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Gone are the days where I can gloat about my long-held ability to sleep on a washing line. Those nights are gone. Long gone. And in their place is my gaping insomnia.
I'm so thankful for my literary medicine though. I am one of those people who read before bed and I'm always looking for the perfect fodder to set me up for a successful sleep. Wonderfully curated by Jane McMorland Hunter, this is another beautiful Batsford poetry book. This gift of a collection will gently guide you into a mood for sleep. Soothing. Restful. Calming. Let the stresses of your day be cast off and let the poetry heal.
Poets featured include William Wordsworth, Anne Bronte, Ben Johnson, William Blake, Henry David Thoreau, John Donne, W.B. Yeats, Alexander Pope, Christina Rossetti, Robert Louis Stevenson and Walter de la Mare. The great and the good of poetic history.
From early evening, through twilight and dusk right through to deep nightfall, the collection has it all. You'll find poems on lullabies, sleep, on dreams and general contentment.
Into the golden land of dreams you go with this pocket-sized publication packed with poems to prepare you for the best end of day possible. Sweet dreams.
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100 Poems to Help You Sleep Synopsis
A dreamy collection of poems to read before you turn off the light, or to guide you gently back to sleep when you wake in the small hours.
This soothing anthology contains 100 nighttime poems specially selected to calm the mind, introduce positive thoughts, lull us to sleep, and bring on sweet dreams. It contains not only poetry about the night itself, but also an array of restful, tranquil, meditative verse, along with classic lullabies from many cultures. There are also poems that reflect on the good things in life, encouraging gratitude for the day just gone and optimism for the day ahead.
Within these pages readers can observe the night sky with Emily Brontë, visit the Lake Isle of Innisfree with W. B. Yeats, and experience Shakespeare's most calming verses. Poems include the serene "In the Evening" by Nikki Giovanni, the upbeat "Everything Is Going to Be Alright" by Derek Mahon, the nursery classic "My Bed is a Boat" by Robert Louis Stevenson, and many more that are just perfect for the quiet hours of the night.
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About Jane McMorland Hunter
Jane McMorland Hunter is a passionate lover of the written word who works at Hatchards bookshop when not writing. She has written and edited several poetry and prose collections, including A Nature Poem for Every Day of the Year, Friends: A Poem for Every Day of the Year, A Nature Poem for Every Night of the Year, Nature Writing for Every Day of the Year and Bedside Companion for Gardeners. She lives in London.
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