Read an exclusive extract from And Everything Will Be Glad to See You by Ella Risbridger & Anna Shepeta

This August we’re absolutely thrilled to be publishing And Everything Will Be Glad to See You  – a forceful, passionate and uplifting collection of poems by women and girls that is guaranteed to inspire, delight and empower. Selected by Ella Risbridger and gorgeously illustrated by Anna Shepeta, this is the perfect gift to begin a lifelong love of poetry.

And today we’re very pleased to be sharing the first few chapters of the book – you can read an extract below!

From well-loved poets, including Maya Angelou, Wendy Cope, Lucille Clifton and Christina Rossetti, to newer voices such as Amanda Gorman, Yrsa-Daley Ward and Ada Limón, this outstanding collection from talented anthologist Ella Risbridger has poems for every mood and every moment. Ella’s selection is wide-ranging but accessible and will appeal to poetry lovers both young and old alike.

Take a look inside:

 

And Everything Will Be Glad to See You will be published on September 1st – you can order a copy from Waterstones here, Bookshop.org here, or from Amazon here.

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