Poems for a world gone to sh*t

Name: Poems for a world gone to sh*t
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SKU: 9781787471030
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the amazing power of poetry to make even the most f**ked up times feel better

By Quercus Poetry

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Poems for a world gone to sh*t is an uplifting and moving anthology that harnesses the transformative power of poetry to navigate difficult times. Featuring a rich mix of beloved classic and contemporary poets, the collection offers inspiration and perspective, guiding readers from feelings of despair through reflection and empowerment to a renewed appreciation of life's beauty.
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This anthology is suited for readers who appreciate poetry as a source of comfort and insight during challenging moments, as well as those interested in both classic and modern poetic voices that address political, personal, and social themes.

An uplifting, moving and funny poetry anthology including the most-loved poets of the past and popular contemporary voices

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Discover the amazing power of poetry to make even the most fked up times feel better.

An uplifting, moving and funny poetry anthology including the most-loved poets of the past and popular contemporary voices to remind you to keep looking up at the stars, whatever sh*t life throws at you.

In Poems for a World Gone to Sht you will find inspiration to guide you on a journey from feeling 'what the fk' and that first instinct to just get the fk away from it all, to getting some peace and perspective before feeling empowered to do something about this sht - and finally realising that life can still be pretty damn beautiful.

Reflective, funny, political, inspiring, insightful, dark and sometimes light, Poems for a World Gone to Sh*t includes poems by Nikita Gill, Kate Tempest, Hollie McNish, Wendy Cope, Kim Addonizio, Francine Elena, Larkin, Lorca, Tracy K. Smith, Emily Dickinson, Byron, Milton, Emily Brontë, Christina Rossetti, William Blake, Paul Dunbar, Coleridge, Shakespeare, Shelley, Charlotte Brontë, Katherine Mansfield, Walt Whitman, Lola Ridge, Edward Lear, Kipling, Lewis Carroll, Edith Nesbit, Khalil Gibran . . . and many more.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781787471030

Publisher: Quercus Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 08 March 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Quercus Publishing

Contributors:

Contributions by Various
Contributions by Various Poets
Contributions by Various

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 202.0mm

Weight: 214g

Pages: 144

Collections

Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Poetry Quercus Poetry

About the Author

Faced by a scary and uncertain world, it seems more and more people are finding that poets put it better than they can. This little collection brings together the comfort, wisdom and wit of poems you might have read for the first time on Instagram or twitter, or remember from your childhood; as well as some we hope will become new favourites. It includes poems from Maya Angelou, Margaret Atwood, William Blake, Anne Bronte, Wendy Cope, Emily Dickinson, T.S. Eliot, Nikita Gill, Philip Larkin, Hollie McNish, Christina Rossetti, Gil Scott-Heron, William Shakespeare, Lemn Sissay, Kate Tempest, Thoreau, Walt Whitman, W.B. Yeats - and many more.