A Poem for Every Night of the Year

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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.

Something I really liked where the comments that explained the poem a little bit, or that give the time period it was written so you could have some context. While I do think it’s entirely acceptable to read a book like this at your own pace and inclination, I will say that the historical significance of the poems, included in the introductory paragraphs, was one of the highlights of the experience for me. Connecting the poems to a holiday or war or event piqued my interest in the corresponding poems. Not every poem fit its date exactly, but the ones that did were more fun to read on the appropriate days. Lots of classics in here and a mix of newer poets also. Some are funny, thoughtful, inspiring, humbling. 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. 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. I broke the rule though and read it all at once.A story, if well told, can last a lifetime or longer. Brian Pattern’s poem pays homage to great works of children’s literature that continue to give, and live a life of their own. Poetry stays with you for life and I'm sure there is a poem here for everyone - lines that will never leave you nor your family. The perfect bedside book for dipping into night after night. Carousel 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. Here is a selection of our favourite poems about what John Keats called the ‘season of mists and mellow fruitfulness', including autmnal poems by classic and contemporary poets, including Robert Frost, Emily Brontë and Gillian Clarke.

Any of us who have been parents or grandparents know how useful a nursery rhyme is for soothing children, getting them ready for sleep, introducing them gently to the cadences and rhythms of reading.

I really like the idea of this! I’m glad you found some poetry from the collection you really enjoyed.’ As with every ' a (insert name) a day' book, I started off well. Reading a poem a day and wanting to read more was great, then I kind of forgot about it and left it at my parents which is why I read four months' worth of poems yesterday+today, whoops.

For the last year I have been making my way through this lovely big book of poetry. Every night before bed I read a poem. It’s such a great idea. What a year it's been! I haven't actually finished the book yet, but I'll forget to update goodreads later so its now or never. I like the idea of reading one poem every night before you go to bed. So I’m glad that Trish brought this book to my attention. Poetry, of course, is something that will not always work for everyone at any given time. You have to be in the right frame of mind for some poems to work. And it’s only natural that not all of them will be easily accessible. Especially for a non-native speaker like myself. It was always clear this was going to be a mixed bag. So why a three star rating? It just isn’t a numbers game with those kind of books. Rating poetry is highly subjective anyway. And three stars feels about right for the overall experience. For whatever we lose (like a you or a me) / it’s always ourselves we find in the sea” -E. E. CummingsThis is a book of poems marketed at children, but the selection is suitable for everyone and includes work by Shakespeare, Keats, Blake and Benjamin Zephaniah. I particularly like how the poetry matches with the seasons and days such as All Fools' Day, May Day, as well as Christmas and Easter, and historical anniversaries such as the Battle of Hastings, Rosa Parks and El Alamein. Some poems were really enjoyable some were not. There was a good mix of styles and topics. I didn't like the paper this was printed on, very rough, absorbent news paper, not what I want to find in a book. It made me think of cheap toilet paper with a poem a day printed on it, that would probably have made me fit it in to a daily reading.

A Poem For Every Night of the Year is a 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. This soul-enhancing book is the perfect gift that will last the whole year, with a little bit of magic to read every evening. A Poem For Every Day of the Year is a magnificent collection of 366 poems compiled by Allie Esiri, one to share on every day of the year. These poems are funny, thoughtful, inspiring, humbling, informative, quiet, loud, small, epic, peaceful, energetic, upbeat, motivating, and empowering! However doing this isn't going to help anyone find books that are right for them so I need to stop. The celebration of ridiculousness in a nursery rhyme. Vintage image for Hey Diddle from WikiMedia Commons What might we find surprising in your notes alongside the nursery rhymes in A Nursery Rhyme for Every Night of the Year?Die Gedichte haben keine Jahreszahlen. Manchmal wird ihr Erscheinungsjahr im Introtext genannt, aber ich hätte diese Information gern bei jedem Gedicht neben Titel und Autoren gesehen.