{"product_id":"ten-poems-of-kindness-volume-two","title":"Ten Poems of Kindness Volume Two","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis moving anthology of poems about kindness is a second volume which beautifully complements\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/pamphlet\/ten-poems-of-kindness-volume-one\"\u003e\u003cem class=\"is-italic\"\u003eTen Poems of Kindness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, edited by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/kay-jackie\/\" title=\"View Jackie Kay Biography\"\u003eJackie Kay.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese ten poems were successful in our Kindness Poem Competition in association with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fairsaturday.org\/en\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFair Saturday Foundation\u003c\/a\u003e, and they offer a rich variety of experiences and reflections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere’s the memory of a school teacher who didn’t like to cross out his students’ mistakes, and a fleeting encounter with a pigeon which calls forth feelings of empathy for a fellow living creature:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Be kind, and respect its expectations –\u003cbr\u003eit flew through clouds of jewels to you,\u003cbr\u003epowdered sapphire blue, mists of rubies.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem class=\"is-italic\"\u003efrom ‘Be Kind to Pigeons’ by Paul McDonald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe poems remind us that kindness comes in all shapes and sizes – and is often a gesture so small that it takes a poem to hold and keep its meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoems by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/burn-jane\/\" title=\"View Jane Burn Biography\"\u003eJane Burn,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/clark-jennifer\/\" title=\"View Jennifer Clark Biography\"\u003eJennifer Clark,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/diaz-michelle\/\" title=\"View Michelle Diaz Biography\"\u003eMichelle Diaz,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/greig-louise\/\" title=\"View Louise Greig Biography\"\u003eLouise Greig,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/truscott-hm\/\" title=\"View HM Truscott Biography\"\u003eHM Truscott,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/kalyani-chitra\/\" title=\"View Chitra Kalyani Biography\"\u003eChitra Kalyani,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/mcdonald-paul\/\" title=\"View Paul McDonald Biography\"\u003ePaul McDonald,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/robertshaw-phoebe\/\" title=\"View Phoebe Robertshaw Biography\"\u003ePhoebe Robertshaw,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/rowland-ali\/\" title=\"View Ali Rowland Biography\"\u003eAli Rowland\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/thompson-frances\/\" title=\"View Frances Thompson Biography\"\u003eFrances Thompson.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDonation to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.place2be.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlace2Be.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Poetry Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55336284127616,"sku":"B-CP-002","price":6.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/ten-poems-of-kindness-volume-two-poetry-pamphlet-pack-shot.jpg?v=1750340431","url":"https:\/\/poetrypharmacy.live\/products\/ten-poems-of-kindness-volume-two","provider":"The Poetry Pharmacy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}