The phrase "a selection of verses" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a curated group of lines or passages from poetry or scripture.
Example: "In her latest anthology, the author includes a selection of verses that highlight the beauty of nature."
Alternatives: "a collection of verses" or "a group of verses".
The torrent of sports poetry inspired by the London Olympics continues unabated: NPR even hosted Poetry Games, in which listeners voted on a selection of verse with an athletic theme by celebrated poets from various countries.
Initially a selection of lighthearted verses penned by the poet Roger McGough (already employed by the grocer as the voice of its TV ads) will appear in all 317 UK stores, from the fish counter to the fruit and vegetable section, and even on the mirrors of the customer toilets.
At the first one, the poet Cecil Day-Lewis, who taught at Cheltenham College, read a selection of contemporary verse.
At the time I had been commissioned by Penguin to translate into modern verse a selection of Old English poetry, including some extracts from Beowulf.
"He would read the stuff we published and would have no idea that he'd written it," said Judy Upjohn, who, with Sandy Rower, published a selection of Mr. Ziprin's verse in "Almost All Lies Are Pocket Size" (Flockaphobic Press, 1990).
The rhyme, which manages to insult both blacks and Jews, forms part of an appendix to Ricks's edition, along with a selection of Eliot's unpublished dirty verses.
Today, as time dwindles before the holiday, here is a selection of humor pieces and light verse from the archive.
A selection of poems from Maxwell's earlier verse that deals with a central theme of modern English poetry: that life is being missed.
A novel-length narrative about a boy under a curse that prevents him from aging beyond 17, and a selection of poems from Maxwell's earlier verse; both deal with a central theme of modern English poetry: that life is being missed.
