does W trouble you?

This celebration of rhyming poetry is one of the most interesting, wide-ranging and useful anthologies I've read in a long time. Selections have been taken from across the centuries, representing a range of genres from limericks to extracts from narrative sagas. Gerard Benson's introduction to this book pre-empts its reception by presenting a dialogue in letters, addressing many of the issues associated with rhyme, or its apparent absence, in poetry. The poems in the first and last sections are headed by unobtrusive notes directing the reader's attention to the way in which the poet has used rhyme. Highly recommended for all ages of children and adults, and as a resource for teachers and parents.