A Poem for Every Night of the Year PBS autumn recommendations There is nothing like a

There is nothing like a poem for transmitting a mental flavour

like a magician's cloak

The speaker attempts to understand her own life through the long history of military wives left to wait and wonder

and generations

‘the only stone in which the flaws are prized’

A Poem for Every Night of the Year PBS autumn recommendations There is nothing like aA Poem For Every Night of the Year is a magnificent collection of 366 poems compiled by Allie Esiri, one to share for every night of the year. The poems together with introductory paragraphs have a link to the date on which they appear. Shakespeare celebrates midsummer night, Maya Angelou International Women's Day and Lewis Carroll April Fool's day. Perfect for reading aloud and sharing with all the family, it contains a full spectrum of poetry from