Poetry Poison: Humbug

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Author: Deborah Alma ChristmasPublished on 15 October 2026 by PAN MACMILLAN (Macmillan) in the United KingdomHardback | 80 pages188 x 122 | 136g This beautiful pocket-sized hardbac k gift book contains carefully curated poetic poisons compiled by Deborah Alma, the founder of the Poetry Pharmacy. The Poetry Poisons are for when sweetness fails, offering a controlled dose of the less virtuous emotions, to be taken slowly and without apology.For the Detection of Nonsense; For a Healthy Disregard of Fashionable Thinking; For the Pricking of Pomposity; to Counteract Sentimentality; for the Exercise of Wit and Scepticism; An Antidote to Christmas Spirit Show more