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A Poem for Every Night of the Year

A Poem for Every Night of the Year

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  • Author：Allie Esiri
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Summary

A Poem For Every Night of the Year is a magnificent collection of 366 poems compiled by Allie Esiri， one to share for every night of the year。 The poems - together with introductory paragraphs - have a link to the date on which they appear。 Shakespeare celebrates midsummer night， Maya Angelou International Women's Day and Lewis Carroll April Fool's day。

Perfect for reading aloud and sharing with all the family， it contains a full spectrum of poetry from familiar favourites to exciting contemporary voices。 Alfred， Lord Tennyson， W。 B。 Yeats， A。 A。 Milne and Christina Rossetti sit alongside Roger McGough， Carol Ann Duffy and Benjamin Zephaniah。

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Reviews

Susan Siow ，

An amazing collection of poems！ I had many favourites， and one of them was "A Psalm of Life" byHenry Wadsworth LongfellowTell me not， in mournful numbers， Life is but an empty dream！For the soul is dead that slumbers， And things are not what they seem。Life is real！ Life is earnest！ And the grave is not its goal;Dust thou art， to dust returnest， Was not spoken of the soul。Not enjoyment， and not sorrow， Is our destined end or way;But to act， that each to-morrow Find us farther than to-day。Art is l An amazing collection of poems！ I had many favourites， and one of them was "A Psalm of Life" byHenry Wadsworth LongfellowTell me not， in mournful numbers， Life is but an empty dream！For the soul is dead that slumbers， And things are not what they seem。Life is real！ Life is earnest！ And the grave is not its goal;Dust thou art， to dust returnest， Was not spoken of the soul。Not enjoyment， and not sorrow， Is our destined end or way;But to act， that each to-morrow Find us farther than to-day。Art is long， and Time is fleeting， And our hearts， though stout and brave，Still， like muffled drums， are beating Funeral marches to the grave。In the world’s broad field of battle， In the bivouac of Life，Be not like dumb， driven cattle！ Be a hero in the strife！Trust no Future， howe’er pleasant！ Let the dead Past bury its dead！Act，— act in the living Present！ Heart within， and God o’erhead！Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime，And， departing， leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time;Footprints， that perhaps another， Sailing o’er life’s solemn main，A forlorn and shipwrecked brother， Seeing， shall take heart again。Let us， then， be up and doing， With a heart for any fate;Still achieving， still pursuing， Learn to labor and to wait。 。。。more

Joana Ribeiro ，

Lovely！

Linda ，

This seemed a fun way to discover poetry。 Turns out it isn’t for me， I can’t seem to “get” the poems， it doesn’t make sense to me， and maybe that’s the point of poetry， but I didn’t enjoy it。Won’t give this a rating， because this cleary is a “It’s not you， it’s me” case。

Julie ，

I had read a good GR review of this book that whetted my appetite。 I searched our Library's online catalog to see if it was available to borrow， it was not。 I ended up purchasing a copy from a bookshop in Oxford， England and was excited when the package finally arrived。 My husband and I began reading a poem each night out loud together in an effort to make a connection each day and keep our spirits up during Covid times。 We appreciated the short introduction to each poem and I was very glad to s I had read a good GR review of this book that whetted my appetite。 I searched our Library's online catalog to see if it was available to borrow， it was not。 I ended up purchasing a copy from a bookshop in Oxford， England and was excited when the package finally arrived。 My husband and I began reading a poem each night out loud together in an effort to make a connection each day and keep our spirits up during Covid times。 We appreciated the short introduction to each poem and I was very glad to see that one of my favorite poems， Fern Hill by Dylan Thomas is included。 There were also poems by Walter de la Mare that brought back memories of childhood， as he was my Grampy's favorite poet。 Overall， we found the poems varied greatly and sometimes they drew us in and sometimes they left us wanting。 We enjoyed the activity of reading out loud to each other and discussing our individual reaction。 It definitely drew us closer。 。。。more

VG ，

Оказа се， че не е възможно да чета по едно стихотворение всяка вечер， но няма значение。 Идеята е прекрасна。 Някои стихотворения са сполучливи и на място， други не толкова。 Бих го препоръчала като експеримент на всеки， който проявява интерес и иска да си припомни всички онези стихове， които забравяме。 Докато четях， често се сещах за цитата от Дарвин:“If I had my life to live over again， I would make it a rule to read some poetry， listen to some music， and see some painting or drawing at least onc Оказа се， че не е възможно да чета по едно стихотворение всяка вечер， но няма значение。 Идеята е прекрасна。 Някои стихотворения са сполучливи и на място， други не толкова。 Бих го препоръчала като експеримент на всеки， който проявява интерес и иска да си припомни всички онези стихове， които забравяме。 Докато четях， често се сещах за цитата от Дарвин:“If I had my life to live over again， I would make it a rule to read some poetry， listen to some music， and see some painting or drawing at least once a week， for perhaps the part of my brain now atrophied would then have been kept alive through life。 The loss of these tastes is a loss of happiness。” 。。。more

Paula-Diane Lufflum ，

Lovely to cosy up with each night。

Melissa ，

A beautiful collection。 I don't think I will stop reading it。 A beautiful collection。 I don't think I will stop reading it。 。。。more

Jess Greatrex ，

A lovely collection of poems， although I feel that some could have been themed a little better according to the time of year。 I enjoyed the little summaries providing a little backdrop to the authors and their pieces

GG ，

best combo of poems I think everyone should buy 10 copies so you can rip pages out and stick them on every wall and ceiling in ur house

Charlotte ，

It took me longer than a year to read this because 1。 Most of the poems are pants （just my opinion）2。 I kept forgetting to pick it up each evening。 Why？ Because most of the poems are pantsTwo stars because it’s a nice idea and is well thought out， with a little bit of background info for each poem。

Matt ，

Much better than I was expecting。 I’m not or should I say I wasn’t really a fan of poetry， that’s changed a bit now。 I was given this book to read as an introduction to poetry and I really enjoyed it。 I found the majority of the poems to be interesting and entertaining， there were still some I didn’t understand or enjoy but that is to be expected。The book has also give me some pointers on my own poetry which I’m have a dabble at writing。

Gemma ，

I started out reading this book one poem a night， as the book intends。 However I soon started reading a few everyday and eventually just gave in and read a month of poems a day。 I can’t say how much I enjoyed this。 Poetry was never my thing in school， I struggled to get to grips with the nuance and hidden meanings in poems but this was very enjoyable。 Lots of poems went over my head but so many more really struck a chord and lots of really funny ones too。 The amount of times I sent a poem to fri I started out reading this book one poem a night， as the book intends。 However I soon started reading a few everyday and eventually just gave in and read a month of poems a day。 I can’t say how much I enjoyed this。 Poetry was never my thing in school， I struggled to get to grips with the nuance and hidden meanings in poems but this was very enjoyable。 Lots of poems went over my head but so many more really struck a chord and lots of really funny ones too。 The amount of times I sent a poem to friend that I thought they’d enjoy。 Well worth the read。 。。。more

Fozz ，

Absolutely delightful - had to catch up on a poem or two if I had been too drunk the night before but managed to complete it relatively well according to the requirements

Abigail ，

Actually finished this yesterday， but I forgot to go on goodreads， so even though I read those everyday in 2020， it now says I read it this year😂 nevermind。 Lots of the poems were quite enjoyable and it was a nice way to end the day everyday。This year I'm going to try and read 100 books again and hopefully I do better than last year where I failed miserably haha。 Happy new year everyone！！！2020 IS OVER WOOOOO Actually finished this yesterday， but I forgot to go on goodreads， so even though I read those everyday in 2020， it now says I read it this year😂 nevermind。 Lots of the poems were quite enjoyable and it was a nice way to end the day everyday。This year I'm going to try and read 100 books again and hopefully I do better than last year where I failed miserably haha。 Happy new year everyone！！！2020 IS OVER WOOOOO 。。。more

Addilah ，

Soul enhancing with a little of magic to read every evening。

Fiction Addition Angela ，

A Poem for Every Night of The Year You can read a different poem each evening or binge like me and finish it in advance。

Sandra ，

Treated myself to this with Xmas voucher。 Thought nice to read something different before bed。It's a brick of a book 500+ pages ， nice big clear readable print as it's aimed at children but lots in it for adults too Treated myself to this with Xmas voucher。 Thought nice to read something different before bed。It's a brick of a book 500+ pages ， nice big clear readable print as it's aimed at children but lots in it for adults too 。。。more

Jane Glaister ，

The book that kept me going through the lockdowns of 2020。

Tracy A。 ，

Loved it。 A beautiful and relaxing read that I picked up and put down throughout the year and between larger， more arduous reads。

Lena Nielsen ，

Sooo I cheated and finished it early。 More often than not I would forget to pick it up and so ended up reading a month at a time。 None of the poems really stood out or stuck with me， but the collection isn't necessarily bad and therefore I give it two stars rather than one。 Sooo I cheated and finished it early。 More often than not I would forget to pick it up and so ended up reading a month at a time。 None of the poems really stood out or stuck with me， but the collection isn't necessarily bad and therefore I give it two stars rather than one。 。。。more

Ellesha Syke ，

📚This beautiful book contains a poem for each and every night of the year。 It will take you on a journey through history and the seasons and tells of festivals and traditions from many different countries， cultures and religions。 ⁠⁠There are also poems written about historical events， like the sinking of the Titanic， or the seminal moment in the Civil Rights Movement in America when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus。 This inspirational collection will keep you company every night o 📚This beautiful book contains a poem for each and every night of the year。 It will take you on a journey through history and the seasons and tells of festivals and traditions from many different countries， cultures and religions。 ⁠⁠There are also poems written about historical events， like the sinking of the Titanic， or the seminal moment in the Civil Rights Movement in America when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus。 This inspirational collection will keep you company every night of your life。📚⁠⁠This is a beautiful book， there are some poems I have heard of but most of them are new to me。 There are so many different styles of poetry， both classical and modern。 I’ll be honest， I didn’t stick to reading this every night – sometimes I read sections during the day， especially during lockdown。 It’s one to read again， for sure。 ⁠⁠You would think after studying poetry at GCSE， A level and at BA degree level I would have my own poetry collection but it all put me off writing。 I had to write and self-publish a short poetry book for my last ever module， I chose this instead of writing an essay which I’d rather have done now。 However， I’m loving continuing to read poetry， and collections like these are perfect - just what I need。⁠ 。。。more

Shameeleon ，

falling in love with poetry over & over again :）

Dawn M Duval ，

I was disappointed。 Several days got stuck in a rut with the same Author day after day， which is fine if you like them but monotonous if you don’t。 There was lots of nonsense proms too。 Also there was a lot of padding with things that weren’t even poems！

Cara Mackay ，

Nah。 Just buy a proper poets book with their poems instead。

C S ，

I loved this book！ Reading a poem every day helps you calm down and relax！ This book introduced me to some favorite poets （Williams Carlos Williams， to name one） and is great for anyone who wants to learn more about poetry but doesn't know exactly how。 It also makes a great present！ I loved this book！ Reading a poem every day helps you calm down and relax！ This book introduced me to some favorite poets （Williams Carlos Williams， to name one） and is great for anyone who wants to learn more about poetry but doesn't know exactly how。 It also makes a great present！ 。。。more

Neil Cameron ，

Loved this book from the moment I received it， it is a permanent fixture at my bedside and I will return to it again and again。

Elizabeth ，

I have had great enjoyment reading the poems in this book。 From ancient to new， with poems written in such varied styles I strongly recommend this book as a way of starting to explore poetry or to revisit poems that are already old friends。

Alanna McCann ，

I really enjoyed this book， there's literally a poem for everyone who is willing to read the book。 I found it unqine and silly。 Some of the poetry written touched my heart a lot 💜👌🏻 I really enjoyed this book， there's literally a poem for everyone who is willing to read the book。 I found it unqine and silly。 Some of the poetry written touched my heart a lot 💜👌🏻 。。。more

Marta Ķepīte ，

This is an amazing gift！

Sivaani Nirmalanathan ，

Syns generelt engelske dikt er klisje， men til å være så klisje er den cute。 Gir mellom 2-3 stjerner （omslaget gir deffo poeng）

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