John Betjeman: Poems Selected by Hugo Williams (Faber 80th Anniversary Edition) by Betjeman, Sir John - 2009

London: Faber & Faber, 2009. Hardcover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This copy appears to be unread and has no faults. In a Bath Teashop Let us not speak, for the love we bear one another - Let us hold hands and look.' She, such a very ordinary little woman; He, such a thumping crook; But both, for a moment, little lower than the angels In the teashop's ingle-nook. A new selection of John Betjeman poems, chosen by Hugo Williams, as one of six wonderful poetry collections published to celebrate Faber's eightieth anniversary. About the Author Sir John Betjeman (1906-84) was born in Highgate, the son of a manufacturer of Dutch descent. After university he joined the staff of the Architectural Review, thereafter working as a journalist and, during the Second World War, for various government departments. His first book of poems, Mount Zion (1931), was followed by numerous collections, notably A Few Late Chrysanthemums (1954). His poetry enjoyed immense popularity, as did his personality, and his knighthood in 1969 and appointment as Poet Laureate in 1972 were almost universally welcomed.