Poems in the Porch: The Radio Poems of John Betjeman

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Between 1953-57, John Betjeman read a series of poems on "The Faith in the West" program airing on the BBC's West of England Home Service. This series, called "Poems in the Porch", was so popular that Betjeman received constant requests to publish the poems. This book features an important discovery in the canon of Betjeman's poems.

Kevin Gardner is Professor of English Literature at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He has recently published a scholarly monograph on Betjeman's Christian imagination.

Title mention in The Observer, January 2008 Extract in The Times. "Prof. Garner includes a short but learned introduction which gives the history of the broadcast and the editorial difficulties involved in producing this most welcome publication, one that recalls not just a beloved poet but the Christian heritage of these islands." Contemporary Review, October 2009 "...in this slim volume...you are re-entering a world where Sundays were actually days of rest, and the dear old C of E was firmly planted at the heart of the community." Church Times, 28 November 2008 -- Caroline Bowder * Church Times *