Faster, higher, stronger winning words are those that inspire you on to Olympian goals. From falling in love to overcoming adversity, celebrating a new born or learning to live with dignity here is a book to inspire and to thrill through lifes most magical moments. From William Shakespeare to Carol Ann Duffy, our most popular and best loved poets and poems are gathered in one essential collection, alongside many lesser known treasures that are waiting to be discovered. These are poems that help you to see the miraculous in the commonplace and turn the everyday into the exceptional to discover, in Kiplings words, that yours is the Earth and everything thats in it.

Binding: Paperback;240 pages; Publisher: Faber and Faber Ltd; Classification: DCQ; Weight: 316 g; Dimensions: 199 x 130 x 20

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