Days Like These

An Alternative Guide to the Year in 366 Poems

Brian Bilston

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Picador
09 November 2023

Poetry; Poetry by individual poets; Humour collections & anthologies

A brilliant way to brighten each day. In this playful, innovative collection, Brian Bilston writes a poem to accompany every day of the year.

Each poem is inspired by a significant - often curious - event associated with that day: from Open an Umbrella Indoors Day to the day on which New York banned public flirting; from the launch of the Rubik's Cube to the first appearance of the phrase, 'the best thing since sliced bread'.

Perfect for reading aloud and sharing with friends, Days Like These: An alternative guide to the year in 366 poems will take the blues out of Monday, flatten the Wednesday hump, and amplify that Friday feeling.

By: Brian Bilston
Imprint: Picador
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 131mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 368g
ISBN: 9781035001668
ISBN 10: 1035001667
Pages: 544
Publication Date: 09 November 2023
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: http://brianbilston.com/

Brian Bilston has been described as Twitter's unofficial Poet Laureate. With over 250,000 followers on social media, Brian has become truly beloved by the online community. He has published two collections of poetry, You Took the Last Bus Home (Unbound, 2016) and Alexa, what is there to know about love? (Picador, 2021), and his novel Diary of a Somebody (Picador, 2019) was shortlisted for the Costa first novel award. He has also published a collection of football poetry, 50 Ways to Score a Goal (Macmillan, 2021), and his acclaimed poem Refugees (Palazzo, 2019) has been made into an illustrated book for children.

Reviews for Days Like These: An Alternative Guide to the Year in 366 Poems

Brian Bilston is a laureate for our fractured times -- Ian McMillan Bilston is a magician with words * The Guardian * Part John Cooper Clarke, part Frank Sidebottom . . . brilliant * Esquire *