100 Poems to Help You Sleep
Hardback ISBN: 9781849949477
Hardback publication date: 7 November 2024
Series: 100 Poems
Category: Poetry
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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 night-time poems specially selected to calm your mind, introduce positive thoughts, lull you to sleep and bring on sweet dreams. It contains not only poetry about the night itself, but 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 you 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.
Keep this magical book by your bedside and let it lead you into a whole new world of peaceful slumber.
ABOUT THE Author
Jane McMorland Hunter writes and edits books on the good things in life: gardening, nature, cookery, craft and poetry, whilst also working part-time at Hatchards Bookshop, London. She has written and edited several books, including 100 Happy Poems, A Happy Poem to End Every Day, Ode to London, Favourite Poems of England, A Nature Poem for Every Day of the Year and Nature Writing for Every Day of the Year. She lives in West London and can be found on social media at @alittlecitygarden.
READ MOREREVIEWS
‘Into the golden land of dreams you go with this pocket-sized publication packed with poems.’
LoveReading
‘A boon of a book to soothe you to sleep’
LoveReading
'This soothing anthology contains 100 night-time poems specially selected to calm your mind and help you sleep.’
The Guardian
‘A dreamy collection of poems to read before you turn off the light.’
Love Reading
'Exactly what it says on the cover – the opportunity to read a soothing, calming poem to relax and prepare you for sleep.’
The People's Friend
