it's a poem *for* every day of the year and the selection of poems is tied to significant anniversaries and events in particular. With leaves turning golden, nights drawing in and fires being lit, autumn is the perfect time to settle down in a comfy chair with some poetry for company. Perfect for reading aloud and sharing with all the family, this is a magnificent collection of 366 poems compiled by Allie Esiri, one for every night of the year. It’s nice being able to have a poem for each day, although admittedly it hasn’t been the easiest thing to keep up to the one a day premise.

A wonderful collection of classic and modern poetry accompanies the changing seasons throughout the year.

These poems are funny, thoughtful, inspiring, humbling, informative, quiet, loud, small, epic, peaceful, energetic, upbeat, motivating, and empowering! Though the "During the First/Second world war" sort of poems got a bit repetitive and the focus on the Christian Holidays possibly a bit isolating. But there were some very nice poems in this anthology and I enjoyed the way the poems were introduced and chosen for specific days or dates. A beautiful collection of poems, a book that you can look back on throughout the year and enjoy in one sitting. This anthology has so much to offer and every time I think about it next to the bed ready for me to read last thing at night it brings happiness and a smile to my face.

For those who do not read much poetry, for those who do not know where to start, this is a fun and easy commitment to take on. I stopped reading these every day and couldn't bring myself to come back to it, deciding to dedicate that time towards reading more contemporary poetry collections instead. In addition to dating, each poem is prefaced by a brief paragraph giving background on the poem and why it might have been chosen for that day. This uplifting poem-a-day collection is collated by the award-winning curator Allie Esiri and features poets both current (Ocean Vuong) and classic (Dylan Thomas).

Best Poetry Books of the Year, The Times For the whole family but especially eight-plus readers, A Poem for Every Day of the Year. There are, certainly, poems in here that a young reader may enjoy, but I think an adult would get more out of poems that deal with larger issues such as love, death and life. Reading a poem a day does not take long, mere minutes, and with over three-hundred poems in here there's bound to be a poem that speaks to each reader directly. You'd likely find at least a few poems that speak to you here, and thus get a sense of what might appeal to you in general.

This event will also raise funds for the Disaster Emergency Committee’s (DEC’s) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. Adding a minute amount of beauty to my day, lasting a minute or two, had a curious cumulative effect. Again, not all to my personal choice (reading lyrics of songs seems aberrant for example), but that makes for variety, surprise and opportunity to discuss with others - I listen with my partner.Zanna studied illustration at the University of Gloucestershire, where she started her illustrated gifts and stationery business Papio Press with her husband. Even if you think you have never read a poem in your life you'll probably actually be very familiar with most of these. It took me nearly four years to finish, occasionally reading some poems, but I loved this volume and will be looking for something similar to read in the future.

This is an extremely eclectic collection, including a diverse range of forms, styles and genres of poetry written in the English language. Perfect for reading aloud and sharing with all the family throughout the year, it is bursting at the seams with familiar favourites and exciting new discoveries. I like history, so it was nice to see the poems were sometimes chosen to go with a specific event in history.Her iF Poems app was launched to great acclaim and was the Apple Editors' Choice All Time Favourite app.