Such a Sweet Singing: Poetry to Empower Every Woman

Description

A beautiful and thought-provoking collection of poetry from the world's most inspiring female writers. From the vivid, contemporary voices of Fiona Benson and Sapphire to the evocative imagery of George Eliot, Christina Rossetti and Emily Bronte - even the haunting voices of Deborah and Venmaniputti still speak to us from across the centuries. Their words reflect and play on the themes that engage and inspire all women today - whether empowering us with courage and love, firing creativity and imagination, or simply meditating on family, home and life in general. Stunning illustrations throughout breathe life into these timeless poems, which continue to resound in our modern times.

Kirsty Gunn is a novelist and writer of short stories. Her stories include "Rain", which led to the 2001 film of the same name, and her novel The Boy and the Sea won the Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year award in 2007. Her 2012 novel The Big Music won the Book of the Year in the 2013 New Zealand Post Book Awards. She is professor of writing practice at the University of Dundee.

'A book worth shouting about, whispering with, and treasuring' * Love Reading *