Love Poetry Collection: BBC Book

In this wonderful compilation of over eighty poems, poets of every age consider that most universal of themes: Love.

From traditional favorites such as William Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? To contemporary poems such as John Fuller's Valentine and Ted Hughes' Lovesong, this collection, read by Judi Dench, Michael Williams, Charlotte Attenborough and Paul Rhys, is proof that Britain is a nation of romantics at heart.

Produced by the world's experts in fine radio entertainment and featuring an inspired and stirring soundtrack, this exquisite collection of the world's favorite love poems will move and delight ardent devotees to poetry and introduce a new and enchanting world of poetry to first-time listeners.