Matthew Sweeney’s final collection brings together poems written during a year of debilitating illness before his death from Motor Neuron Disease in 2018. All his verve and spiky humour... Læs mere
New retrospective by Ken Smith (1938-2003), a major voice in world poetry – and the first poet published by Bloodaxe in 1978 – whose work and example inspired a whole generation of younger British poets during the 80s and 90s.
Fifth collection by London poet presents a personal geography in poems about hope and courage, life and nature, with a focus on recovery from mental health problems and questioning the workings of the NHS.
First new collection by the distinguished octogenarian since her Bloodaxe New & Collected Poems (2010): poems on her American childhood shadowed by the death of her husband Alan Sillitoe.
New collection of poems set in the Delta, with The Yellow Room at its core, a sequence of mirror poems contemplating the Jewishness of the poet's father. Poetry Book Society Choice.
The Nine of Diamonds: Surroial Mordantless is a book in nine parts constructed to play the Butcher - the Duke of Cumberland - in a Gaelic interpretation of the ghost... Læs mere
Swedish poet, novelist and philosopher Lars Gustafsson (1936-2016) was one of Europe's leading literary figures. Much of his writing is concerned with the search for moral consciousness.... Læs mere
This changes things was Claire Askew's first full collection, coming after years of work in Scotland's flourishing poetry and spoken word scene. It was shortlisted for the Saltire... Læs mere
Attilio Bertolucci was one of Italy's greatest modern poets. This book is the first English edition of his poetry. His translator Charles Tomlinson was known internationally as one of the... Læs mere
Published on her 70th birthday, Shuttle's latest collection explores cities (London, Bristol) on foot and via inward exploration, drawing on architecture, history and personal memory.
So Glad I'm Me was Roddy Lumsden's tenth collection, and sadly turned out to be the last book he published. In these haunting poems he returned to familiar themes in his work. Shortlisted... Læs mere
Susan Wicks's seventh collection is a considerable literary achievement: a book of poems about time whose central title-poem weaves together two pregnancies spanning two generations.