Poems of the Decade: An Anthology of the Forward Books of Poetry

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They are awarded annually for the Best Collection, Best First Collection and Best Single Poem published in Britain and Ireland and are recognised for bringing together familiar names and exciting new talent. It is then up to you to decide on another poem to use from the prescribed anthology, meaning that it is important to be confident on all the set poems and the different ways they can link to each other. Publication date 2015 Topics English poetry -- 21st century, English poetry Publisher London : Forward Ltd. We recommend talking to your teacher / educational establishment to confirm the specific details of the exact course you are studying.

For AS Level students, you will be given two questions to pick from, and each will specify a poem to be used. Poems of the Decade 2011—2020 celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of the Forward Prizes for Poetry. One half of that exam made up of the Post-2000 poetry that is part of the Poems of the Decade Anthology, and the other half a selection of Pre-1900 poetry, such as English Romantic Verse. From Nobel Laureates Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter to theatre greats Tom Stoppard and Alan Bennett to rising stars Polly Stenham and Florian Zeller, Faber Drama presents the very best theatre has to offer.Poems of the Decade brings together more than one hundred poems from the many thousands submitted to the Forward Prizes for Poetry in the first decade of the 21st century. Our resources are crucial for knowledge lovers everywhere—so if you find all these bits and bytes useful, please pitch in.

The Forward Prizes for Poetry have established themselves as central to the literary landscape of modern Britain. Poems of the Decade is a celebration of the last ten years of poetry published in the UK and Ireland.It includes poems by Raymond Antrobus, Simon Armitage, Fiona Benson, Liz Berry, Caroline Bird, Vahni Capildeo, Alice Oswald and Claudia Rankine. We understand that not everyone can donate right now, but if you can afford to contribute, we promise it will be put to good use.