Poetry Pharmacy
Poetry Pharmacy by William Sieghart, published by National Geographic Books on April 24, 2018, is a 128-page collection that offers a unique approach to emotional well-being through poetry. This edition presents a selection of short, powerful poems intended as remedies for various spiritual ailments, providing readers with comfort and inspiration. The book serves as a reminder that poetry can be a source of solace, helping individuals navigate feelings of loneliness, heartbreak, and hopelessness.
In this pocket-sized volume, Sieghart shares his curated poetic prescriptions, which he has refined through years of experience and engagement across Britain. Readers will find a diverse array of voices and themes that resonate with personal growth and happiness. Each poem is chosen for its ability to address specific emotional challenges, creating a space for reflection and connection. This anthology not only highlights the therapeutic power of poetry but also emphasizes the shared human experience of struggle and resilience.
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‘Truly a marvellous collection … There is balm for the soul, fire for the belly, a cooling compress for the fevered brow, solace for the wounded, an arm around the lonely shoulder – the whole collection is a matchless compound of hug, tonic and kiss’ Stephen Fry
Sometimes only a poem will do. These poetic prescriptions and wise words of advice offer comfort, delight and inspiration for all; a space for reflection, 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.
‘The book is delightful; it rightly resituates poetry in relation to its biggest and most serious task: helping us to live and die well’ Alain de Botton
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