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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... Never seek to tell thy love . I love this poem because it is sad - I have always liked sad poems best , I think and ... Never Seek to Tell Thy Love Never seek to tell LETTERS FROM FAMOUS PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR FAVOURITE POEM 49 page Liam Ó ...
... Never seek to tell thy love . I love this poem because it is sad - I have always liked sad poems best , I think and ... Never Seek to Tell Thy Love Never seek to tell LETTERS FROM FAMOUS PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR FAVOURITE POEM 49 page Liam Ó ...
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... never to forget song . The essential delight of the blood drawn from ageless springs Breaking through rocks in worlds before our earth . Never to deny its pleasure in the morning simple light Nor its grave evening demand for love . Never ...
... never to forget song . The essential delight of the blood drawn from ageless springs Breaking through rocks in worlds before our earth . Never to deny its pleasure in the morning simple light Nor its grave evening demand for love . Never ...
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... never pompously or self - consciously it dares to take on the ' great ' themes - the conflict of spirit and sense ... never breaks up its lines to weep ' , as a poem never should . And though , quite clearly , it is a poem that thinks ...
... never pompously or self - consciously it dares to take on the ' great ' themes - the conflict of spirit and sense ... never breaks up its lines to weep ' , as a poem never should . And though , quite clearly , it is a poem that thinks ...
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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