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The School Bag
A companion to The Rattle Bag, The School Bag is every bit its equal in terms of liveliness and scope. The new anthology is designed to present a great range...
The Nation's Favourite: Love Poems
A wonderful collection of popular love poetry From the first flush of love, through courtship and vows of eternal fidelity, to serving the writs and drowning your sorrows, 'The Nation's...
The Curved Planks
For decades readers and critics have acclaimed Yves Bonnefoy as France's greatest living poet. His most recent book of verse, The Curved Planks , crowns an oeuvre that has won...
Love is a Dog From Hell
A classic in the Bukowski poetry canon, Love Is a Dog from Hell is a raw, lyrical, exploration of the exigencies, heartbreaks, and limits of love. A book that captures...
Powsels and Thrums
' I salute him with the most heartfelt respect and admiration ' PHILIP PULLMAN ' One of Britain's greatest writers ' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Alan Garner's world is unbearably beautiful and...
I'm Just No Good At Rhyming: And Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids
"Highly recommended. I think it will make children wriggle with delight" Stephen Fry If I ever find myself holding a gecko . . . I'll lecko. Forget what you think...
The Poems of Shelley: Volume Six: 1822
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) was one of the major poets of the English Romantic period. This is the final volume of a six-volume edition of The Poems of Shelley ,...
Whispering Gallery
Contains 55 poems each prompted by a work of art drawn from the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria. The art works are reproduced alongside the poems for immediate...
John Donne And His World
$15.00 AUD
Author: Derek ParkerBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Slightly discoloured dust cover.Derek Parker's "John Donne And His World" is a...
Ned Kelly
$15.00 AUD
Author: Douglas StewartBinding: PaperbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageDouglas Stewart's "Ned Kelly" is a compelling work of...
John Keats: His Life And Poetry, His Friends, Critics, And After-Fame
$30.00 AUD
Author: Sidney ColvinBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1920Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis scholarly biography chronicles the life and literary contributions of the revered Romantic poet, John...
The Works Of Christopher Marlowe: Including His Translations
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Author: Christopher MarloweBinding: HardbackPublished: Chatto & Windus, 1912Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis comprehensive collection presents the complete dramatic and poetic works of Christopher Marlowe, a...
The Poetical Works
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Author: Henry W. LongfellowBinding: HardbackPublished: WARD, LOCK AND CO., 1890Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive collection presents the enduring poetic legacy of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,...
The Poetical Works Of Robert Burns
$15.00 AUD
Author: Robert BurnsBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1963Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Price clipped djThis edition presents the complete poetical works of Robert Burns. It includes a...
The Poetry Of Search And The Poetry Of Statement: And Other Posthumous Essays On Literature, Religion And Language
$50.00 AUD
Author: Dorothy L. SayersBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1963Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Torn dj.This collection presents posthumous essays by Dorothy L. Sayers. The essays delve into...
Infinite City: 100 Sonnetinas [SIGNED]
$20.00 AUD
Author: Alex SkovronBinding: SoftbackPublished: Five Islands Press Associates, 2000Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis collection of poetry presents one hundred sonnetinas, a unique poetic form. The...
Africa Sung To [SIGNED]
$35.00 AUD
Author: Francis OeserBinding: SoftbackPublished: Sicnarf Press, 2005Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionFrancis Deser, a poet with a rich international background, was born in Scotland and later moved...
Plain And Purl: Poems
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Author: Alistair StewartBinding: SoftbackPublished: Merrijig Word and Sound, Victoria, 2012Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis collection presents a series of poetic works. Alistair Stewart crafts verses that...
A Sunburnt Country
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Author: Dorothea MackellarBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded DJ. This book presents a collection of poetry by Dorothea Mackellar, complemented by paintings from...
Sky Saga: A Story Of Empire Airmen
$20.00 AUD
Author: Thomas WhiteBinding: SoftbackPublished: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., 1944Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Good for age. Worn and yellowed DJ. Epic story of Air Force...
Kontakion For You Departed
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Author: Alan PatonBinding: HardbackPublished: JONATHAN CAPE, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Overall in excellent condition. Jacket has some insect damage and is price clipped.The book is...
The Call Of The Gums: An Anthology Of Australian Verse
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Author: Ian V. HansenBinding: HardbackPublished: Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd., 1967Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis anthology presents a comprehensive collection of Australian verse. It gathers a...
At the Altar of Touch
From the 2020 winner of the Thomas Shapcott Award comes a sophisticated, impressive and rich collection of poetry that unpacks the complexity of family, grief, and cross-cultural and queer identity....
All Souls: Poems
A TLS , SPECTATOR AND TIME MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 FINALIST FOR THE NBCC AWARD FOR POETRY 2023 'Celebrating the incredible moral clarity, beauty, fearlessness and power of...
A Daughter Is Life's Greatest Gift
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Parents are always searching for a personal way to express the love, pride, and hopes they hold in their hearts for their daughters. This very special collection of contemporary poems...
Sharks in the Rivers
The speaker in this extraordinary collection finds herself multiply dislocated: from her childhood in California, from her family's roots in Mexico, from a dying parent, from her prior self. The...
The Verses of the Poets Laureate: From John Dryden to Andrew Motion
To mark the election of the 19th Poet Laureate we present a collection of the best ' and in some cases the worst - of the Laureates work from Dryden...
Coastal Poetry: From Yarra Bay to Watson's Bay
Local writers Libby Hathorn and Elizabeth Cummings were unusually busy during Covid, exploring the coastal wonders of some of the eastern coastline of Sydney. They responded in poetry to time...
The Banjo's Best-Loved Poems: Chosen by His Grand-daughters
The poems in this collection were chosen by Paterson's granddaughters - those that have proved most popular as well as their own particular favourites.Time spent reading ths book will be...
Fire to Fire: New and Selected Poems
$12.00 AUD
" Fire to Fire should solidify Doty's position as a star of contemporary American poetry. . . . The poems combine close attention to the fragile, contingent things of the...
100 Best-Loved Poems
"The Passionate Shepherd to His Love," "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" "Death, be not proud," "The Raven," "The Road Not Taken," plus works by Blake, Wordsworth, Byron,...
Poems of New York
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A beautifully jacketed small hardcover that collects the greatest poetic tributes, past and present, to a remarkable metropolis. New York City has always been a larger-than-life, half-mythical place, and this...
Barney's to blame
Mine is not the only voice in the world There are many some loud some not Some of what I do may be a little clunky or repetitive And there...
Circle Work
The poems in Circle Work are concerned with the everyday, the here-and-now, and how this can feed the imagination. Grounded in the physical immediacy and imagery of suburban space, these...
love belongs to those who do the feeling: New & Selected Poems
love belongs to those who do the feeling --an exciting collection of new and selected poetry by Judy Grahn. The book contains selections from Judy's entire body of poetic work...
Twilight Whisper (SIGNED)
$25.00 AUD
Author: Jacob G. RosenbergBinding: HardbackPublished: Focus Words, 1997Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poetry
The Voyage And Other Poems
$15.00 AUD
Author: Edwin MuirBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber and Faber, London, 1946Condition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThe book presents a collection of poetic works. It offers readers a...
The Mirror
$15.00 AUD
Author: Leonard ClarkBinding: HardbackPublished: Allan Wingate, London, 1948Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: FEP missingMarkings: No markingsThe Mirror presents a compelling collection of poetic works. Leonard Clark's verses offer readers...
The Man From Snowy River & Other Verses
$20.00 AUD
Author: A. B. PatersonBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1982Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis volume presents a collection of poetic works. It features the renowned...
Celebrations: A Bicentennial Anthology Of Fifty Years Of Western Australian Poetry And Prose
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Author: Brian Dibble, Don Grant And Glen PhillipsBinding: SoftbackPublished: The University of Western Australia, 1988Condition remarks:Book: Ex-libraryJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis volume compiles a significant collection...
The Golden Apples Of The Sun: Twentieth Century Australian Poetry
$30.00 AUD
Author: Chris Wallace-CrabbeBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, Carlton, 1980Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis anthology compiles a selection of poetic works from the twentieth century. The collection...
Trace (SIGNED)
$200.00 AUD
Author: Robert Ashton (Photographs), Gregory Day (Poems)Binding: HardbackPublished: Merrijig Word & Sound Co, 2003Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: SignedThis book is a journey in photographs &...
The Poet's Voice: Poets Reading Aloud And Commenting Upon Their Works
$75.00 AUD
Author: Stratis HaviarasBinding: Other bindingPublished: Harvard University Press, 1978Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis multimedia anthology features recordings of some of the most influential poets of the...