Description
Product ID: | 9781529003154 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | She is Fierce |
Subtitle: | Brave, Bold and Beautiful Poems by Women |
Authors: | Author: Ana Sampson, Ana Sampson |
Page Count: | 304 |
Subjects: | Children’s / Teenage: Anthologies, Anthologies (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage: Poetry, Poetry (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 12 years |
Description: | Select Guide Rating A powerful collection of 150 poems written by women. <p><b>A stunning gift book containing 150 bold, brave and beautiful poems by women – from classic, well loved poets to innovative and bold modern voices. From suffragettes to school girls, from spoken word superstars to civil rights activists, from aristocratic ladies to kitchen maids, these are voices that deserve to be heard. </b><br><br>Collected by anthologist Ana Sampson <i>She is Fierce: B</i><i>rave, Bold and Beautiful Poems by Women</i> contains an inclusive array of voices, from modern and contemporary poets. Immerse yourself in poems from Maya Angelou, Nikita Gill, Wendy Cope, Ysra Daley-Ward, Emily Bronte, Carol Ann Duffy, Fleur Adcock, Liz Berry, Jackie Kay, Hollie McNish, Imtiaz Dharker, Helen Dunmore, Emily Dickinson, Mary Oliver, Christina Rossetti, Margaret Atwood and Dorothy Parker, to name but a few!<br><br>Featuring short biographies of each poet, <i>She is Fierce </i>is a stunning collection and an essential addition to any bookshelf.<br><br>The anthology is divided into the following sections:<br>Roots and Growing Up<br>Friendship<br>Love<br>Nature<br>Freedom, Mindfulness and Joy<br>Fashion, society and body image<br>Protest, courage and resistance<br>Endings<br><br><b>'Covering everything from love and freedom to protest and body images, dip in and embrace words of beauty on a daily basis.' – <i>Stylist</i></b><br><br><b>'Women sometimes get overlooked in poetry anthologies, but <i>She is Fierce</i> more than makes up for it.'<i> – Independent</i></b></p> |
Imprint Name: | Macmillan Children's Books |
Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2020-02-06 |