Messages: A National Poetry Day Book

by Gaby Morgan

A poetry book to celebrate National Poetry Day 2016 with poems on the theme of messages from Matt Goodfellow, Rachel McCrum, Deborah Alma, Brian Moses, Liz Brownlee, Michaela Morgan, Jan Dean, Paul Cookson, Roger Stevens, Joseph Coelho, Joshua Seigal, Rachel Rooney, Sophie Herxheimer and Sally Crabtree.

National Poetry Day is the annual mass celebration of poetry and all things poetical, a special day on which all are invited to discover and share the enjoyment of poems.

We hope that the poems in this book - all inspired by this year's National Poetry Day theme of messages - will kindle an enthusiasm for poetry that continues to grow long after the day itself, Thursday 6 October 2016, has passed.

Genres: Poetry

56 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 3, 2016

Reviews

[Christine · Rating 3 out of 5]

This free collection contains work by poets as well as a favorite poem they share. The original work is hit or miss depending on taste. I enjoyed Michaela Morgan's "Notes to Self" and Deborah Alma's "What You Might Write". To be fair, I could just like Alma's because she prescribes poetry to people.

[Kanwarpal Singh · Rating 4 out of 5]

This poetry book to celebrate National Poetry Day 2016 with poems on the theme of messages from Matt Goodfellow, Rachel McCrum, Deborah Alma, Brian Moses, Liz Brownlee, Michaela Morgan, Jan Dean, Paul Cookson, Roger Stevens, Joseph Coelho, Joshua Seigal, Rachel Rooney, Sophie Herxheimer and Sally Crabtree.

Along with favourite poetry they gaves tips how to write a poetry to budding writer and what techniques to use and what the inspiration behind the particular poetry they came up with in the book

National Poetry Day is the annual mass celebration of poetry and all things poetical, a special day on which all are invited to discover and share the enjoyment of poems.A great little anthology for people who like a lot of variety in their poetry. A combination of modern works by current poets, alongside their own choices of classic poems which fit the theme of 'messages', and which compliment the sentiments or tone of their own work. We can call it open poetry recitation with all the favourite in one book come together and make it a good read

[Reading_ Tamishly · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't like it much.
However, I got to know the names of new authors and their work.

The poetry content did not stand out given that it was supposed to be the best from each of the author or poet.

I love the cover and the representation of the contents though.
A brief description of each author has been given and a poetry by each alongwith sharing of their favourite poem by other poets.

Well, good try.

[N.P. Hunt · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great little anthology for people who like a lot of variety in their poetry. A combination of modern works by current poets, alongside their own choices of classic poems which fit the theme of 'messages', and which compliment the sentiments or tone of their own work. Featuring works that cover a wide range of emotion, perspectives, and experience.

[Bethany Fisher · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick and easy poetry

All these poems are quite accessible to all ages and provide an easy but engaging reading experience that would be ideal for a read before bed. Would recommend

[ahava · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good collection

I liked this book, a poem to introduce each poet and what their favorite poem is by another. What I really liked is where the poets gave the inspiration for their poem. Very personable!

[Neerja · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Lovely poetry book. This is a collection of poems by different authors which I enjoyed reading. Every poem is about different things and each author shares their favourite poems after they present their own. It was an enjoyable read and I would highly recommend it.

[Val.F · Rating 3 out of 5]

As a fledgling poet I am devouring poetry books as much as possible! This was a nice easy to read format and lovely to gain insights into each poets minds.
Some gems in here that I loved and some I glossed over so a bit hit and miss but overall glad I read it.

[Ana · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this small collection of poems, it gave me a nice feeling of what poetry looks like these times while reading some other poems from previous times.

[Maryann Gestwicki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun. Jolly. Good poems. Poems That I Liked: Messages, The Glassblower Dances, Stonehedge, Chinese Whispers, Note To Self. Written In The World, Dear bee, What you might write, Just The Messenger.

[Miss · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this collection of poetry on the theme of messages offers both witty and thoughtful poems. There is a good variety of poems.

[Natasha M. Nurse, Esq. · Rating 1 out of 5]

Sadly I found the poems to be neither interesting or captivating.

[NESKA · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5🌟🌟🌟

[Sajida · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing! These poems are more my style.

[Edie Walls · Rating 3 out of 5]

“I know you will be beautiful
You are so loved, how could you not?”
- from "Written in the World" by Jan Dean

This was definitely weaker than the other National Poetry Day collection I read by this editor - Light: A National Poetry Day Book - but there were still some fun poems in here. It's good for a free book.

[Peter Longden · Rating 5 out of 5]

Day 14 #thesealeychallenge
Small but beautifully formed collection of messages to friends, family, animals, nature…the world! It contains one of my favourite stanzas of poetry I’ve ever read: from Lewis Carroll’s ‘The Walrus and the Carpenter’ in ‘Through the Looking Glass’
‘The time has come,’ the Walrus said, / ‘To talk of many things: / Of shoes—and ships—and sealing-wax— / Of cabbages—and kings— / And why the sea is boiling hot— / And whether pigs have wings.’
The end of Michaela Morgan’s ‘Note to Self’ has words that match my own philosophy for passing the time: ‘Message to self: / take the time to wander, / to smile and laugh and talk and ponder. / Take time to wonder, and to see. / Take time to breathe the air. / Take time to be.’ This resonates so much with me because I think we sometimes spend too much time ‘doing’ and not enough time just ‘being’.
I welcome Joseph Coelho’s poem ‘Just the Messenger’ and the inspiration behind it, commenting on how mobile phones have made the world smaller as our use of them makes us talk less to those near us. Thanks to him the book includes Emily Dickinson’s marvellous ‘Dear March, come in!’, an Epistle to the month so clever and amusing.

[Emily Pankhurst · Rating 3 out of 5]

To celebrate National Poetry Day I decided to read some poetry. I don't often read poetry, but I thought that I would give it a go. These books were well set out with a section about the poet themselves, a poem that they had written, the poet's inspiration and a poem of their choice. I read the books in one sitting, but you could easily spend more time on them.