Allie Esiri
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Allie Esiri

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Allie Esiri, described in the Sunday Times as ‘a poetry powerhouse’, is the curator of the bestselling poetry books that include A Poem for Every Day of the Year, A Poem for Every Night of the Year, A Poet for Every Day of the Year and Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year. Her latest anthology is A Nursery Rhyme for Every Night of the Year. Allie's anthologies are aimed at all ages and have been best books of the year in The Times, New Statesman, The Observer and The Guardian; have been chosen as the castaway book on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, recommended annually by National Poetry Day and awarded the IBW book prize. Acclaimed audiobooks of the above titles are read by actors including Helena Bonham Carter, Damian Lewis, Simon Russell Beale, Helen McCrory, Paapa Essiedu and Samuel West. The seasonal paperbacks A Poem for Every Autumn Day, A Poem for Every Winter Day, A Poem for Every Spring Day and A Poem for Every Summer Day have poems selected from A Poem for Every Day of the Year and A Poem for Every Night of the Year. Credited with bringing poetry into the digital age, Allie's bestselling interactive poetry app, The Love Book was recommended by Apple as an All Time Favourite App and features famous poems read by actors including Helena Bonham Carter, Tom Hiddleston, Emma Watson and Damian Lewis. Allie's live poetry shows take poetry to new audiences. Leading actors join Allie for a yearly poetry show at the National Theatre and at major festivals. Some poetry and Shakespeare events are filmed. Many of these events are available as podcasts or films. See below for links. "Allie’s books take you by the hand with poems to restore you and make your toes tingle, that will take you away for a little while and home again, with your spirits a little higher than before." Helena Bonham Carter Author website: www.allieesiri.com Twitter: @AllieEsiri Instagram: @allieesiri YouTube: https://bit.ly/35TOAFX
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