Pocket Book of Inspirational Verse

by Various

This pocket-sized treasury collects poems that will inspire you take the ideas they express to heart and change your outlook. It features more than 100 poems by some of the world’s best-loved poets—Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, John Keats, William Wordsworth, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Walt Whitman, and Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, to name but a few—on themes sure to motivate and provide emotional uplift for any reader:
Inspiration
Encouragement
Compassion
Courage
Hope
Faith
Joy
Peace
Reflection

Genres: Poetry, Classics

128 pages, Leather Bound

Published December 28, 2018

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Reviews

[Rae V · Rating 4 out of 5]

A charming collection of beautifully written poetry. This is the perfect kind of book for on the go, or little by little reading!

I loved the variety of poems, and the split of sections with different themes. With the vast majority, as cheesy as it is, you feel better reading them. Even with statements that are “no duh” kind of thoughts, seeing them spelled out hits differently.

Overall loved the read, loved the size and design of the book, and would happily pick it up again anytime I need a reminder of why our time here is worth it! 4⭐️


One in particular I liked…

IF I CAN STOP ONE HEART FROM BREAKING
Emily Dickinson
If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching, Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Into his nest again, I shall not live in vain.

[Isabella · Rating 3 out of 5]

i love the collection, but the names of some poems are wrong as well as some of the writer’s names. I tried to find some of the poems online and could not do so without the proper name of the poem (if anyone can find challenge by ‘jean nette’ (Jane Catulle Mendés) please let me know)

[Autumn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I started reading this when my grandmother died and finished it almost to the day. Rating something that is supposed to be inspirational and so is in some ways inherently personal is weird to me, but I found this collection to be a helpful and, yes, inspirational one.

[Frank · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great little assemblage of poetry.

[J.A. A Santana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful collection of inspirational poems, look forward to rereading for entertainment and analytical breakdown.

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some good poems, but honestly getting tired of the faith ones and god ones and how there aren't a lot of modern poems.

[Sarah Main · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book of easy to understand poetry, with great rhythm and rhyme. I love when a poem feels like it could be a song.

[Brooks Bentley · Rating 4 out of 5]

An enjoyable collection of well-known and inspirational poems.

[Kylee Barnaj · Rating 3 out of 5]

“I sing for the breathless runner, the eager, anxious soul, who falls with his strength exhausted…” The Disappointed.

“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul, and sings the tune without the words, and never stops at all…” Hope Is The Thing With Feathers.

“Power is only pain, stranded, through discipline…” I Can Wade Grief.

[Ashley Fink · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great pocketbook to carry with me and read when I had a bit of downtime. It helped give me a boost sometimes, and there were several of these poems that really stayed with me, particularly “Thick is the Darkness,” “Song,” “No Place to Go,” and “On File.” I enjoyed writing tidbits of these poems in my journal.

“Upward and forward!
Time will restore us:
Light is above us,
Rest is before is.”

-from “Thick is the Darkness”
by William Ernest Henley

[Inkyblots2024 · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a cute collection of simple poems with a few heavy hitters featured occasionally (Dickinson, Frost, Keats). Most poems are very simple and sing-songy, if not hymnal. These are the poems I’d expect to see stitched onto a pillow, rather than really analyzed or shared. Good for light reading or picking out your favorites, but they might be difficult (or boring) to explicate thoroughly. Still very cute and worth keeping.