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This time, tried-and-true classics from his in-person pharmacies are joined by readers' favourite poems and the new conditions most requested by the public - all accompanied by his trademark meditations (warm, witty and understanding, with just a twist of the challenging) on the spiritual ailments he seeks to cure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom ageing bodies and existential crises to long-distance relationships and embracing your slovenliness, \u003ci\u003eThe Poetry Pharmacy Returns\u003c\/i\u003e caters to all-new conditions while drilling further down into the universals: this time, the challenges of family life, and of living as a person among others, receive a much closer look. 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These poetic prescriptions and wise words of advice offer comfort, delight and inspiration for all; a space for reflection, and that precious realization - \u003ci\u003eI'm not the only one who feels like this\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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\u003ci\u003e Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003ework\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43205843615922,"sku":"9781846149542","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781846149542_577197ac-7ef1-4120-b15f-6d0d91e3fd22.jpg?v=1786029280"},{"product_id":"9780571325702","title":"Winning Words","description":"Faster, higher, stronger: winning words are those that inspire you on to  Olympian goals. From falling in love to overcoming adversity,  celebrating a new born or learning to live with dignity: here is a book  to inspire and to thrill through life's most magical moments. From  William Shakespeare to Carol Ann Duffy, our most popular and best loved  poets and poems are gathered in one essential collection, alongside many  lesser known treasures that are waiting to be discovered. These are  poems that help you to see the miraculous in the commonplace and turn  the everyday into the exceptional - to discover, in Kipling's words,  that yours is the Earth and everything that's in it.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56292689281397,"sku":"9780571325702","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780571325702_d3d3ad76-4f20-4b43-a79a-91f69e2659f7.jpg?v=1786014894"},{"product_id":"9780571333172","title":"100 Prized Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The Forward Prizes have turned a spotlight on contemporary poetry which is both searching and glamorous'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarol Ann Duffy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e100 Prized Poems\u003c\/i\u003e brings together the best of the poems published over a quarter century in twenty-five editions of the Forward books of poetry\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e a series highlighting the works commended annually for the prestigious Forward Prizes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe roll-call of poets included is a Who’s Who of poetry excellence and includes both familiar names – Simon Armitage, Jackie Kay, Derek Walcott - and fresh voices – Kae Tempest, Kei Miller and Emily Berry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e               This anthology of anthologies is a great way of encountering the richness that new poetry has to offer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56292689838453,"sku":"9780571333172","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780571333172_8e318228-15f1-42db-bd4f-9f5db61ca8b4.jpg?v=1786015068"},{"product_id":"9780241611289","title":"The Poetry Pharmacy Forever","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe world has reopened and so has the Poetry Pharmacy: the powerful final instalment in the hugely beloved series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the tumult of the last years, William Sieghart is back to prescribe the perfect poem for a variety of life's ailments, offering hope and comfort to readers in need. Here, he draws on the emails he received from the public during multiple lockdowns, as well as tried-and-true classics from his in-person pharmacies, to create an essential anthology of poetry for our times. Through his expert curation and insightful commentary, he reminds us of the power of words to help us heal, to reconnect us with the world and to recover what has been lost.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom weathering sorrow and sudden loss, to dealing with environmental despair and burnout, this new selection speaks directly to a society in urgent need of comfort and compassion. Whether you're searching for guidance, hope, or simply a moment of beauty, \u003ci\u003eThe Poetry Pharmacy Forever\u003c\/i\u003e is here to provide solace, joy and inspiration, one verse at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56311652385141,"sku":"9780241611289","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780241611289_20dc1029-9cc1-4f07-adb8-1076f191646a.jpg?v=1786012181"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-william-sieghart.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}