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Poems That Make Grown Men Cry presents a powerful collection of renowned poems selected by Anthony Holden, a British writer. The anthology features works by poets such as W.H. Auden, Charles Bukowski, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Emily Dickinson, D.H. Lawrence, Harold Pinter, Ezra Pound, William Shakespeare, and Walt Whitman, among others. Each poem is paired with an introduction from a well‑known figure—authors, actors, scientists, and public personalities—explaining how the poem touched them emotionally and why it evokes tears. The result is a moving, reflective exploration of literature’s capacity to reach deep feelings in even the most stoic individuals.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Poetry/Contemporary Poetry
Authors: Anthony Holden
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