A Happy Poem to End Every Day

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Subjects: Poetry anthologies (various poets) , Poetry anthologies (various poets) , Poetry / Anthologies

We're all in need of a little nugget of happiness to help soothe our weary heads at the end of the day. This beautiful bumper collection of 366 perfectly happy poems provides just that: from cosy fireside idylls in winter to outdoor adventures in summer, encounters with the beauty of nature in spring and moments of quiet reflection in autumn. Find the hottest teen books, connect with your favorite YA authors and meet new friends who share your reading interests! I can't think of a single person who wouldn't enjoy having this beautiful collection of poetry to dip into when they need a boost’

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Delivery with Standard Australia Post usually happens within 2-10 business days from time of dispatch. Please be aware that the delivery time frame may vary according to the area of delivery and due to various reasons, the delivery may take longer than the original estimated timeframe. Go to sleep with the lightest of hearts, with verses from Thomas Hardy, Emily Brontë, Simon Armitage, Wendy Cope and more' - Townswoman The RRP is the suggested or Recommended Retail Price of a product, set by the publisher or manufacturer.

Jenny Joseph, ‘ The Sun Has Burst the Sky’. ‘The sun has burst the sky / Because I love you’: so begins this wonderfully joyful poem about being in love, from the poet who also gave us ‘Warning’, about growing old and wearing purple. This poem doesn’t feature in the Heaven on Earth anthology, but is too joyous a happy poem to be omitted from this list.Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Shows only minor signs of wear, and very minimal markings inside (if any).

These days we're all in need of a little nugget of happiness to help soothe our weary souls at the end of the day. The author of this article, Dr Oliver Tearle, is a literary critic and lecturer in English at Loughborough University. He is the author of, among others, The Secret Library: A Book-Lovers’ Journey Through Curiosities of History and The Great War, The Waste Land and the Modernist Long Poem. Previously we’ve offered ten of the most powerful poems about depression. Now, to complement that post, here are ten of the very best poems about being happy. Hurrah! If you’re after more classic poems about happiness, we recommend the wonderful anthology, Heaven on Earth: 101 Happy Poems , edited by Wendy Cope, which includes some of the poems listed below.I can’t think of a single person who wouldn’t enjoy having this beautiful collection of poetry to dip into when they need a boost’ – Good Housekeeping An uplifting collection of poems to bring a sense of happiness at the end of every day of the year. Beautifully produced and illustrated. The selection of poems is excellent. They are upbeat but not trite, and each one has a fresh and often unexpected take on wildly different experiences of joy … This is supreme bedtime reading.’ E. E. Cummings, ‘ i thank You God for this most amazing’. This idiosyncratic take on the Shakespearean sonnet form is the perfect poem to read on a day when you feel almost deliriously happy and glad to be alive, and your eyes and ears seem attuned to the world around you to an unusually high degree (something Cummings’ concluding couplet captures wonderfully).