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  • Published: 26 August 1999
  • ISBN: 9780140384215
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 144
  • RRP: $29.99

The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry



A celebratory anthology of the best of Puffin poetry publishing, including poems by Roger McGough, Michael Rosen, Charles Causley, Benjamin Zephaniah, Jackie Kay, Spike Milligan, John Agard, Brian Patten, Allan Ahlberg and Kit Wright. Each poet's work is illustrated by a different artist such as Emma Chichester Clark, Fritz Wegner and Korky Paul.

  • Published: 26 August 1999
  • ISBN: 9780140384215
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 144
  • RRP: $29.99

About the author

Brian Patten

Brian Patten is one of the most accessible and popular poets working today. He is the author of the all-time cult classics Gargling With Jelly and Juggling With Gerbils. He is also the editor of the acclaimed The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry and The Puffin Book of Modern Children's Verse.

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