John Betjeman was a British poet and public figure who was known for his devotion to preserving Victorian architecture and satirical writings on suburban London. He was, however, most prominently know
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 tha
Nostalgia and love of parish churches is deeply embedded in the British psyche. Following the success of Poems in the Porch, a collection of hitherto unpublished poems on parish churches by Sir John B
The book represent a genuine and important discovery in the canon of Betjeman's poems, often considered closed with the publication of the Complete Poems. >
A charming new collection of previously undiscovered poems by Sir John Betjeman. John Betjeman (1906-1984), the former poet laureate, remains one of Britain's foremost and much-loved writers whose poe
