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Can you be re-lit by poetry? This little book offers everyone one of the oldest of all remedies for stress: the reading of poetry.
“Inspired ... With excellent commentary from beginning to end, this useful book is cheaper than therapy ... A wonderful volume for every home.”
“Every waiting room should have a copy.”
“Packages up some of the most beautiful and beloved of poems (from Horace to Clive James, by way of Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson and WB Yeats) as a literary mindfulness cure ... Read a poem a day and it could save your sanity as much as any fancy new theory ... Above all, the poems remind us what it is to be human in any age, and that we are not alone.”
Slow Poetry: The Shepherd’s Hut
ReLit promotes the slow reading of poetry as an invaluable form of stress relief. Our literary consultant, the well-known author Jonathan Bate, has published a selection of his own poems in support of our work, with lovely miniature illustrations by renowned ceramic artist Emma Bridgewater.
Take time for each word,
Give room to white space,
Listen for the beat,
Tune to the weather,
Rekindle memory,
Life-scape and heart-leap.
Know that poetry
is not of the world:
It is in the worth
of the words to you,
Patient reader, open
to the spirit of slow.
To support ReLit, you can buy a signed copy at the discounted price of £10/$13 plus postage, CONTACT us, including “buy Shepherd’s Hut” in the Message box, and we will give you details of payment and delivery, offering you a choice of inscription in your copy.