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The Mirror of My Heart: A Thousand Years of Persian Poetry by Women
An anthology of verse by women poets writing in Persian, most of whom have never been translated into English before, from acclaimed scholar and translator Dick Davis. A Penguin Classic...
French Poetry, 1820-1950
This is an anthology of French poetry from the period 1820-1950, containing selections of the work of Baudelaire, Mallarme, Valary and Apollinaire as well as from the work of "minor"...
The Elder Edda
Legends from the Ancient North brings together some of the magical texts that most influenced Tolkien 'I was in the East, battling giants, wicked-hearted women, who wandered the fells; great...
Secondhand Poetry & Plays Bargain Book Box (21 Books) SP2476
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Secondhand Poetry & Plays Bargain Book Box (21 Books) This box contains a curated selection of 20th-century verse and classic drama. The assortment heavily features vintage editions from the Penguin...
A Nature Poem for Every Summer Evening
Poems to celebrate summer. Pour out a long drink, take a seat under a shady tree, and lose yourself in this sublime collection of nature poems for summer. From William...
Poems For All Occasions: Perfect for Speeches & Recitals
So you've been asked to recite a poem at your friend's marriage - stuck for ideas? This is the ideal book for you, certain to come in handy for all...
First World War Poems
The First World War produced some of the most haunting and memorable poetry of our age. In this compelling anthology, the Poet Laureate Andrew Motion guides us through both the...
Short and Sweet
Some of the finest poems are short. Whether it's Edward Lear's limericks or the fragments of Sappho, brevity is very often the soul of a poet's wit: what would be...
Song for Almeyda and Song for Anninho
By the acclaimed writer of Palmares and Corregidora . When the Portuguese attack Palmares, Brazil's last fugitive slave enclave, Almeyda and her husband are separated as they flee from the...
Poems to Fall in Love With
In Poems to Fall in Love With Chris Riddell has selected and illustrated his very favourite classic and modern poems about love. This gorgeously illustrated collection celebrates love in all...
Song for Almeyda and Song for Anninho
By the acclaimed writer of Palmares and Corregidora . When the Portuguese attack Palmares, Brazil's last fugitive slave enclave, Almeyda and her husband are separated as they flee from the...
Nature Matters: Vital Poems from the Global Majority
Revitalising conversations surrounding environmentalism and ecopoetics, this new gathering of voices is both urgent and inspirational.
Traditional Australian Verse: The Essential Collection
Banjo Paterson, Henry Lawson, CJ Dennis and Adam Lindsay Gordon. Once upon a time these were household names and Australians could recite their most famous verse. Here for the first...
The Nation's Favourite: Twentieth Century Poems
A wonderful collection of popular 20th century poetry This lovely book of poetry brings together over 100 of the most celebrated and cherished poems of the 20th century. Including poets...
The New Oxford Book of Seventeenth-century Verse
The seventeenth century was the age of Shakespeare, Donne, Jonson, Milton, Marvell, Dryden, and many others hardly less notable. This new selection from an era rich in poetic genius tries...
Victorian Poetry: An Annotated Anthology
Victorian Poetry: An Annotated Anthology is a fully annotated and illustrated collection of Victorian poetry. Features a generous selection of work by all the major figures of the age, including...
Ten Poems for a Wedding
A wedding isn't a wedding without a poem. The enduring quality of great poetry seems to promise that all will be well for a couple on the threshold of marriage....
Poetry of Love for Every Day of the Year: Volume 7
Celebrate love with this daily anthology of poetry with one entry for every day of the year. From well-known classics to modern fresh takes, Poetry of Love for Every Day...
A Nature Poem for Every Summer Evening
Poems to celebrate summer. Pour out a long drink, take a seat under a shady tree, and lose yourself in this sublime collection of nature poems for summer. From William...
Best Australian Poems 2014
In The Best Australian Poems 2014 , award-winning poet Geoff Page compiles an anthology that celebrates both the established and the emerging, the classical and the pioneering in contemporary Australian...
The Virago Book of Birth Poetry
Following the "Virago Book of Wicked Verse", this is a collection of poems on every aspect of pregnancy and birth, from Anne Sexton, Laurie Lee, Louise Gluck, Robert Lowell, Seamus...
For You, Just Because You're Very Special to Me: For Someone Who
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Sometimes we need reminders in our lives of how much people care... Is anything more wonderful than putting a smile on another person's face? When you want to say the...
London: A History in Verse
Called "the flour of Cities all," London has long been understood through the poetry it has inspired. Now poet Mark Ford has assembled the most capacious and wide-ranging anthology of...
Bouquet of Stars: Poetry Chapel Volume 3
A beautiful anthology of poetry featuring celebrated mystic poet Chelan Harkin alongside selected poet-friends from across the globe. "Poetry is an invitation for soul liberation. It offers a platform for...
The Poetry of Flowers
A rich collection of poetry that celebrates the beauty and symbolism of flowers. This exquisite book is a revised and updated edition of a classic collection which contains over 50...
Poems For Grandmothers: A Gift of Poetry & Fine Paintings
Presents an anthology of poems that celebrate the joy and the rich experience of grandparent hood. This book includes such poems as "The Grandmother" and "In Grandmamma's Kitchen". It is...
Poems For Mothers
This is the ideal gift for mothers of all ages, to be given by their children, family or friends. Here in this beautifully illustrated little anthology, split into thematic chapters...
Penguin's Poems for Life
First paperback publication of this much-loved anthology of poems to take you from birth to death, and a little beyond ... Taking its inspiration from Shakespeare's idea of the \"seven...
Dancing By The Light of The Moon: Over 250 poems to read, relish and
A brand-new collection of Britain's best-loved poetry, handpicked by Gyles Brandreth Following the recent success of the bestselling Have You Eaten Grandma? Gyles Brandreth is back with his next love-letter...
New Women Poets
None of the new women poets in this anthology has yet published a book, yet they include some of the most original new voices of the Nineties. Most have already...
Other Side River: Free Verse
The work of 36 modern Japanese women poets, writing in an "imported" Western verse form and astonishing us with their diverse viewpoints, rhythms, themes, and insights. A companion to A...
The Swallow, the Owl and the Sandpiper: Words of Courage, Wisdom and
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The book titled The Swallow, the Owl and the Sandpiper: Words of Courage, Wisdom and by the author Rodger McPhail. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more...
The New Oxford Book of Eighteenth Century Verse
No previous anthology has succeeded in illustrating so thoroughly the kinds of verse actually written in the eighteenth century. The familiar tradition is fully represented by selections from such poets...
My Life in Verse: A Journey Through Poetry
For 2009, the BBC is planning a major 'Poetry Season' on BBC2 and BBC4. This landmark series on British Poetry will be the centrepiece of the season, and Penguin Classics...
In Search of Color Everywhere: A Collection of African-American Poetry
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Gathered into eight chapters, the works of many different poets of different ages and different walks of life present and explore what it means to be African-American. Langston-Hughes, James Weldon...
Divining Dante
2021 is the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, author of the long narrative poetic trilogy, The Divine Comedy. In a time of global pandemic, Dante's exploration of...
A Nature Poem for every Autumn Evening: Volume 3
Poems to celebrate autumn. A companion volume to the successful winter and spring titles, this anthology of poems is as sweet as pumpkin spice and warming as a roaring log...
How to Read Literature Like a Professor [Third Edition]: A Lively and
Thoroughly revised and expanded for a new generation of readers, this classic guide to enjoying literature to its fullest-a lively, enlightening, and entertaining introduction to a diverse range of writing...
100 Poems to Help You Sleep: Volume 2
A dreamy collection of poems to read before you turn off the light, or to guide you gently back to sleep when you wake in the small hours. This soothing...
1914: Poetry Remembers
The First World War holds a unique place in the nation's history; the poetry it produced, a unique place in the nation's hearts. To mark the centenary of the First...
The Best Australian Poems 2009
'When Australian poetry soars to new heights, it's usually because poets open up to the whole place . . . they take risks and write from the core of our...
England: Poems from a School
Oxford Spires Academy is a small comprehensive school with 30 languages - and one special focus: poetry. In the last five years, its students have won every prize going. They...
Favourite Poems of England: a collection to celebrate this green and
Favourite Poems of England From the rolling hills, to those lost in battle over the centuries, to London's bustling streets and a nation obsessed with the weather. Ode to England...
The Nation's Favourite: Poems
An anthology of inspirational, poignant and funny poems, both old and new, as voted for by the British public In a nationwide poll to discover Britain's favourite poem, Rudyard Kipling's...