A Poem for Every Night of the Year

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The quality of the book itself is of a high standard and can see this book being well used and handed down in my own family. This beautiful collection containsa poem for every day of the year from the very best classic and modern poets. 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. I was expecting them all to be ‘fluffy’ or positive poems for the days and was pleasantly surprised when they are a mixture of childhood known names and poems true to their words talking on honest and sad subjects.

I enjoyed how a lot of the poems were on theme for different holidays, seasons, and historical events, even though the collection is definitely geared towards a younger audience.Not every poem fit its date exactly, but the ones that did were more fun to read on the appropriate days.

Perhaps because this book is categorized as YA, Esiri felt that her readers needed more help making sense of the poems she included?Besides, that way I was able to kind of share the reading experience throughout the seasons and events (and with nice/fitting images and videos, too)! I understand the idea of what Esiri wants to do, but there are more than 365 poems out there in the world for inclusion to fill those spaces, so I was turned off by the dips into non-poetry—it felt a bit like a cop-out.

Manchmal wird ihr Erscheinungsjahr im Introtext genannt, aber ich hätte diese Information gern bei jedem Gedicht neben Titel und Autoren gesehen. There are some more expected selections–December 25th is a poem about Christmas, and April 1st is a poem about April Fools’ Day–but there are some unexpected selections for a book of mostly Western poetry. Stuck with it throughout the book (and year) and can now confidently say that I'm still not a poetry person.By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Though I liked some poems much more than others, I did appreciate that this book felt so manageable to keep up with and that it put me in the habit of reading poetry regularly.

Whether you’re feeling tempted, seduced, tormented, or rejected, or falling in love, or out of love – this is the perfect book to inspire, console, and give a voice to every facet of our deepest and most complex human emotion.Each page begins with a paragraph introducing the poem, author, and significance of the date; these feature authors and traditions from various time periods and around the world. it's a poem *for* every day of the year and the selection of poems is tied to significant anniversaries and events in particular. The anthology ranges widely through classic and modern poetry and, where there is a link to a particular date, it appears on that page in the book. 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. Night Mayor Franklefink has vanished from the Transylvanian Express - and it's up to you to solve the case!