The Magic Hour

100 Poems from the Tuesday Afternoon Poetry Club

The Magic Hour
Charlotte Moore
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Hardback
h202 x 136mm - 320pg
15 Oct 2020 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9781780724263
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"Reading a poem gives us a glimpse of past and future possibilities, other worlds and other lives. It makes a gift of unfamiliar words, and refreshes parts of the mind that other art forms cannot reach. . . "Charlotte Moore, a writer and former English teacher, has loved poetry all her life. Keen to be able to read and talk about poems with others, she set up a weekly poetry club for anyone interested to join her round her fireplace. This book brings together a selection of the Tuesday Afternoon Poetry Club' s favourite poems, some well-known, some less so. The poems are grouped into themes - from home and lovers, to war and the planets - each framed with a little context from Charlotte and delightful insights from members of the group. The Magic Hour offers a source of lifelong pleasure and nourishment, with words to delight and console, while reminding us of moments of personal significance. It demonstrates how we can all benefit from a dose of poetry in our daily lives.
I LOVED this book so much: warm, honest, informed, generous, original, funny and very touching. It is so various and redeemed from so many hidden corners, it would be difficult to think of an anthology more richly packed. Which of course makes it for me the perfect desert island book. And I can' t remember anything of which I have thought, for page after page of surprise and recognition, ' I must keep this to hand. ' * Adam Nicolson * A beautiful collection, full of wonderful surprises and old favourites. * Clover Stroud * The Magic Hour has the powerful charm and the heart-lifting sense of surprise and discovery of the best poetry and the best anthologies. I shall keep it near my favourite chair and give it to many. * Hattie Ellis * An immensely enjoyable collection chosen by poetry lovers on a mission to share their enthusiasm. * Martha Kearney *
Charlotte Moore read English at Oxford before becoming a teacher. She is now a freelance author, journalist and public speaker. She has published four novels, four historical books for children, George and Sam, a memoir of life with her autistic sons, and Hancox, a family history. She lives near Battle, East Sussex.
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ISBN-13: 9781780724263
Published: 15 Oct 2020
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Short Books
Publisher: Short Books
Format: Hardback
Height: 202mm
Width: 136mm
Spine: 34mm
Weight: 340g
Pages: 320

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