the masters of our small part of the
universe... Consumed with desire we are at our most human and least
predictable...
"Poetry
is desire's chosen language and remains the perfect form for expressing
our secret longings聟" Mariella
Frostrup
The
Nation's Favourite Poems of Desire brings together one hundred of
the greatest poems of desire in the English language, exploring
the many aspects of love and longing - from John Donne enticing
his lover in "To His Mistress Going to Bed", to Carol
Ann Duffy voicing her most profound longings in "Warming Her
Pearls; from Ted Hughes' "Lovesong" which describes the
savage intensity that can arise from passion satisfied, to Wendy
Cope's offbeat "Song", which is sure to raise a smile.
With
its diverse and accessible range of sensual, moving and often provocative
verse,
The Nation's Favorite Poems of Desire is a wonderful collection
to satisfy your deepest emotional cravings聟
The
Nation's Favourite Poems of Desire is the eleventh title in the
bestselling poetry
series, which has achieved combined sales of over 1.3 million. The
range consistently appears in the top five bestselling poetry book
lists.
Published:
16th January 2003
Price:
拢6.99
ISBN: 0563488344
Notes
to Editors:
The
Nation's Favourite Series began in 1996 with The Nation's Favourite
Poems, which has now sold over 690,000 copies and is the best-selling
anthology. There are now eleven books in the series, which as a
whole has combined sales of over 1.3 million.
Titles
In The Series:
The
Nation's Favourite Poems
The
Nation's Favourite Love Poems
The
Nation's Favourite Comic Poems
The
Nation's Favourite Twentieth Century Poems
The
Nation's Favourite Shakespeare
The
Nation's Favourite Poems of Childhood
The
Nation's Favourite Children's Poems
The
Nation's Favourite Poems of Animals
The
Nation's Favourite Poems of Journeys
The
Nation's Favourite Poems of Celebration
Audio cassettes available from 大象传媒 Radio Collection:
The
Nation's Favourite Poems The Nation's Favourite Love Poems
The
Nation's Favourite Comic Poems The Nation's Favourite Shakespeare
The
Nations's Favourite Lakeland Poems The Nation's Favourite Poems
of Childhood
(The
titles above are also available on CD)
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