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Rhyme & Reason: A Short History of Poetry (for People Who Don't Like Poetry)

By Mark Forsyth
Hardcover
$24.99
By Mark Forsyth
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“Enchanting” —Stephen Fry

Did you know:

  • Lord Byron sold more books in a day than Jane Austen did in her lifetime
  • During the First World War there were more women poets published than soldier poets
  • A kitchen-maid became one of the most popular poets of the 18th century

Some people worry that they don't appreciate poetry; but English poetry wasn't written to be appreciated, it was written to be enjoyed. For six centuries people have been reading poetry for enjoyment - for fun, romance, religi...

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