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The sky was like a blue nest with white feathers
And the sun was the mother bird keeping it warm
Katherine Mansfield
Sunday 30 March is Mother's Day
Mothers, motherhood, mother figures and being mothered are themes long celebrated in poetry. At our Poetry Pharmacies in Bishop's Castle and Oxford Street, we have a range of beautiful books, art cards and poetic remedies for the mothers and nurturing women in our lives.
Mother’s Day can be complex for many, whether due to loss, strained relationships, or personal circumstances. At the Poetry Pharmacy we honor not just mothers, but all the women who nurture, support, and inspire in countless ways.
Our Prescriptions
Words for Love Poetry Prescription
Our beautiful pocket-sized hardback gift book contains carefully curated poetic prescriptions compiled by Chief Poetry Pharmacist Deborah Alma. This Poetry Prescription also contains Love Pills to match and a delicious bar of our Words for Love Chocolate - Raspberry and Rose Dark Chocolate Bar.
 
Ten Poems About Mothers
This wonderful mini-anthology of poems is a celebration of the many ways in which mothers are important in our lives.
“To the old Sunday evenings at home, with winter outside
And hymns in the cosy parlour, the tinkling piano our guide.”
from ‘Piano’ by DH Lawrence
Letter to My Daughter, Maya Angelou
Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around her, Letter to my Daughter reveals Maya Angelou's path to living well and living a life with meaning. Told in her own inimitable style, this book transcends genres and categories: it's part guidebook, part memoir, part poetry - and pure delight.
On Cats: An Anthology
This beautiful gift book contains a selection of essays, stories, and poems on cats by writers from across the ages.
‘I have put myself on a list for two Siberian kittens. I will have cat hammocks. I will have scratching posts. I will not allow myself to be distressed by shredded upholstery,’ writes Margaret Atwood in her introduction to this beautifully illustrated anthology on cats.
Girl, Ruth Padel
In Girl, Ruth Padel presents a triptych of interlocking sequences. A moving retelling of the Christian story transforms the Virgin Mary into a girl in a Primark T-shirt, facing a life shaped by divine will. Unearthed from the Cretan labyrinth, a prehistoric Snake Goddess is reshaped at the hands of a male archaeologist.
A fresh and questioning look at girlhood and its icons, unravelling the millennia of myth woven around girls.
'One of our most gifted poets ... This is tender and exquisite poetry' Mona Arshi, author of Small Hands
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