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Loading... The Rattle Bag : An Anthology of Poetry (original 1982; edition 1985)by Ted Hughes (Editor)
Work InformationThe Rattle Bag by Seamus Heaney (Editor) (1982)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. My favourite book of poetry. However, may I correct the info for the book; it is edited by Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes. Yeah, pedantic, so what? It was mainly Heaney's effort, hence my correction ;) Anyway, wondrous poems from all around the world. A beautiful collection. ( ) The Rattle Bag is a mixed bag. William Blake gets eighteen entries, Rudyard Kipling none; Ogden Nash gets more entries than Sylvia Plath. By far the biggest contributor is Anonymous with his or her penchant for doggerel. There are, of course, many old favourites and new delights, but there are better poetry anthologies out there: I recommend Poem for the Day Books 1 and 2. If you want a book you can dip into, that you can use to explore different poets from around the world. That can be a reference point to start your voyage into the alleys, paths & highways of poetry this is a good book to start with.The poets covered, some are known, some famous, but theres obscure poems, anonymous poems, poets whose lines you see within these pages will set you off on the road to other works/writers.This book book is a key, a door, a path its up to you what you do with it. no reviews | add a review
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