Days Like These
An Alternative Guide to the Year in 366 Poems
Published on 9. November 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
544 pages
978-1-0350-0166-8 (ISBN)
Description
A brilliant way to brighten each day.
In this playful collection, Brian Bilston writes a poem to accompany every day of the year.
Each poem is inspired by a significant - often curious - event associated with that day: from Open an Umbrella Indoors Day to the day on which New York banned public flirting; from the launch of the Rubik's Cube to the first appearance of the phrase, 'the best thing since sliced bread'.
Perfect for reading aloud and sharing with friends, Days Like These: An alternative guide to the year in 366 poems will take the blues out of Monday, flatten the Wednesday hump, and amplify that Friday feeling.
'Bilston is a magician with words' - The Guardian
'A laureate for our fractured times' - Ian McMillan
**Brian's next book, How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside: An Alternative Guide to Writing and Enjoying Poetry, is available for pre-order now!**
In this playful collection, Brian Bilston writes a poem to accompany every day of the year.
Each poem is inspired by a significant - often curious - event associated with that day: from Open an Umbrella Indoors Day to the day on which New York banned public flirting; from the launch of the Rubik's Cube to the first appearance of the phrase, 'the best thing since sliced bread'.
Perfect for reading aloud and sharing with friends, Days Like These: An alternative guide to the year in 366 poems will take the blues out of Monday, flatten the Wednesday hump, and amplify that Friday feeling.
'Bilston is a magician with words' - The Guardian
'A laureate for our fractured times' - Ian McMillan
**Brian's next book, How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside: An Alternative Guide to Writing and Enjoying Poetry, is available for pre-order now!**
Reviews / Votes
Brian Bilston is a laureate for our fractured times -- Ian McMillan Bilston is a magician with words * The Guardian * Part John Cooper Clarke, part Frank Sidebottom . . . brilliant * Esquire *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 125 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
384 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0350-0166-8 (9781035001668)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Brian Bilston has been described as Twitter's unofficial Poet Laureate. With over 400,000 followers on social media, Brian has become truly beloved by the online community. He has published collections of poetry, You Took the Last Bus Home; Alexa, what is there to know about love?; and Days Likes These. His novel Diary of a Somebody was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award. He has also published a collection of football poetry, 50 Ways to Score a Goal, and his acclaimed poem Refugees has been made into an illustrated book for children.