William Sieghart has taken his Poetry Pharmacy around the length and breadth of Britain, into the pages of the Guardian, onto BBC Radio 4 and onto the television in the years since he first had the idea of prescribing short, powerful poems for all manner of spiritual ailments, honing his prescriptions all the while. This pocket-sized book contains the most important poems in his dispensary: those that have repeatedly proven to be effective. There is something here to soothe your sorrow, whether you are suffering from loneliness, a lack of bravery, heartbreak, hopelessness, or even an excess of ego.
It shows how a leap into the unknown – whether it’s a bungee jump or a marriage proposal – can lead to joy, not disaster. Come to the Edge by Christopher Logue Come to the edge. We might fall. Come to the edge. It’s too high! COME TO THE EDGE! And they came, And he pushed, And they flew.
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