Poems That Make Grown Women Cry

The perfect companion volume to sit alongside the highest selling poetry book of 2014, Poems That Make Grown Men Cry

“The Holdens remind us that you don't have to be an academic or a postgraduate in creative writing to be moved by verse… I defy anyone not to enjoy the Holdens' book: It's plain fun .”

‘ A deep and valuable collection that you could rely upon in your time of need’

‘The art of poetry, as exemplified in this collection, transcends all gender issues, real or disputed ’

' This anthology has given me fresh pleasure in familiar poems and introduced me to exciting new voices '

Anthony Holden was an award-winning journalist before becoming a bestselling writer. Best-known for his biographies of figures both living and historical, as well as critical studies of the monarchy, Holden also wrote several books about poker. Big Deal , his account of a year as a professional poker player, has been hailed as a cult classic. A frequent broadcaster, who wrote for a wide range of newspapers and periodicals on both sides of the Atlantic, Holden also published poetry, criticism and polemical pamphlets advocating constitutional reform.

Ben Holden is a writer and film producer. He lives in London and studied English at Merton College, Oxford. With his father Anthony, Ben edited the bestselling Poems That Make Grown Men Cry and Poems That Make Grown Women Cry.