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Off The Shelf: A Celebration of Bookshops in Verse | Carol Ann Duffy
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In Off the Shelf: A Celebration of Bookshops in Verse, Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy has commissioned a selection of the UK's most loved and lauded poets to each write a poem in celebration of books and bookshops - the worlds they hold, the freedoms they promise, and the memories they evoke. From a basement of forgotten books to the shelves of a cramped Welsh arcade, from the poetry corner of the local bookstore to the last bookshop standing in a post-apocalyptic world, these are poems that pay tribute to all the places that house the stories we treasure. With poems from Carol Ann Duffy, Scottish Makar Jackie Kay, National Poet of Wales Gillian Clarke, as well as Clive James, Michael Longley, Don Paterson, Patience Agbabi and many more, this beautiful anthology is a heart-warming reminder of how books nourish us, save us, and inspire us.
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Librariana
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Had I not decided that Psychology and Library Science were my academic paths in life, I think I would've liked to've given graphic design a shot!

I had quite a bit of fun digitally collaging this together 😁☺️

@Tove_Reads @Andrew65 - I humbly submit this image for your consideration for the #OffTheShelf2023 reading challenge. Hope you like it! 💜😊

@JamieArc @RaeLovesToRead

Tove_Reads Cool! Thanks! 😊 I‘m far from a graphic designer myself, so much appreciated 👍🏽 1y
Andrew65 This is absolutely brilliant @librariana, wish I had 10% of your talent. This is definitely the graphic we will be using and thank you, we might need to put you on commission for future graphics 😂 Happy New Year to you. 1y
Librariana @Tove_Reads Any time! I'm happy to help and I genuinely enjoy making things like this 😊 1y
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Librariana @Andrew65 Aawww! *BLUSH* ☺️😊 Thank you so much for that incredibly kind compliment! 💜 In all fairness though, it was just a variety of stock images that I collaged together, but boy, did I have fun doing it! Please know that I am more than happy to be on stand-by any time you need a graphic 😁 Wishing you a happy and prosperous new year filled with lots of opportunities for reading 📚 1y
Andrew65 @Librariana It may be just pulling together stock images but still very creative in the way you‘ve pulled them together, I don‘t have that creative vision so mine would have looked nowhere as good even with the same images! You may regret offering to do other graphics 😂 but a big thank you. Here‘s wishing you the best possible 2023. 1y
RaeLovesToRead This is super cute! 😊 1y
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rachaich
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Oooh, advent gift from the boyfriend, maybe a list of places to visit 🤗😍📚

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Smartypants
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I‘ll be participating in multiple challenges this year; this is my #offtheshelf reading challenge. Trying to move these books from the shelf to my hands! A variety of fiction, professional development and non-fiction. I choose these mostly because I have easy access to these titles in the midst of moving from the south to the north. Happy New Year!

JessClark78 Happy New Year! 6y
Smartypants Happy New Year @JessClark78 I hope 2018 is an even more amazing year for you! 6y
JessClark78 Thanks @Smartypants Same to you! 🙂 6y
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