The New Oxford Book of Light Verse by Kingsley Amis

The New Oxford Book of Light Verse

Kingsley Amis

347 pages first pub 1978 (view editions)

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As Mr. Amis explains in a lively introduction, the principles on which he based this selection differ from those used by W.H. Auden in selecting for The Oxford Book of Light Verse (first published in 1938). Auden's definition of "light" was close...

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