“Poems can give you a life
Where you see things differently
And you’re glad about it
And then every thing will be glad to see you, too.”
Have you ever been guilty of judging a book by its cover?
I have.
And it is this one.
An absolutely stunning poetry anthology from Nosy Crow
The third brilliant and beautiful poetry book
We have added to our collection
This one contains poems selected by
Ella Risbridger
With awe inspiring artwork by
Anna Shepeta
Which includes the striking cover design
That stole my heart many months ago
This love at first sight
Has been fuelled by reading the poems within
There are some beauties in here
Poems written by women and girls
Collated in one breathtaking collection
As a mother of daughters
I am so grateful that this book has been published
And with such a wonderful introduction
And afterword
Explaining why this book is necessary
Why it is fair to have a collection
Of the work of women poets
And why young people should read poems
And make collections of their own
There is SO much to love about this book
Too much to tell in a single review
I urge you to buy a copy of
And Everything Will Be Glad To See You
One for yourself
And copies for as many small people
As you can afford
Every page of this book is glorious
A carefully considered collection of poems
Illustrations that stop you in your tracks
Words and pictures complement one another
You cannot help but be enchanted
And wanting to read more
Words from writers past and present
Windows that look out at the world
That look into the hearts and souls
Of the poets
Women, girls, non-binary all
This books is a bold celebration
Of “all the brave, lucky, clever
Girls and women who wrote poems
When no one really wanted them to.”
This is a book that will inspire
Readers young and old
To read poetry
To collect poems
To write poetry of their own
Indeed in her Afterword
Ella Risbridger
Encourages us all to read
Re read
Recite
Learn and
Love poetry
She wants us all to
Make our own collections
Of poems that we love
My children already do this
With quotes from favourite stories
And facts from non fiction books
Now we will be curating poetry collections too
And I cannot wait
I have written poems
Since I was a small child
Much of my blog is written
In poetry
I love to read and recite poems
I read daily poetry to my children
And it is time together we cherish
I cannot wait to share this treasury
As part of our daily read aloud time
And I share Ella’s passion and curiosity
To see what our young people
Will do
With their one wild and precious life
I am sure this brilliant and beautiful book
Will fill their hearts and minds
With inspiration and ideas
Through the prettiest pages
Of magical moving
Powerful and poignant
Poetry
“Sometimes, change
Is just one girl with her fists clenched.
No longer willing
To be trodden on.”
Elisabeth Hewer
“Keep a poem in your pocket
And a picture in your head
And you’ll never feel lonely
At night when you’re in bed”
Beatrice Schenk de Regniers