Ten Poems for Wellbeing

There's an expression: to be comfortable in your own skin. The words contain the idea that it's possible to be at ease with yourself and your life and that there's fulfilment to be found in feeling this way. These thoughtful poems offer moments of pleasure in uncomplicated things flowers in a window box or eating toast at midnight and remind us that we don't always need to look very far to experience a sense of calm and wellbeing. The world can be a place that we know and trust: There's a dream I have in which I love the world. I run from end to end like fingers through her hair. There are no borders, only wind. - from 'Meditations in an Emergency' by Cameron Awkward-Rich This is a selection to enjoy when we want to be reminded that if we look carefully, we have all we need to experience a sense of serenity and peace. Poems by Laurie Bolger, Em Gray, Paula Jennings, Vanessa Lampert, Alden Nowlan, Cameron Awkward-Rich, Sara Teasdale, Jerrold Yam, Luke Samuel Yates and Dean Young. Cover illustration by Sara Boccaccini Meadows. Includes one poetry pamphlet, eco-envelope and co-ordinating bookmark with space for your own personal message.