Ten Poems for Breakfast

by Ana Sampson (Editor)

Genres: Poetry

20 pages, Paperback

Published February 10, 2019

About the author

Ana grew up in Kent. She studied English Literature at the University of Sheffield and gained a BA and MA before starting a career in publishing PR. Ana has contributed articles to various publications including Writers’ Market UK, The Book Club Bible (Michael O’Mara, 2007), Cringe and The Bookseller. I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud: And Other Poems You Half-Remember From School, her first anthology of well-loved poems, was the third bestselling poetry book of 2009. This was followed by 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. She has appeared on television and radio discussing books, book clubs, teenage diaries and poetry. Ana lives in Surrey with her husband, two daughters and two demanding cats.

Reviews

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Like lovely buttered toast.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fine little anthology, doing all the right things with the theme: not all direct or obvious but no tenuous relevances and plenty to move or provoke thought or smile. Felt over much quicker than previous Candlestick Press Ten Poems.

[Ginny Darke · Rating 4 out of 5]

'I ate six slices
one weekend, enthralled
with how happiness
was the colour of butter,
best eaten hot.'

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderful pamphlet of poems that really capture the essence of breakfast time, family and thoughtfulness. It is really a beautiful set of poems.