{"product_id":"ten-poems-of-kindness","title":"Ten Poems of Kindness Volume One","description":"\u003cp\u003eKindness can be an underestimated virtue in our increasingly hectic and impersonal world. It is a word that we use most often in our conversations with young children when we tell them to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ebe kind\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto a fellow creature or a new friend. These generous poems remind us that kindness can take many forms and that a kind gesture doesn’t have to be either time-consuming or complicated. On the contrary:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Sometimes a sober voice is enough\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eto calm the waters \u0026amp; drive away\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ethe false witnesses,”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"is-italic\"\u003efrom ‘Kindness’ by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"View Yusef Komunyakaa Biography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/komunyakaa-yusef\/\"\u003eYusef Komunyakaa\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdited by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"View Jackie Kay Biography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/kay-jackie\/\"\u003eJackie Kay\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand containing two new poems she has written specially for the anthology, this moving selection is allied to a compelling cause. ‘Felix’s Campaign of Kindness’ was instigated by the mother of Felix Alexander, a 17-year-old boy who took his own life after years of online bullying. The pamphlet is dedicated to the memory of Felix and contains the inspirational open letter written by his mother after his death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"View Jackie Kay Biography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/kay-jackie\/\"\u003eJackie Kay\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis one of the foremost poets writing in Britain today. She has published numerous poetry collections and a memoir,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRed Dust Road\u003c\/em\u003e, about her quest to find her birth parents. She was the third modern Makar, the Scottish Poet Laureate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoems by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"View Fleur Adcock Biography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/adcock-fleur\/\"\u003eFleur Adcock,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"View Gwendolyn Brooks Biography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/brooks-gwendolyn\/\"\u003eGwendolyn Brooks,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"View Ian Duhig Biography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/duhig-ian\/\"\u003eIan Duhig,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"View Sarah Howe Biography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/howe-sarah\/\"\u003eSarah Howe,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"View Jackie Kay Biography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/kay-jackie\/\"\u003eJackie Kay,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"View Yusef Komunyakaa Biography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/komunyakaa-yusef\/\"\u003eYusef Komunyakaa,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"View Norman MacCaig Biography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/maccaig-norman\/\"\u003eNorman MacCaig,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"View Sylvia Plath Biography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/plath-sylvia-1932-1963\/\"\u003eSylvia Plath,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"View Rabindranath Tagore Biography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/tagore-rabindranath\/\"\u003eRabindranath Tagore\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"View Kate Tempest Biography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/tempest-kate\/\"\u003eKate Tempest.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDonation to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.place2be.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlace2Be.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Poetry Pharmacy Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44642616770843,"sku":"BCP-006","price":6.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9436\/9563\/files\/ten-poems-of-kindness-volume-one-poetry-pamphlet-pack-shot.jpg?v=1750340393","url":"https:\/\/poetrypharmacy.live\/products\/ten-poems-of-kindness","provider":"The Poetry Pharmacy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}