Poetry Prescription: Comfort: An uplifting collection of comforting poems

by Deborah Alma

This beautiful pocket-sized hardback gift book contains carefully curated prescriptions in verse compiled by Deborah Alma, the founder of the Poetry Pharmacy. Life is lived with feeling - and these poems will bring you comfort.

Includes poems by William Blake, Emily Dickinson, Edward Thomas, W. B. Yeats, William Shakespeare and many more

The Poetry Prescription series compiled by Deborah Alma is the perfect antidote for life’s ailments. Inspired by the achingly cool Poetry Pharmacy shops in London and Shropshire - social media favourites with a clear focus on promoting wellbeing through the written and spoken word. Each of the eight themed titles offers an array of poems to inspire, heal and comfort. Whether you are looking to find solace for times of ill-health, loss and grief, cope with matters of the heart, need poetic inspiration for courage and confidence, or want to find peace and tranquillity in wild spaces, there is a collection for everyone.

Perfect for reading aloud or for quiet contemplation, these books are a much needed balm for our busy lives.

Genres: Poetry, Ebooks

70 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 23, 2025

Reviews

[Ruth Devonport · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have never been big on poetry but this book came in a pack from the Poetry Prescription shop which was beautiful 😍
The first poem, 'The Welcome' really resonated with me about what reading means to me and I loved it! I would give that 5☆ I also liked the 2nd to last poem called 'Giraffe' and I would give that 4☆
I recommend people go and visit the Poetry Pharmacy on Coney Street in York.
It is such a beautiful and quirky shop. Its made me want to try out poetry 🥰

[Andy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful collection of poetry, designed to soothe, to move and console. And to fill the heart with beauty and meaning. It does the job perfectly.

[tara!! · Rating 3 out of 5]

These aptly named little 'prescriptions' of books provide comfort for any and all times you may come on. From "Becoming", to "First Aid", to "Wild Remedy" and many more, are deliberately intentional collections. Helpfully organized into themed anthologies, Alma's little books make perfect gifts for most occasions. I gifted my friend "Comfort" after her first breakup. and my sister "Becoming" when she went to university. Beautiful and effective and gentle remedies for people who always seem to be asking questions they can't quite answer.

[Skypperཻུ❀˖° · Rating 5 out of 5]

To be honest plenty of the poems from here gave me an absolutely perfect feeling of childhood nostalgia and softness. Also bonus points because I read this when I was feeling down and sick, so I'm honest when I say that the "comforting poems" selections was done well. 4.5 overall, some poems I liked less than others but that's quite expected because it's a wide selection and of course not every poet is going to be my cup of tea.

[Jessica Telian · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a lovely little book! It's the first Poetry Prescription book I've read, and now I want all of them even more than I already did. Despite it's tiny size, I was blown away by the variety of poetry and loved how diverse the poets included were. I also really appreciated the different sections that spoke to the varying aspects of comfort. I highlighted many poems and will be dipping into this little volume again and again.

[Samz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful, beautiful collection of soul nurturing poetry. 💫

[M SReads · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delightful little poetry book. Well worth a read.

[Huf · Rating 5 out of 5]

keep coming back to it fr

[Elizabeth · Rating 1 out of 5]

Tried it, wasn't for me.

[Library of Dreaming (Bookstagram) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of these poems were really beautiful, but others were definitely NOT comforting. I don't think the theme of this book quite worked...

[Micaela Queiroz · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5⭐️

[Kimberley Oliver · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice to have and refer back to.

[Marika Gillis · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was gifted this is a lovely collection of poems on the first day of April in honor of National Poetry Month. It came as part of a package from the Poetry Pharmacy, a shop based out of London. They have these fabulous little gift boxes centered around different themes in poetry. The poems in this small volume revolve around the theme of comfort and they are all meaningful. I will forever be grateful to have found the poem "Giraffe" by Bryony Littlefair within its pages. What a treasure that poem is! This is a tender book of poetry and the box is an extremely thoughtful gift to give a poetry lover!

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