Joseph Piercy

100 Poems to Live By

Poetic Remedies for Any Occasion

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Imprint: O'Mara Books

Publication date: 12/02/2026

ISBN: 9781789298345

Subject: Non-Fiction

Categories: Language, Lifestyle

Binding: Hardback

Size: 198 x 129 mm

Extent: 224 pages

Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)

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Summary:

A collection of life-affirming poems to guide you through. Settle down with 100 Poems to Live By and learn which verses can be dispensed to lift your spirits.

A brilliant new anthology of 100 poems designed to lift your mood and help you to overcome stress, specific worries and general anxiety. Features well-known favourites alongside undiscovered gems and modern classics. Each poem is introduced, explaining how it can help a certain ‘ailment’ and offering the poem as a helpful prescription. Offering a wide range of verses that will be of great benefit to those in need of a pick-me-up for the soul.

100 Poems to Live By brings together some of the best works from poets spanning centuries, including William Wordsworth, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Dickinson, Dylan Thomas, Seamus Heaney, Sylvia Plath and Benjamin Zephaniah. Compiled by Joseph Piercy, these specially selected lines will bring comfort, banish melancholy, provide hope and give courage.

These are 100 life-affirming remedies for anyone searching for love, meaning, belonging, purpose and fulfilment in their everyday lives. The poetic prescriptions will see you through whatever comes your way in life, and can be referenced, shared and treasured for many years to come.

Also available:
100 Books to Live By (9781789298208)
100 Speeches to Live By (9781789298635)

Sales points:

  • A fresh way into poetry: with a modern self-care angle.

  • 100 poems with a new introduction to each: contextualizing the poem with a particular ‘ailment’ and explaining how it’s the perfect remedy.

  • Blending old and new: bringing together well-known classics alongside new offerings to provide readers with undiscovered gems as well as familiar favourites.

  • Also in the series: 100 Books to Live By and 100 Speeches to Live By, all beautifully packaged with a collectible series look.

  • Expert author: Joseph Piercy is the author of The Story of English (over 30,000 copies sold in the English language), A Word a Day (over 30,000 copies sold in the English language) and Life Lessons from Literature (translated in 8 languages). He is available for PR.

  • From the publishers of The Emergency Poet: which has sold over 30,000 copies in the English language.

About the Author:

Joseph Piercy

Joseph Piercy is a freelance writer. He holds a Master of Philosophy degree in English studies, and he also studied Russian Literature and Creative Writing at university. Joseph is a regular contributor to various magazines and journals, and he is the author of books on a variety of subjects ranging from English language and literature to history and popular philosophy. His most recent books, Life Lessons from Literature and The Little Book of Stoic Wisdom, are also published by Michael O’Mara Books.

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