Description
A magnificent anthology of poems themed around different moods, collected by the bestselling creator of The Poetry Pharmacy and illustrated by Emily Sutton.
This exquisite gift-book contains over a hundred poems, chosen by creator of the bestselling The Poetry Pharmacy, William Sieghart, and illustrated in sensational style by picture-book star Emily Sutton. Divided into four thoughtfully-curated sections, including Poems to Make You Smile, Poems to Move You, Poems to Give You Hope and Poems to Calm and Connect You, the poems originate from an extraordinary and diverse range of sources, from Maya Angelou to Roger McGough, Lemn Sissay, Jackie Kay, Carol Ann Duffy, Joseph Coelho, Kae Tempest, W.B. Yeats, Christina Rossetti and Emily Dickinson, among many others. Combining traditional favourites with recent gems, here are poems to delight, inspire, entertain, intrigue, console and uplift readers of all ages.
You Can't Take an Elephant on the Bus 
Words the Turtle Taught Me 
How To Write Poems 
Confessional Sonnets 
Mustard, Custard, Grumble Belly and Gravy 
Dog Poems 
States of Happiness 
My First Mr. Men Nursery Rhymes 
Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots 
Gold from the Stone 
Selected Poetry 
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats 
Strong Words 
The Tamarit Poems 
Book of Mercy 
The Genre of Silence 
New and Selected Poems, Volume Two 
Signs Like This 
Hansel and Gretel 
The Art of Derek Walcott 
My Name Is Why 
Time Is a Mother 
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats 
Strong in the Rain 
Peace Poems and meditations on peace