Happy Poem to End Every Day

Jane McMorland Hunter is a passionate lover of the written word who works at Hatchards bookshop when not writing. She has written and edited several books, including Ode to London, Favourite Poems of England, A Nature Poem for Every Day of the Year, Friends: A Poem for Every Day of the Year and A Nature Poem for Every Night of the Year. She lives in London.

• January: Winter Songs of Birds and Poets 10 February: Gather Round the Fire 46 March: Dancing in the Breeze 86 April: Blessing in the Air 122 May: The Country of Young Laughter 156 June: The Far Horizon Fading Away 194 July: Pleasant Be Thy Dreams 232 August: Feel the Sunshine 270 September: My Spirit is Soaring 308 October: The Golden Times 346 November: Twixt Air and Angels 386 December: Tidings of Comfort and Joy 426 Index of First Lines 464 Index of Poets 470 Acknowledgements 480

‘Pop this book on your bedside table and create a lovely night time routine’Psychologies‘I can't think of a single person who wouldn't enjoy having this beautiful collection of poetry to dip into when they need a boost’Good Housekeeping‘A real joy’Miranda Mills YouTube'This wonderful compendium of poems, one for every day of the hear, has been curated to being a little light into the world. … It really is one of those rare gifts that keeps on giving.’WI Life‘Go to sleep with the lightest of hearts, with verses from Thomas Hardy, Emily Brontë, Simon Armitage, Wendy Cope and more’Townswoman‘Beautifully produced and illustrated. The selection of poems is excellent. They are upbeat but not trite, and each one has a fresh and often unexpected take on wildly different experiences of joy … This is supreme bedtime reading.’The Lady