Collected Poems made publishing history when it first appeared in 1958, and has now sold more than two and a quarter million copies, to an ever-growing readership.
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.