Poetry selected by Andrew Motion Andrew Motion, the current Poet Laureate recently shared his list of favourite poetry books with the Guardian
This is the list
- Lyrical Ballads by William Wordworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge (published anonymously at the time)
- Lamia, Isabella, the Eve of St.Agnes and Other Poems by John Keats
- Poems, Chiefly Lyrical by Alfred Tennyson
- Leaves of Grass by Walt Whiman
- North of Boston by Robert Frost
- Poems by Edward Thomas
- Poems by W H Auden
- The Less Deceived by Philip Larkin
- North by Seamus Heaney
- Complete Poems by Elizabeth Bishop
The editions that we offer may differ slightly from those listed and would be unlikely to be the original editions or compliations in all cases, but we can and will offer the same works
You can enjoy some local contemporary poetry by attending events like "Open Mike Nights" organised by the County Borough Council Arts Department. Contact them for details by emailing arts@merthyr.gov.uk
Why don't you send us a list of your favourite poetry books by emailing us at library.services@merthyr.gov.uk?
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