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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.
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Refugees (Paperback)
Brian Bilston; Illustrated by José Sanabria
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Refugees is a book of two voices. The first one sees the people
fleeing from war and persecution and asks, Why here? Why my
country? It is a feeling many people share. It is one of fear and
suspicion. But when you read the text the opposite way, a new voice
emerges. It says, ‘Why not make them welcome? Why not share the
things we have?’ The world is undergoing a period of mass human
migration. Whether this is caused by war, persecution or economics,
the people we see on the news in those camps are waiting –
waiting to live their lives. There are two sides to every debate.
There are two sides to a wall. This story shows both sides of the
issue with skill and the illustrations depict the issue in a magic
realism style, powerful but never frightening, and will promote a
deeper discussion on this topic with an older child.
It’s that time of year again . . . With his signature wit, Brian
Bilston returns with And So This is Christmas, fifty-one poems in
celebration of the festive season: from bizarre family traditions
to the office Christmas party; from voting day for turkeys to the
impossible art of gift-giving. So hang your stockings, grab your
mistletoe and curl up with this heart-warming collection of
Christmas crackers.
'Bilston is a magician with words' - Guardian The perfect, witty
gift for Valentine's and beyond. Alexa, what is there to know about
love? is a wonderful collection of poems by Brian Bilston,
Twitter's 'unofficial poet laureate', in which he frets over the
challenges of modern life, extols the pleasures of books, broods
over politics, and ponders the curiosities of language. But at its
heart, this is a collection of poems about love. From our caveman
days to the internet era, from first dates to love in old age,
Alexa, what is there to know about love? has a love poem for every
time, place and occasion - and will stir the soul of even the most
jaded romantic. 'Brian Bilston is a laureate for our fractured
times.' - Ian McMillan 'Someone who knows their way round both a
joke and a bittersweet narrative.' - The Times 'Part John Cooper
Clarke, part Frank Sidebottom . . . all brilliant.' - Esquire
A funny collection of football poems by Brian Bilston, the
unofficial Poet Laureate of Twitter. Perfect for football fans of
all ages - from the young footie fanatic to a
been-to-every-game-grandma, and every 'I could've been a pro' in
between. Full of poems that will make you giggle about all things
football, including being left out of the World Cup squad, mum's
opinion on Messi vs Ronaldo, or those unmissable fixtures: I'd love
nothing more than to go outside and spend time with Mother Nature.
But what can I do? It's out of my hands: Nigeria are playing
Croatia 50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems includes
witty chants, a haiku or two, and fun shape poems about the
beautiful game. Laugh together through the Euros or Premier League
games, and swap the half-time pundits for puns! 'Bilston is a
magician with words' - Guardian 'Someone who knows their way round
both a joke and a bittersweet narrative.' - The Times
Shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award 2019.
‘Nobody must find out about this unique gem, because I’m giving it to
EVERYONE, and I want to appear clever and discerning.’ – Dawn French
It’s January 1st and Brian Bilston’s life needs to change. His ex-wife
has taken up with a new man, a motivational speaker and marketing guru
to boot; he seems to constantly disappoint his long-suffering son; and
at work he is drowning in a sea of spreadsheets and management jargon.
Brian's resolution is to write a poem every day; poetry will be his
salvation. But there is an obstacle to his happiness in the form of
Toby Salt, his arch nemesis in the Poetry Group and rival suitor to
Liz, Brian’s new poetic inspiration. When Toby goes missing, Brian is
the number one suspect.
Part tender love story, part murder mystery, part coruscating
description of a wasted life, and interspersed with some of the
funniest poems about the mundane and the profound, Diary of a Somebody
is a unique, original and hilarious novel.
‘Glorious. I will be astonished if I read a more original, more
inventive or funnier novel this year.’ – Adam Kay, author of This is
Going to Hurt.
You Took the Last Bus Home is the first and long-awaited collection
of ingeniously hilarious and surprisingly touching poems from Brian
Bilston, the mysterious 'Poet Laureate of Twitter'. With endless
wit, imaginative wordplay and underlying heartache, he offers
profound insights into modern life, exploring themes as diverse as
love, death, the inestimable value of a mobile phone charger, the
unbearable torment of forgetting to put the rubbish out, and the
improbable nuances of the English language. Constantly
experimenting with literary form, Bilston's words have been known
to float off the page, take the shape of the subjects they explore,
and reflect our contemporary world in the form of Excel
spreadsheets, Venn diagrams and Scrabble tiles. This irresistibly
charming collection of his best-loved poems will make you laugh out
loud while making you question the very essence of the human
condition in the twenty-first century.
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.
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