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Executive by John Betjeman (1906-84) I am a young executive.
Executive by John Betjeman (1906-84) I am a young executive. No cuffs than mine are cleaner; I have a Slimline brief-case and I use the firms Cortin...

Pretty by Stevie Smith (1902-71) Why is the word pretty so
Pretty by Stevie Smith (1902-71) Why is the word pretty so underrated? In November the leaf is pretty when it falls The stream grows deep in the ...

Come on Come back by Stevie Smith (1902-71) Left by the
Come on Come back by Stevie Smith (1902-71) Left by the ebbing tide of battle On the field of Austerlitz The girl soldier Vaudevue sits Her finge...

The River God by Stevie Smith (1902-71) I may be smelly,
The River God by Stevie Smith (1902-71) I may be smelly, and I may be old, Rough in my pebbles, reedy in my pools, But where my fish float by I...

The Singing Çat by Stevie Smith (1902-71) It was a little
The Singing Çat by Stevie Smith (1902-71) It was a little captive cat Upon a crowded train His mistress takes him from his box To ease his...

Zulu Girl by Roy Campbell (1901-57) When in the sun the
Zulu Girl by Roy Campbell (1901-57) When in the sun the hot red acres smoulder, Down where the sweating gang its labour plies, A girl flings down ...

Lift Boy by Robert Graves (1895-1985) Let me tell you the
Lift Boy by Robert Graves (1895-1985) Let me tell you the story of how I began, I began as the knife-boy and ended as the boot-man, With nothing in...

A Slice of Wedding Cake by Robert Graves (1895-1985) Why
A Slice of Wedding Cake by Robert Graves (1895-1985) Why have such scores of lovely, gifted girls Married impossible men? Simple self-sacrifice m...

Outlaws by Robert Graves Owls: they whinney down the
Outlaws by Robert Graves Owls: they whinney down the night, Bats go zigzag by. Ambushed in shadow out of sight The outlaws lie. Old gods, shrunk ...