Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers: A Weather Poem for Every Day of the Year (Volume 8) Translation Poetry Book Society Choice Membership

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Published 7th May 2026

John Cage and Tom Raworth

Helen Burke’s poems have appeared in pamphlets

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Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers: A Weather Poem for Every Day of the Year (Volume 8) Translation Poetry Book Society Choice MembershipSunny Spells and Scattered Showers: A Weather Poem for Every Day of the Year is an anthology of classic and contemporary poems, all about the weather. This latest anthology from Jane McMorland Hunter covers all aspects of the weather: from storms to heatwaves to April showers, there's a poem to reflect all the elements throughout the year. From the nursery rhyme 'Rain, Rain, Go Away' to Sylvia Plath's 'Black Rook in Rainy Weather', from Ralph Waldo