Three Bookish Poems To Welcome The New Year 📅📚

“And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.”

― Rainer Maria Rilke
I'm hoping that 2024 will be full of books. New books, old books, old books with fancy new covers, sequels, retellings, spin-offs... I'm not fussy ☺. 
Books are like doorways, and the worlds that wait to be discovered inside their pages are different for every reader, much like the doorway between one year and the next. With that in mind, New Year's Eve feels like a good time to share my three favourite poems about the magic of books and reading.
1️⃣ The biggestSurpriseOn the library shelfIs when you suddenlyFind yourself―(The hidden you)You wonder howThe author knew.― Beverly McLoughland
2️⃣ I could never have dreamt that there were such goings-onin the world between the covers of books,such sandstorms and ice blasts of words,such staggering peace, such enormous laughter,such and so many blinding bright lights,splashing all over the pagesin a million bits and piecesall of which were words, words, words,and each of which were alive foreverin its own delight and glory and oddity and light.― Dylan Thomas
3️⃣ I opened a book and in I strodeNow nobody can find me.I’ve left my chair, my house, my road,My town and my world behind me.
I’m wearing the cloak, I’ve slipped on the ring,I’ve swallowed the magic potion.I’ve fought with a dragon, dined with a kingAnd dived in a bottomless ocean.
I opened a book and made some friends.I shared their tears and laughterAnd followed their road with its bumps and bendsTo the happily ever after.
I finished my book and out I came.The cloak can no longer hide me.My chair and my house are just the same,But I have a book inside me.― Julia Donaldson
Today's blog post ends with a quick update on my reading and writing resolutions for next year 📚✍. Most of my reading choices are made on the spur of the moment (on account of my TBR being a little chaotic), but at this time of year, I enjoy choosing a bit more deliberately. For 2024, my list contains a standalone, a sequel, and a series.
The standalone: Revelle, by Lyssa Mia Smith
On the island of Charmant, magic flows like bootlegged champagne, and fantasies can be bought for the price of a gemstone.
The sequel: The Prisoner's Throne, by Holly Black
An imprisoned prince. A vengeful queen. And a battle that will determine the future of Elfhame.
The series: The Old Kingdom, by Garth Nix
Magic, romance, and a fight against the Dead who will not stay dead. 
And as far as the writing goes, my resolution is pretty simple―keep writing ☺. After wrapping up the Beyond Androva series at the end of October, I've written a couple of potential prologues for a new story. As of now, Lignora is the world that looks the most promising, but we'll see how it goes when I tackle the first chapter...
Have you made any book-related resolutions? Thank you very much for visiting my blog today, and I wish you a happy and healthy 2024!