The Book of Dog Poems

by Sarah Maycock (Illustrator), Ana Sampson (Editor)

Overview

The truth I do not stretch or shove
When I state that the dog is full of love.
I've also found, by actual test,
A wet dog is the lovingest.
'The Dog' by Ogden Nash

The relationship between us humans and our dogs has inspired many of the world's greatest poets. Sometimes funny, sometimes moving, the poems in this beautifully illustrated anthology are a true celebration of the faithful, affectionate, delightful dog. The perfect gift for dog lovers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786279439
Publisher:	Laurence King Publishing
Publication date:	09/07/2021
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	627,475
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Ana Sampson is the editor of several bestselling poetry anthologies, including I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud (the third best-selling poetry title of 2009) and She is Fierce. Ana's books have sold over 230,000 copies. She often writes and speaks about poetry in the media.

Since being chosen by It’s Nice That as one of the most promising graduates of 2011, Sarah Maycock's clients have included the likes of Sony Music, The Times, the BBC, Waitrose, Jamie Oliver Magazine, Liberty, MiH Jeans, The Financial Times, The Guardian, Pentagram, Quadrille Publishing, Conran Design and Kinfolk.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

Rehomer's Prayer Di Sidney 10

Dog, on First Being Named Jane Commane 12

From Macbeth William Shakespeare 15

A Little Dog Sense Sue Hardy-Dawson 16

The Song of the Dog Quoodle G. K. Chesterton 18

Flush or Faunus Elizabeth Barrett Browning 21

From Bibbles D. H. Lawrence 22

We Meet at Morn, My Dog and I Hardwicke Drummond Rawnsley 24

Flight Lisa Oliver 26

I Started Early, Took My Dog Emily Dickinson 28

Roads Amy Lowell 30

From The Invitation: To Tom Hughes Charles Kingsley 32

Dog Harold Monro 34

The Little White Dog May Ellis Nichols 37

Golden Retrievals Mark Doty 38

They (may forget (their names (if let out))) Vahni Capildeo 41

Uncertainty is Not a Good Dog Jo Shapcott 42

Black Dog Alison Brackenbury 44

The New Dog Linda Pastan 46

Les Petits Chiens de Paris Helen Burke 49

The Little Dog's Day Rupert Brooke 50

Lone Dog Irene Rutherford McLeod 52

Dog Lawrence Ferlinghetti 54

Pluviophile Wendy Pratt 58

The Dogs at Live Oak Beach, Santa Cruz Alicia Ostriker 60

The Dog Parade Arthur Guiterman 62

Dogs and Weather Winifred Welles 65

The Dog Ogden Nash 66

A Popular Personage at Home Thomas Hardy 68

Walking the Dog Howard Nemerov 70

From A Midsummer Night's Dream William Shakespeare 73

To a Black Greyhound Julian Grenfell 74

The Lurcher William Cowper 77

Paws on the Snow Roger Stevens 78

Tom's Little Dog Walter de la Mare 81

The Hairy Dog Herbert Asquith 82

Maggie Anon 83

Barry, the St Bernard Samuel Rogers 84

Full of the Moon Karla Kuskin 86

The Kindness of Dogs Helen Burke 88

Not My Dog Matt Harvey 90

The Best Moment of the Night Tony Hoagland 92

Verse for a Certain Dog Dorothy Parker 95

Lost Dog Ellen Bass 96

I Am His Highness' Dog at Kew Alexander Pope 98

Dog Helen (14) 101

The Dog Aracelis Girmay 102

Mongrel Heart David Baker 104

The Dog Edgar A. Guest 106

Fidelity of the Dog William Wordsworth 108

The Home-Loving Dog Matthew Prior 112

A Friendly Welcome George Gordon Lord Byron 113

Argus Alexander Pope 114

Fellowship in Grief Thomas Aird 116

O Pug! Stevie Smith 118

The Frolicsome Old Dog John Clare 120

The Best Friend Meribah Abbott 123

Our Dog Jock James Payn 124

Exemplary Nick Sydney Smith 125

The Power of the Dog Rudyard Kipling 126

Credits and bibliography 128