Poetry & Plays

From the internationally revered Australian poet John Kinsella comes this exceptional new collection that traces the ghosts of this country's violent and destructive history through the marks left on the...

Entering the liminal space of shared custody and societal tropes of the 'broken family', with a blend of poetry, with other forms. This new volume unravels the day-to-day reality of...

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by...

A deluxe edition of Whitman's crowning achievement, with an introductory essay by Harold Bloom I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom...

In 'Henry IV, Part 1', the King is in a doubly ironic position. His rebellion against Richard II was successful, but now he himself is beset by rebels, led by...

The publication of Clive James's Sentenced to Life was a major literary event. Facing the end, James looked back over his life with a clear-eyed and unflinching honesty to produce...

One of the key poets of the Beat generation, Meltzer is very well-known and respected, and the author of more than 50 books of poetry and prose Unpretentious, highly accessible...

A defiant, unflinching exploration of gender identity, gender discrimination and gender euphoria let me tell you how to lean gently on one another without rocking sideways. Rae White's much-anticipated second...

Andrew Motion's new collection offers a ground-breaking variety of lyrics, love poems and elegies, in which private domains of feeling infer other lives and a shared humanity - exploring how...

Debut collection by ayoung poet whose simple, funny and deceptively nave poems engage with the virtualrealities of the internet. The Honeymoon Stage is a collection ofpoems written for friends on...

A fearless and honest exploration of queer First Nations identity, and a vibrant celebration of imperfection and personal growth, if this is the end is a stunning exploration of what...

Our Times in Rhymes is a waspish, affectionate and very funny look at the state of our beloved nation. A parliament of fools, or a confederacy of dunces? Blethering celebrities...

In his new collection of poems - several of which have already become famous before their book publication - Clive James looks back over an extraordinarily rich life with a...

'The Prophet', by Kahlil Gibran (1883 - 1931) is a book composed of twenty-six poetic essays. Continually in print since its publication in 1923, its ongoing popularity is a continuation...

Translated, with an Introduction and Notes by John R. Williams. Goethe's 'Faust' is a classic of European literature. Based on the fable of the man who traded his soul for...

Excerpt from The Works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Vol. 3: Maud in Memoriam; The Princess; Enoch Arden Part II., section IV., had already been published in 1837 in The Tribute;...

An extraordinary collaboration by an award-winning duo - poet Omar Sakr and visual artist Safdar Ahmed - that bears witness to the genocide in Gaza The Nightmare Sequence is a...

This astonishing evocation in verse and pictures of whales, dolphins, the ocean, the earth, and the universe invites all readers to share in a celebration of the whale and be...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books 'we are the ones we have been waiting for' These poems of radical love, urgency and global consciousness reach across borders...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books 'I am Black because I come from the earth's inside now take my word for jewel in the open light.' Impassioned...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books Collecting two of his most celebrated works - Rescue, written in Warsaw in the shadow of Nazi occupation, and A Treatise...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books Rumi's verses have been a balm for readers' souls for over eight centuries. This exquisite selection brings together some of the...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books 'I saw you, Walt Whitman, childless, lonely old grubber, poking among the meats in the refrigerator and eyeing the grocery boys'...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books May I remember always when, Your glance in secrecy met mine, And in my face your love was like A visibly...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books One of the finest poets of the Victorian age, Christina Rosetti is known today for the directness, clarity and unmatched lyricism...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books 'Under bare Ben Bulben's head In Drumcliff churchyard Yeats is laid. An ancestor was rector there Long years ago, a church...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books Now you slip away in sleep. Your boat is sea-mist, dreaming, by the shore. Spain's most beloved poet, Federico Garcia Lorca...

"He seems tostart writing a poem and then becomes shocked, stunned, by a word he's just putdown, unable to go past it, as if discovering the letters for the first...

Introduced by Jack Thompson The Songs of a SentimentalBloke, a comic verse novel, wasfirst published in book form in 1915 and sold more than sixty thousand copies in nine editions...

In the hope of saving her brother's life, should a woman submit to rape? Should the law be respected when its administrator is corrupt? How powerful in the state should...

Variously melancholy, lyrical, joyous and farcical, 'Twelfth Night' has long been a popular comedy with Shakespearian audiences. The main plot revolves around mistaken identities and unrequited love. Both Olivia and...

Author: A.B. PatersonBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson., 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Condition as shown...

Author: Geoffrey ChaucerBinding: PaperbackPublished: Quality Paperback Book Club, 1991Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageGeoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" is a seminal...

Author: Henry Lawson; Selected By Walter Stone.Binding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne Press, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsPoems of Henry Lawson, selected by Walter Stone and published by Lansdowne Press...

Author: Samuel Beckett; Richard SeaverBinding: HardbackPublished: Grove Press, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsSamuel Beckett’s I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On is a curated anthology that traces...

Author: Bob BushBinding: PaperbackPublished: Self-published, 2011Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Signed with inscription by author!Based on the experiences and observations, both real and imagined, of...

Author: John F. DanbyBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann , 1961Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsJohn F. Danby’s Approach to Poetry offers...

Author: The Author of "Charles Lowder"Binding: HardbackPublished: Allen & Co, 1890Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Cover has general wear, previous owner markings inside first pageThe play is a...

Author: T. Inglis Moore; Douglas StewartBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerPoetry In Australia is a two-volume anthology that showcases the evolution...

Author: Willard R. EspyBinding: HardbackPublished: Hawthorne Books, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has tanning alone spine and sticker remainder on front panel (see photo)This biographical work...

Author: Hermann StrobachBinding: HardbackPublished: Hinstorff Verlag Rostock, 1976Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: English - German text. Shanties is a compelling collection of sea songs that captures...

Author: C. J. Dennis, Alec H. ChisholmBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, Australia, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has tanning along spineThis collection presents a...

Author: A.D. HopeBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has wear to edges that has worn jacket, light foxing on some...

Author: Gareth And Barbara Lloyd EvansBinding: HardbackPublished: J.M. Dent & Sons., 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive literary reference work, "Everyman's...