Instead Of A Card - Ten Poems about Tea

Instead Of A Card - Ten Poems about Tea

These delightful 'pamphlets' are perfect for those that want to give a bit more than a card but not quite a more substantial gift

They contain a series of shorter poems on the subject by well known poets. There is plenty of space to compose your piece of poetry or message for the recipient as well
Included are a bookmark and a sticker seal for the back of the envelope (included)

• Format: Paperback
• Pages:  24
• Dimensions: 137 x 210 mm

When times are tough a nice hot cuppa is often our first port of call. But in these poems, tea drinking is a far more varied and entertaining activity than this; the intimacy of sharing a pot is a prompt for all manner of surprising conversations and revelations.

These ten poems also celebrate quiet moments alone with a lovingly prepared cup of tea. In one poem an almond blossom tea is a gentle reminder of all there is to be grateful for after a serious illness which:

“… seems, honestly, a trifle now that steam and scent and strength and steep and infusion say thank you thank you thank you for the then, and now”
from ‘Procedure’ by Jo Shapcott

Ten Poems about Tea is for all tea drinkers, be they Earl Grey or English Breakfast, cup or mug. We hope you’ll enjoy the poems with a cuppa made with your very favourite leaves.