The Poetry Pharmacy

Discover solace in the healing power of poetry with this essential pocket-sized collection, crafted to guide you through life's emotional turmoil. Whether you're facing heartbreak, grieving, or navigating feelings of loneliness and hopelessness, this carefully curated selection of poems offers profound wisdom and connection. Ideal for those seeking comfort in dark times, this book serves as a therapeutic companion that resonates deeply with the reader's feelings. Compiled by the visionary William Sieghart, whose innovative concept of prescribing poetry as a remedy for spiritual ailments has garnered acclaim across Britain and beyond, each poem has been chosen for its unique ability to articulate emotions we often struggle to express. Experience the artistry of language as it transforms your understanding of grief, courage, and self-reflection. With 176 pages of powerful verses, this poetry collection is your go-to resource for emotional healing and self-discovery. A perfect gift for poetry lovers or anyone grappling with their emotions, the Poetry Pharmacy is a sanctuary of words to soothe the soul. Embrace the journey of healing through the beauty of poetry and find connection within these lines.

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781846149542
Format: Paper over boards
Year: 2017
Publisher: Penguin UK
Pages: 176


Description:
When we're grieving, when we're broken-hearted, and when we find ourselves struggling to understand the things we're feeling, we long for the connection poetry can provide. To find the right poem at that crucial moment, one capable of expressing our situation with considerably more elegance than we could muster ourselves, is to discover a powerful sense of complicity, 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.