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There is balm for the soul, fire for the belly, a cooling compress for the fevered brow, solace for the wounded, an arm around the lonely shoulder - the whole collection is a matchless compound of hug, tonic and kiss\u003c\/em\u003e - Stephen Fry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSometimes only a poem will do. These poetic prescriptions and wise words of advice offer comfort, delight and inspiration for all; a space for reflection, and that precious realisation - I'm not the only one who feels like this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\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 Guardian, 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 work. 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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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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. 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Now, after huge demand for more prescriptions from readers and 'patients' alike, William Sieghart is back. 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 58 spiritual ailments he seeks to cure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom ageing bodies and existential crises to long-distance relationships and embracing your slovenliness, \u003cem\u003eThe Poetry Pharmacy Returns\u003c\/em\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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