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Poetry Prescription: Joy
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 - these poems will bring you joy.
Hope, happiness and joy; a Decoction of Delight to be taken in Small Doses
Includes poems by W. B. Yeats, Walt Whitman, William Shakespeare, Edna St Vincent Millay,
D. H. Lawrence and many more.
• No bitter pills
• No adverse reactions
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 8 themed titles offers an array of poems to inspire, heal and comfort. Whether readers 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.
Hope, happiness and joy; a Decoction of Delight to be taken in Small Doses
Includes poems by W. B. Yeats, Walt Whitman, William Shakespeare, Edna St Vincent Millay,
D. H. Lawrence and many more.
• No bitter pills
• No adverse reactions
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 8 themed titles offers an array of poems to inspire, heal and comfort. Whether readers 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.
- GenresPoetry
64 pages, Hardcover
Published December 30, 2025
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November 27, 2025
A great collection.
October 1, 2025
A fluid and consistent collection, reflecting shards of elation and deeper contentedness. The smooth flow of the poems and poets is testament to the curator.
May 16, 2026
This is a pleasant collection of poems that celebrates joy in all its different guises.
Whenever I read poetry collections, I like to leave little markers against the ones that particularly stand out to me. This time, my favorites were:
• Poem in which a small dog looks into the sun
• The laugh
• Roots
• A summer Morning
• Corporation Road II
• First fig
Many of these were by poets who are completely new to me, which is always fun.
Whenever I read poetry collections, I like to leave little markers against the ones that particularly stand out to me. This time, my favorites were:
• Poem in which a small dog looks into the sun
• The laugh
• Roots
• A summer Morning
• Corporation Road II
• First fig
Many of these were by poets who are completely new to me, which is always fun.
December 31, 2025
Good choices.
January 17, 2026
I don't read a lot of poetry, so this was a nice change of pace. I like the idea of poetry as a tonic that brings joy. The last poem, First Fig, was my favorite.
February 21, 2026
The most sunshine crusted poem collection of all time. Very much loved all the warmth this gave me… I highly recommend picking up this little book to feel a lot of love
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews