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 56
... poet as a child . With this , as with ' Felix Randal ' , let it be said that identification with the poet is the most desirable condition for the rendering of true poetry , allowing no intrusion of ' theatricality ' or pretence , or ...
... poet as a child . With this , as with ' Felix Randal ' , let it be said that identification with the poet is the most desirable condition for the rendering of true poetry , allowing no intrusion of ' theatricality ' or pretence , or ...
Page 130
... poetry or a poem by a real poet . To save time I am sending an effort of my own that I wrote long ago before the short story cast its spell over me . I had spent far too long going over books of poetry until I realised that trying to ...
... poetry or a poem by a real poet . To save time I am sending an effort of my own that I wrote long ago before the short story cast its spell over me . I had spent far too long going over books of poetry until I realised that trying to ...
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... poetry comes from and has a real beat to it when you recite it aloud . It is pure rap . Rap is the street poetry of Black America . ' I ain't got no quarrel with them Vietcong . ' It has music and truth . He stood against the ...
... poetry comes from and has a real beat to it when you recite it aloud . It is pure rap . Rap is the street poetry of Black America . ' I ain't got no quarrel with them Vietcong . ' It has music and truth . He stood against the ...
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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