C. Day Lewis - A selection by the Author

by Cecil Day-Lewis

C. Day Selected Penguin Poets Book No. D17

Genres: Poetry

124 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1957

About the author

Cecil Day-Lewis, often written as C. Day-Lewis, was an Anglo-Irish poet and Poet Laureate from 1968 until his death in 1972. He also wrote mystery stories under the pseudonym of Nicholas Blake, most of which feature the fictional detective Nigel Strangeways.
During World War II, Day-Lewis worked as a publications editor in the Ministry of Information for the U.K. government, and also served in the Musbury branch of the British Home Guard. He was the father of actor Daniel Day-Lewis, and documentary filmmaker and television chef Tamasin Day-Lewis.

Reviews

[Vita Luna · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't understand everything, but I enjoyed the experience of reading this poetry book. It was a bit strange that the poetry first had newer poems and then older ones. My favorite lines might be: "Love's proved in its creation, not eternity." A lot of the poems were about perseverence and not giving up, such as the longer one about the plane flying to Australia.