As a child I loved poetry - still do - and a poetry anthology was always beside my bed. Here is one to inspire the young of today and I would hope would quickly become a book dipped Into frequently. Chris Riddell has chosen some of the poems that have coloured and inspired his life - not an overwhelming number but ranging from classics such a Ode to a Nightingale and A Road Less Travelled to contemporary works by Duffy and Neil Gaiman. The whole is embellished by Chris's art. Accessible, attractive - a book to treasure.
(Ferelith Hordon - bwl 91 Winter 2019 ) |
