Poems for Tortured Souls

Author: Ison, Liz

Interest age: from c 12 years

Published on 3 July 2025 by Hachette Children's Group (Hodder Children's Books) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 192 pages
129 x 197 x 17 | 172g

Dear Reader, these poems are an introduction to the passionate words of some of the English language's most renowned poets. Inspired by today's greatest lyricist, Taylor Swift, this collection overflows with folklore, love, heartache, revenge and peace - the perfect balm for any tortured soul.

Featuring poems by William Wordsworth, Emily Dickinson, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, William Shakespeare, Lewis Carroll and many more, this moody and melancholy anthology celebrates the most famous - and tortured - poets. WARNING: These poems might make you cry!