Valerie Worth was a poet who celebrated the joy of words and the world of childhood. Her poems, often with naturalistic elements, explore the beauty of everyday things and natural phenomena with exceptional perceptiveness. Worth used precise language and rhythm to create poetic images that resonate with readers of all ages. Her works invite admiration and emulation, offering children a model of excellence and inspiring them to discover the beauty of the world for themselves.
This work offers practical directions for carrying out numerous spells, charms, recipes and rituals. It teaches how to concoct herb brews for mental vigour and to strengthen passion as well as how to inscribe talismans and amulets to gain wealth, happiness or relief from pain.
A poet and student of the occult, Worth based her work on the premise that words themselves are a means to control exterior phenomena and interior changes. This is not the magic of complex ceremonies, this is magic from the heart, the magic incarnated in every woman who knows of the power within.
All the Small Poems and Fourteen More gathers all four of Valerie Worth’s small poetry children’s books and includes the original illustrations by Natalie Babbitt, the award-winning writer/artist of Tuck Everlasting .Inspired by her love of nature, Valerie Worth’s wondrous verse about animals, plants, and other everyday objects presents a perfect perspective of the world through a child’s eyes.This volume includes Small Poems , More Small Poems , Still More Small Poems , and Small Poems Again .