Snag Poem For The Day Two Translated By Retta Bowen Publication

had this book for a while sitting a round unread a gift why I didnt read it sooner I dont know I found this to be a really, enjoyable book.
This supremely useful collection of three hundred and sixtysix poems, for every day of the leap year, is bound to delight the ardent poetryadorer! The poem for Decemberst is really good.
The downside of the book, however, is that there are a fair number of sad and melancholy and also notforpolitecompany poems, so you may open the book excitedly for a poem for your sister's birthday and find that the poem on that very day is the most sorrowful and will probably make everyone at the party weep.
Oops. I bought this as a companion to book one, One to browse. I gave this book three because I didnt enjoy the majority of the poems, There is a wide range of poets from Poe to Duffy so there should be something for everyone in there, Unfortunately I found that most of it wasnt for me, Another wonderful collection that greets me every day with a new poem for the day, Plus bits of biography

of the poet you read and sometimes hilarious comments, as in the one that noted be man was turned off poetry for life after hearing Alfred lord Tennyson recite his poetry :
A perfect read to discover the beauty of poetry, rediscover a love of poetry or just to read a different standalone ministory every day.


This book has rekindled my love of poetry and has encouraged me to start reading it again, The different poets in the book has introduced me to poets and styles I have never experienced before,

I recommend everyone tries to read a poem or two a day, I'm going to try and continue to do so, There were not quite as many stunning poems to immediately fall in love with in this second volume as in the first but I still love the idea and will no doubt make the same year long journey again.
Apparently I finished this book a month ago but only realised it today when I remembered reading 'The Emperor of Ice Cream' before, As with any anthology there are poems that excite, poems that bore and poems that mystify, One criticism I have of the selection is that the poems are not tied to the history given for each day, For example on Keats'birthday we get a random poem by a different poet but on Keat's entry into Guy's Hospital, as a student, we get an equally random poem of his.
I would have been more engaged if the births, deaths or significant events detailed in the history had been accompanied by a poem from the poet so referred to.
Nevertheless reading a poem a day is a worthwhile exercise and discipline, A nice collection of various styles, moods, eras of poetry, I enjoyed the daily trivia, Poem for the Day Two is a repeat of the formula which made Poem for the Day such a wellloved favourite.
There arepoems one for each day of the year, and one for leap years, to delight, inspire and excite, Chosen for their magic and memorability, the poems in this anthology are an exultant mix of old and new from across the world, poems to learn by heart and take to heart.
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