A Poet for Every Day of the Year

Allie Esiri

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Macmillan
27 January 2022

Poetry anthologies; Gift books; Children's & Educational; Anthologies (Children's&YA); Poetry (Children's&YA)

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.

By: Allie Esiri
Imprint: Macmillan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 243mm, Width: 165mm, Spine: 56mm
Weight: 898g
ISBN: 9781529054828
ISBN 10: 1529054826
Pages: 624
Publication Date: 27 January 2022
Recommended Age: From 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , General/trade , English as a second language , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: http://www.iliterature.net/

Allie Esiri, who read Modern and Medieval Languages at Cambridge University, is an accomplished curator and host of live poetry events at The National Theatre, The Bridge Theatre, and at Hay, Oxford, Bath and Cheltenham literary festivals. Her anthology A Poem for Every Day of the Year was in the best books of the year list in The Times and the Observer and the audiobook is read by Helena Bonham Carter and Simon Russell Beale. Her anthology, A Poem for Every Night of the Year was a best book of the year in The Times and the New Statesman and won the IBW 2017 book award.

Reviews for A Poet for Every Day of the Year

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