Allie esiri, editor of the love book a fascinating book daily mail. The poems match the time of the year with the themes reflecting the seasons and its associated mood. Allies books are pages from paradise, perfect for now and perfect for christmas joanna lumley allie esiri is a curator of poetry books, apps and live events. Synopsis from allie esiri, editor of the bestselling a poem for every day of the year and a poem for every night of the year, comes this beautiful gift anthology of shakespeares works william shakespeare wrote at least 37 plays, 154 sonnets and a handful of longer poems and you can discover them all here.
A treasury of poems for almost every possibility was published in 2012 and the love book in 2014. Browse audiobooks by allie esiri, listen to samples and when youre ready head over to where you can get 2 free audiobooks on us becoming a member of the lovereading community is free. Classic and contemporary poems, letters and prose on the wonderful but troublesome theme of love hardcover february 6, 2014 by allie esiri author visit amazons allie esiri page. Credited with bringing poetry in to the digital age, esiri is the cocreator of the bestselling apps the love book and if poems, which feature readings by helena. Theres true love, unrequited love, erotic love, platonic love, thwarted love, comic love, mourned love and just about every other type of love, explored here in poetry, prose, letters and lyrics from the greatest writers in the english. The love book app includes over 70 readings by helena bonham carter, tom hiddleston, emma watson, damian lewis, helen mccrory and gina bellman, of the greatest poems and prose on the theme of love. Allie esiri, described in a tatler profile as a poetry powerhouse, is a writer, anthologist and curator of live poetry events. This gorgeous and electrifying anthology should be on the shelf of every child in britain carol ann duffy, poet laureate, uk from the editors of the acclaimed if poems anthology app, comes if. A lifelong lover of shakespeares poetry, she also st. Allie esiri is hosting a poetry corner at the national theatre with helen mccrory and helena bonham carter on friday 25th november from 5. Richard curtis, writer director of love actually first there was platos symposium. It includes lesserknown marvels, such as mozarts love notes, sapphos lesbian odes and a letter from napoleon. Allie esiris new book is a treasure trove of both contemporary and classic poems, letters and prose on the wonderful but troublesome theme of love.
Allie esiri is the poetry powerhouse behind the romantic anthology the love book, also available as an app with readings by actors such as helena bonham carter, damian lewis and emma watson the golden treasury of poetry. Discover book depositorys huge selection of allie esiri books online. A selection from the dragon book of verse 2017 dragon sale. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders.
Allie esiris poetry anthology a poem for every night of the year macmillan was the bestselling new poetry book of 2016 and won the ibw book award. The love book will be accompanied by the love book app, an interactive app allowing readers to record their own versions of the poems and featuring readings by celebrities such as tom hiddleston and helena bonham carter. The best of tom hiddleston and the love book app bbc america. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Esiri proves poetry is alive and kicking the telegraph. Poetry is enjoying a resurgence of late, something no doubt encouraged by allie esiri.
A treasury of poems for almost every possibilitynook book. The poems together with introductory paragraphs have a link to the date on which they appear. The story is little known, but the anthologist allie esiri stumbled across it while researching her new book. So its good news that allie esiri, the woman behind the brilliant childrens poetry app and book, if, has edited a new anthology called the love book, a collection of classic and contemporary poems, letters and prose on the wonderful but troublesome theme of love.
The love book app is created by allie esiri, the cofounder and creator of the acclaimed if poems app apples education. Since childhood i have found poetry books the easiest to read of them all. A treasury of poems for almost every possibility, and the love book, both an interactive literary app on ios. Allie esiri s if poetry app for children was a huge success, inciting praise from carol ann duffy and erica wagner.
An exquisite collection of the very best writing on love. No catches, no fine print just unadulterated book loving, with your favourite books saved to your own digital bookshelf. A treasury of poems for almost every possibility by. A treasury of poems for almost every possibility, published to coincide with national poetry day. The love book by allie esiri, 9780224098939, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Buy the love book by allie esiri from waterstones today. We are delighted to announce that damian and helen will be joining allie esiris new compilation shakespeare for every day of the years recorded audio book at this time, we are unsure if the couple will make an appearance to perform any live readings at upcoming events, but we will keep you. Allie esiri is the author of a poem for every night of the year 3. The anthology is divided into sections that you can go to for help. There is a hardback book of the love book, edited by allie esiri. In the autumn macmillan childrens books will publish a poetry anthology compiled by allie esiri, the writer and former actor behind poetry anthology the love book square peg and the app if poems, developed by chickworks. Classic and contemporary poems, letters and prose on the wonderful but troublesome theme of love by esiri, allie isbn. Allie esiris if poetry app for children was a huge success, inciting praise from carol ann duffy and erica wagner. There is a hardback book of the love book, edited by allie esiri, published.
Love book app launched for national poetry day telegraph. What book would allie esiri take to a desert island. Classic and contemporary poems, letters and prose on the wonderful but troublesome theme of love allie esiri on. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Its extraordinary that it may have been shakespeares words that jolted the. This is especially so during the december part of the book with many festive pieces being used. A treasury of poems for almost every possibility, the love book, a poem for every night. From my earliest memories, i know louis untermeyers the golden. A poem for every night of the year is a collection of 366 poems compiled by allie esiri, one to share for every night of the year.
Allie esiri has put together a really strong collection. She created if poems, an educational poetry app, the accompanying hardback anthology if. Allie esiri is a former english stage, film and television actress, and and has been in numerous productions of shakespeares plays, including performances with the english shakespeare company. The jewish girl saved by her love of shakespeare news. The love book presents a new anthology of writing on all aspects of the most important emotion on earth. Her latest book, shakespeare for every day of the year macmillan, 2019 is published in hardback, e book and audiobook. Following the bestselling anthologies, a poem for every night of the year and a poem for every day of the year, her latest book is shakespeare for every day of the year. Theres a fascinating interview in radio times today with allie esiri, the creator of the app the love book, which features prominent actorsincluding quite a few anglophenia favorites, reading poems that they find inspiring its this sort of a thing, if youre not familiar. Allie esiri, described in a tatler profile as a poetry powerhouse, is a former english stage, film and television actress, now a writer her if poems app was launched to great acclaim in november 2011 and was the apple editors choice all time favourite app. On a quest to make poetry accessible to all, allie cocreated two apps, if poems and the love book a brilliant collection of short literary extracts, poems and love letters that you could carry around in your pocket and read on the tube, or better still have read to you by the voices of helena bonham. This book presents an anthology of writing on various aspects of the most important emotion on earth.
Allie esiri born 26 january 1967, nee allie byrne, is a british writer and former stage, film, and television actress. Allie esiri author of a poem for every night of the year. She has compiled several volumes of poetry anthologies, including if. The french revolution, book 1 2007 dracula 2006 radio plays.
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