[EPUB] Read Online The Poetry Pharmacy: Tried-

and-True Prescriptions for the Heart, Mind and

Soul Full Book

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Author: William Sieghart
Format: 176 pages
Dimensions: 133 x 204mm
Publication date: 28 Sep 2017
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Particular Books
Release location: London, United Kingdom

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'Truly a marvellous collection ... There is balm for the soul, fire for the belly, a
cooling compress for the fevered brow, solace for the wounded, an arm
around the lonely shoulder - the whole collection is a matchless compound of
hug, tonic and kiss' Stephen FrySometimes only a poem will do. These poetic
prescriptions and wise words of advice offer comfort, delight and inspiration
for all; a space for reflection, and that precious realization - I'm not the only
one who feels like this.In the years since he first had the idea of prescribing
short, powerful poems for all manner of spiritual ailments, William Sieghart
has taken his Poetry Pharmacy around the length and breadth of Britain, into
the pages of the Guardian, onto BBC Radio 4 and onto the television, honing
his prescriptions all the time. This pocket-sized book presents the most
essential poems in his dispensary: those which, again and again, have really
shown themselves to work. Whether you are suffering from loneliness, lack of
courage, heartbreak, hopelessness, or even from an excess of ego, there is
something here to ease your pain.'The book is delightful; it rightly resituates
poetry in relation to its biggest and most serious task: helping us to live and
die well' Alain de Botton

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About William Sieghart

William Sieghart has had a distinguished career in publishing and the arts. He
established the Forward Prizes for Poetry in 1992, and founded National Poetry
Day in 1994. He is a former chairman of the Arts Council Lottery Panel, and
current chairman of both the Somerset House Trust and Forward Thinking, a
charity seeking peace in the Middle East and acceptance of British Muslims.
His previous anthologies include Winning Words: Inspiring Poems for Everyday
Life (2014), Poems of the Decade: An Anthology of the Forward Books of
Poetry (2015) and 100 Prized Poems: Twenty-five Years of the Forward Books
(2016).