Lifelines: Letters from Famous People about Their Favourite PoemNiall MacMonagle Town House, 1992 - 338 pages Between 1985 and 1992, fifth formers at Wesley College, Dublin, wrote to a variety of famous people, asking them to name their favourite poem and give the reasons why it meant so much to them. In 1992, a collection of these letters and poems was published by TownHouse. The anthology was a huge success and has been reprinted many times since. In their letters to the teenagers, 223 famous people give honest, immediate, humorous, profound and revealing insights into themselves as they describe the reasons for their choice. Contributors include Garret FitzGerald, Maeve Binchy, Richard Branson, Mother Teresa, Jeffrey Archer, Jeremy Irons, Conor Cruise O'Brien and Cyril Cusack, making this a truly remarkable and unique anthology. |
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Page 109
... invitation to contribute to the book . My sincere congratulations on your initiative and dedication in producing a book I have some idea of the amount of perseverance and sheer hard labour involved . It is terrible that such efforts ...
... invitation to contribute to the book . My sincere congratulations on your initiative and dedication in producing a book I have some idea of the amount of perseverance and sheer hard labour involved . It is terrible that such efforts ...
Page 159
... invitation to me to choose a poem . But what a problem , as I have many favourite poems . However , I select Emily Dickinson as she speaks so vividly to me now ; a person who maintained her integrity as an artist , shown again and again ...
... invitation to me to choose a poem . But what a problem , as I have many favourite poems . However , I select Emily Dickinson as she speaks so vividly to me now ; a person who maintained her integrity as an artist , shown again and again ...
Page 221
... inviting me to name a favourite poem for your Lifelines IV . I love the passion and precision of much Elizabethan poetry ... invitation . A splendid enterprise . Hope this will suffice . With all best wishes , Sebastian Barry Saint Judas ...
... inviting me to name a favourite poem for your Lifelines IV . I love the passion and precision of much Elizabethan poetry ... invitation . A splendid enterprise . Hope this will suffice . With all best wishes , Sebastian Barry Saint Judas ...
Contents
Garrett FitzGerald | 50 |
Julie OCallaghan | 56 |
Eileen Dunne | 63 |
Copyright | |
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Lifelines 2: Letters from Famous People about Their Favourite Poem Niall MacMonagle No preview available - 1994 |
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