Dancing By The Light of The Moon by Gyles Brandreth

Dancing By The Light of The Moon by Gyles Brandreth

Delight in the wonder of poetry with 250 of the nation's favourite poems for every occasion, perfect fot young and old alike THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Gyles has discovered the secret of finding happiness through learning poetry by heart. It's wonderful and so much fun' Dame Judi Dench _______ For every moment in your life, there is a poem. In Dancing by the Light of the Moon you will find a remarkable collection of the best-loved poems in the English-speaking world. Whether you are nine, nineteen or ninety, Gyles Brandreth will be your guide to not only the wonders of poetry - and there are many - but also its practical uses in everyday life. After all, a poem can: comfort, challenge, be a friend, stretch your vocabulary, help you sleep, break the ice, find you a lover, be utter nonsense, console, make you laugh - or cry. For readers of poetry both young and old, this is a beautiful collection to return to again and again. _______ 'To instil a love of literature, a copy of Dancing by the Light of the Moon ought to find its way into every home in the land' Daily Mail, Book of the Week Poets include: A. A. Milne · Maya Angelou Benjamin Zephaniah · Monty Python Carol Ann Duffy · Oscar Wild Celia Johnson · Roald Dahl D. H. Lawrence · Robert Browning E. E. Cummings · Robert Burns Edgar Allen Poe · Robert Louis Stevenson Emily Dickinson · Simon Armitage George the Poet · Spike Milligan Hollie McNish · Sylvia Plath John Cooper Clarke · T. S. Eliot John Keats · Walt Whitman John Milton · Wendy Cope Kate Tempest · William Shakespeare Leonard Cohen · William Wordsworth Lewis Carroll And many more . . . DANCING BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON IS AN OFFICIAL PARTNER OF NATIONAL POETRY DAY

To instil a love of literature, a copy of Dancing by the Light of the Moon ought to find its way into every home in the land * Daily Mail, Book of the Week *
Gyles has discovered the secret of finding happiness through learning poetry by heartIt's wonderful and so much fun -- Dame Judi Dench
Brandreth provides over 400 pages of top-notch poems by everyone from Shakespeare to Simon Armitage. But his mission is to get you learning the poems by heart * Mail Online *
Gyles Brandreth has compiled a collection of 250 poems that he believes will transform your memory and change your life. I couldn't agree me -- Dr Max Pemberton * Daily Mail *
This compendium is an enthusiastic and emphatic call to appreciate all forms of poetry * Radio Times *
A celebration of poetry packed full of wonderful verses * Planet Mindful *
A passionate and rousing manifesto on the power and pleasure of learning poetry by heart * Optima *
For a poem fitting for every occasion, make sure you add this book to your shopping cart ASAP * Glamour UK *

Gyles Brandreth is a writer, broadcaster, veteran of Just A Minute, QI and The One Show, former MP and Government Whip, now Chancellor of the University of Chester and founder of the 'Poetry Together' project bringing schoolchildren and older people together to learn poetry by heart. His many books include the best-selling poetry anthology, Dancing by the Light of the Moon, and the international best-seller about spelling and punctuation, Have You Eaten Grandma? With Susie Dent, the lexicographer from Countdown, he co-hosts the award-winning podcast, Something Rhymes With Purple. With Dame Sheila Hancock he presents Great Canal Journeys on Channel 4. With Dame Maureen Lipman he is a regular on Celebrity Gogglebox.

Gyles is married to writer and publisher Michèle Brown and has three children, seven grandchildren, and lives in London with his wife, his jumpers, and Nala, the neighbour's cat.

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ISBN 13	9780241397923
ISBN 10	0241397928
Title	Dancing By The Light of The Moon
Author	Gyles Brandreth
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
Year published	2019-09-05
Number of pages	464
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