PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Anthony Holden is an award-winning journalist who has published more than 30 books, including biographies of Laurence Olivier, Tchaikovsky and Shakespeare.He has published translations of opera, ancient Greek plays and poetry. His son Ben is a writer and film producer. He was director of European Film and Television at Exclusive Media, where he helped relaunch Britain's most famous film production label, Hammer. Anthony and Ben both live in London.
'Everyone who reads this collection will be roused: disturbed by the pain, exalted in the zest for joy given by poets' * Observer * 'An anthology of some of the most emotive lines in literature chosen by 100 famous and admired men' -- Vanessa Thorpe * Observer * 'Occasionally baffling but mostly illuminating . . . As with all the best anthologies, there is a compelling mixture of the well-known and the obscure' * Event Magazine, The Mail on Sunday * '[An] eclectic collection of moving poems, chosen by a selection of well-known men . . . Organised chronologically, the poems in this book are preceded by a short explanatory note by the men who selected them. These pieces are probably the most interesting aspect of the book and give what would have been, without a doubt, an interesting poetry anthology anyway, far more substance and credibility . . . This is an interesting book, a perfect gift' * The Literary Shed * 'That's the great thing about a good anthology of poems: you are reminded of old friends and introduced to new ones . . . This is a welcome addition to my shelves and I'll look forward to Poems That Make Woman Cry. I hope they ask me to be in it' * Sunday Telegraph * 'It really is a fascinating anthology. Finding out what makes particular men emotional is intriguing' -- Brian Lynch * Irish Independent * 'This book explores the often neglected subject of male emotion through timeless poetry' * Joy of Text, Living North Magazine * 'Pure genius . . . what I love most is the proud grasp of emotion as mature and manly' -- Bel Mooney * Daily Mail * 'Pure genius . . . what I love most is the proud grasp of emotion as mature and manly' -- Bel Mooney * Daily Mail * 'A wonderfully powerful and moving experience' -- Jade Craddock * New Books, July '14 *
