{"product_id":"bright-poems-for-dark-days-an-anthology-for-hope-9780711266810","title":"Bright Poems for Dark Days: An Anthology for Hope","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis beautiful book presents poems for hopefulness and happiness, with bright, uplifting illustrations from rising star Carolyn Gavin.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book of\u003cb\u003e joyous and uplifting verse\u003c\/b\u003e is a welcome \u003cb\u003ebeacon of hope and happiness in difficult and challenging times, \u003c\/b\u003ecollected together with beautiful illustrations and context for each poem. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e We all have days when we find ourselves in need of some positivity. In difficult times, the words of others can lift us up. \u003cb\u003eBright, joyful art\u003c\/b\u003e to inspire hopefulness is combined with carefully curated poems, chosen to lift the spirits through the \u003cb\u003ehealing power of words\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e The book is divided into eight sections on the themes of hope, resilience \u0026amp; courage, joy, nature \u0026amp; escape, love, tranquillity, gratitude and comfort. Featuring a diverse range of writers from \u003cb\u003eOscar Wilde\u003c\/b\u003e to\u003cb\u003e Emily Dickinson, Robert Louis Stevenson\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003eMaya Angelou\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eWilliam Blake\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003eWarsan Shire\u003c\/b\u003e, the selections are accompanied by explanations and illuminating context that reinforce the positive mental health message. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Combining uplifting lines of verse and joyful illustrations, this \u003cb\u003eunique book provides a much-needed dose of hopefulness and happiness in turbulent times\u003c\/b\u003e, whether as a thoughtful gift for someone in need of solace or a resource that can be turned to whenever we need to. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Featuring: Carol Ann Duffy - Percy Bysshe Shelley - Maya Angelou - Emily Dickinson - Kahlil Gibran - Claude McKay - Langston Hughes - William Wordsworth - Emanuel Carnevali - James Weldon Johnson - Anne Sexton - William Ernest Henley - Siegfried Sassoon - David Wright - Ella Wheeler Wilcox - John Greenleaf Whittier - Ada Limón - Denise Levertov - William Blake - Edna St. Vincent Millay - Oscar Wilde - Rachel Field - John Gillespie Magee Jr. - Armand Garnet Ruffo - Robert Louis Stevenson - Ursula Bethell - John Donne - Paul Laurence Dunbar - Warsan Shire - Naomi Replansky - William Butler Yeats - Toru Dutt - William Cullen Bryant - E. Pauline Johnson - Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - Alfred, Lord Tennyson - Raymond Carver - Katherine Mansfield - Issa - W.S. Merwin - John Tobias - Ross Gay - Sara Teasdale - Elizabeth Barrett Browning - William Shakespeare - Tim Bowling - Mary Oliver - Christina Rossetti \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulie Sutherland\u003c\/b\u003e received her PhD in English Studies and is now a writer and editor based in New Brunswick, Canada. She is a research associate with the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health at the University of Northern British Columbia. She has a long history of teaching poetry and other literature in educational and non-educational settings in Canada, the US, the UK and online. She is passionate about the capacity of literature to effect change in the human spirit. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarolyn Gavin\u003c\/b\u003e is a painter, illustrator and designer based in Toronto, Canada. Vibrant, playful and happy are perfect words to describe her style. She is principal designer for Ecojot, a family-run eco-friendly paper business and also licenses her work for fabric, homewares and packaging. Find her on IG @carolynj.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Frances Lincoln","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50717295608082,"sku":"9780711266810","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4808851d-1652-49f1-bf37-e793876b9b0f.jpg?v=1734615036","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bright-poems-for-dark-days-an-anthology-for-hope-9780711266810","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}