by John Betjeman · Faber & Faber · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780571230990
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«John Betjeman» is a poetry anthology by John Betjeman, selected by Hugo Williams, published by Faber & Faber in paperback (128 pages).
Hugo Williams selects and introduces poems by John Betjeman in a volume from the Poet to Poet series, in which a contemporary poet champions a past author. It includes a personal and critical introduction. Betjeman, appointed Poet Laureate in 1972, was a highly popular author for his accessible, light poetry attentive to architecture.
Volume in the Poet to Poet series from Faber & Faber, with selection by Hugo Williams. Published in 2006; text in English.
For readers interested in English poetry and in selections from the Poet to Poet series.
Sir John Betjeman was an English poet, writer, and broadcaster. He was Poet Laureate from 1972 until his death. He was a founding member of The Victorian Society and first president of The Hackney Society and a passionate defender of Victorian architecture, helping to save St Pancras railway station from demolition. He began his career as a journalist and ended it as one of the most popular British Poets Laureate and a much-loved figure on British television.
