Tomorrow Is Beautiful (the Perfect Poetry Collection For Anyone Searching For A Beautiful World...)

By (author) Crossan Sarah
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Sometimes it''s hard to find the right words. This poetry anthology provides the antidote, offering calm, hope and peace to all. Focusing on positivity, this is the perfect collection to dip into whenever you need a boost. Containing a selection of classic poems from Langston Hughes, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson and Christina Rossetti, as well as contemporary poems chosen by Sarah Crossan – the go-to verse novelist in the UK – this beautiful book will lift your spirits time and time again. An essential read and the perfect gift for anyone in need of comfort, joy and hope. For fans of The Poetry Pharmacy and Poems to Live Your Life By
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This poetry anthology speaks of hope and wellbeing, offering light in the darkness without – and this distinction is vital – pretending that the darkness doesn’t exist … What a joy of a book this is. To paraphrase Wendy Cope: I love it. I’m glad it exists.
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The stunning poetry collection Tomorrow is Beautiful, edited by Sarah Crossan (Bloomsbury, £12.99), is perfect company for anyone needing a bit of comfort as the colder, darker seasons set in. Featuring a mix of classic and contemporary poets, plus brand new poetry by Crossan herself, the collection focuses on finding light in dark times. Readers are encouraged to engage with the poems on a personal level, as the pages have space for annotation as well as commentary from Crossan on why each poem was selected. A delightful collection, with a variety of styles that will provide calm, comfort and joy to a range of readers.
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Impossible not to read it in a single gulp
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Compelling and beautifully wrought
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A book that changes its reader for the better
Biographical note
Sarah Crossan has lived in Dublin, London and New York, and now lives in East Sussex. She graduated with a degree in philosophy and literature before training as an English and drama teacher at the University of Cambridge. Sarah was the Laureate na nÓg (Ireland’s Children’s Literature Laureate) from 2018–2020. @SarahCrossan
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Compiled and edited by the incomparable Sarah Crossan, this gifty collection of poems is perfect for anyone who may be struggling to find the right words of comfort – in this year and beyond
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Sarah’s passion and message has always been that poetry belongs to and is for everyone. This uplifting collection further cements her as the go-to person to open doors and minds to the power of poetry
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Sarah is incomparable. She is the go-to writer of the free-verse novel in the UK. Her profile continues to build throughout the world. She was Laureate na nÓg from 2018–2020
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Sarah won the CILIP Carnegie Medal in 2016 for her heart-wrenching novel One, having been shortlisted for both the stunning Apple and Rain and The Weight of Water. One also won the CBI Book of the Year Award, the YA Book Prize and the CLiPPA Poetry Award. Moonrise was shortlisted for the Costa Children''s Book Award 2017, the YA Book Prize 2018, the CBI Book of the Year Award 2018 and the CLiPPA Poetry Award 2018
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Accessible, fresh and appealing, this stunning collection is both the perfect introduction to poetry and the ultimate book for positive poems