Collected Poems was first published in 1958 and has sold over two
million copies. It has been reprinted numerous times and has absorbed,
one by one, the volumes of additional poems that continued to appear
regularly until Sir John Betjeman's death. Here for the first time is
the audio edition of the Collected Poems.
From his early poems, like "Death in Leamington" and "The 'Varsity
Students' Rag," through his best-known works, such as "Slough," "Upper
Lambourne," "A Subaltern's Love Song to Dilton Marsh Halt," and "The
Last Laugh," the unique and original poetic voice of Britain's
best-loved Poet Laureate resounds throughout this remarkable collection.
Readers include Clare Corbett, Tom Lawrence, Phyllida Nash, Simon
Shepherd, and Bill Wallis.