Jubilee lines - Carol Ann Duffy

To mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the
throne, Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy brings together a dazzling array
of contemporary poets (sixty in fact) to write about each of the sixty
years of Her Majesty's reign. An all star line up - which includes such
celebrated writers as Simon Armitage, Gillian Clarke, Wendy Cope,
Geoffrey Hill, Jackie Kay, Michael Longley, Andrew Motion, Don Paterson
and Jo Shapcott, alongside some of the newest young talent around -
address a moment or event from their chosen year, be it of personal or
political significance or both. Through a series of specially
commissioned poems, Jubilee Lines offers a unique portrayal of
the country and times in which we have lived since 1953, culminating in
an essential portrait of today: the way we speak, the way we chronicle,
the way we love and fight, the way we honour and remember. Brilliantly
introduced by Carol Ann Duffy, Jubilee Lines is an unforgettable commemoration: not only a monarch's reign but of a way of life.