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She Will Soar
Bright, Brave Poems about Freedom by Women
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Ideal for readers interested in poetry, women's voices, and themes of freedom and escape. Suitable for teens and adults who appreciate both classic and modern poetry collections.
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See moreTravel the world and quench your wanderlust with this beautiful collection of powerful poetry.
Travel the world and quench your wanderlust with this beautiful collection of powerful poetry.
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A stunning gift book featuring 150 poems about wanderlust, freedom and escape written by women.
With poems from classic, well-loved poets as well as innovative and bold modern voices, She Will Soar is a stunning collection and an essential addition to any bookshelf.
Collected by anthologist Ana Sampson, She Will Soar contains an inclusive array of voices, from modern and contemporary poets. Immerse yourself in poems from Maya Angelou, Nikita Gill, Wendy Cope, Carol Ann Duffy, Fleur Adcock, Jackie Kay, Emily Dickinson, Christina Rossetti, and Margaret Atwood to name but a few.
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Praised by the Daily Mail as a "glorious, exhilarating anthology" perfect for women of all ages, the collection is noted by the Guardian to "stir the blood and resonate in the bones." The Irish Independent highlights its wide range of female poets as a perfect gift for thoughtful teens, while ReadingZone recommends it as inspirational reading full of courage, resilience, hope, and determination.
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ISBN: 9781529040043
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 17 September 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Contributors:
- Edited by Ana Sampson
Audience: General / adult, Teenage
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 32.0mm
Width: 161.0mm
Height: 243.0mm
Weight: 506g
Pages: 304
About the Author
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. She is Fierce was her first poetry collection for Macmillan.
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