Everybody Is a Poem (eBook)

Jan Brierton (Autor)

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2024 | 1. Auflage
96 Seiten
New Island (Verlag)
978-1-84840-921-7 (ISBN)

Infos

 'Accidental poet' Jan Brierton returns with a brand-new book EVERYBODY IS A POEM.   Taking its name from her popular podcast, EVERYBODY IS A POEMxc2xa0is a compact collection of poems about love, loss, aging, the mental load, menopause and everything in between.   Janxe2x80x99s first poem at the height of the global pandemic xe2x80x98What Day Is It? Who Gives a Fu ckxe2x80x99 went viral and was the catalyst for her first collection, published by New Island in 2021.xc2xa0 That book received widespread publicity across mainstream and digital media.xc2xa0Since her debut, Janxe2x80x99s successful live poetry readings (Electric Picnic, Mutiny Theatre, London Irish Centre) have engaged, amused and touched audiences.   With a wink and rhyme, Jan delivers her second collection of poems written with a combination of humour, wit and poignancy.xc2xa0 Plain speaking and relatable, these new poems are the Dublin mam of two saying it as she sees it.   This is poetry for everybody. 

Jan Briertonxc2xa0is a freelance fashion stylist from Dublin. When COVID restrictions led Jan to assume the full-time role of teacher, playground chaperone, cook, cleaner and general entertainer she was inspired to write and share a poem about her experience. Her first bookxc2xa0What Day Is It? Who Gives a F*ck,xc2xa0a collection of her lockdown poems, was published in 2021 by New Island Books. Jan lives in Killester, Dublin with her husband Austin and children Willow and Theo.

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For the multitaskers, the overreactors, the silent screamers and the quiet loversEverybody Is a Poem: Midlife in Rhymes is Jan Brierton's second collection. Inspired by Jan's popular podcast these 52 poems delve into the darkest and brightest moments of our day, month or year. Combining rhyme and illustration, Jan puts simple words to those deepest of feelings. She riffs on menopause, midlife, the mental load, friendships, relationships, loss and self-acceptance. Plain-speaking and completely relatable, each poem is served with Jan's signature combination of humour, wit and poignancy. This is poetry for everybody.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.3.2024
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Comic / Humor / Manga ► Humor / Satire
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Lyrik / Gedichte
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Histologie / Embryologie
• Schlagworte: Ageing • Family • Humour • irish poet • Irish Poetry • Jan Brierton • Love • New Island Books • parenting • Poetry • relationships • the menopause • What Day is it? Who Gives a F*ck? • Women
• ISBN-10: 1-84840-921-4 / 1848409214
• ISBN-13: 978-1-84840-921-7 / 9781848409217