{"product_id":"9781910065143","title":"Laurie Lee: Selected Poems","description":"\u003cbr\u003eLaurie Lee was a celebrated English novelist, screenwriter, and poet, whose autobiographical novels \u003ci\u003eCider with Rosie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAs I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Moment of War\u003c\/i\u003e found enormous popularity in England. However, poetry was really his favorite form of writing, an area where success frustratingly eluded him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaurie Lee Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e collects forty of Lee’s best poems, and provides the perfect introduction to this beloved authors lesser known works. The collection contains works such as Lee’s first poem, which appeared \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Referee \u003c\/i\u003ein 1934, poems first published in Cyril Connolly’s Horizon magazine in 1940, and selections from his first volume of poems, \u003ci\u003eThe Sun My Monument\u003c\/i\u003e. Several poems written in the early 1940s reflect the atmosphere of the war, but also capture the beauty of the English countryside. Also included is the poem “Twelfth Night” from \u003ci\u003eMy Many-coated Man\u003c\/i\u003e, which was set for unaccompanied mixed choir by American composer Samuel Barber in 1968.\u003cbr\u003e This year marks the hundredth anniversary of Lee’s birth, and consequently a resurgence of interest in Lee’s body of work. \u003ci\u003eLaurie Lee Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect choice for those wanting a new look at an engaging author.","brand":"Unicorn Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50096662872304,"sku":"9781910065143","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781910065143","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}