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Courtesy the Library of Congress. Solution to the problem on reverse of card.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeraldic Crowns\u003cbr\u003eGreeting card illustrating types of royal crowns, adapted from \u003cem\u003eAn Introduction to Heraldry\u003c\/em\u003e (18th edition, 1873), by the 18th-century heraldic engraver Hugh Clark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCabinet of Gems\u003cbr\u003eGemstones greeting card, adapted from \u003cem\u003eThe Cabinet of Gems; or, Vocabulary of Precious Stones, Coloured and Arranged According to Their Comparative Value: Together with a Description of the Largest Known Diamonds and Coloured Gems in the World\u003c\/em\u003e, S. Batchelor (1840). Courtesy of the Gemological Institute of America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVegetable Garden\u003cbr\u003eGreeting card illustrating the layout of a vegetable plot, adapted from \u003cem\u003eThe Principles of Vegetable-Gardening\u003c\/em\u003e, by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1901). 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A long-distance walk, a bike ride, a boat trip\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e—all are brought to life here in language that captures the thrill of being en route.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe meet cyclists pedaling with panniers around eastern France. Then there’s a rowdy train journey from Barrow to Sheffield; the raucous passengers relish the train’s “relentless pressing on.” Sheenagh Pugh’s poem wonders what might happen if a road had a mind of its own. Then again:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Who wants to know a story’s end, or where a road will go?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e—\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSheenagh Pugh, “What if this road” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you’re a seasoned explorer or an armchair traveller, these poems offer the delight and excitement of being on the way to somewhere else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach pamphlet is gorgeous both inside and out, beautifully produced with a cardstock cover, Ex Libris bookplate, and a bookmark gift enclosure with space for an inscription to the recipient.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a cover created by a leading contemporary artist and poems hand-picked to speak to every kind of reader, each \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Instead of a Card” \u003c\/span\u003etitle offers a richly rewarding reading journey. Produced using biodegradable and sustainable materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePoems by Jean Atkin, Jo Bell, Geoffrey Chaucer, David Constantine, John Foggin, Norman MacCaig, Michael McCarthy, Kim Moore, Sheenagh Pugh, and Rabindranath Tagore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions 5.5\" x 8.25\"; 20 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Reader's Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41532244885550,"sku":"05-27171","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/0192\/files\/ten-poems-about-journeys-poetry-pamphlet-front-cover.jpg?v=1757616415"},{"product_id":"instead-of-a-card-bees","title":"Instead of a Card: Ten Poems about Bees","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A greeting that not only gives great pleasure but illuminates our lives\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e—like a message in a bottle.”—Robert McCrum, writer and editor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e“Ten Poems about Bees\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e” is a title in the “Instead of a Card” series, based on the idea that sending a greeting card is a lovely gesture, and sending a booklet of poetry an even more meaningful one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBees work hard, and there is something in their diligence that touches us. Most of us see only a fraction of their absorbing routines, but their \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e“beelines\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e” they make through our parks and gardens are more than enough to suggest their dedication:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“…they make a life for themselves that knows\u003cbr\u003eno let-up through hours of exploration and return,\u003cbr\u003etheir thighs golden with pollen…”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e—\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eEamon Grennan, “Back they sputter”\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere are poems about getting stung and about a bee-keeping Divinity master in a boarding school whose hives are far more appealing than PE lessons. This heady mix of poems is sure to please anyone who delights in bees, flowers, and gardens\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003eor indeed the golden taste of honey!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe selection is introduced by environmentalist and broadcaster Brigit Strawbridge Howard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach pamphlet is gorgeous both inside and out, beautifully produced with a cardstock cover, Ex Libris bookplate, and a bookmark gift enclosure with space for an inscription to the recipient.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith a cover created by a leading contemporary artist and poems hand-picked to speak to every kind of reader, each \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e“Instead of a Card” title offers a richly rewarding reading journey. Produced using biodegradable and sustainable materials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoems by Ciaran Berry, David Briggs, Miriam Darlington, Heid E. Erdrich, Eamon Grennan, Selima Hill, Carola Luther, Paula Meehan, Pascale Petit, and Jean Toomer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e5.5” x 8.25”; 20 pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Reader's Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41532253765678,"sku":"05-98869","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/0192\/files\/ten-poems-about-bees-poetry-pamphlet-front-cover.jpg?v=1757617080"},{"product_id":"instead-of-a-card-wellbeing","title":"Instead of a Card: Ten Poems for Wellbeing","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A greeting that not only gives great pleasure but illuminates our lives\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e—like a message in a bottle.”—Robert McCrum, writer and editor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e“Ten Poems for Wellbeing\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e” is a title in the “Instead of a Card” series, based on the idea that sending a greeting card is a lovely gesture, and sending a booklet of poetry an even more meaningful one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere’s an expression:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto be comfortable in your own skin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The words contain the idea that it’s possible to be at ease with yourself and your life\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003eand that there’s fulfillment to be found in feeling this way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese thoughtful poems offer moments of pleasure taken in appreciating uncomplicated things\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003eflowers in a window box or eating toast at midnight\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003eand remind us that we don’t always need to look very far to experience a sense of calm and wellbeing. The world can be a place that we know and trust:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"blockquote-indent-110\"\u003eThere’s a dream I have in which I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003elove the world. I run from end to end like fingers\u003cbr\u003ethrough her hair. There are no borders, only wind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e—\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCameron Awkward-Rich, “Meditations in an Emergency,” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a selection to enjoy and to share when we want to be reminded that if we look carefully, we already have what we need to experience a sense of serenity and peace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach pamphlet is gorgeous both inside and out, beautifully produced with a cardstock cover, Ex Libris bookplate, and a bookmark gift enclosure with space for an inscription to the recipient.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith a cover created by a leading contemporary artist and poems hand-picked to speak to every kind of reader, each \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e“Instead of a Card” title offers a richly rewarding reading journey. Produced using biodegradable and sustainable materials. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoems by\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLaurie Bolger,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEm Gray,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaula Jennings,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVanessa Lampert,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlden Nowlan,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCameron Awkward-Rich,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSara Teasdale,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJerrold Yam,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLuke Samuel Yates,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDean Young.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions 5.5” x 8.25”; 16 pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Reader's Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41532256583726,"sku":"05-27492","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/0192\/files\/ten-poems-for-wellbeing-poetry-pamphlet-front-cover.jpg?v=1757617368"},{"product_id":"instead-of-a-card-getting-older","title":"Instead of a Card: Ten Poems about Getting Older","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A greeting that not only gives great pleasure but illuminates our lives\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e—like a message in a bottle.”—Robert McCrum, writer and editor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e“Ten Poems about Getting Older\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e” is a title in the “Instead of a Card” series, based on the idea that sending a greeting card is a lovely gesture, and sending a booklet of poetry an even more meaningful one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeing old isn’t what it used to be. Sixty is the new forty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe world is full of expressions designed to make us feel better about the inevitable passing of the years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis fascinating mini-anthology of poems selected by John McCullough\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e—w\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehich includes the three winners of the publisher's \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e“getting older\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e” poetry competition\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003eopens with an enlivening meditation on the meanings of the word \u003cem\u003espry\u003c\/em\u003e. The speaker delights in hopping up and down some hotel stairs when no one is looking and in the fact of being “inescapably me.” It matters not one jot that he is:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“like a dancer running out of melody,\u003cbr\u003ea boulevardier running out of boulevard,\u003cbr\u003ea prizewinner running out of shelf”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eAlasdair Paterson\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eHop\u003cspan\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe poems look in both directions, backwards to heydays of young love and time deliciously misspent, and forwards to the perils and thrills of middle age and beyond.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach pamphlet is gorgeous both inside and out, beautifully produced with a cardstock cover, Ex Libris bookplate, and a bookmark gift enclosure with space for an inscription to the recipient.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith a cover created by a leading contemporary artist and poems hand-picked to speak to every kind of reader, each \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e“Instead of a Card” title offers a richly rewarding reading journey. Produced using biodegradable and sustainable materials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoems by\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElizabeth Bishop,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmily Dickinson,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRita Dove,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMark Granier,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn McCullough, Frank O’Hara,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlasdair Paterson,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElvire Roberts,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJudith Shaw,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJackie Wills.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions 5.5” x 8.25”; 13 pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Reader's Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41532263301166,"sku":"05-98913","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/0192\/files\/ten-poems-about-getting-older-poetry-pamphlet-front-cover.jpg?v=1757617616"},{"product_id":"instead-of-card-walking","title":"Instead of a Card: Ten Poems about Walking","description":"\u003cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A greeting that not only gives great pleasure but illuminates our lives\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e—like a message in a bottle.”—Robert McCrum, writer and editor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e“Ten Poems about Walking\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e” is a title in the “Instead of a Card” series, based on the idea that sending a greeting card is a lovely gesture, and sending a booklet of poetry an even more meaningful one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere seems to be a natural connection between walking and poetry. 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