Dancing By The Light of The Moon

To instil a love of literature, a copy of Dancing by the Light of the Moon ought to find its way into every home in the land * Daily Mail, Book of the Week *Gyles has discovered the secret of finding happiness through learning poetry by heart. It’s wonderful and so much fun – Dame Judi DenchBrandreth provides over 400 pages of top-notch poems by everyone from Shakespeare to Simon Armitage. But his mission is to get you learning the poems by heart * Mail Online *Gyles Brandreth has compiled a collection of 250 poems that he believes will transform your memory and change your life. I couldn’t agree me – Dr Max Pemberton * Daily Mail *This compendium is an enthusiastic and emphatic call to appreciate all forms of poetry * Radio Times *A celebration of poetry packed full of wonderful verses * Planet Mindful *A passionate and rousing manifesto on the power and pleasure of learning poetry by heart * Optima *For a poem fitting for every occasion, make sure you add this book to your shopping cart ASAP * Glamour UK *

Gyles Brandreth is a writer, broadcaster and former MP and Government Whip. His many books include the bestselling poetry anthology, Dancing by the Light of the Moon, and the international bestseller about spelling and punctuation, Have You Eaten Grandma? With Susie Dent, the lexicographer from Countdown, he co-hosts the award-winning podcast, Something Rhymes with Purple. Gyles presents Great Canal Journeys on Channel 4 with Dame Sheila Hancock and regularly appears on Celebrity Gogglebox with Dame Maureen Lipman.