Second Place Rosette : Poems about Britain - Richard O'Brien Hardback kick-started in the late 1960s

kick-started in the late 1960s by astounding new discoveries and a succession of new ideas

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Second Place Rosette : Poems about Britain - Richard O'Brien Hardback kick-started in the late 1960sSecond Place Rosette is a calendar of the customs, rituals and practices that make up life in modern Britain. The poems take in maypole dancing, mehndi painting, and medical prescriptions. Some events, like the Jewish Sabbath, happen every week; some, like the putting away of Christmas decorations, thankfully come only once a year. The subjects range from the universal to the personal: every family might have its own ritual, and each culture its own