dh 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.

He never managed to do this himself, and no other edition exists which has such a broad range, drawing from first to last of his prize-winning collections.I have listed some of my favourites from this listening below but I think if I re-listen at some other time time of year this list might be totally different. Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, Christina Rossetti and Emily Bronte sit alongside Roger McGough, Wendy Cope, Imtiaz Dharker, Leonard Cohen, Sylvia Plath and Ocean Vuong. I bought this book as I have a weakness for beautiful poetry books and this does not disappoint although it is difficult to savor one poem a day. I loved it unreservedly and it’s one of my books of the year because it brings human connection and joy to the reader. There is balm for the soul, fire for the belly, a cooling compress for the fevered brow, solace for the wounded, an arm around the lonely shoulder - the whole collection is a matchless compound of hug, tonic and kiss' Stephen FrySometimes only a poem will do.

With poems from greats like William Shakespeare to modern poets like Carol Ann Duffy, this collection will keep you company for every day of your life.What is particularly enjoyable about this book is its layout providing detail about the poet such as the time they lived in making it a wonderful collection to dip into and I would thoroughly recommend adding it to any book lovers collection. Sometimes I did feel a few of the poems were overly long with too much description but most were short and easy to read. Reflecting the changing seasons and linking to events on key dates - funny for April Fool's Day, festive for Christmas - these poems are thoughtful, inspiring, humbling, informative, quiet, loud, small, epic, peaceful, energetic, upbeat, motivating, and empowering! A wonderful collection of classic and modern poetry accompanies the changing seasons throughout the year. Within the pages of this magnificent collection, you will find poems to share on every day of the year, reflecting on changing seasons and key days in the year.