Here are verses to transport you to vivid spring-time scenes, taking you from the first sighting of blossoms through to Easter.

This array of familiar favourites and remarkable new discoveries is selected from Allie Esiri’s bestselling anthologies A Poem for Every Day of the Year and A Poem for Every Night of the Year and is perfect for reading aloud and sharing with all the family. Each poem has an introductory paragraph and a link to the date on which it appears.