Poetry & Plays

As we enter a new millennium ruled by technology, will poetry still matter? The Song of the Earth answers eloquently in the affirmative. A book about our growing alienation from...

T.S. Eliot - editor, poet, critic and publisher - was the greatest poet of his generation. The winner of the 1948 Nobel Prize for Literature, virtually every English language poet...

In settings as various as a patio in Arizona, the bistros and boulevards of Paris, the sun-drenched pyramids of Mexico-and directly from the Greek myth itself-Rita Dove explores this relationship...

A stunning new edition of this essential collection from the bush balladeer A stunning collection from one of Australia's favourite poets.Readers have long embraced the passionate energy of Henry Lawson's...

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery In the Duke's absence from Vienna, his strict deputy Angelo revives an ancient...

With fifty new poems from Britain s favourite poet Pam Ayres, New Poetry Collection is a treat. From wishing your husband was more dashing to becoming a gran for the...

Secondhand Poetry & Classics Bargain Book Box Dive into the profound world of verse with this unparalleled collection of twenty-one volumes, dedicated entirely to the English-language poetic tradition from the...

Mary Innes's classic translation of one of the supreme masterpieces of Latin literature, Ovid's Metamorphosis. Ovid drew on Greek mythology, Latin folklore and legend from ever further afield to create...

Poetry. After 10 years, Michael Rothenberg is revisiting Paris, by himself, for 28 days. In this unique poetry journal, Rothenberg reflects daily on his trip, in the tradition of the...

M.M.Kaye, author of "The Far Pavilions", demonstrates in her foreword that Rudyard Kipling could seek no more convinced and sympathetic an advocate than herself. She introduces us to Kipling's India...

douard Glissant's most celebrated, scintillating philosophical work - which sets out a new poetic vision for the world 'We cry our cry of poetry. Our boats are open, and we...

One of the great masterworks of English literature, in a gorgeous new clothbound edition Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable...

Author: T.S. EliotBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber and Faber., 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight markings to back of DJ, some tanning to page edges.This comprehensive...

Author: Leon RubinBinding: PaperbackPublished: Heinemann Educational Books, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Faded spine. This non-fiction account chronicles the monumental undertaking...

Author: Kahlil GibranBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann London, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis timeless work of philosophical fiction, The Prophet, presents the profound wisdom of Almustafa, a prophet...

Author: Charles OsborneBinding: HardbackPublished: Eyre Methuen, London , 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCharles Osborne's W. H. Auden: The Life Of A Poet presents a comprehensive biographical account...

Author: Ann BlaineyBinding: HardbackPublished: Longmans, London, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: SIGNED BY AUTHOR! Dust jacket has general wear and tear, bumps on bottom corners...

Author: Richard Perceval GravesBinding: HardbackPublished: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsRichard Perceval Graves's A.E. Housman: The Scholar-Poet chronicles the intricate life of the...

Author: Hugh FordBinding: HardbackPublished: Chilton Book Company, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerHugh Ford's Nancy Cunard: Brave Poet, Indomitable Rebel 1896-1965 chronicles the extraordinary...

Author: George S. KaufmanBinding: HardbackPublished: St Martin's Press, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner name inside, page edges yellowed, dust jacket has minor wear to...

Author: John O'BrienBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1975Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis collection of verse, Around The Boree Log, chronicles the daily lives and spiritual reflections of...

Author: Edgar Allan PoeBinding: HardbackPublished: Modern LibraryCondition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has wear and tear and is price clippedThis comprehensive collection presents the chilling...

Author: Allen GinsbergBinding: HardbackPublished: Viking, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Minor nick/tear on front pastedown. Clean and sturdy copy. This seminal collection,...

Author: Peter ForbesBinding: PaperbackPublished: Viking, 1999Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling anthology, Scanning The Century: The Penguin Book Of The Twentieth...

Author: Christian MorgensternBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Michigan Press, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition with light bumping on corners. Clean and sturdy copy....

Author: Alec H. ChisholmBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, 1982Condition:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis biography chronicles the fascinating existence of C.J. Dennis, an iconic Australian poet...

Author: E. BrowningBinding: HardbackPublished: John Murray, London, 1919Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Worn and dull boards. Rubbed spine. Bumped...

Author: Ted Hughes; R.J. Lloyd (illustrator)Binding: HardbackPublished: Faber and Faber, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light bumping on brown boards. Clean and sturdy copy.This collection of...

Author: Banjo Paterson & Henry LawsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Octopus, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Worn slipcase. Clean and sturdy copies. A Literary Heritage: Banjo Paterson & Henry...

Author: A.B. 'Banjo' PatersonBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne Press, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Worn slipcase. This landmark two-volume set in Australian literature presents the complete works of...

Author: Kahlil GibranBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann Ltd, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor chip to back of DJ, some words illegible to same.This collection presents the...

Author: J. M. BarrieBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder & Stoughton, 1929Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor marks and specks on boards. Light rubbing on edges. J....

Author: R.L. Brett And A.R. JonesBinding: PaperbackPublished: London: Methuen - University Paperbacks, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly edition of Lyrical...

Author: Katherine BrégyBinding: HardbackPublished: HERBERT & DANIEL, 1912Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Light bumping on corners. Frontis loose. Clean...

Author: William Shakespeare; Illustrated by Ian PenneyBinding: HardbackPublished: Barrie & Jenkins, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsWilliam Shakespeare's The Sonnets presents a timeless...

Author: William Shakespeare; Ed: W. J. CraigBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1949Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsShakespeare's Complete Works presents the...

Author: F. N. RobinsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis scholarly volume presents the complete literary output of the medieval English poet,...

Author: John Macqueen And Tom ScottBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThe authoritative The Oxford Book Of Scottish Verse presents a comprehensive...

Author: W. B. YeatsBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1955Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Yellowed DJ with minor tears. Clean and sturdy copy....

Dorothea Mackellar's anthemic poem My Country captured the heart of the Australian nation when it was first published in 1908, and the love affair has continued for a hundred years....

The places we end up in this life depend on the paths we take. Some paths are smooth, some bumpy, others wind, but all of them are laced with emotion....

is Australian poet MTC Cronin's tenth book and her second British collection. A compositional tour de force, the sequence consists of one hundred poems, the line-count arcing from a single...