Dearly, written and read by Margaret Atwood by Penguin Books UK

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Dearly: Poems is written and read by Margaret Atwood.

The collection of a lifetime from the best-selling novelist and poet.

By turns moving, playful and wise, the poems gathered in Dearly are about absences and endings, ageing and retrospection, but also about gifts and renewals. They explore bodies and minds in transition, as well as the everyday objects and rituals that embed us in the present. Werewolves, sirens and dreams make their appearance, as do various forms of animal life and fragments of our damaged environment.

Before she became one of the world’s most important and loved novelists, Atwood was a poet. Dearly is her first collection in over a decade. It brings together many of her most recognisable and celebrated themes, but distilled – from minutely perfect descriptions of the natural world to startlingly witty encounters with aliens, from pressing political issues to myth and legend. It is a pure Atwood delight, and long-term listeners and new fans alike will treasure its insight, empathy and humour.

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#AtwoodNPD competition:
In celebration of National Poetry Day 1st October 2020 we would love you to listen to and respond to Margaret Atwood’s poem ‘Blackberries’ in any way that you choose – it could be another poem, a drawing or painting, some music or a dramatic reading. Share your interpretation on Twitter or Instagram by 10th October 2020 including #AtwoodNPD to be in with a chance of winning one of five hardback copies of Margaret Atwood’s poetry collection Dearly. UK only, full competition T&Cs here - http://msgfocus.com/files/amf_penguin_group/project_478/PRIZE_DRAW_T_CS.pdf