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Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers
A Weather Poem for Every Day of the Year
Series: Batsford Poetry Anthologies
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Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers: A Weather Poem for Every Day of the Year is an anthology of classic and contemporary poems, all about the weather. This latest anthology from Jane McMorland Hunter covers all aspects of the weather: from storms to heatwaves to April showers,...
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Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers: A Weather Poem for Every Day of the Year is the newest poetry anthology from Jane McMorland Hunter, looking at weather through both classic and contemporary poetry.
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Description
Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers: A Weather Poem for Every Day of the Year is an anthology of classic and contemporary poems, all about the weather.
This latest anthology from Jane McMorland Hunter covers all aspects of the weather: from storms to heatwaves to April showers, as well as how weather itself has been disrupted through climate change.
From the nursery rhyme 'Rain, Rain, Go Away' to Sylvia Plath's 'Black Rook in Rainy Weather', from Ralph Waldo Emerson's 'A Snowy Day' to Amanda Gorman's 'Earthrise', there is a weather poem for every day of the year. You can slip into a poem to dream of better weather (whether to you that means snow, rain or sun) or revel in a mirroring of what is currently going on outside of your window.
With contributions from classic and contemporary poets alike, there is all sorts of weather to be found; some favourites as well as some you may not even have heard of. With a selection of poems stretching across the globe and centuries, you're sure to find a weather poem to cast some sunlight on your day
Series: Batsford Poetry Anthologies
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Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers
Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers: A Weather Poem for Every Day of the Year is an anthology of classic and contemporary poems, all about the weather. This latest anthology from Jane McMorland Hunter covers all aspects of the weather: from storms to heatwaves to April showers, as well as how weather itself has been disrupted through climate change.From the nursery...Hardback$5500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781837330416
Publisher: Batsford
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 02 April 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Batsford
Illustration: Chapter opener illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 464
About the Author
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 books, including Ode to London, Favourite Poems of England, A Nature Poem for Every Day of the Year, Friends: A Poem for Every Day of the Year and A Nature Poem for Every Night of the Year. She lives in Fulham, West London.
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