Night Feeds and Morning Songs by Ana Sampson

Night Feeds and Morning Songs by Ana Sampson

The perfect gift for Mother's Day! For those at any and all stages of motherhood. 'I read every single poem and wished that I'd had this book when I was pregnant, and feeding a baby, and watching her grow.' Sophie Heawood, author of The Hungover Games A collection of honest, fierce and beautiful poems about being a mother, from pregnancy and birth to growing up and leaving home. Curated by acclaimed anthologist Ana Sampson, Night Feeds and Morning Songs examines motherhood from all angles, capturing the mess and the madness, to the joy and the wonder. Immerse yourself in classic verse from Carol Ann Duffy, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Jackie Kay and Sylvia Path, to poems from bold new voices Kate Baer, Liz Berry, Nikita Gill and Imogen Russell Williams to name but a few.

I read every single poem and wished that I'd had this book when I was pregnant, and feeding a baby, and watching her growI longed for such a book of observations on what it is to make a human. * Sophie Heawood, author of The Hungover Games *
A beautiful collection, capturing that soft everyday magic of having babies - it's nice to have comradeship in this very particular type of love. * Imogen Hermes Gowar, author of The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock *
If any book could distil the tender furious overwhelm of motherhood, I think it's this one. * Imogen Russell Williams *
Ana Sampson's collection of poems is just the thing to dip into after the night-time feed. * Fabulous Magazine *

Ana Sampson is the author of many bestselling anthologies including I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud and Other Poems You Half-Remember from School, Tyger Tyger Burning Bright: Much Loved Poems you Half-Remember, Poems to Learn by Heart, Green and Pleasant Land: Best-Loved Poems of the British Countryside and Best-Loved Poems: A Treasury of Verse. Ana grew up in Kent and studied English Literature at the University of Sheffield. After achieving both a BA and an MA, she began a career in publishing PR and has appeared multiple times on radio and television discussing books and poetry. Ana lives in Surrey with her husband, two daughters and two demanding cats.

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ISBN 13	9781398702417
ISBN 10	1398702412
Title	Night Feeds and Morning Songs
Author	Ana Sampson
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Orion Publishing Co
Year published	2023-03-02
Number of pages	240
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