A Poet for Every Day of the Year (Hardback)
Allie Esiri (author)Published: 30/09/2021
A perfect gift filled with classic poems and new favourites, this beautifully presented collection brings together a rich selection of inspiring verse, ranging from Shakespeare to Leonard Cohen, and from Emily Bronte to Sylvia Plath.
Allie Esiri's beautiful gift anthology, A Poet for Every Day of the Year, is the perfect introduction to 366 of the world's greatest ever verse writers.
Perfect for reading aloud and sharing with all the family, it is bursting at the seams with familiar favourites and exciting new discoveries. Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, Christina Rossetti and Emily Bronte sit alongside Roger McGough, Wendy Cope, Imtiaz Dharker, Leonard Cohen, Sylvia Plath and Ocean Vuong.
Each of the 366 poems features a small introduction that gives a sense of who the writer was, and not just the greatness of their work. Some offer insightful biographical details or key historical context, while others may provide quirky, humorous anecdotes.
The day-to-day format of the anthology invites readers to make poetry a part of their daily routine, and makes sure that they discover something inspirational, life affirming, provocative, moving or entertaining each and every day.
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9781529054828
Number of pages: 624
Weight: 898 g
Dimensions: 243 x 165 x 56 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
If you feel as though your life is lacking a bit of poetry, this is an excellent place to start. - Best Poetry Books of the Year, The Times
[A Poet for Every Day of the Year] does exactly what it says on the tin, presenting a poet for you to meet and take your time with every day; to savour, enjoy, read, re-read and return to, knowing that there’ll be another one along tomorrow. - Ian McMillan, award winning poet
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