Poetry & Plays

The response of one writer to the work of another can be doubly illuminating. In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces another poet of a different generation whom...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA witty and warmly nostalgic collection of humorous writing, Look Back and...

The book titled Collected Poems by the author Robert Graves. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

As the title suggests, this is a thoughtful and deeply personal collection. It is in one sense a backwards glance over the last few years, at journeys taken and places...

The book titled "The Man from Snowy River by the author A. B. Paterson. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Old men and comets have been revered for the same reasons, said Swift - their long beards and their pretensions to foretell the future. And, in the case of old...

Edition: First editionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Pages clean and bright.A celebration of Australian bush culture, Omnibus: A Collection of Bush Tales and...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. light foxing. A slim but powerful collection of environmental poetry and...

The personal and the past, celebrated constants in the poetry of Bruce Beaver, form the core of this brilliant collection. The title poem "Anima" is an intensely mapped life-narrative that...

With Armour, the great Australian poet John Kinsella has written his most spiritual work to date - and his most politically engaged. The world in which these poems unfold is...

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER UNLEARN 'Refreshing' Gary John Bishop, author of Unfu*k Yourself 'The straight-talking best friend everyone needs' Lilly Singh, author of How to Be a...

This extraordinary trove of previously unpublished early works includes drafts of poems such as "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" as well as ribald verse and other youthful curios....

A charming collection of children's poetry, Fairy Poems by Clare Bevan conjures a whimsical world of magical creatures, enchanted landscapes, and sparkling verse. Bevan presents a delightful array of fairy...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsWhen it was announced in early 1972 that Nelson's intended to publish a selection of the best unpublished...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: Signed with inscriptionA candid and richly detailed memoir, Out in the Open: An Autobiography chronicles the life of Geoffrey...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA slim but richly atmospheric work by the celebrated Australian writer Hal Porter, The Cats of Venice presents...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA collection of poetry by the Australian writer Hal Porter, Elijah's Ravens presents verse that reflects...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA rich and evocative collection of verse, In an Australian Country Graveyard: And Other Poems presents the work...

Edition: 1st us ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA celebrated collection of lyric poetry, All You Who Sleep Tonight presents Vikram Seth's masterful command of...

Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsThis profound collection, Peonies Kana: Haiku By The Upasaka Shiki, presents the masterful artistry of...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageCentral Australian Cattle Station Woman chronicles the extraordinary life of Rose Rawlins Coppock, offering...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsThis compelling collection presents five distinct dramatic works crafted specifically for the unique demands of radio and television. Each play...

Edition: Limited Signed & Numbered Edition.Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: SignedCondition remarks: No. 24 of 250 copies....

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA rich anthology of Australian short fiction, The Tracks We Travel: Second Collection Including...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Poor Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Moderate moisture damage on boards. Otherwise internally sound. "Light in the Valley" is a work of...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerA rich anthology of Australian short fiction, The Tracks We Travel: Australian Short Stories...

Edition: presumed 1st editionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Worn boards with some soiling. Yellowed...

Edition: 1st aus ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Remainder mark"Vanities" is a work of Australian literary fiction that dissects the ambitions, self-deceptions, and moral...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markings"Ashes of the Angry Years" is a work of Australian working-class fiction that chronicles the bitter personal and...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerA celebrated piece of Australian comic verse, How M'Dougall Topped the Score presents one of the most beloved and...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsA work of Australian literary fiction, Let the Birds Fly presents a...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA timeless collection of literary fairy tales, The Happy Prince and Other Tales and...

Edition: First Australian EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Maylar sleeve on jacket. In **High Hill at Midnight**, **Don Edwards** presents a masterful collection...

Edition: later repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerA cornerstone of Victorian comic verse, The Bab Ballads: With...

Edition: ReprintCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Previous ownerPhilosopher's Note Book presents a compelling collection of insights into fundamental questions of existence and...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsMonty Blandford's Philosopher's Scrap Book presents a compelling collection of philosophical insights, offering readers a unique...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark collection of Australian verse, A Vision Splendid: The Complete Poetry...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: SignedA richly atmospheric collection, The Lighthouses of Victoria: A Second Book of Paintings, Poetry and Prose presents a multidisciplinary celebration of...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: SignedA richly curated collection celebrating the iconic bridges spanning Melbourne's Yarra River, this volume brings together paintings, poetry, and...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: SignedCondition remarks: Signed by Jolley (Miles Franklin winner, AO recipient, deceased 2007), Judith Wright (one of Australia's greatest poets,...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: SignedA charming work of children's fiction, Ned Kelly and the City of the Bees chronicles the fantastical...

'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...

A Collection of Les Murray's poetry that reveals the variety, intensity, and generosity of this great Australian poet's work. I starred last night, I shone: I was footwork and firework...

Coriolanus is perhaps the most brilliant political play ever written. Set in Ancient Rome, it remains a gripping psychological study of the relationship between personality and politics. The introduction to...

Fifteen years after his best-selling, award-winning collection of stories The Boat , Nam Le returns to his great themes of identity and representation in a virtuosic debut book of poetry...

In the long-awaited follow-up to his bestselling collection, The Truth of You , poet Iain Thomas explores the unseen forces that shape our inner experience. A collection of over 200...

The poems within Oaths contain a promise made to oneself for a better future. Read with all the hope you can muster. A stunning and emotional follow-up to 2022's Serenity...

Self-Love for Small Town Girls is an exciting offering from beloved bestselling author Lang Leav. A collection of stunning poetry and prose that seeks to define the loaded question of...