Instead Of A Card - Ten Poems about Wine

Instead Of A Card - Ten Poems about Wine

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

John Keats’ “beaker of the warm South” must be the most famous glass of wine in poetry. Who could fail to remember the “beaded bubbles” and the “purple-stained mouth”? We can almost taste the rich berry notes as we read.
This selection features part of that much-loved paean to a luscious red, alongside poems that celebrate delicious wines of other hues. We experience a grape harvest in Spain which is celebrated as a form of alchemy, and a wedding reception at which wine represents all the good things that lie ahead for the new couple.
Elsewhere, one poet’s experience of a glass of Sauvignon Blanc is so intense that she almost becomes the wine as she drinks:

“I can drink on my own. I am cut grass, light-bodied, off-dry.”
from ‘Tasting Notes’ by Emma Storr