Poetry & Plays

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis classical Greek comedy, The Wasps, satirizes the Athenian legal system through the uproarious tale of an elderly...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis classic of ancient Greek comedy, The Acharnians, presents a biting satire...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded boards. No slipcase. This historical drama chronicles the Machiavellian ascent...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis unique anthology, Above The Dreamless Dead: World War I In Poetry And Comics, presents a poignant and innovative look...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: CDs included. This literary work offers an intimate look into the creative psyche of a renowned musician....

Condition remarks:Book: Acceptable Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: Reading copy with markingsCondition remarks: Markings on Contents pages. This comprehensive volume presents the enduring poetic and...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Acceptable Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Reading copy with markingsColin Wilson's Poetry And Mysticism presents a compelling argument for the profound...

For the first time, platinum-certified singer-songwriter Marina shares her singular observations of the human heart through poetry; this collection is essential. Marina's talent for powerful, evocative song lyrics finds a...

Here is a collection to share and enjoy the very best poems by young people, for young people. This anthology of winning and commended poems from the inaugural Taronga Foundation...

'Cheerful, brutal, beautiful! Stevie Smith is the wildest poet of them all.' Nick Cave 'I better say straight out that I am an addict of your poetry, a desperate Smith...

The twentieth-anniversary edition of the influential first poetry collection by Richard Siken An Atlantic choice for "Best American Poetry of the 21st Century (So Far)" Since winning the 2004 Yale...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis poignant collection of verse presents a series of intimate reflections on the human...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageChris Flint's Fragments presents a compelling collection of narratives that piece together the intricate...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imagePoetry On Fire: The Psalms presents a profound examination of the ancient Hebrew Psalms,...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageSmall Mercies is a collection of recent poetry from Larry Schwartz.

Shakespeare's Sonnets are as important and vital today as they were when first published four hundred years ago. Perhaps no collection of verse before or since has so captured the...

Edition: 2nd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. DJ with some wear and tear. Binding remains tight. Clean...

Edition: 3rd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCedric H. Whitman's Sophocles: A Study Of Heroic Humanism presents a profound...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerEuripidean Drama presents a rigorous academic analysis of the works of the ancient Greek tragedian Euripides. This scholarly volume meticulously...

"Endpoint" opens with a series of connected poems which were written on the occasions of Updike's recent birthdays and culminate in his confrontation with his final illness. They look back...

Discover Dante's original Inferno - the inspiration for Dan Brown's new novel - in this modern and acclaimed Penguin translation Describing Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide,...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis seminal philosophical poem, On The Nature Of Things, presents a comprehensive exposition of Epicurean thought, articulating a materialist view of...

Condition remarks:Book: Good , ex-libraryJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Ex-library with usual markingsThis historical and literary analysis chronicles the profound impact of World War I on a generation of...

'It fizzes like a just-opened bottle of soda. It sprints like the Beatles running through a train station. It talks a mile a minute like a person swept away in...

In 'Merchant Prince' Thomas McCarthy presents two groups of poems, set largely in Cork, and a novella set in Italy, in the period from 1769 and 1831. They tell the...

A stunning collection from one of Australia's favourite poets. Readers have long embraced the passionate energy of Henry Lawson's poems. this collection of 177 poems showcases the very best of...

Kenneth Baker's new anthology surveys one of mankind's oldest activities, warfare, through the eyes of the poets who have participated in, witnessed, celebrated and deplored it. From Homer's epic treatment...

Luminous, surreal, and suffused with a meditative calm, the selected poems of the Nobel Prize-winning poet who defined late-20th century Scandinavian verse Over the course of his career, Tomas Transtr...

This heartwarming collection of picture books, All I Want For Christmas, illustrates the true spirit of the holiday season through a charming narrative. It chronicles a delightful character's journey to...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThe scholarly work The Late Augustans by Donald Davie chronicles a pivotal era in English poetry,...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Slight lean to bookThis distinguished anthology of poetry presents a personal canon shaped by Wavell’s...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis elegant leather-bound volume gathers some of the finest English poetry from the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, showcasing voices that...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis timeless work of philosophical fiction, The Prophet, presents a series of poetic essays on life, love, and the human...

Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Protective covering DJ (removable)This classic collection of quatrains, Robáiyát Of Omar Khayyám Of Naishapur, presents a...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling anthology, Manny G. Asuncion's Seasons: An Anthology Of Filipino-Australian Plays Down Under,...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis powerful anthology, Against Nuclear Weapons: A Collection Of Poems By 181 Poets 1945-2007,...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis debut poetry collection chronicles the introspective and metaphysical transition of an emerging Australian voice, uncovering the profound intersections between...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed , price clippedMarkings: No markingsSelected Poems Of Friedrich Holderlin presents a profound collection from one of Germany's most significant Romantic poets. This...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Signed with inscriptionThis compelling anthology, On Native Grounds: Australian Writing From Meanjin Quarterly, presents a rich tapestry of Australian...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling collection, On Poets And Others, presents a series of incisive essays from a celebrated literary mind. It illuminates...

Edition: 1st paperback ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe essential collection The Last Lunar Baedeker presents the groundbreaking poetry...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAndrew Lansdown's Windfalls presents a collection of poetry that captures the subtle...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageSuite For Renaissance: Selected Poems presents a compelling collection of verse from P....

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor nick/tear on fep. This collection, Small Dreams Of A Scorpion, presents the unique poetic voice...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis seminal tragedy, King Lear, chronicles the descent into madness of an aging monarch...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis practical guide instructs readers on the art of crafting verse for various social...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis collection of poetry and parodies, Couldn't Help Stop The Spread In My Head:...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis essential collection presents the profound and singular voice of one of America's most...