Waiting on the Word: A Poem a Day for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany

For every day from Advent Sunday to Christmas Day and beyond, Malcolm Guite chooses a favourite poem from across the Christian spiritual and English literary traditions and offers incisive seasonal reflections on it. 

A scholar of poetry as well as a beloved poet himself, his knowledge is deep and wide and he offers readers a soul-food feast for Advent.

Among the classic writers included are: George Herbert, John Donne, Milton, Tennyson,and Christina Rossetti, as well as contemporary poets like Scott Cairns, Luci Shaw, and Grevel Lindop. He also includes a selection of his own highly praised work.