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A Poem for Every Day of the Year

By: Allie Esiri
Narrated by: Helena Bonham Carter, Simon Russell Beale, Damian Lynch, Peter Forbes, Allie Esiri
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Summary

A Poem For Every Day of the Year is a magnificent collection of 366 of the greatest poems in the English language, compiled by the award-winning poetry curator Allie Esiri. The collection is passionately narrated by Helena Bonham Carter and Simon Russell Beale, with introductions read by Allie Esiri and contributions from Damian Lynch and Peter Forbes.

Reflecting the changing seasons and linking to events on key dates – funny for April Fool's Day, festive for Christmas – the book is inspiring, informative and empowering.

Perfect for any age, the poems are familiar favourites and exciting new discoveries. T.S. Eliot, A.A. Milne, John Keats, William Shakespeare and Christina Rossetti sit alongside Seamus Heaney, Wendy Cope, Maya Angelou and Kae Tempest. This soul-enhancing book will keep you company every day of the year.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2017 Allie Esiri (P)2017 Macmillan Digital Audio
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Wonderful !!

I purchased the hard copy of this to accompany the audible version,I think it is nice to have both versions.
The narrators are brilliant and they make the poems even more special!

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one of the best audiobooks I've heard

365f something for everyone and for a few I really like and haven't heard most of them before play Helena Bonham Carter's emotional and intelligent Reading my favourite was probably Roald Dahl's poem on TV for television
it's great to have this selection of poems that you can listen to when out and about recycling or at home doing chores and they make me feel quite creative after as well

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loved the poetry, struggled with narrator.

really loved the poetry but struggled with the female narrator's voice. Felt over-done and unnatural.

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brilliant

a treasure chest, lots of variety of poems old and new, the narrator's on audio version bring it to life.

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Very informative

I thoroughly enjoyed this audio. My 6 year old son enjoys listening to it whilst he falls asleep. The poems are well read and Helena Bonham Carter is very engaging. I would definitely recommend it.

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Great works

Here are some of the world's best poems I can connect with.
Poems so great that it makes me believe that human beings are gods.
To mention but a few:
The pulley
Friendship
But I can't
Refugees
How many seconds in a minute
Give
Right words
Who has seen the winds

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Enjoyable Year Long Journey

Breadth and depth for those like me who do not take poetry too seriously

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A Poem for Every Day of the Year

I listened in my bath, I listened in my bed, I listened all thro' wintertime till Spring had reared its head. I really enjoyed this book immensely it has got lots of poems for every age group. It is an audible gem of excellence. Well done everyone.

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Some awful readings are spoling this book for me

After a bright start, now that it's the end of May I am thoroughly fed up with the wayward readings by Helena Bonham-Carter. She has a pleasant enough voice normally but here, much of the time, she sounds like a precocious child putting on a show for an adoring and uncritical group of family and friends. Ludicrous over-acting that would shame an early-years drama student. I know that reading of poetry is partly a matter of personal taste but I think the producer should have reined in Ms B-C's excesses.
That major point aside, the choice of poems is nicely eclectic. Again, not all to my personal choice (reading lyrics of songs seems aberrant for example), but that makes for variety, surprise and opportunity to discuss with others - I listen with my partner. We find it best to have the physical book handy to get the best from the poems.

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Variety of choices

Loved it all and both the readers were excellent. It’s a great way to get a feel for lots of different poets.

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