Description
A sister volume to the poetry collection She is Fierce this is a stunning gift book featuring 130 poems written by women.
With poems from classic, well loved poets as well as innovative and bold modern voices, She Will Soar is a stunning collection and an essential addition to any bookshelf.
From the ancient world right up to the present day, it includes poems on wanderlust, travel, daydreams, flights of fancy, escaping into books, tranquillity, courage, hope and resilience. From frustrated housewives to passionate activists, from servants and suffragettes to some of today's most gifted writers, here is a bold choir of voices demanding independence and celebrating their hard-won power.
Compiled by Ana Sampson, immerse yourself in poems by Carol Ann Duffy, Christina Rossetti, Stevie Smith, Sarah Crossan, Emily Dickinson, Salena Godden, Mary Jean Chan, Charly Cox, Nikita Gill, Fiona Benson, Hollie McNish and Grace Nichols to name but a few.
Travel the world and quench your wanderlust with this beautiful collection of powerful poetry.
About the Author
Ana Sampson is the author of many bestselling anthologies including I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud and Other Poems You Half-Remember from School, Tyger Tyger Burning Bright: Much Loved Poems you Half-Remember, Poems to Learn by Heart, Green and Pleasant Land: Best-Loved Poems of the British Countryside and Best-Loved Poems: A Treasury of Verse.
Ana grew up in Kent and studied English Literature at the University of Sheffield. After achieving both a BA and an MA, she began a career in publishing PR and has appeared multiple times on radio and television discussing books and poetry. Ana lives in Surrey with her husband, two daughters and two demanding cats.
She is Fierce was her first poetry collection for Macmillan.
Reviews
This glorious, exhilarating anthology makes the perfect choice for any woman you know, of any age * Daily Mail *
A wonderfully wide range of poems by female poets . . . the perfect gift for a thoughtful teen who loves words. * Irish Independent *
It's no surprise that She Will Soar featured in the YA selection of Great New Recommended Reads for National Poetry Day this year. * ReadingZone *
This is a collection to stir the blood and resonate in the bones. * Guardian, on She is Fierce *
Book Information
ISBN 9781529040067
Author Ana Sampson
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Macmillan Children's Books
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Weight(grams) 220g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 130mm * 28mm