100 Poems to Help You Relax

A collection of calming, relaxing, positive poems to aid with anxiety and stress.

Keep this collection handy for a moment of relaxation whenever you need it. With poems about pets, nature, creativity, and more, there are any number of topics to help you de-stress and forget about your worries.

When it’s hard to unwind after a long day at work, or it’s difficult to find time for some self-care, this collection is the perfect soother. Wise words from W. B. Yeats, Robert Burns, Mary Oliver, William Wordsworth, and more provide many pockets of consolation, distraction, and comfort within these pages. Grab a mug of coffee, a glass of wine, or a sweet treat, and have some relaxing time to yourself with many of the most soothing poems of all time.

Liz Ison studied English literature at Cambridge, before training as a speech and language therapist. She has a doctorate from University College London for research into childhood speech and literacy development. In 2015, after ten years in education research for the UK government, Ison trained with British charity The Reader and has since been running shared reading groups, both in person and online.