A personalized poetry book for the newly graduated

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A personalized poetry anthology for the recently mortarboard’d. Whose words will spur them on for the next chapter? Henry Thoreau? Robert Louis Stevenson? Perhaps an exciting new voice will send the message that you couldn’t be prouder of them. This book invites you to fill its pages with well-loved and soon-to-be-loved poems from the past and present. It’s a gift that says, “You did good, kid.”

For a new graduate
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$39.99 USD

Add their name
Add your name(s)
Choose from four fetching covers
Time to get personal: edit the title of your book (we provide one, but you might be able to come up with something better)
Choose your five themes. Choose from Friendship, Memories, Adventure, Thanks, Wisdom, Laughter, Love, Joy or Family
Write a dedication: use the one we’ve written, or give it a bash yourself
Choose your design theme (we’ve created four shelf-worthy options)
Choose your cover color
Swap your poems: you can swap out any of the poems we’ve pre-selected for each theme (there are over 100 to choose from)
Choose your format: hardcover, softcover, whichever you think they’d find most pleasing

Crackling with poems that will make them think as well as giggle, this anthology comprises work from a range of artists: from new and upcoming writers, to some of the world’s best-loved poets.

We use flickably thick, high-quality paper sourced from sustainable forests. You can choose between softcover, hardcover or layflat.

• 44 pages long
• Size: 6.1 inches x 9.2 inches
• Made in the USA

"I was stumped as to what to get my daughter for graduating. This is a neater-than-neat solution." - Nancy

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"My son did a Literature degree so I think he'll love this as a graduation gift."

Written by Laurie

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A poetry book to match their personality

We think proper personalization means more than just sticking their name on the front. While building one of our poetry anthologies, you can add names and photos using our supremely simple-to-use site. Plus, you can choose from a selection of design themes cooked up by our tremendoubly talented creative team.

Written and compiled by poetry pros

We leave writing poetry to the greats. When compiling your anthology, you can switch and swap over 100 poems written by people who can really wield a nib. They’ve been lovingly collected and curated by Ana Sampson – bookaholic, cat-lover and seasoned poetry anthologist.

Reviews

Rated 5out of 5

Ben

My wife is graduating as a mature student - this is a good grown-up graduation present for her.

Rated 5out of 5

Layla

I love the fact that you can select the poems - makes it really special.

Rated 5out of 5

Sophie

Something I hope will be on her bookshelf forever.

Rated 5out of 5

Jack

The covers are great - very stylish.

Rated 5out of 5

Natalie

Perfect for my poetry-loving niece on her graduation day.

Poems for You: Graduation Edition FAQs

The anthology includes a mix of works by the world’s favorite poets plus poems from new, up-and-coming writers whose words the world has yet to discover. The mix is up to you, you can swap out poems for ones you prefer from our database. It's easy to make an anthology that really speaks to the happy couple.

Unlike most of our books, this one’s not for young children. Don’t get us wrong, we’re all for getting kids into poetry early, but this anthology has been carefully curated for students and adults. We’d say it’s appropriate from 18 upwards.

You absolutely can. This anthology of graduation poetry is composed of work from our hand-picked selection. You can go with our recommendations, or choose your own from the list. This bit’s important: you can’t include any poem that you can think of – and for good reason. Our editor, Ana, has pain-stakingly chosen poetry that flows from cover to cover. She’s a well-known anthologist with quite a track record, so she knows a thing or three about poetry.

The anthology is peppered with small, oh-so-tasteful illustrative flourishes that complement the poems. You can also upload a photo of the couple you're gifting this book to.

Some do, some don't. We love a good rhyme (as anybody who's bought one of our children's books will know). But not all poetry has to rhyme. You heard it here first.

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Poems for You: Graduation Edition FAQs

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