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Tender

100 poems for the first 100 days of life

Harry Baker

$34.99

Hardback

Forthcoming
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English
Canongate Books
02 June 2026
'Harry Baker's way with words is entirely fascinating' DONNA ASHWORTH 'A charming, fun, funny, revelatory, relatable wordsmith' RAYMOND ANTROBUS

Tender captures all the tiny, fragile, perfect moments of new life and, with it, new parenthood. Full of sleepless wonder and with his characteristic wit and warmth, Harry Baker offers snapshots into the intense first 100 days with his son as they get to know each other.

A yawn from a tiny pink mouth, a kind word from a stranger on a difficult day, the weight of a body sleeping against your chest - parents will recognise both themselves and their children in Tender and find consolation in this collection.
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Imprint:   Canongate Books
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   Main
Dimensions:   Height: 204mm,  Width: 135mm,  Spine: 15mm
Weight:   236g
ISBN:   9781837264636
ISBN 10:   1837264635
Pages:   176
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming

Harry Baker has loved words from a young age and been a full-time poet since graduating from Bristol with a maths degree in 2015. He became the youngest ever Poetry World Slam Champion in 2012 and his third collection, Wonderful, was published in 2024 alongside a 40-date sell-out tour of the same name, which has been extended into 2025. He lives and writes and swims and runs and takes his baby to nice coffee shops in Margate. harrybaker.co | @harrybakerpoet

Reviews for Tender: 100 poems for the first 100 days of life

What a gift Harry Baker has to fill pages with such beauty and humour and happiness. Tender is an exquisite, funny look into the life and love of a new dad -- HOLLIE McNISH In Tender Harry has captured the wonder, joy and trepidation of being a new parent wonderfully. Harry uses words like a painter uses colours, combining them in a unique way to create images that allow us to see the world through new eyes -- JOHN BISHOP Praise for Harry Baker: 'Absolutely beautiful -- ZOE BALL Harry Baker is a charming, fun, funny, revelatory, relatable wordsmith -- RAYMOND ANTROBUS He's a mathematician and a poet, so his words are very well calculated -- BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH I'm in the Harry Baker fan club -- JACQUELINE WILSON He's a champion -- ED SHEERAN Harry Baker's way with words is entirely fascinating. His mathematical genius meets with the wonder of a golden retriever let loose on the beach -- DONNA ASHWORTH It's tight, clever and intricate writing that has made Harry Baker a show stealer every time I've had him at my spoken word nights -- SCROOBIUS PIP Harry's Gift is that he makes us all feel less alone. Once you read his words or listen to his poems, they stay with you forever. They walk alongside you, however bumpy the road. His words are there; they put their arm around you and stroll perfectly in time with your heart beat -- JAMES CORDEN


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