The Irregular Verses of Rupert Brooke
Rupert Brooke was by instinct a poet
; so much so that he broke naturally into verse, as one might break into
song. The urge to versify bubbled up inside him, as this book shows; from
his flippant contributions to the alternative Rugby School magazine, The
Phoenix, which he founded in 1904, to comic verse about the discomforts of
dysentery, written just two weeks before his death.
For those who know Brooke’s poetry well, this collection will shed light on
him from new angles. For those who don’t it will form an introduction to
this fascinating character.
Peter Miller lives in Rugby, and as a Borough Councillor he became Chairman
of the Rupert Brooke Centenary Committee. This is his fourth book on Brooke.
ISBN 0 9526031 3 6 Price £6.95