Poems for Tortured Souls
By (Author) Liz Ison
Hachette Children's Group
Hodder Children's Books
17th September 2024
6th June 2024
United Kingdom
Young Adult
Fiction
821.92
Hardback
192
Width 132mm, Height 200mm, Spine 20mm
251g
Dear Reader, these poems are an introduction to the passionate words that have inspired today's greatest lyricist, Taylor Swift. This collection of poems overflows with folklore, love, heartache, revenge and peace - the perfect balm for any tortured soul.
Featuring poems by William Wordsworth, Emily Dickinson, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, William Shakespeare, Lewis Carroll and many more, this moody and melancholy anthology celebrates the English language's most famous - and tortured - poets.WARNING: These poems might make you cry!Liz believes in the transformative power of poetry. Following the publication of her anthology, A Poem to Read Aloud Every Day of the Year, she has conducted workshops encouraging a daily poetry habit. She is a museum and gallery educator at the Charles Dickens Museum and the National Portrait Gallery.
Liz has a degree in English literature and social science from the University of Cambridge and a doctorate from University College London for research into childhood speech and literacy development. You can follow Liz's Literary Quotes on Instagram @liz.ison