Tender: 100 poems for the first 100 days of life [Hardcover]

The hilarious and heart-warming new collection from World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker, which sees him turn his attention to the topic of fatherhood for the first time.

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'Harry Baker's way with words is entirely fascinating'DONNA ASHWORTH
'A charming, fun, funny, revelatory, relatable wordsmith'RAYMOND ANTROBUS

It captures all the tiny, fragile, perfect moments of new life and, with it, new parenthood. Full of sleepless wonder and with his characteristic wit and warmth, Harry Baker offers snapshots into the intense first 100 days with his son as they get to know each other.

A yawn from a tiny pink mouth, a kind word from a stranger on a difficult day, the weight of a body sleeping against your chest – parents will recognise both themselves and their children in Tender and find consolation in this collection.

Harry Bakerhas loved words from a young age and been a full-time poet since graduating from Bristol with a maths degree in 2015. He became the youngest ever Poetry World Slam Champion in 2012 and his third collection,Wonderful, was published in 2024 alongside a 40-date sell-out tour of the same name, which has been extended into 2025. He lives and writes and swims and runs and takes his baby to nice coffee shops in Margate.

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"What a gift Harry Baker has to fill pages with such beauty and humour and happiness.Tenderis an exquisite, funny look into the life and love of a new dad"HOLLIE McNISH

"I was moved to tears and then laughing within seconds . . . Harry Baker's poetry speaks to us all"DAVINA McCALL

"InTenderHarry has captured the wonder, joy and trepidation of being a new parent wonderfully. Harry uses words like a painter uses colours, combining them in a unique way to create images that allow us to see the world through new eyeslÐ