My First Oxford Book of Poems

My First Oxford Book of Poems
Author: John Foster
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Children's poetry
ISBN: 9780192763396

A children's collection of poetry by English poets.

My First Oxford Book of Christmas Poems

My First Oxford Book of Christmas Poems
Author: John Foster
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 93
Release: 2003
Genre: Children's poetry, English
ISBN: 9780192762986

An illustrated collection of poems about Christmas.

The Oxford Book of Latin American Poetry

The Oxford Book of Latin American Poetry
Author: Cecilia Vicuña
Publisher:
Total Pages: 603
Release: 2009
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 0195124545

The most inclusive single-volume anthology of Latin American poetry intranslation ever produced.

The Oxford Book of American Poetry

The Oxford Book of American Poetry
Author: David Lehman
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 1193
Release: 2006
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 019516251X

Redefines the great canon of American poetry from its origins in the 17th century right up to the present.

My First Oxford Book of Stories

My First Oxford Book of Stories
Author: Geraldine McCaughrean
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Children's stories, English
ISBN: 9780192781871

A perfect first book of stories for a young child. Old favourites such as Goldilocks and the Three Bears and The Gingerbread Man are told by award winning author Geraldine McCaughrean in her own inimitable style. There is plenty of fun and humor in the re-tellings, without losing sightof the traditional shape and feel of the original stories. The illustrations by Ruby Green are a delight - finely detailed and beautifully coloured.

The First Poems in English

The First Poems in English
Author: Michael Alexander
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 187
Release: 2008-05-29
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 0141918764

This selection of the earliest poems in English comprises works from an age in which verse was not written down, but recited aloud and remembered. Heroic poems celebrate courage, loyalty and strength, in excerpts from Beowulf and in The Battle of Brunanburgh, depicting King Athelstan’s defeat of his northern enemies in 937 AD, while The Wanderer and The Seafarer reflect on exile, loss and destiny. The Gnomic Verses are proverbs on the natural order of life, and the Exeter Riddles are witty linguistic puzzles. Love elegies include emotional speeches from an abandoned wife and separated lovers, and devotional poems include a vision of Christ’s cross in The Dream of the Rood, and Caedmon’s Hymn, perhaps the oldest poem in English, speaking in praise of God.

The Oxford Book of Christmas Poems

The Oxford Book of Christmas Poems
Author: Michael Harrison
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-09-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780192782434

The winter landscape at Christmas, the story of the Nativity, the celebrations of the season, and the coming of the New Year-these are explored through more than 120 poems, both old and new. Included in this wonderful illustrated collection are poems by Ted Hughes, John Betjeman, W.H. Auden, Thomas Hardy, Michael Rosen, and many more.