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A Poem for Every Night of the Year
A Poem For Every Night of the Year is a magnificent collection of 366 poems compiled by Allie Esiri, one to share for every night of the year. The poems - together with introductory paragraphs - have a link to the date on which they appear. Shakespeare celebrates midsummer night, Maya Angelou International Women's Day and Lewis Carroll April Fool's day.
Perfect for reading aloud and sharing with all the family, it contains a full spectrum of poetry from familiar favourites to exciting contemporary voices. Alfred, Lord Tennyson, W. B. Yeats, A. A. Milne and Christina Rossetti sit alongside Roger McGough, Carol Ann Duffy and Benjamin Zephaniah.
Perfect for reading aloud and sharing with all the family, it contains a full spectrum of poetry from familiar favourites to exciting contemporary voices. Alfred, Lord Tennyson, W. B. Yeats, A. A. Milne and Christina Rossetti sit alongside Roger McGough, Carol Ann Duffy and Benjamin Zephaniah.
544 pages, Hardcover
First published September 6, 2016
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December 13, 2017
For the last year I have been making my way through this lovely big book of poetry. Every night before bed I read a poem. It’s such a great idea.
A friend bought this for me for Christmas last year, and I can honestly say it’s one of the best presents I’ve ever received. It’s introduced me to quite a few poets I never heard of and it has also reacquainted me with some of my all-time favourites. The poems are varied and they tend to match the time of year perfectly. There are special poems for Halloween and Christmas and for the changing of the seasons.
I think for the coming year I need to find a similar book to peruse. I’m in such a habit of reading this before I sleep that it will be strange when I no longer do so. I suppose I could always read it again next year!
A friend bought this for me for Christmas last year, and I can honestly say it’s one of the best presents I’ve ever received. It’s introduced me to quite a few poets I never heard of and it has also reacquainted me with some of my all-time favourites. The poems are varied and they tend to match the time of year perfectly. There are special poems for Halloween and Christmas and for the changing of the seasons.
I think for the coming year I need to find a similar book to peruse. I’m in such a habit of reading this before I sleep that it will be strange when I no longer do so. I suppose I could always read it again next year!
November 26, 2021
So this concludes my year-long read of this poetry book.
The OCD side of my bookworm self had to physically be restrained so as to read only one poem every night as the title suggests. *lol* But it was kind of a nice reading experience and definitely a little different from how I usually read so it was absolutely worth it.
Moreover, the poems being for specific days of the year meant that the editor drew my attention to some dates that I had either not known at all previously or that had lurked in the background. Thus, being more aware of certain historically significant dates was nice as well.
As for the poems themselves, it was a mixed bag (which I had expected from the start). Some I've known for a long time, some I love, others were completely new to me, and some were not really good at all. But that is a matter of taste. I did like how diverse the poems were in any case.
If you're interested in a few highlights, simply check out my updates. I thought that was an easier and more clear way of showing what this book has to offer than cramming all into one review. Besides, that way I was able to kind of share the reading experience throughout the seasons and events (and with nice/fitting images and videos, too)!
Looking back now, I can say that one thing I would have done a little different is that I would have made this book more colourful in and of itself. There are some trees that mark the individual months but they are b/w and nothing noteworthy (they are also all the same). Sure, the book is already quite thick just from the poems but I always enjoy some colour with my poetry (which is why I started making up for it by how I made my status updates look here).
A rather nice reading experience with some classic and some new pieces that help the reader progress through a year and that give you something relatively short to read before going to bed every night.
The OCD side of my bookworm self had to physically be restrained so as to read only one poem every night as the title suggests. *lol* But it was kind of a nice reading experience and definitely a little different from how I usually read so it was absolutely worth it.
Moreover, the poems being for specific days of the year meant that the editor drew my attention to some dates that I had either not known at all previously or that had lurked in the background. Thus, being more aware of certain historically significant dates was nice as well.
As for the poems themselves, it was a mixed bag (which I had expected from the start). Some I've known for a long time, some I love, others were completely new to me, and some were not really good at all. But that is a matter of taste. I did like how diverse the poems were in any case.
If you're interested in a few highlights, simply check out my updates. I thought that was an easier and more clear way of showing what this book has to offer than cramming all into one review. Besides, that way I was able to kind of share the reading experience throughout the seasons and events (and with nice/fitting images and videos, too)!
Looking back now, I can say that one thing I would have done a little different is that I would have made this book more colourful in and of itself. There are some trees that mark the individual months but they are b/w and nothing noteworthy (they are also all the same). Sure, the book is already quite thick just from the poems but I always enjoy some colour with my poetry (which is why I started making up for it by how I made my status updates look here).
A rather nice reading experience with some classic and some new pieces that help the reader progress through a year and that give you something relatively short to read before going to bed every night.
January 1, 2020
A poem for every night of the year. The title says it all, really.
I like the idea of reading one poem every night before you go to bed. So I’m glad that Trish brought this book to my attention. Poetry, of course, is something that will not always work for everyone at any given time. You have to be in the right frame of mind for some poems to work. And it’s only natural that not all of them will be easily accessible. Especially for a non-native speaker like myself. It was always clear this was going to be a mixed bag.
I posted updates whenever there was a poem I especially liked. So if you want to have a look you can just scroll down. It should be something between 30 and 40 poems. And I think there was a similar number of poems that I enjoyed reading too. But it didn’t feel right to post such a huge amount of content from the book. So, that’s about 20% that I enjoyed reading. The rest? Well, for some reason or the other I didn’t connect with those poems, and some I thought were simply bad. Those were only a handful, though.
So why a three star rating? It just isn’t a numbers game with those kind of books. Rating poetry is highly subjective anyway. And three stars feels about right for the overall experience.
I’m now debating if I should keep the book or not. I probably won’t be reading it again. But it looks very nice on the outside. There could have been taken more care of the design on the inside, though. To be honest, it looks a little plain. Well, we’ll see. Maybe it gets turned into a present for someone.
I think it’s only right to end this review with my favorite poem of the year (maybe - it’s not easy to decide).
Happy New Year, everyone! :)
I like the idea of reading one poem every night before you go to bed. So I’m glad that Trish brought this book to my attention. Poetry, of course, is something that will not always work for everyone at any given time. You have to be in the right frame of mind for some poems to work. And it’s only natural that not all of them will be easily accessible. Especially for a non-native speaker like myself. It was always clear this was going to be a mixed bag.
I posted updates whenever there was a poem I especially liked. So if you want to have a look you can just scroll down. It should be something between 30 and 40 poems. And I think there was a similar number of poems that I enjoyed reading too. But it didn’t feel right to post such a huge amount of content from the book. So, that’s about 20% that I enjoyed reading. The rest? Well, for some reason or the other I didn’t connect with those poems, and some I thought were simply bad. Those were only a handful, though.
So why a three star rating? It just isn’t a numbers game with those kind of books. Rating poetry is highly subjective anyway. And three stars feels about right for the overall experience.
I’m now debating if I should keep the book or not. I probably won’t be reading it again. But it looks very nice on the outside. There could have been taken more care of the design on the inside, though. To be honest, it looks a little plain. Well, we’ll see. Maybe it gets turned into a present for someone.
I think it’s only right to end this review with my favorite poem of the year (maybe - it’s not easy to decide).
Still I Rise by Maya Angelou
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I’ll rise.
Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
´Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.
Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I’ll rise.
Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops,
Weakened by my soulful cries?
Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don’t you take it awful hard
´Cause I laugh like I’ve got gold mines
Diggin‘ in my own backyard.
You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I’ll rise.
Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I’ve got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?
Out of huts of history’s shame
I rise
Up from a past that’s rooted in pain
I rise
I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.
Happy New Year, everyone! :)
April 19, 2021
Just re-read this, went for a cover to cover read this time. It struck me on this read, that the first half of the book was so much better than the second, it felt as though someone had gathered all their favourite poems and once they’d used them they had to make do with any others they could find.
I love the idea of a book that you read a page, poem or thought for the day. Unfortunately at my stage of life it doesn't seem to be possible to make that regular commitment. If I had small children this could be incorporated into a daily routine or if my children were older I would have a little time each day to do this but it just hasn't happened.
Some poems were really enjoyable some were not. There was a good mix of styles and topics. I didn't like the paper this was printed on, very rough, absorbent news paper, not what I want to find in a book. It made me think of cheap toilet paper with a poem a day printed on it, that would probably have made me fit it in to a daily reading.
This could have been a wonderful book if it was printed on some ordinary paper with some colour prints of art work to illustrate the poetry.
I love the idea of a book that you read a page, poem or thought for the day. Unfortunately at my stage of life it doesn't seem to be possible to make that regular commitment. If I had small children this could be incorporated into a daily routine or if my children were older I would have a little time each day to do this but it just hasn't happened.
Some poems were really enjoyable some were not. There was a good mix of styles and topics. I didn't like the paper this was printed on, very rough, absorbent news paper, not what I want to find in a book. It made me think of cheap toilet paper with a poem a day printed on it, that would probably have made me fit it in to a daily reading.
This could have been a wonderful book if it was printed on some ordinary paper with some colour prints of art work to illustrate the poetry.
July 9, 2021
A Poem for Every Night of the Year is an attractive book with a mostly superb range of poems, some well-known, some not. The type face is clear - sharp black print - and in a larger font size than usual. This makes it easier to read than some poetry books with their 'artistic' small pale grey print
which you'd need a magnifying glass to read. Allie Esiri clearly loves poetry: all shapes, all subjects and all forms. This is a children's book but because of its eclectic selection, will be enjoyed by many adults. My only criticism (and it's a serious one) is that the 'introductions' which have been written for each poem, placed immediately after the title, often derail or upstage the poem. Some, such as that for Against Idleness and Mischief, page 114, This is just to say, page 204, The Eagle, page 216, and The Listeners, page 292, are just crass, whereas a few others are genuinely helpful: Einstein's Brain, page 243, A Poison Tree, page 299, and Tichborne's Elegy, page 360. The excuse for this intrusion into the world of the poem must be to make the poems easier to understand by younger readers. For me, such explanatory notes would have worked better at the end of each poem. Children deserve better. The beautiful cover illustration is by Zanna Goldhawk.
which you'd need a magnifying glass to read. Allie Esiri clearly loves poetry: all shapes, all subjects and all forms. This is a children's book but because of its eclectic selection, will be enjoyed by many adults. My only criticism (and it's a serious one) is that the 'introductions' which have been written for each poem, placed immediately after the title, often derail or upstage the poem. Some, such as that for Against Idleness and Mischief, page 114, This is just to say, page 204, The Eagle, page 216, and The Listeners, page 292, are just crass, whereas a few others are genuinely helpful: Einstein's Brain, page 243, A Poison Tree, page 299, and Tichborne's Elegy, page 360. The excuse for this intrusion into the world of the poem must be to make the poems easier to understand by younger readers. For me, such explanatory notes would have worked better at the end of each poem. Children deserve better. The beautiful cover illustration is by Zanna Goldhawk.
July 18, 2021
I had read a good GR review of this book that whetted my appetite. I searched our Library's online catalog to see if it was available to borrow, it was not. I ended up purchasing a copy from a bookshop in Oxford, England and was excited when the package finally arrived. My husband and I began reading a poem each night out loud together in an effort to make a connection each day and keep our spirits up during Covid times.
We appreciated the short introduction to each poem and I was very glad to see that one of my favorite poems, Fern Hill by Dylan Thomas is included. There were also poems by Walter de la Mare that brought back memories of childhood, as he was my Grampy's favorite poet.
Overall, we found the poems varied greatly and sometimes they drew us in and sometimes they left us wanting. We enjoyed the activity of reading out loud to each other and discussing our individual reaction. It definitely drew us closer.
We appreciated the short introduction to each poem and I was very glad to see that one of my favorite poems, Fern Hill by Dylan Thomas is included. There were also poems by Walter de la Mare that brought back memories of childhood, as he was my Grampy's favorite poet.
Overall, we found the poems varied greatly and sometimes they drew us in and sometimes they left us wanting. We enjoyed the activity of reading out loud to each other and discussing our individual reaction. It definitely drew us closer.
November 16, 2016
I'm here for Tom Hiddleston
January 1, 2023
Some were great, some were forgettable, but all in all a nice way to finish off the evening.
December 15, 2018
I’ve finished this a little earlier than I should have, merely because I’ve been reading a lot of the daily poems to my boyfriend, and we wanted to get it finished before Christmas in case we don’t get chance otherwise. A lovely collection; I’ve certainly discovered some new poets to seek out here.
January 30, 2018
This book is a real treasure. I had a great year reading a poem every night before going to bed.
And as a bonus, this book is simply beautiful. ♥
And as a bonus, this book is simply beautiful. ♥
January 3, 2024
I am totally in love with this collection of poems. Every night my 9 yr old daughter and I read a poem to eachother and discuss it. The idea behind this is brilliant and I would recommend it 100%. There are poems for seasons, Saints Days, special holidays and so on. It is a wonderful concept.
December 28, 2021
I really enjoyed this collection, but at times, I was wishing for more information about the poet and other times I wasn't sure if the poem was abridged or not. Still a great journey this year!
December 2, 2017
Das Konzept "ein Gedicht pro Tag" für das ganze Jahr finde ich richtig schön und sowohl die generelle Auswahl als auch die Gestaltung dieses Buches (jeder Monat wird von einer Baum-Illustration eingeleitet, die sich den Jahreszeiten entsprechend verändert) ist äußerst gelungen. Mich haben aber hier und da einige Kleinigkeiten gestört:
- Die Gedichte haben keine Jahreszahlen. Manchmal wird ihr Erscheinungsjahr im Introtext genannt, aber ich hätte diese Information gern bei jedem Gedicht neben Titel und Autoren gesehen.
- Die Mischung ist unausgeglichen. Manchmal folgen ein paar Tage aufeinander Gedichte der selben Autoren. Ich verstehe die Logik dahinter gleich mehrere Werke einer Person vorstellen zu wollen, aber ich fand das nicht besonders abwechslungsreich.
- Die Introtexte schwanken total im Ton. Manchmal geben sie interessante Hintergrundinformationen, dann deuten sie wieder recht offensichtliche Teile des Gedichts (was sehr kindgerecht wirkt), nur um bei komplizierteren Gedichten gar nicht auf den Inhalt einzugehen oder irgendwelche Anhaltspunkte zu geben.
Insgesamt eine schöne Sammlung, die dazu motiviert sich wenigstens in kleinen Portionen mehr mit Lyrik zu beschäftigen, aber an der inhaltlichen Präsentation hätte noch gearbeitet werden können.
- Die Gedichte haben keine Jahreszahlen. Manchmal wird ihr Erscheinungsjahr im Introtext genannt, aber ich hätte diese Information gern bei jedem Gedicht neben Titel und Autoren gesehen.
- Die Mischung ist unausgeglichen. Manchmal folgen ein paar Tage aufeinander Gedichte der selben Autoren. Ich verstehe die Logik dahinter gleich mehrere Werke einer Person vorstellen zu wollen, aber ich fand das nicht besonders abwechslungsreich.
- Die Introtexte schwanken total im Ton. Manchmal geben sie interessante Hintergrundinformationen, dann deuten sie wieder recht offensichtliche Teile des Gedichts (was sehr kindgerecht wirkt), nur um bei komplizierteren Gedichten gar nicht auf den Inhalt einzugehen oder irgendwelche Anhaltspunkte zu geben.
Insgesamt eine schöne Sammlung, die dazu motiviert sich wenigstens in kleinen Portionen mehr mit Lyrik zu beschäftigen, aber an der inhaltlichen Präsentation hätte noch gearbeitet werden können.
November 25, 2018
This lovely book takes you on a journey through history, seasons, tells of festivals and traditions from many different countries, cultures, and religions. Even poems including historical events.
Each poem includes an introductory paragraph as well.
Some of the poets featured are Shakespeare, Maya Angelou, Lewis Carroll, Yeats, A.A. Milne, Christina Rosetti, Carol and Duffy and many more.
Though I did not fall in love with every poem, I did enjoy most of them and it was great to have a poem to read before bed each night.
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Each poem includes an introductory paragraph as well.
Some of the poets featured are Shakespeare, Maya Angelou, Lewis Carroll, Yeats, A.A. Milne, Christina Rosetti, Carol and Duffy and many more.
Though I did not fall in love with every poem, I did enjoy most of them and it was great to have a poem to read before bed each night.
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February 21, 2021
It took me longer than a year to read this because
1. Most of the poems are pants (just my opinion)
2. I kept forgetting to pick it up each evening. Why? Because most of the poems are pants
Two stars because it’s a nice idea and is well thought out, with a little bit of background info for each poem.
1. Most of the poems are pants (just my opinion)
2. I kept forgetting to pick it up each evening. Why? Because most of the poems are pants
Two stars because it’s a nice idea and is well thought out, with a little bit of background info for each poem.
December 29, 2018
I started this, one poem a day, last year, and was going great until around August when life, reading slump, ill cats and overtime happened. Let's start fresh this year!
January 11, 2022
It was lovely reading one of these a night with my husband 📖
March 17, 2020
A poem for every night of the year. And it did take me an entire year to read it (longer, even); to stretch the pages and the poems, making the words last and linger, rationing them into small doses.
It turns out, it's quite beautiful to have a poem to read every night of the year. I loved crawling into bed and falling asleep to the well-composed words of Keats, Yeats, A. A. Milne and Tennyson. And best of all, I discovered some new favourites as well.
I can highly recommend this volume; but more than that, I can recommend consuming a tiny bit of poetry every day. It does wonders for your soul.
It turns out, it's quite beautiful to have a poem to read every night of the year. I loved crawling into bed and falling asleep to the well-composed words of Keats, Yeats, A. A. Milne and Tennyson. And best of all, I discovered some new favourites as well.
I can highly recommend this volume; but more than that, I can recommend consuming a tiny bit of poetry every day. It does wonders for your soul.
December 31, 2024
Finally finished this! It’s a beautiful collection of poems and a real mixture in there. I only have two qualms (making it a 4* and not 5*) - the first being that there’s A LOT of religious poems in here, it’s really heavy on Christianity. I like the introduction of different faith poems but there’s a lot of Christianity where there are literally thousands of other poems that could have made this a more varied less preachy collection.
Secondly, it’d be nice to have the year of publication or at least the years of birth/death of the authors to help you get an idea of the time period the poem was written in.
Secondly, it’d be nice to have the year of publication or at least the years of birth/death of the authors to help you get an idea of the time period the poem was written in.
September 24, 2018
This is a nice collection of digestible poems for kids (I chose this for my ESL students and even teenagers found their favourites there). Each poem is introduced somehow and while sometimes the blurb before the poem is informative and interesting, other times it just talks about weather at the given season - nothing says "I have no ideas anymore" as a small talk about weather so... ;-)
December 22, 2024
4 ⭐
I find it hard to rate this own so I am going with a solid 4 stars. It was nice to have "long term" reading project, especially to kind of get back into poetry. There were a lot of pieces I really loved and a lot that I did not enjoy as much but most importantly it really offered a variety of different authors, eras and styles that allowed me to explore it all.
I find it hard to rate this own so I am going with a solid 4 stars. It was nice to have "long term" reading project, especially to kind of get back into poetry. There were a lot of pieces I really loved and a lot that I did not enjoy as much but most importantly it really offered a variety of different authors, eras and styles that allowed me to explore it all.
February 28, 2022
I was sent this book with the message ‘I saw this and thought of you’ and every time I picked it up for over a year I thought of the person that sent it me in return.
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September 11, 2021This seemed a fun way to discover poetry. Turns out it isn’t for me, I can’t seem to “get” the poems, it doesn’t make sense to me, and maybe that’s the point of poetry, but I didn’t enjoy it.
Won’t give this a rating, because this cleary is a “It’s not you, it’s me” case.
Won’t give this a rating, because this cleary is a “It’s not you, it’s me” case.
December 31, 2019
2.0 Stars.
How to rate a book of 365 poems by writers from all times, spaces, mindsets; compiled by a, I’m just going to say it, basically random person? As I can hardly rate the poems themselves in any succinct, comprehensible way, I’ll rate the selection and Esiri’s part, instead. In short, I am not a big fan. The poems chosen are assembled in such an arbitrary way, there’s not rhyme and reason to it. Though certain dates reflect in the chosen poems, as a whole this was just messy to me. Also, the little introductory texts Esiri added to each day’s poem were very insubstantial and basically added nothing to the entire reading experience. Lastly, and very important to me, I thoroughly hated that the year of the poem’s origin/publication was never once mentioned — it’s such an important factor when you want to properly analyse or discuss a poem that it amounted to the biggest flaw of this entire book for me. I expect that there are countless better anthologies out there, and I’d personally recommend you look into these before picking up this one.
How to rate a book of 365 poems by writers from all times, spaces, mindsets; compiled by a, I’m just going to say it, basically random person? As I can hardly rate the poems themselves in any succinct, comprehensible way, I’ll rate the selection and Esiri’s part, instead. In short, I am not a big fan. The poems chosen are assembled in such an arbitrary way, there’s not rhyme and reason to it. Though certain dates reflect in the chosen poems, as a whole this was just messy to me. Also, the little introductory texts Esiri added to each day’s poem were very insubstantial and basically added nothing to the entire reading experience. Lastly, and very important to me, I thoroughly hated that the year of the poem’s origin/publication was never once mentioned — it’s such an important factor when you want to properly analyse or discuss a poem that it amounted to the biggest flaw of this entire book for me. I expect that there are countless better anthologies out there, and I’d personally recommend you look into these before picking up this one.
January 1, 2023
I read the final poem this morning so that I can say I finished this in 2018, as it’ll be a late one tonight. I’ve absolutely loved reading a poem each night before bed, and the best part is that it lasts so long that I could start it again tomorrow and I would probably read each of them differently. Such a good book, I definitely recommend it.
December 26, 2021
As a child I had a book like this, something I read before I went to sleep every night. I never missed a night for years. So when I saw this my heart leapt.
This is a book of poems marketed at children, but the selection is suitable for everyone and includes work by Shakespeare, Keats, Blake and Benjamin Zephaniah. I particularly like how the poetry matches with the seasons and days such as All Fools' Day, May Day, as well as Christmas and Easter, and historical anniversaries such as the Battle of Hastings, Rosa Parks and El Alamein.
The Book is divided into months with an illustration of an oak tree as it changes through the year with a leaf for each page number. Illustrations are by Zanna Goldhawk. The whole book is beautiful.
For children there poems that will show them the natural order of the year as well as great poets such as Wilfred Own and Siegfried Sassoon that will enhance the growing mind. many of my favourite poets are here. The selection is well thought out and anyone would love to have this on their bookshelf. Totally adore this highly respected book and will endeavour to read it every night.
This is a book of poems marketed at children, but the selection is suitable for everyone and includes work by Shakespeare, Keats, Blake and Benjamin Zephaniah. I particularly like how the poetry matches with the seasons and days such as All Fools' Day, May Day, as well as Christmas and Easter, and historical anniversaries such as the Battle of Hastings, Rosa Parks and El Alamein.
The Book is divided into months with an illustration of an oak tree as it changes through the year with a leaf for each page number. Illustrations are by Zanna Goldhawk. The whole book is beautiful.
For children there poems that will show them the natural order of the year as well as great poets such as Wilfred Own and Siegfried Sassoon that will enhance the growing mind. many of my favourite poets are here. The selection is well thought out and anyone would love to have this on their bookshelf. Totally adore this highly respected book and will endeavour to read it every night.
June 15, 2019
A lovely read to experience a different poetical theme each evening. This book would be perfect to use within a school setting, as it provides children with a relatable poem for each day whether it’s a celebration or a key date in history. Another positive of this anthology, is accessibility for children. Despite some of the poems being challenging in terms of vocabulary there are clear inferences to be made from each and every poem, as the styles are all different as they are written by different authors.
December 13, 2025
Trevlig bok med en dikt för varje kväll på året, och bäst blir det nog om man faktiskt läser en VARJE kväll.
Jag var tydligen inte tillräckligt strukturerad som person för att klara det, så ibland fick jag läsa ikapp fasligt mycket. Vilket jag inte rekommenderar… för finns en gräns för hur många dikter som är njutbart att läsa på en och samma dag.
Vissa dikter gillade jag, andra inte. Vissa pressade mina engelskakunskaper till bristningsgränsen och andra förstod jag galant.
Vi får se om jag köper nästa bok i serien.
Jag var tydligen inte tillräckligt strukturerad som person för att klara det, så ibland fick jag läsa ikapp fasligt mycket. Vilket jag inte rekommenderar… för finns en gräns för hur många dikter som är njutbart att läsa på en och samma dag.
Vissa dikter gillade jag, andra inte. Vissa pressade mina engelskakunskaper till bristningsgränsen och andra förstod jag galant.
Vi får se om jag köper nästa bok i serien.
October 1, 2018
This is a beautiful book. I’ve just been reading the poems for special dates such as birthdays. They are all wonderful. Very varied writers and not always the full poem. Perfect for introducing children to poetry. The illustrations are beautiful, relevant and enchanting. The quality of the book itself is of a high standard and can see this book being well used and handed down in my own family. ♥️
December 31, 2018
I purchased A Poem for Every Night of the Year to understand poems better. Although I still feel like I do not totally understand or enjoy poems as I should I did enjoy getting exposed to many different authors and many different ideas. I really, really enjoyed some poems. I also really did not enjoy some poems. I am glad that I went through all of the poems and I plan to continue to try to read at least one of these poems a day and explore some different poetry.
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