Edexcel GCSE Poetry Anthology

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46 In Romney Marsh As I went down to Dymchurch Wall, I heard the South sing o’er the land I saw the yellow sunlight fall On knolls where Norman churches stand. 5 And ringing shrilly, taut and lithe, Within the wind a core of sound, The wire from Romney town to Hythe Along its airy journey wound. A veil of purple vapour fl owed 10 And trailed its fringe along the Straits; The upper air like sapphire glowed: And roses fi lled Heaven’s central gates. Masts in the offi ng wagged their tops; The swinging waves pealed on the shore; 15 The saffron beach, all diamond drops And beads of surge, prolonged the roar. As I came up from Dymchurch Wall, I saw above the Downs’ low crest The crimson brands of sunset fall, 20 Flicker and fade from out the West. Night sank: like fl akes of silver fi re The stars in one great shower came down; Shrill blew the wind; and shrill the wire Rang out from Hythe to Romney town. 25 The darkly shining salt sea drops Streamed as the waves clashed on the shore; The beach, with all its organ stops Pealing again, prolonged the roar. John Davidson
A Major Road for Romney Marsh It is a kingdom, a continent. Nowhere is like it. (Ripe for development) It is salt, solitude, strangeness. 5 It is ditches, and windcurled sheep. It is sky over sky after sky It is obstinate hermit trees. 10 It is small, truculent churches Huddling under the gale force. It is the Military Canal (It wants hard shoulders, Happy Eaters, Heavy breathing of HGVs) (It wants WCs, Kwiksaves, Artics, Ind Ests, Jnctns) 15 Minding its peaceable business, Between the Levels and the Marsh. It is itself, and different. (It wants investing in roads, Sgns syng T’DEN, F’STONE, C’BURY) 20 (Nt fr lng. Nt fr lng.) U.A. Fanthorpe Collection C 47
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Page 3: Contents Collection A: Relationship
Page 6 and 7: Relationships 2 Valentine Not a red
Page 8 and 9: Relationships 4 Sonnet 116 Let me n
Page 10 and 11: Relationships 6 Even Tho Man I love
Page 12 and 13: Relationships 8 One Flesh Lying apa
Page 14 and 15: Relationships 10 My Last Duchess Fe
Page 16 and 17: Relationships 12 Pity me not becaus
Page 18 and 19: Relationships 14 Nettles My son age
Page 20 and 21: Relationships 16 Lines to my Grandf
Page 22 and 23: Relationships 18 04/01/07 The telep
Page 24 and 25: 20 Half-caste Excuse me standing on
Page 26 and 27: 22 Belfast Confetti Suddenly as the
Page 28 and 29: 24 Exposure Our brains ache, in the
Page 30 and 31: 26 Catrin I can remember you, child
Page 32 and 33: 28 The Class Game How can you tell
Page 34 and 35: 30 Hitcher Simon Armitage This poem
Page 36 and 37: 32 O What is that Sound W. H. Auden
Page 38 and 39: 34 Conscientious Objector I shall d
Page 40 and 41: 36 Invasion Soon they will come. Fi
Page 42 and 43: 38 City Jungle Rain splinters town.
Page 44 and 45: 40 Postcard from a Travel Snob I do
Page 46 and 47: 42 My mother’s kitchen I will inh
Page 48 and 49: 44 Our Town with the Whole of India
Page 52 and 53: 48 Composed upon Westminster Bridge
Page 54 and 55: 50 London Snow When men were all as
Page 56 and 57: 52 Orkney / This Life It is big sky
Page 58 and 59: 54 The Stone Hare Think of it waiti
Page 60 and 61: 56 On the Life of Man What is our l
Page 62 and 63: 58 A Consumer’s Report The name o
Page 64 and 65: 60 Pessimism for Beginners When you
Page 66 and 67: 62 No Problem I am not de problem B
Page 68 and 69: 64 Living Space There are just not
Page 70 and 71: 66 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 The world is
Page 72 and 73: 68 Zero Hour Tomorrow all the train
Page 74 and 75: 70 Do not go gentle into that good
Page 76: Acknowledgements We are grateful to

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