SELECTED POEMS

u003cpu003eA pioneering poet of the Romantic movement, William Wordsworth was made Poet Laureate in 1843 for his lyrical innovation.u003c/pu003eu003cpu003ePart of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition has an introduction by Peter Harness.u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eu003ciu003eSelected Poemsu003c/iu003e contains some of Wordsworth’s most acclaimed and influential works including an extract from his magnus opus,u003ciu003e The Preludeu003c/iu003e, alongside shorter poems such as ‘I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud’, ‘To a Skylark’ and ‘Tintern Abbey’. Wordsworth’s poems, more often than not written at his home in Grasmere in the beautiful English Lake District, are lyrical evocations of nature and divinity. They have a force and clarity of language akin to everyday speech which was revolutionary at the time.u003c/pu003e