Readings & poems / edited by Jane McMorland Hunter.

Title:

ISBN:

9781849941426

Publication Information:

London, U.K. : Batsford, 2014.

Physical Description:

188 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm

General Note:

Includes indexes.

Contents:

Time now makes a new beginning -- The voices of children -- Thou hast my heart -- If ever two were one -- All passion spent -- A quiet door -- Love and go on -- The natural order.

Summary:

Special occasions deserve special words--phrases more eloquent than we ourselves could compose. This lavishly illustrated collection includes some of the best readings ever created to mark births and birthdays, engagements and weddings, retirements and deaths. Arranged by theme, it includes writers ranging from Shakespeare and Wordsworth to Whitman, Angelou, and Dr. Seuss, as well as Apache prayers and Irish blessings.

Subject Term:

Life -- Poetry.

Weddings -- Poetry.

Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Poetry

Baptism -- Poetry

Life cycle, Human -- Literary collections.

Genre:

Literature

Added Author:

Hunter, Jane McMorland

OCLC Number:

ocn880742238