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 47
... sure I am probably too late to help but if not here we go . My favourite poem is ' Daffodils ' by William Wordsworth . It is simple ( like myself ! ) and for me is synonymous with being at peace . It is spring - time , the sun is out ...
... sure I am probably too late to help but if not here we go . My favourite poem is ' Daffodils ' by William Wordsworth . It is simple ( like myself ! ) and for me is synonymous with being at peace . It is spring - time , the sun is out ...
Page 130
... sure if you want an attempt of my own at 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 ...
... sure if you want an attempt of my own at 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 ...
Page 306
... sure that I understand what it means , but I love the beauty of sounds and the images - ' fetch me far the verb To Be ' will be my catch cry in 1992 - provided it is to a ' place in the mind / Where only truthful things belong ' . Thank ...
... sure that I understand what it means , but I love the beauty of sounds and the images - ' fetch me far the verb To Be ' will be my catch cry in 1992 - provided it is to a ' place in the mind / Where only truthful things belong ' . Thank ...
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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