This Christmas, gift a moment of calm and delight. Our Poetry Pharmacy bundles are carefully crafted to soothe, inspire, and spark joy.
Perfect for friends, family, or anyone who deserves a poetic respite this festive season.
Worms, worms, worms.
Our brand-new limited edition Badgered poetry pills, created in support of the Badger Trust, contain short poetic extracts that celebrate the mystery, resilience, and nocturnal grace of one of Britain’s most iconic mammals.
The Emergency Poet – An Anti-Stress Poetry Anthology is reissued, ten years after it first made its way into the hands and hearts of readers and edited by our own Deborah Alma.
Signed editions now available.
Soporifics, Sedatives & Balms for the Spirit; to educe Moments of Reflection & Serenity; to be Present in the Moment; a Calmative for Intention & Attention
Includes poems by William Blake, Emily Dickinson, Edward Thomas, W. B. Yeats, William Shakespeare and many more.
To celebrate @danwhitlam's storming world tour we're offering a 15% discount
Powerful and reassuring, this collection of poems and reflections from online sensation Dan Whitlam speaks to modern existential crises and the anxiety of modern life.
Signed Limited Edition paperback, plus Don't Settle pills, created with Dan & publisher Bonnier Books with lines taken from the book.
First Aid Gift Box
Explore our gift box containing the new book, our unique bottle of Poemcetamol Pills and matching chocolate!
New arrival
Poetry Prescription - Inspiration
For Insights and bursts of Illumination;
Stimulants for Creative Awakening
Poetry collection chosen by Deborah Alma
Poetry Business School
How to do business better - with more collaboration, communication and creativity - and a beautiful gift of inspiring poetry.
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"Here, instead of sleeping pills and multivitamins, customers will be offered prescriptions of Derek Walcott and Elizabeth Bishop"
- Alison Flood, The Guardian.
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The Joy of Wintering: How to rest, reconnect and rejuvenate with creativity and conscious living
Winter: An Anthology for the Changing Seasons
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The Poetry Pharmacy’s Approved Treatments for the Winter Season
Winter: An Anthology for the Changing Seasons
How to Winter: Harness Your Mindset to Thrive on Cold, Dark, Or Difficult Days
A Midnight Treasury of Macabre and Weird Poems
The Joy of Wintering: How to rest, reconnect and rejuvenate with creativity and conscious living
☠️ The Poison Cabinet ☠️
Poetical Poison Pills: Shakespearean Curses (Large)
Poetical Poison Pills: Curses & Maledictions (Large)
Poetical Poison Pills: Shakespeare's Apothecary
A Midnight Treasury of Macabre and Weird Poems
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Badgered - Pill Bottle and Bath Bomb Bundle
Celebrate the wild magic of Britain’s iconic badger with our limited-edition Badgered Bundle, combining poetic doses and a badger-inspired bath experience.
The bundle includes:
- Badgered Poetry Pills – pocket-sized bottles of new poetic extracts, drawn from Wild Writing workshops, celebrating the mystery, resilience, and nocturnal grace of the badger.
- Badgered Bath Bomb – a fizzing, citrus-scented woodland remedy created in collaboration with Lush, offering a restorative moment of calm and connection to the wild.
£1.50 from each bath bomb and 50% of the price of each poetry pill go directly to the Badger Trust, supporting their vital work protecting badgers, their habitats, and their future.
A perfect gift for poetry lovers and nature enthusiasts alike, the Badgered Bundle offers moments of reflection, self-care, and solidarity with one of Britain’s most remarkable mammals.
With thanks to Lush for collaborating on this woodland-inspired bath bomb.
Browse our Poison Collection
Shakespearean Curses
Would the fountain of your mind were clear again, that I might water an ass in it.
Troilus and Cressida
A Selection of Insults & Barbed Wit from the Bard
• Very bitter pills
• Guaranteed adverse reactions
• Not to be swallowed (except metaphorically)
Bestseller
Comfort Pills
The bud stands for all things,
even for those things that don’t flower,
for everything flowers, from within, of self-blessing;
-Galway Kinnell
For Times of Great Need; to Counteract Sorrow
To be used for the emergency application of beauty and solace in troubling moments
Store in bathroom cabinet, car, office, kitchen or bedside table
Festive First Aid
Christmas Spirit
Before the ice is in the pools —
Before the skaters go,
Or any check at nightfall
Is tarnished by the snow —
Before the fields have finished,
Before the Christmas tree,
Wonder upon wonder
Will arrive to me!
Emily Dickinson
Poetic remedies to lift the spirits.
A Distillation of Seasonal Accords; for Kindling a Light in Winter
• No bitter pills
• No adverse reactions
• Not to be swallowed (except metaphorically)
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Writing As Therapy Ideas For Self-Reflection
Writing As Therapy Ideas For Self-Reflection