Tell Me the Truth About Life is an indispensable anthology which celebrates poetrytsquo;s power to tap into the truths that matter. Curated and introduced by Cerys Matthews, this collection draws on the wisdom of crowds: featuring poems nominated for their insight into truth by a range of ordinary and extraordinary people: from Britainmsquo;s first astronaut, Helen Sharman, to the driver of the number 19 bus, from sporting heroes and world famous musicians to teachers, artists and politicians.Their choices include contemporary work by Yrsa Daley-Ward, Warsan Shire and Kei Miller alongside classics by W H Auden, Emily Dickinson and Dylan Thomas. Here you will find poems to revive the spirit, ballads to mobilise and life-lines to hold you safe in the dark.
Compiled for National Poetry Day squo;s twenty-fifth anniversary, Tell Me the Truth About Life is a book that reminds us we are never completely alone in our search to glimpse the truth. Containing nominations from a number of high-profile poetry lovers and poets, including Rupi Kaur, Michael Morpurgo, Mark Gatiss, Alice Oswald and Helen Sharman, among others.
