This collection contains Beowulf the Warrior, The Ballad of Kon-Tiki, Everest Climbed, and several other of Ian Serraillier's popular narrative poems. The main poems have been frequently broadcast to schools.
Part of the New Windwill Series (61).
From the Author's Note:
"Narrative verse is probably easiest kind of poetry to approach; it is often a first step towards the appreciation of greater and more demanding forms ... Yet few poets were writing it, and most of what we read or hear comes to us from the past. The poems in this book try to do a little towards bridging the gap."
