Poems and Readings for Weddings and Civil Partnerships - Softcover

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9781847733191: Poems and Readings for Weddings and Civil Partnerships

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ISBN 10: 1847733190 ISBN 13: 9781847733191

Publisher: New Holland Pub Ltd, 2009

Choosing the right reading for a wedding ceremony can add a distinctive touch that will be remembered for a lifetime. Here are more than 150 evocative choices, ranging from Shakespeare’s sonnets ( Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”) to a 13th-century Chinese poem by Kuan Tao-sheng ( You and I have so much love/That it burns like a fire/In which we bake a lump of clay”). Couples will also find guidance on acceptable and inappropriate readings in certain services and lists of today’s most popular choices.

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About the Author:

A. Vasudevan is a London-based writer and editor. She has written articles on literature, film and the arts for magazines such as Screen International, Moving Pictures, Variety and the Hollywood Reporter and books such as Contemporary Poets, African Americans, The Fifties and 1001 Paintings. Author of Passion: the Art of Fletcher Sibthorp, A. Vasudevan is also the editor of The Cannes Opener (a travel guide to the Cannes Film Festival), Twentieth Century Romance and Historical Writers and the highly acclaimed International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers, among others.

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