All the Poems You Need to Say Hello - Hardcover

Clanchy, Kate

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0330433849 ISBN 13: 9780330433846

Publisher: Picador, 2004

Synopsis

There is no way more appropriate to mark a new arrival than with poetryand in this profoundly celebratory book, poet and columnist Kate Clanchy has made an inspired choice of poems that speak powerfully of the wonder, joy, bewilderment, and mystery that new life brings. Charting the whole process from conception through to pregnancy and birth, All the Poems You Need to Say Hello is perfect for expectant parentsand an ideal gift for new parents. Poems from across the centuries by men and womenfrom Sharon Olds and Helen Dunmore to Seamus Heaney and William Blakechart the whole experience, mirroring the ups and downs and moments of despair and joy.

About this title

About the Author:

Kate Clanchy was born and grew up in Scotland but now lives in England. She is a popular poet: her collections, Slattern, Samarkand and Newborn have brought her many literary awards and an unusually wide audience. She has also written extensively for Radio 4, and reviews and writes comment for the Guardian.

About this edition

• Publisher: Picador
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0330433849
• ISBN 13: 9780330433846
• Binding: Hardcover