Dancing By The Light of The Moon, Gyles Brandreth
Dancing By The Light of The Moon, Gyles Brandreth
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Dancing By The Light of The Moon
Over 250 poems to read, relish and recite

Author: Gyles Brandreth

Narrator: Gyles Brandreth

Unabridged: 7 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 10/07/2021

Synopsis

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Dancing by the Light of the Moon, a collection of poetry to last you a lifetime - poems that will bring you joy, solace, celebration and love for every occasion

Includes an updated chapter of poems to bring you hope and happiness this year

A POEM CAN . . .
Comfort · Challenge · Be a friend
Stretch your vocabulary
Help you sleep · Break the ice
Find you a lover · Be utter nonsense
Console · Make you laugh - or cry

For every moment in your life there is a poem.

In Dancing by the Light of the Moon we have a remarkable collection of over 250 best-loved poems in the English-speaking world.

Allow Gyles Brandreth to be your guide to not only the wonders of poetry - and there are many - but also its practical uses in everyday life.

Whether seeking some words to reflect your mood, wanting to celebrate or mark an occasion or simply looking for lines of comfort and joy in difficult times, this collection has everything for readers of poetry both young and old, novices and old hands alike, will love and return to again and again.

'Gyles has discovered the secret of finding happiness' DAME JUDI DENCH

'Over 400 pages of top-notch poems by everyone from Shakespeare to Simon Armitage' Daily Mail

'A collection of poems that will transform your memory and change your life' Dr Max Pemberton

© Gyles Brandreth 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

About Gyles Brandreth

Gyles Brandreth is a writer, performer, former MP, and government whip whose career has ranged from hosting Have I Got News For You to starring in his own award-winning musical revue in London's West End. Currently a reporter with the One Show on BBC1 and a regular on Radio 4's Just a Minute, his acclaimed Victorian detective stories, the Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries, are now being published in nineteen countries around the world and are currently in development for television.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Fiction Addition Angela on July 16, 2020

According to this book - Poetry is officially good for you. Who knew? Not only does it enhance literacy in the young, but learning poetry by heart is the one truly pleasurable thing you can do to improve memory, boost brain power, extend your vocabulary and beat cognitive decline as time goes by. In......more

Goodreads review by Georgia on April 29, 2021

I loved the variety of poems in this anthology, together with tips for improving memory and how to learn poems by heart. As I have dyslexia and poor working memory, I find poetry an accessible way to enjoy literature. I am visual and enjoy the imagery, metaphors and alliteration found in poetry, I l......more

Goodreads review by Kevin on March 17, 2020

Last year I read a poem entitled 'The Orange' written by Wendy Cope. It is a simple poem encouraging the reader to enjoy the simple things in life. At about the same time I read about the publication of Dancing by the Light of the Moon. What a wonderful coincidence. It went to the top of my Christma......more

Goodreads review by Jackie on April 19, 2020

Love a bit of poetry and trying to learn loved poems by heart. Gyles Brandreth is a passionate advocate of learning poetry and this book is delightful. Lots of great ideas for good poems to learn with tips for committing to memory.......more

Goodreads review by Maggie on December 18, 2020

An Absolute Joy. One to Teasure.......more

Quotes

To instil a love of literature, a copy of Dancing by the Light of the Moon ought to find its way into every home in the land Daily Mail, Book of the Week

Gyles has discovered the secret of finding happiness through learning poetry by heart. It's wonderful and so much fun

Brandreth provides over 400 pages of top-notch poems by everyone from Shakespeare to Simon Armitage. But his mission is to get you learning the poems by heart Mail Online

Gyles Brandreth has compiled a collection of 250 poems that he believes will transform your memory and change your life. I couldn't agree me Daily Mail

This compendium is an enthusiastic and emphatic call to appreciate all forms of poetry Radio Times

A celebration of poetry packed full of wonderful verses Planet Mindful

A passionate and rousing manifesto on the power and pleasure of learning poetry by heart Optima

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