LoveReading Says
We adored Jane McMorland Hunter’s previous anthologies in this beautiful, inspiring poetry series, and A Happy Poem to End Every Day is every bit as joyous, nourishing and uplifting as its predecessors, A Nature Poem for Every Night of the Year, A Nature Poem for Every Day of the Year, and Friends: A Poem for Every Day of the Year.
In these, frankly, trying times, the timing couldn’t be more perfect to enjoy poems that offer rays of hopeful happiness and unadulterated joy, and this stylishly illustrated collection contains 366 poems that are perfect for rounding off a day – words that’ll soothe and rouse a sense of bliss no matter how trying that day has been.
The chapters are divided into months that chime with the time of year. January, for example, features “Winter Songs of Birds and Poets”, with beautiful works that invite us to delight in winter landscapes and activities.
With poets ranging from the likes of Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, Emily Dickinson and Bronte, through to modern masterworks by Wendy Cope and Simon Armitage, and jaunty verse by Beatrix Potter and Edward Lear, this is sure to lift the soul and lighten pre-slumber loads throughout the year.
Joanne Owen
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A Happy Poem to End Every Day Synopsis
A beautiful bumper collection of 366 perfectly happy poems. These days we're all in need of a little nugget of happiness to help soothe our weary souls at the end of the day. A Happy Poem to End Every Day provides just that: one sublimely happy poem for every day of the year, from cosy fireside idylls in winter to outdoor adventures in summer, encounters with the beauty of nature in spring and moments of quiet reflection in autumn. It features some of the greatest poets ever to put pen to paper, from William Wordsworth on the joy of skating and Emily Bronte enjoying life on the moors to Simon Armitage catching a cricket ball and Wendy Cope sharing an orange, with a good smattering of classic jolly verse such as Edward Lear's The Owl and the Pussycat. Beautifully illustrated with contemplative scenes of pure happiness, this wonderful book is the perfect way to give yourself a little lift every evening. Keep it by your bedside and it's sure to bring restful sleep and sweet dreams.
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About Jane McMorland Hunter
Jane McMorland Hunter is a passionate lover of the written word who works at Hatchards bookshop when not writing. She has written and edited several poetry and prose collections, including A Nature Poem for Every Day of the Year, Friends: A Poem for Every Day of the Year, A Nature Poem for Every Night of the Year, Nature Writing for Every Day of the Year and Bedside Companion for Gardeners. She lives in London.
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