Poetry Changes Lives: Daily Thoughts on Poetry and History - Softcover

Burn, Christopher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0993466311 ISBN 13: 9780993466311

Publisher: DHH Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

Poetry Changes Lives is a page-a-day of history, poetry and inspiration. The book encourages daily meditation which helps reduce stress and builds a positive attitude.
Why did the author choose the title Poetry Changes Lives?

Christopher Burn: “I chose the title because poetry really did change my life. I love the way poetry makes me feel. When I am low it gives me hope, when I am sad it makes me happy and when bored it gives me interest. By changing my feelings, it changes my thoughts and actions and that is how it changes my life.”

Why a page-a-day of history, poetry and reflection?

Christopher Burn: “History’s details interest me more than the main events. I would rather know Marie Antoinette’s last words at the guillotine -- ‘I am sorry Sir, I did not mean to put it there’ (she trod on the executioner’s foot) -- than the reasons for the French Revolution. Adding a poem that is in some way linked to this event adds yet more insight. The daily thought at the end of each poem is intended to help the reader to start in a positive frame of mind.”

About this title

About the Author

Christopher Burn is an author and psychotherapist based in the Scottish borders. After working as a banker, taxi driver and hotelier he spent 35 years as a psychotherapist. He has lived in London, Paris and Malta. In 1988 he co-founded Castle Craig Hospital, the biggest rehabilitation clinic in the UK where he remains involved to this day. Poetry has always been a faithful companion, giving him inspiration in the most difficult moments. His motivation for writing Poetry Changes Lives was to share his passion for poetry and the quirkier, more personal, side of history. Christopher is married and has three children and five grandchildren.

Review

Each day offers us a gigantic package of fact, creativity and healthy introspection. It affects me, it makes me think, and I hope it will do the same for you. --Stephanie Wolfe Murray

Edition details

• Publisher: DHH Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0993466311
• ISBN 13: 9780993466311
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 380