Spiritual orphanhood and the loss and protection of innocence lie at the heart of this new collection by the eminent Irish poet Harry Clifton, in poems which revisit – in... Læs mere
New collection of poems about beauty, death, time and contradiction by the esteemed American poet and prose writer Tess Gallagher, celebrating the two places where she has lived for the past four decades: the Northwest of America and the north-west of Ireland.
C.K. Williams was one of the major American poets of the past 50 years. Falling Ill is his final collection, written during his last months in 2015 as he lay dying from cancer.
Tishani Doshi is an award-winning poet, writer and dancer of Welsh-Gujarati descent. This was her first new book of poems since Countries of the Body, winner of the Forward... Læs mere
Second new book by the Pulitzer prizewinning American poet since his Collected Poems (2006). Poems on the looming spectre of death, sexual desire and hubris of youth. Poetry Book Society Recommendation.
The illuminating letters of Nobel Prize winning poet Tomas Tranströmer and celebrated American writer and poet Robert Bly offer insights into their life and times, and the processes of translation.
Features poems that reveal complex truths in language luminous and precise. This work examines the human condition through subjects ranging from spareness, possibility, judgement and hidden grief... Læs mere
New retrospective by one of Ireland's leading poets.
Sir Gawain & the Green Knight is a classic Arthurian tale of enchantment, adventure and romance. This splendid new translation – by one of the world’s leading poets – has already been acclaimed in America. Modern and Middle English parallel text edition.
This retrospective of the work of Ruth Stone (1915-2011) presents a comprehensive selection that includes early formal lyrics, fierce feminist and political poems,... Læs mere
Samuel Menashe's poetry has a mysterious simplicity, a spiritual intensity and a lingering emotional force. This book presents Menashe's work which stands apart in its solitary meditative power, and is equally a poetry of the everyday.
Luljeta Lleshanaku is one of Albania's foremost younger poets with a growing reputation in the US and Europe. Haywire is her first British publication, and draws on two editions published in the States by New Directions. Poetry Book Society Recommended Translation.