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John Betjeman, appointed Poet Laureate in 1972, is celebrated as the best loved poet of the twentieth century. His subtle blend of wit and melancholia, affection and criticism continues to...

In the highly anticipated follow-up to LVOE: Poems, Epigrams & Aphorisms, three-time New York Times bestselling author Atticus is inviting readers to take a deeper look behind the mask as...

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Betjeman s England is a place of patriotic poets and seaside coves, provincial cathedrals and eccentric dons. For fifty years, Betjeman celebrated the glories of Englishness and what it meant...

With a new introduction by the multi-prizewinning young poet Kayo Chingonyi.For over forty years, until his death in 1967, Langston Hughes captured in his poetry the lives of black people...

A brand-new collection from the award-winning poet, the companion piece to the Sunday Times bestselling Slug'Funny, so smart and refreshingly honest' SARAH MILLICAN'Hollie McNish's words always sweep me away' GIOVANNA...

Donna Ashworth is the wordsmith behind the social media phenomenon LADIES PASS IT ON, and her community of more than 680,000 followers across two platforms is growing by 10,000 every...

'Davoudian is an enchanting and intriguing new voice' Sunday Times'In this formally radical debut, Armen Davoudian shows how rhyme enacts longing for a homeland left behind; how meter sings to...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. When Paris falls in love with legendary beauty Helen of Troy, the devastating effects of their affair on...

This selection provides the perfect introduction to Dylan Thomas' work, from poems and broadcasts to his short stories. It highlights his myriad talents, as well as the fluctuating moods and...

A new treasury of early verse.Philip Larkin was one of the most admired and loved English poets of the twentieth century. His Collected Poems has become essential reading on any...

This final edition of Mayor's Juvenal, issued here in two hardback volumes (available separately or as a slip-cased set), should be an essential part of all professional Latinists' reference libraries....

WINNER of the 2023 Books Are My Bag Readers Award for Best Poetry Collection'Pedersen bends words like no-one else. There's a naughtiness, an innocence and surprising vulnerability in this collection....

Edward Thomas 1878-1917, published author, critic, and essayist, died at 39, a casualty of World War I. At the suggestion of his friend Robert Frost, Thomas began to write poetry...

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Secondhand Literary Criticism Bargain Book Box Secondhand Literary Criticism Bargain Book Box Unearth a treasure trove of literary analysis and historical perspectives with this curated collection. From explorations of specific...

Secondhand Literary Criticism Bargain Book Box Uncover a treasure trove of literary analysis and historical insights with this curated collection. From exploring the nuances of Australian women's writing to understanding...

Secondhand Poetry Anthology Bargain Book Box Seeking a literary journey through the ages? This meticulously curated collection of poetry offers a diverse tapestry of voices, styles, and themes. From classic...

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From the bestselling & award-winning poetess, amanda lovelace, comes the finale of her illustrated duology, "things that h(a)unt." In the first installment, to make monsters out of girls, lovelace explored...

Why should anyone bother with Coleridge either as a theologian or a political theorist? At first in desperation, but now quite deliberately, Alan Gregory convincingly suggests that one should bother...

A tender homage to the journeys of growth and change that we all experience, told through the theme of the four seasons and the connection they have to our lives.Growing...

WINNER of the 2023 Books Are My Bag Readers Award for Best Poetry Collection'Pedersen bends words like no-one else. There's a naughtiness, an innocence and surprising vulnerability in this collection....

From her reflections on African American life and hardship in Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie to her revolutionary celebrations of womanhood in Phenomenal Woman...

Running Upon The Wires is Kae Tempest's first book of free-standing poetry since the acclaimed Hold Your Own. In a beautifully varied series of formal poems, spoken songs, fragments, vignettes...

One of the highly praised Lakeland poets, alongside his friend William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge was a founder of the Romantic movement in England. His work - still popular today...

This collection features perhaps Dylan Thomas' best-known poem, 'Fern Hill' - a profoundly melancholic and wistful meditation on former times; set in the idyllic Carmarthenshire dairy farm owned by his...

The Bronte sisters lives and works have become modern-day cultural touchstones.Emily Bronte, best known for her novel WUTHERING HEIGHTS, began writing poetry first and, before her untimely death, wrote some...

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The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller'Gorgeous.' Glennon Doyle'Sharp observations on modern womanhood.' Sunday Times'Exquisite.' Fi GloverA stunning and honest debut poetry collection about the beauty and hardships of being...

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'Davoudian is an enchanting and intriguing new voice' Sunday Times'In this formally radical debut, Armen Davoudian shows how rhyme enacts longing for a homeland left behind; how meter sings to...

Immerse yourself in the sublime words of the Bard with this sumptuous anthology of Shakespearean snippets, with one extract for every night of the year. Chosen especially by a Shakespeare...

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From the highly controversial Leaves of Grass, with its overt sexual imagery and delight of sensual pleasures, to the iconic Captain, oh my captain immortalised in the film Dead Poets...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER * NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR "To read Maggie Smith is to embrace the achingly precious beauty of the present moment." -Time "A captivating...

In the highly anticipated follow-up to LVOE: Poems, Epigrams & Aphorisms, three-time New York Times bestselling author Atticus is inviting readers to take a deeper look behind the mask as...

This all-new volume by the inimitable poet, comedian and performer John Hegley brings together poetry, prose and drawings on the themes closest to his heart. Contemplating subjects from painting, France...

Hailed as one of the key poets of the modern era, Eugenio Montale changed Italian poetry forever and helped to create international Modernism. Steeped in the tradition of Dante, Petrarch,...

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In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their selection of verses and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their...

This beautifully illustrated collection brings together, for the first time, Carol Ann Duffy's much-celebrated festive poems.For a decade, while she was Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy gifted her thousands of...

In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their...

Following Dorothy Wordsworth's Christmas Birthday, The Christmas Truce and Another Night Before Christmas, Carol Ann Duffy continues her annual tradition of writing a delightful and original Christmas poem. This festive...

A modern Christmas tale from the Poet Laureate, with illustrations by Posy SimmondsWith her husband, Ebenezer, now "doornail dead", the coldest Christmas Eve on record finds Mrs Scrooge outside the...

It is a frosty winter evening, and the Baron, watching the snow fall through the window, is bored and fretful. It will soon be Christmas, and yet the household is...

For readers who enjoyed Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls, this empowering collection of stories, poems and beautiful hand-drawn illustrations gives Once Upon a Time a much-needed modern makeover. Gone are...

'Editing Answering Back, in which living poets replied to poems from the past, I was astonished to see how many of the poems, old and new, referred to the moon....