<span>A Poem For Every Day of the Year is a magnificent collection of 366 poems compiled by Allie Esiri, one to share on every day of the year. Reflecting the changing seasons and linking to events on key dates – funny for April Fool's Day, festive for Christmas – these poems are thoughtful, inspiring, humbling, informative, quiet, loud, small, epic, peaceful, energetic, upbeat, motivating, and empowering! Perfect for reading aloud and sharing with all the family, it is bursting at the seams with familiar favourites and exciting new discoveries. T.S.Eliot, John Betjeman, Lewis Carroll, William Shakespeare and Christina Rossetti sit alongside Seamus Heaney, Ted Hughes, Carol Ann Duffy, and Kate Tempest. This soul-enhancing book is the perfect gift that will last the whole year, with a little bit of magic to read every day.</span>
<h3><span>Review</span></h3> <div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"> <span>If you feel as though your life is lacking a bit of poetry, this is an excellent place to start. ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">Best Poetry Books of the Year, The Times</span><span><br><br>For the whole family but especially eight-plus readers, </span><span class="a-text-italic">A Poem for Every Day of the Year</span><span>... gorgeously presented and intelligently selected. ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">New Statesman</span><span><br><br>Not only is it a thing of beauty, it also offers an accessible, informative, bitesize approach to poetry. ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">Daily Mail</span><span><br><br>Perfect for reading aloud and sharing with all the family. ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">Guardian</span><span><br><br>Allie Esiri's </span><span class="a-text-italic">A Poem for Every Day of the Year</span><span> has 366 great poems, whether a funny one for April Fool's Day, a festive one for Christmas or a moving one for World Refugee Day. It also teaches you about important events through the year. ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">The Week Junior</span><span><br><br>If you haven’t picked up a volume of poetry since school, this is the perfect place to start. ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">The Pool</span><span><br><br>[A] splendid new compendium... There is material for all ages. ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">The Herald</span><span><br><br>These poems are funny, thoughtful, inspiring, humbling, informative, quiet, loud, small, epic, peaceful, energetic, upbeat, motivating, and empowering!... It will prove a valuable resource for teachers, and a comprehensive anthology for home libraries. ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">Parents in Touch</span><span><br><br>Bursting with inspiration and an accessible way to introduce a bit of poetry into your child’s everyday life. -- Sarah Dawson ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">The Independent</span> </div> <h3><span>About the Author</span></h3> <div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"> <span>Allie Esiri, who read Modern and Medieval Languages at Cambridge University, is an accomplished curator and host of live poetry events at The National Theatre, The Bridge Theatre, and at Hay, Oxford, Bath and Cheltenham literary festivals. Her anthology </span><span class="a-text-italic">A Poem for Every Day of the Year </span><span>was in the best books of the year list in </span><span class="a-text-italic">The Times </span><span>and the </span><span class="a-text-italic">Observer </span><span>and the audiobook is read by Helena Bonham Carter and Simon Russell Beale. Her anthology, </span><span class="a-text-italic">A Poem for Every Night of the Year </span><span>was a best book of the year in </span><span class="a-text-italic">The Times </span><span>and the </span><span class="a-text-italic">New Statesman </span><span>and won the IBW 2017 book award.<br><br>Zanna Goldhawk creates her illustrations from her seaside cottage in Cornwall. She takes huge inspiration from nature and animals, and has a mild obsession with colour and pattern (and coffee). Zanna studied illustration at the University of Gloucestershire, where she started her illustrated gifts and stationery business Papio Press with her husband. Now she splits her time between designing beautiful products and illustrating gorgeous books.</span> </div>
