Download or read book The Oxford Book of Christmas Poems written by Michael Harrison and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2009-09-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Christmas Poems written by John Hollander and published by Everyman's Library. This book was released on 1999-10-26 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas is both a holiday and a holy day, and from the start it has been associated with poetry, from the song of the seraphim above the manger to the cherished carols around the punch bowl. This garland of Christmas poems contains not only the ones you would insist on finding here ("A Visit from St. Nicholas," "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming," and "The Twelve Days of Christmas" among them) but such equally enchanting though lesser-known Yuletide treasures as Emily Dickinson's "The Savior must have been a docile Gentleman," Anthony Hecht's "Christmas Is Coming," Rudyard Kipling's "Christmas in India," Langston Hughes's "Shepherd's Song at Christmas," Robert Graves's "The Christmas Robin," and happy surprises like Phyllis McGinley's "Office Party," Dorothy Parker's "The Maid-Servant at the Inn," and Philip Larkin's "New Year Poem."
Download or read book Christmas Poems written by U. A. Fanthorpe and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A late-flowering poet who was the imaginative voice of the chronically ignored and a witty sceptic of conventional thinking.
Download or read book Christmas Poems written by Gaby Morgan and published by Macmillan Children's Books. This book was released on 2020-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wonderful anthology of gorgeous poems - both classic and brand new - carols and hymns for Christmas. It captures all the emotion and excitement of the festive season and on through to the New Year.
Download or read book A Visit from St Nicholas written by Clement Clarke Moore and published by Boston : Atlantic monthly Press. This book was released on 1921 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A poem about the visit that Santa Claus pays to the children of the world during the night before every Christmas.
Download or read book Christmas Poems written by Wendy Cope and published by Faber & Faber Poetry. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wendy Cope is a national treasure of the poetry world. This edition will be a highlight of the Christmas gift market, collecting together Cope's twelve best festive poems - jewels from decades of glittering verse - including anthology favourites such as 'The Christmas Life'. With lively illustrations to accompany the heart-warming words, this little hardback delightfully captures the spirit of the season.
Download or read book Favorite Christmas Poems written by James Daley and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03-02 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich and varied compilation of Yuletide verse, this collection will enchant readers of all ages. Featured poets include Kipling, Poe, Longfellow, Dickinson, Hardy, Donne, and many others. 25 illustrations.
Download or read book Amazing Peace written by Maya Angelou and published by Schwartz & Wade. This book was released on 2010-11-03 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dazzling Christmas poem by Maya Angelou is powerful and inspiring for people of all faiths. In this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of Christmas, so that hope and love can once again light up our holidays and the world. “Angels and Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward,” she writes, “and speak the word aloud. Peace.” Read by the poet at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree at the White House on December 1, 2005, Maya Angelou’ s celebration of the “Glad Season” is a radiant affirmation of the goodness of life.
Download or read book The Colors of Christmas written by Marie Jaume Goff-Tuttle and published by Goff Books. This book was released on 2013-10-30 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of Christmas diversity in poetic prose shares a gentle message about how all races are alike and that Christmas is celebrated in many colors.
Download or read book You Took the Last Bus Home written by Brian Bilston and published by Unbound Publishing. This book was released on 2016-10-06 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You Took the Last Bus Home is the first and long-awaited collection of ingeniously hilarious and surprisingly touching poems from Brian Bilston, the mysterious ‘Poet Laureate of Twitter’. With endless wit, imaginative wordplay and underlying heartache, he offers profound insights into modern life, exploring themes as diverse as love, death, the inestimable value of a mobile phone charger, the unbearable torment of forgetting to put the rubbish out, and the improbable nuances of the English language. Constantly experimenting with literary form, Bilston’s words have been known to float off the page, take the shape of the subjects they explore, and reflect our contemporary world in the form of Excel spreadsheets, Venn diagrams and Scrabble tiles. This irresistibly charming collection of his best-loved poems will make you laugh out loud while making you question the very essence of the human condition in the twenty-first century.
Download or read book Mistletoe and Rhyme written by Nigel Smith and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-08 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy Christmas with this hilarious compilation of silly rhymes for Christmas times, written and illustrated by Nigel SmithAmongst other things: Shriek ... as you find out why greyhounds are not just for Christmas!Gasp ... as you discover why an ostrich doesn't fly!and ... try to control your bladder when you find out what happened to 'Ralf' the greedy mutt!This festive companion also includes 4 unique 'puzzle poems' and some of the well-loved seasonal adventures of 'My Brother James, and Me', a series of funny rhymes about two naughty boys and their poor unfortunate father!This is a humorous read aloud delight with great poems to perform and share with family and friends. Suitable for very young adults to very old adults!What the critics said:'Beautifully conceived' ... Mary and Joseph'One Star' ... The ShepherdsVolume 2. 'Prose n' Turkeys' is also available
Download or read book Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year written by and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year is not just for Christmas, but for all time." —Helena Bonham Carter A magnificent collection of 365 passages from Shakespeare's works, for the Shakespeare scholar and neophyte alike. Make Shakespeare a part of your daily routine with Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year, a yearlong collection of passages from Shakespeare's greatest works. Drawing from the full spectrum of plays and sonnets to mark each day of the year, whether it's a scene from Hamlet to celebrate Christmas or a Sonnet in June to help you enjoy a summer's day. There are also passages to mark important days in the Shakespeare calendar, both from his own life and from his plays: You'll read a pivotal speech from Julius Caesar on the Ides of March and celebrate Valentine's day with a sonnet. Every passage is accompanied by an enlightening note to teach you its significance and help you better appreciate the timelessness and poetry of Shakespeare's words. Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year will give you a thoughtful way reflect on each day, all while giving you a deeper appreciation for the most famous writer in the English language.
Download or read book Christmas Poems written by Myra Cohn Livingston and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eighteen selections include offerings by Harry Behn, X.J. Kennedy, Christina Rossetti, and John Ciardi.
Download or read book The Christmas Collection written by Carol Ann Duffy and published by Picador. This book was released on 2021-11-11 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For a decade, while she was Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy gifted her thousands of readers an illustrated poem every Christmas, transporting them in one year to a seventeenth-century festival on the frozen Thames, in another to Western Front to witness the famous 1914 truce, then to a sweet winter's night in the South of France with Pablo Picasso and his small dog. Christmas Poems showcases Duffy's bold and innovative voice, alongside gorgeous artwork from Rob Ryan, David De Las Heras and Lara Hawthorne, amongst others. These ten much-loved poems are gathered together for the first time in this compendium to make a perfect gift for old friends celebrating a decade's tradition or those experiencing the magic of Duffy's festive verse for the first time.
Download or read book Waddie Mitchell s Christmas Poems written by Waddie Mitchell and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 1987 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated anthology of cowboy poems that ranges from tongue-in-cheek encounters with Santa to reflections about life on the prairie
Download or read book Living Christmas Every Day written by Helen Steiner Rice and published by Barbour Books. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why experience the Christmas spirit only during the holiday season when you can live Christmas every day? This refreshing gift book offers just the encouragement you need to embrace important elements of Christmas—the joy, the giving, the celebration, the prayer, and the Greatest Gift. Extend the Christmas spirit throughout the year with Living Christmas Every Day, where you’ll find the encouragement and inspiration you need to keep Christmas in your heart.
Download or read book 100 Best Christmas Poems for Children written by Roger McGough and published by SPCK. This book was released on 2021-08-19 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘If poems were gifts, and in many ways they are, children will find plenty to absorb and amuse them in this bulging stocking of an anthology.’ Roger McGough From traditional verses by Christina Rossetti and William Blake to modern classics by Julia Donaldson and Benjamin Zephaniah, this heart-warming Christmas anthology will delight children and adults of all ages. All the wonders of the season are captured in 100 Best Christmas Poems for Children. Perfect for reading aloud with all the family or for children aged 8-12 to read to themselves, there are verses that will encourage you to reflect on the Christmas themes of joy, hope and peace for all the world, while also savouring the festive fun of everything else that Christmas brings – from the opening of the first Advent window to the tidying away of all the decorations on Twelfth Night. Edited and introduced by beloved poet Roger McGough, this enchanting children’s poetry book make a wonderful gift and keepsake and will be cherished by all who read it. Children will gain an appreciation for language and storytelling as the magic of Christmas is brought to life by this anthology that they’ll return to over and over again each year.
