Poetry from the last 600 years - including a good Shakespeare section - appears in a worthwhile anthology, much of which has been chosen to declaim. Gyles Brandreth and I have different tastes (I prefer more freestyle, stream of consciousness stylings - think Simon Armitage) but there is lots of overlap. I should probably be nice about this book because Gyles Brandreth is a big promoter of poetry and I'm an aspiring poet.

Dancing by the Light of the Moon: Over 250 Poems to Read Dancing by the Light of the Moon: Over 250 Poems to Read

Gyles presents Great Canal Journeys on Channel 4 with Dame Sheila Hancock and regularly appears on Celebrity Gogglebox with Dame Maureen Lipman.Interesting selection and interesting narrative re the importance of poetry and benefits of learning it by heart. The book is full of tips and advice to get started and I am now on my way to learning my second poem by heart. Learning poems may help keep dementia at bay, so reading this book has made me determined to do just that.

Dancing by the Light of the Moon by Gyles Brandreth - Goodreads Dancing by the Light of the Moon by Gyles Brandreth - Goodreads

When the book arrived I was pleasantly surprised as it was a gorgeous to look at item well packaged and definitely value for money. Suitable for readers and audience's of many ages, notably helpful, read aloud to those with Alzheimer's and Dementia. It's wonderful and so much fun' Dame Judi Dench _______For every moment in your life, there is a poem. There were lots of poems I had known as a child and several Shakespearian play speeches that I had learnt in my teens so it was a lovely visit down memory lane.

This collection and the commentary is a beautiful celebration of poetry, if you’re into performance poetry. A. Milne * Maya AngelouBenjamin Zephaniah * Monty PythonCarol Ann Duffy * Oscar WildCelia Johnson * Roald DahlD.

Dancing by the light of the moon - Gyles Brandreth - The Bookery Dancing by the light of the moon - Gyles Brandreth - The Bookery

It was an interesting concept of learning poetry to keep your brain ticking over - worth thinking about! He is the author of two acclaimed royal biographies: Philip Elizabeth: Portrait of a Marriage and Charles Camilla: Portrait of a Love Affair. More than just a collection of poems, this is nothing less that Gyles Brandreth's love letter to poetry, poets and the poetic form.I look at daffodils and Spring in a different light now after learning 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud' for instance. After all, a poem can: comfort, challenge, be a friend, stretch your vocabulary, help you sleep, break the ice, find you a lover, be utter nonsense, console, make you laugh - or cry. As an afterthought, isn’t performing and feeling the poems what I learned to do since my first ever Chinese lesson? A brand-new collection of Britain's best-loved poetry, handpicked by Gyles Brandreth Following the recent success of the bestselling Have You Eaten Grandma? Full of over 250 of the nation's best-loved poems, this book will teach you the secrets of how to improve your memory and boost your brainpower.

Dancing By The Light of The Moon By Gyles Brandreth | Used

my wife said she saw me walking along the street talking to myself, I explained that actually I was reciting ‘I wondered lonely as s cloud’ by Wordsworth and felt very smug!The commentary teaches us just the right amount of technicality to understand differences in poetry and provides some background information on the authors and times these poems have famously been performed.