Lifelines: Letters from Famous People about Their Favourite PoemNiall MacMonagle 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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... human child ! To the waters and the wild With a faery , hand in hand , For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand . Where the wandering water gushes From the hills above Glen - Car , In pools among the rushes That ...
... human child ! To the waters and the wild With a faery , hand in hand , For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand . Where the wandering water gushes From the hills above Glen - Car , In pools among the rushes That ...
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... human spirit and for human lives . I hope that this is of some use to you and I apologise for not getting in touch sooner . I was out of the country for a while . Every good wish with the project , Yours very sincerely , Seán Lucy ...
... human spirit and for human lives . I hope that this is of some use to you and I apologise for not getting in touch sooner . I was out of the country for a while . Every good wish with the project , Yours very sincerely , Seán Lucy ...
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... human heart by which we live , Thanks to its tenderness , its joys , and fears , To me the meanest flower that blows can give Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears . William Wordsworth ( 1770-1850 ) HELEN VENDLER 152 Harvard ...
... human heart by which we live , Thanks to its tenderness , its joys , and fears , To me the meanest flower that blows can give Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears . William Wordsworth ( 1770-1850 ) HELEN VENDLER 152 Harvard ...
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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