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Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard (Collector's Edition)
Hardback,
29/10/2021,
£16.99
£15.29
This collector's edition of Gray's 'Elegy' reproduces the exquisite wood engravings made by Agnes Miller Parker in 1938. Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the poet's death, this edition will not only bring new readers to the 'Elegy' but will also appeal to those already familiar with its riches.
Canterbury Tales
Hardback,
15/10/2019,
£20.00
£18.00
Written between 1387 and 1400 as a series of stories told by a group of thirty people who travel as pilgrims to Canterbury, 'The Canterbury Tales' offers romance, farce, philosophy, religion and satire in a ribald reflection of humankind. This offers a specially written introduction to contextualise the book.
Stars With Flaming Tails: Poems
Paperback,
07/01/2021,
£7.99
£7.19
Poems to make you laugh, get you thinking and fill you with wonder - from one of the best-loved poets writing today.
The Kids
Paperback,
16/09/2021,
£10.99
£9.89
Hannah Lowe taught for a decade in an inner-city London sixth form. At the heart of this book of compassionate and energetic sonnets are 'The Kids', her students, the teenagers she nurtured. But the poems go further, meeting her own child self as she comes of age in the riotous 80s and 90s, later bearing witness to her small son's experience.
Eat Or We Both Starve
Paperback,
25/03/2021,
£10.99
£9.89
A daring first collection from an exciting young Irish poet, tackling how to live with the past and not be consumed by it.
Complete Poems
Paperback,
21/01/2000,
£12.99
£11.69
The Bloodaxe edition of Bunting's Complete Poems is a reissue of The Complete Poems (Oxford University Press, 1994). Bloodaxe later sublicensed a critical edition of Bunting's complete poetry, The Poems, edited by Don Share (2016), to Faber & Faber, which includes three poems not included in the Bloodaxe edition, which is otherwise complete.
Briggflatts
Paperback,
16/06/2009,
£12.00
£10.80
Basil Bunting is one of the most important British poets of the 20th century. This title includes a CD with an audio recording Bunting made of "Briggflatts" in 1967 and a DVD of Peter Bell's 1982 film portrait of Bunting.
The Poems of Basil Bunting
Paperback,
21/10/2021,
£25.00
£22.50
Basil Bunting's work was published haphazardly throughout most of his life, and in many cases he did not oversee publication. He also examines Bunting's use of sources (including Persian literature and classical mythology), and explores the Northumbrian roots of Bunting's poetic vocabulary and use of dialect.
Empty Nest: Poems for Families
Paperback,
17/02/2022,
£9.99
£8.99
A stunning anthology of poems edited by Carol Ann Duffy on that special bond between parent and child through life, featuring some of our most beloved poets.
Reynard the Fox
Paperback,
20/12/2008,
£12.95
£11.66
An edition of one of the twentieth century's finest narrative poems about the English countryside. Offering a poetic response to the First World War, it talks about a fox-hunt, English countryside and community. It also includes an introduction setting the poem in its historical context and detailed notes.
Refractive Africa: Ballet of the Forgotten
Paperback,
06/01/2022,
£10.99
£9.89
A career-defining collection from one of America's most significant poets, never before published in the UK.
Dante's Divine Trilogy
Paperback,
03/02/2022,
£14.99
£13.49
Alasdair Gray's remarkable retelling of Dante's Divine Comedy; this edition brings Gray's Hell, Purgatory and Paradise together into a single edition for the first time
International Poetry of the First World War: An Anthology of Lost Voices
Paperback,
21/04/2022,
£28.99
£26.09
Vinegar Hill
Paperback,
31/03/2022,
£12.99
£11.69
From the bestselling author of Brooklyn, Colm Toibin's first collection of poetry explores travel, sexuality, religion and family.
Mental Fight
Paperback,
03/03/2022,
£7.99
£7.19
An epic poem touching on issues of racism, intolerance and environmental destructions.
Wild
Paperback,
03/03/2022,
£7.99
£7.19
These poems range across a wide variety of subjects, from the autobiographical to the philosophical, from war to love, from nature to the difficulty of truly seeing.
A Fire in My Head
Paperback,
03/03/2022,
£7.99
£7.19
A collection of new and recently completed poems by Ben Okri covering topics of the day, such as the refugee crisis, racism, Obama, the Grenfell Tower fire, and the Corona outbreak.
Many Different Kinds of Love: A story of life, death and the NHS
Paperback,
31/03/2022,
£9.99
£8.99
Embarking on the long road to recovery, Michael was soon ready to start writing about his near-death experience.
Combining stunning new prose poems by one of Britain's best loved poets and the moving coronavirus diaries of his nurses, doctors and wife Emma-Louise Williams, this is a beautiful book about love, life and the NHS.
Selected Poems of Emily Dickinson
Hardback,
15/03/2022,
£14.99
£13.49
Share in Dickinson's admiration of language, nature, and life and death, with The Selected Poems of Emily Dickinson.
Along Heroic Lines
Hardback,
22/04/2021,
£20.00
£18.00
A selection of new and revised essays from eminent scholar and critic Professor Christopher Ricks.
Cerys Matthews' Under Milk Wood: An Illustrated Retelling
Hardback,
03/11/2022,
£20.00
£18.00
In this enchanting illustrated adaptation, Cerys Matthews brings Dylan Thomas's beloved classic to new life. This is a bedtime story like no other; a book to be treasured by many generations; a book for babies and old men alike, for all that are young at heart
Advent Street
Hardback,
10/11/2022,
£7.99
£7.19
A beautiful festive gift from the award-winning poet, Carol Ann Duffy, with captivating illustrations from Yelena Bryksenkov.
I Wish I Knew: Poems to Soothe Your Soul & Strengthen Your Spirit
Hardback,
28/04/2022,
£9.99
£8.99
I WISH I KNEW is a book that will bring comfort, confidence, sisterhood and acceptance into the hearts of young women, and is also relevant for young men.
Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World
Hardback,
06/10/2022,
£20.00
£18.00
A beautiful book of immersive poetry, based on the much-loved Poetry Unbound podcast downloaded more than 6 million times - the perfect gift for all poetry lovers
A Century of Poetry: 100 Poems for Searching the Heart
Hardback,
15/09/2022,
£19.99
£17.99
For all who appreciate great poetry, one of the world's best-loved Christian writers and poets reflects on 100 of his favourite poems and why they have the power to change us.
Eating Fire: Selected Poetry 1965-1995
Paperback,
28/01/2010,
£9.99
£8.99
* EATING FIRE - Margaret Atwood's poetry - reissued with a stunning new jacket along with other titles from Margaret Atwood's backlist
Frolic and Detour
Paperback,
21/04/2022,
£10.99
£9.89
The stirring, mindful and deeply humane new collection of poems from Paul Muldoon - now in paperback.
Like a Tree, Walking
Paperback,
25/11/2021,
£11.99
£10.79
The fourth Carcanet collection from Trinidadian, Forward Prize-winning poet Vahni Capildeo.
Eclipse - Concrete Poems
Paperback,
29/08/2019,
£8.99
£8.09
In this volume of typographical (or "concrete") poems, Alan Riddell weaves words and the very letters they're made of into shapes and patterns that heighten or, in some cases, completely undermine the professed message of the pieces.
The Stone Age
Paperback,
18/03/2021,
£10.99
£9.89
A lyrical and dramatic collection of poems centered around Shetland from the winner of the T. S. Eliot Prize.
100 Poems
Paperback,
07/04/2022,
£9.99
£8.99
Seamus Heaney had the idea to form a personal selection from across the entire arc of his poetry, small yet comprehensive enough to serve as an introduction for all comers.
Complete Poems
Paperback,
26/07/2001,
£18.99
£17.09
This is a complete collection of the poetry of Christina Rossetti, whose work ranges from poems of fantasy and verses for the young, to ballads - "Goblin Market" - love lyrics, sonnets and religious poetry.
Selected Poems of Christina Rossetti
Paperback,
05/02/1995,
£4.99
£4.49
This work comprises a collection of the poetic works of 19th century poet Christina Rossetti. Rossetti's inner life dominates her poetry, exploring the themes of loss and unattainable hope across subjects ranging from love to the divine.
The Adoption Papers
Paperback,
24/10/1991,
£10.99
£9.89
Jackie Kay tells the story of a black girl's adoption by a white Scottish couple, from three different viewpoints: the mother, the birth mother, and the daughter. Winner of the Forward Prize for Best First Collection.
Omeros
Paperback,
03/01/1998,
£17.99
£16.19
Features a poem in five books, of circular narrative design, titled with the Greek name for Homer, this book charts two currents of history: the visible history charted in events - the tribal losses of the American Indian, the tragedy of African enslavement - and unwritten epic fashioned from the suffering of the individual in exile.
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