A Poet for Every Day of the Year

Allie Esiri's beautiful new gift anthology, A Poet for Every Day of the Year, is the perfect introduction to 366 of the world's greatest ever verse writers, allowing readers to break bread with the brilliant classic poets - from Homer and Shakespeare through to Emily Dickinson - and to become better acquainted with living luminaries and modern laureates. Each of the 365 entries features a small introduction that gives a sense of who the writer was, and not just the greatness of their work. Some offer insightful biographical details (John Milton having to dictate his poems owing to blindness) or key historical context (Langston Hughes and the formation of the Harlem Renaissance), while others may provide quirky, humorous anecdotes (Byron keeping a pet bear in his rooms at Oxford University as dogs were not allowed).

The day-to-day format of the anthology invites readers to make poetry a part of their daily routine, and makes sure that they discover something inspirational, life affirming, provocative, moving or entertaining each and every day.