This is the second anthology book edited by Daisy Goodwin.
Taking the idea of the first book (101 Poems that could save your life), Goodwin has explored the theme, and produced this book which is 'designed to help you get through the stresses of modern life'.
Admittedly, it's not going to fix your problems or alleviate your worries, but if you enjoy reading, then there are several entries in this book that can make you chuckle when you least expect it.
This book is arranged to help you find the right poem at the right time, by organising the poems like a book of hours. Starting with 'Getting up', it then moves to other morning traumas, such as 'Stepping on the scales' or 'Looking in the mirror'.
As the day progresses, sections cover everything from 'Office Politics' (very funny) to 'School Run', 'Love Struck' to 'Credit Lines', 'Escape Routes' to 'Toothache'.
Again, like the first anthology, the poems are written by classic and contemporary poets alike. W B Yeats, Kahlil Gibran, DH Lawrence and Rudyard Kipling's lines jossle for position alongside Alice Walker, Sophie Hannah and Maya Angelou.
If you, like me, aren't a huge poetry fan, but enjoy 'dabbling' with the odd poem or poet, then this is a fun place to dabble!
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