A rare collection of 195 barroom story-poems including over 150 that have not been published in over 100 years. Most were recited by minstrels who traveled the old West and performed them on kerosine lit tavern stages. These poems were gathered from all over the world. No profanity.
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"Easy to pickup. Hard to put down." -- BookViews
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Robert X. Leeds gathered these ballads over a fifty year period during his travels around the globe. In ships' engine rooms, in various branches of the military, around camp fires in remote African jungles, in detention barracks and in one of the worst African prisons, he gathered many of the poems included among the 195 story-poems in this anthology.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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A poetry anthology easy to pick up, difficult to put down!,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Doctor Leeds' Selection Of Popular Epic Recitations (Hardcover)
Doctor Leeds' Selection Of Popular Epic Recitations is a wonderful anthology of narrative, story-telling poetry that ranges from the well-known sagas like Paul Revere's Ride to obscure works such as The Preacher's Vacation. This marvelous compendium is a true delight to merely browse through of an evening. But be forewarned! These poems are addictive and a few minutes of browsing can quickly become hours of deep immersion. Doctor Leeds' Selection Of Popular Epic Recitations is simply one of those volumes of poetry so easy to pick up and so difficult to put down!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Great Poetry,
By A Customer
This review is from: Doctor Leeds' Selection Of Popular Epic Recitations (Hardcover)
Congratulations to Dr. Leeds. I loved the poetry by the famous poets and especially the poems by the 13 newly published poets. In particular, I enjoyed the poem by Rosalie Kramer about not spending the principal. My husband is a poet and I am giving him a copy of this book for his birthday - what a wonderful gift for any occasion.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Hooray for Poetry!,
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This review is from: Doctor Leeds' Selection Of Popular Epic Recitations (Hardcover)
As an English major from several decades ago, I have often found that the classics are tossed aside. In this age of "out with the old", it is so refreshing to find an anthology which encompasses the classic epic poetry of all times and intersperses it with new voices. The tried and true poets of all times are well represented, but it is so nice to find work which represents today. I highly recommend this collection - it is a poetry book for everyone.
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