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100 Poems to Live By

Poetic Remedies for Any Occasion
By Joseph Piercy
Series: 100 Things to Live By
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A collection of life-affirming poems to guide you through. Settle down with 100 Poems to Live By and learn which verses can be dispensed to lift your spirits. A brilliant new anthology of 100 poems designed to lift your mood and help you to overcome stress,... Read More
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100 life-affirming poemsand remedies for anyone searching for love, meaning, belonging, purpose and hope in their everyday lives.

Learn the art of living well from the poetic greats. Self-care for the modern life that celebrates the greatest poems of all time.

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A collection of life-affirming poems to guide you through. Settle down with 100 Poems to Live By and learn which verses can be dispensed to lift your spirits.

A brilliant new anthology of 100 poems designed to lift your mood and help you to overcome stress, specific worries, and general anxiety. Features well-known favourites alongside undiscovered gems and modern classics. Each poem is introduced, explaining how it can help a certain ‘ailment’ and offering the poem as a helpful prescription. Offering a wide range of verses that will be of great benefit to those in need of a pick-me-up for the soul.

100 Poems to Live By brings together some of the best works from poets spanning centuries, including William Wordsworth, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Dickinson, Dylan Thomas, Seamus Heaney, Sylvia Plath, and Benjamin Zephaniah. Compiled by Joseph Piercy, these specially selected lines will bring comfort, banish melancholy, provide hope, and give courage.

These are 100 life-affirming remedies for anyone searching for love, meaning, belonging, purpose, and fulfilment in their everyday lives. The poetic prescriptions will see you through whatever comes your way in life, and can be referenced, shared, and treasured for many years to come.

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100 Books to Live By (9781789298208)
100 Speeches to Live By (9781789298635)

Series: 100 Things to Live By

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  • 100 Books to Live By
    A collection of life-affirming books to guide you through. Settle down with 100 Books to Live By and learn which book prescriptions can be dispensed to lift your spirits, whatever you may need. Sometimes, only a good book will help. In life’s biggest moments and challenges, turning to a book can often help us to navigate our way through. Whether...
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    Enlist the help of history’s great orators and discover speeches to guide, inspire and rouse ... whatever the occasion. These are speeches to live your life by. Be inspired by the words of Roger Federer if you're afraid of failing, find wisdom from Brené Brown if you feel disconnected from others, and take comfort in the words of Albert Einstein...
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  • 100 Poems to Live By
    A collection of life-affirming poems to guide you through. Settle down with 100 Poems to Live By and learn which verses can be dispensed to lift your spirits. A brilliant new anthology of 100 poems designed to lift your mood and help you to overcome stress, specific worries, and general anxiety. Features well-known favourites alongside undiscovered gems and modern classics....
    By Joseph Piercy
    Hardback
    $3799
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781789298345

Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 12 February 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 325g

Pages: 224

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About the Author

Joseph Piercy is a freelance writer. He holds a Master of Philosophy degree in English studies, and he also studied Russian Literature and Creative Writing at university. Joseph is a regular contributor to various magazines and journals, and he is the author of books on a variety of subjects ranging from English language and literature to history and popular philosophy. His most recent books, Life Lessons from Literature and The Little Book of Stoic Wisdom, are also published by Michael O’Mara Books.

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