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Read Me: A Poem for Every Day of the Year
A refreshed cover edition of Gaby Morgan's Read A Poem for Every Day of the Year , the bestselling poetry anthology with over a quarter of a million copies sold. This anthology is perfect for sharing with the all the family – it contains a poem for every day of the year from the very best modern and classic poets, so you're sure to find familiar favourites along with exciting new discoveries. 365 rhymes, verses and poems from the likes of Brian Patten, William Wordsworth, A. A. Milne, Emily Dickinson, Wes Magee, William Blake, Seamus Heaney, Ian McMillan, Gareth Owen and Walter de la Mare. This inspiring and heart-warming collection is the perfect gift that will last the whole year, with a little bit of magic to read every day.
- GenresPoetry
512 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2008
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May 5, 2022
Library borrow, so I read it in two weeks instead of the suggested timeline.
One of the blurbs on the back calls this collection "motley, wide-ranging and unpatronizing." I would agree. There is quite a mix of style and topic -- Wilfred Own right next to some humorous children's verse, for example. I appreciated this very much as a survey of all that poetry *can* be. Sometimes it's intense, and sometimes it's a game.
Content notes: the Christian God is present in a number of these selections -- not only at Christmas and Easter, and not only in the "classics." Sometimes praise poems, sometimes retelling famous stories from the Christian Bible, sometimes reflections on the soul. This is fine! Unless you happen to be a not-Christian native English speaker caught unprepared in front of your kiddo because nothing on the cover mentions faith contents. ;) I did not notice any other religions in the book, so if they are represented it is not overt. Very few BIPOC writers also.
All in all, I enjoyed reading through this more than many other poetry anthologies I've tried.
One of the blurbs on the back calls this collection "motley, wide-ranging and unpatronizing." I would agree. There is quite a mix of style and topic -- Wilfred Own right next to some humorous children's verse, for example. I appreciated this very much as a survey of all that poetry *can* be. Sometimes it's intense, and sometimes it's a game.
Content notes: the Christian God is present in a number of these selections -- not only at Christmas and Easter, and not only in the "classics." Sometimes praise poems, sometimes retelling famous stories from the Christian Bible, sometimes reflections on the soul. This is fine! Unless you happen to be a not-Christian native English speaker caught unprepared in front of your kiddo because nothing on the cover mentions faith contents. ;) I did not notice any other religions in the book, so if they are represented it is not overt. Very few BIPOC writers also.
All in all, I enjoyed reading through this more than many other poetry anthologies I've tried.
December 29, 2022
Poems are mostly a bit basic, a few gems but mostly leave you thinking "Why did they bother?"
August 12, 2018
Sweet and charming. Makes everyday seem special
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