Comprehensive selection of British, Irish and American manifestos on poetry by some of modern poetry’s finest practitioners.
First substantial selection of for English-language readers of the poetry of Harry Martinson, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1974. Robin Fulton's edition was a Poetry Book Society Recommended Translation and won him the Bernard Shaw Prize for Swedish Translation.
Alvi's latest collection of surrealist fables features 'Motherbird' and 'Fatherbird' - inspired by her Pakistani father's immigration and recent death. Her previous two collections were shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize.
Ravinthiran’s second collection is a book of sonnets for his wife. These are love poems that turn analytical, consider the world, and stand for a larger... Læs mere
When the Tree Falls is Jane Clarke’s second collection. These lyrically eloquent poems bear witness to the rhythms of birth and death, celebration and mourning, endurance and... Læs mere
This is a pocketbook selection of 100 essential poems from first three anthologies in the Staying Alive series. As well as selecting favourite poems from... Læs mere
A greatest hits, best of golden oldies compilation (with some new stuff) from 'Comedy's poet laureate' (Independent).
The late U.A. Fanthorpe (1929-2009) was a later developer as a writer, not publishing any poetry until she was 45. This gathering of her early, uncollected poems shows the latent mastery... Læs mere
Being Alive is the sequel to Neil Astley’s Staying Alive, which became Britain’s most popular poetry book because it gave readers hundreds of thoughtful and passionate poems about living in the modern world.
W.S. Merwin was arguably the most influential American poet of the last half-century – an artist who transfigured and reinvigorated the vision of poetry for our time. This late collection... Læs mere
Jackie Kay tells the story of a black girl's adoption by a white Scottish couple, from three different viewpoints: the mother, the birth mother, and the daughter. Winner of the Forward Prize for Best First Collection.