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It has often been said that love, both sacred and profane, is the only true subject of the lyric poem. Nothing better justifies this claim than the splendid poems in this volume, which range from the writings of ancient China to those of modern-day America and represent, at its most piercing, a universal experience of the human soul.







The Listener Vol. 113. No. 2913. 13 June 1985 contains Cuckoo & Where I Sit Writing My Poem
Thirteen Poems of Revenge (Introduced by Sophie Hannah)
Let Us Compare Mythologies
Hallelujah for 50Ft Women