
A Year of Reading Aloud
52 poems to learn and love
Georgina Rodgers(Author)
Yellow Kite (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 4. October 2018
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-1-4736-7089-1 (ISBN)
Description
'In a world in which we tend to look to what's new, to cutting-edge science and to medical breakthroughs for hope in better health, there's something marvellous in the realisation that one of the most beautiful and longest-lasting cures has been here all along - on the internet, on our bookshelves, under our noses. Words - down the centuries, over the ether, across the miles - have power to steady us, to make us feel better.' the Observer
The ancient tradition of learning and reciting poetry is renowned for its wellbeing benefits - from strengthening the mind and boosting creativity to improving memory. The practice is as valuable as ever in our busy modern day lives, allowing us to focus on the rhythm of the present moment, slow down and switch off.
A Year of Reading Aloud celebrates the power of spoken word with a poem to learn and love for each week of the year. Drawing both on familiar favourites and new voices, from Sylvia Plath and Maya Angelou to Instapoets Nikita Gill and Yrsa Daley-Ward - this is a book that will capture your imagination through verse and help you fall back in love with this beautiful art form.
Includes a foreword by Rachel Kelly, bestselling author of 52 Small Steps to Happiness and Black Rainbow.
The ancient tradition of learning and reciting poetry is renowned for its wellbeing benefits - from strengthening the mind and boosting creativity to improving memory. The practice is as valuable as ever in our busy modern day lives, allowing us to focus on the rhythm of the present moment, slow down and switch off.
A Year of Reading Aloud celebrates the power of spoken word with a poem to learn and love for each week of the year. Drawing both on familiar favourites and new voices, from Sylvia Plath and Maya Angelou to Instapoets Nikita Gill and Yrsa Daley-Ward - this is a book that will capture your imagination through verse and help you fall back in love with this beautiful art form.
Includes a foreword by Rachel Kelly, bestselling author of 52 Small Steps to Happiness and Black Rainbow.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder & Stoughton
Dimensions
Height: 223 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4736-7089-1 (9781473670891)
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E-Book
10/2018
1st Edition
Hodder & Stoughton
€3.99
Available for download
Persons
Georgina Rodgers is a journalist, editor and writer with over 16 years' experience working on magazines, newspapers, online and in busy television newsrooms.She has written eleven non-fiction titles and five Sunday Times bestsellers and is passionate about sharing her joy for the power of mindful poetry and spoken word.