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
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Price £6.95