Author(s): Sampson, Ana,
Binding: Paperback,
Date of Publication: 06/02/2020,
Pagination: 304 pages,
Series: N/A,
Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books,
Published By: PAN MACMILLAN ,
Book Classification: Interest age: from c 12 years, Anthologies (Children's / Teenage), Poetry (Children's / Teenage), Poetry anthologies (various poets)
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781529003154
Description: 

A stunning gift book containing 150 bold, brave and beautiful poems by women - from classic, well loved poets to innovative and bold modern voices. From suffragettes to school girls, from spoken word superstars to civil rights activists, from aristocratic ladies to kitchen maids, these are voices that deserve to be heard.

Collected by anthologist Ana Sampson She is Fierce: Brave, Bold and Beautiful Poems by Women contains an inclusive array of voices, from modern and contemporary poets.

Immerse yourself in poems from Maya Angelou, Nikita Gill, Wendy Cope, Ysra Daley-Ward, Emily Bronte, Carol Ann Duffy, Fleur Adcock, Liz Berry, Jackie Kay, Hollie McNish, Imtiaz Dharker, Helen Dunmore, Emily Dickinson, Mary Oliver, Christina Rossetti, Margaret Atwood and Dorothy Parker, to name but a few!

Featuring short biographies of each poet, She is Fierce is a stunning collection and an essential addition to any bookshelf.

The anthology is divided into the following sections:

Roots and Growing Up

Friendship

Love

Nature

Freedom

Mindfulness and Joy

Fashion, society and body image

Protest, courage and resistance

Endings