Poetry & Plays

Maggie Millner's seductive debut is a novel-in-verse about a woman in her late twenties who leaves a long-term relationship with a boyfriend for another woman. The affair thrusts her from...

Translated by renowned Rumi expert Nader Khalili, over 120 poems on spirituality from the Persian mystic poet and Sufi master have been carefully collected and curated in this beautifully illustrated...

The great poets are now accessible in beautifully produced, in low-priced volumes. Each collection provides a wonderful overview of the poet's major works.

A collection of three powerful poems that take on racism and Black resistance in America by New York Times best-selling author Kwame Alexander. Includes an introduction by the author. AUTHOR:...

Shakespeare Survey is a yearbook of Shakespeare studies and production. Since 1948, Survey has published the best international scholarship in English and many of its essays have become classics of...

This verse autobiography relates the story of the author's younger days set against the places and buildings that were significant in his youth - Highgate, Cornwall, Chelsea, Marlborough, Oxford quads,...

This presents the original selection of poems as made by Sir Kingsley Amis, which appeared in the "Daily Mirror". One poem was published each day for a year and the...

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...

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: 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: 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: 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: 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....

By the time Hughes had published his final collection, Birthday Letters in 1998, he had become a colossus on the literary landscape.

'Powerful, capacious and profound' OCEAN VUONG 'A book you won't soon forget' ILYA KAMINSKY 'Astonishing' TERRANCE HAYES LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE FROM THE WINNER OF THE 2025...

Ovid's deliciously clever and exuberant epic, now in a gorgeous new clothbound edition Ovid's sensuous and witty poetry brings together a dazzling array of mythological tales, ingeniously linked by the...

The collected poems of Lewis Carroll, newly edited by Gillian Beer and published in a beautiful clothbound edition 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in...

Beautifully designed clothbound edition of this brilliant translation Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in...

Author: Edgar Allan PoeBinding: HardbackPublished: Amaranth Press / Octopus Books, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive collection presents the chilling genius of a literary master, compiling his most iconic...

Author: Henry LawsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis collection presents the enduring verse of a celebrated Australian literary figure, offering readers a vivid...

Author: Dacre SmythBinding: HardbackPublished: Dacre Smyth, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThis unique volume presents a captivating journey across the iconic bridges of the Yarra River, blending visual artistry...

Author: John BetjemanBinding: HardbackPublished: BCA, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive volume presents the complete poetic works of a beloved English laureate, offering readers a vivid journey...

Author: Kramer LeonieBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne Press, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slipcase worn with tears and rubbed corners. This landmark two-volume anthology captures the rich literary tapestry...

Author: Alfred NoyesBinding: HardbackPublished: Sheed & Ward, 1939Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded spine. Minor marks on red boards. Internally...

Author: Bernard Shaw; Feliks Topolski (illustrator)Binding: HardbackPublished: Constable and Company, 1939Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Frontispiece and...