“A greeting that not only gives great pleasure but illuminates our lives – like a message in a bottle”—Robert McCrum, writer and editor

“Ten Poems for Wellbeing” 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.

There’s an expression: to be comfortable in your own skin. The words contain the idea that it’s possible to be at ease with yourself and your life—and that there’s fulfillment to be found in feeling this way.

These thoughtful poems offer moments of pleasure taken in appreciating uncomplicated things—flowers in a window box or eating toast at midnight—and 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:

There’s a dream I have in which I
love the world. I run from end to end like fingers
through her hair. There are no borders, only wind.

from “Meditations in an Emergency” by Cameron Awkward-Rich

This 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.

Each 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.

With a cover created by a leading contemporary artist and poems hand-picked to speak to every kind of reader, each “Instead of a Card” title offers a richly rewarding reading journey. Produced using biodegradable and sustainable materials. Poems by Laurie Bolger, Em Gray, Paula Jennings, Vanessa Lampert, Alden Nowlan, Cameron Awkward-Rich, Sara Teasdale, Jerrold Yam, Luke Samuel Yates, and Dean Young.

 Dimensions 5.5” x 8.25”; 16 pages