Plot by Claudia Rankine
$24.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
The stunningly original exploration of pregnancy and childbirth by the acclaimed author of Citizen.In this, the landmark achievement that crowned the first phase of her writing career, Claudia Rankine invites us into the lives of Liv and her husband Erland, as they find themselves propelled into the cla ...Show more
The Cyprian by Amy Crutchfield
$25.00 AUD
Category: Poetry
Powerful debut which interrogates the nature of love in its various formsFrom poems of desire and sexual longing to poems of love in the face of death, The Cyprian explores the joy and heartbreak love weaves into our lives. The collection confronts some of our primary questions about love: how is it pos ...Show more
Pretty Boys Are Poisonous: Poems by Megan Fox
$39.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
Megan Fox showcases her wicked humor throughout a heartbreaking and dark collection of poetry. Over the course of more than 80 poems, Fox chronicles all the ways in which we fit ourselves into the shape of the ones we love, even if it means losing ourselves in the process. "These poems were written in a ...Show more
Shakespeare's Sonnets: Popular Penguins by William Shakespeare
$14.99 AUD
Category: Poetry | Series: Popular Penguins
William Shakespeare's sonnets are a beautiful expression of a range of human emotions - from love to grief, anger, jealousy and lust. Including the instantly recognisable 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day' as well as a range of other equally moving works, this compilation brings together the compl ...Show more
Leaves of Grass: The First (1855) Edition by Walt Whitman
$22.99 AUD
Category: Poetry | Series: Classics Ser.
"I am large, I contain multitudes" When Walt Whitman self-published his Leaves of Grass in July 1855, he altered the course of literary history. One of the greatest masterpieces of American literature, it redefined the rules of poetry while describing the soul of the American character. Throughout his ...Show more
Mirabilia by Lisa Gorton
$25.00 AUD
Category: Poetry
The poems in Mirabilia test the relationship between art and politics. They are ekphrastic poems complicated by historical narrative; or, they are political poems, inspired by artworks. The title poem is a tribute to the pangolin, the world’s most-trafficked mammal – implicated, some say, in the evoluti ...Show more
The Flirtation of Girls / Ghazal el-Banat by Sara M Saleh
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Category: Poetry
A stunning collection from Sydney poet, human rights activist, community organiser, and refugee campaigner Sara M Saleh.The Flirtation of Girls/Ghazal el-Banat is a dazzling collection that examines and represents the complexity of Arab-Australian Muslim women's identities, as well as exploring gender a ...Show more
Fairy Poems by Lynne Greenberg (Editor)
$34.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
A wide-ranging and appealingly fairy-sized treasury of fantastical poems from across the centuries and around the world, in a gorgeously jacketed small hardcover Fascination with fairies spans centuries and cultures. With ancient roots in pagan belief, fairies have long populated mythology, folklore ...Show more
Tales from Ovid by Ted Hughes
$32.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
A powerful version of the Latin classic by England's late Poet Laureate, now in paperback.When it was published in 1997, Tales from Ovid was immediately recognized as a classic in its own right, as the best rering of Ovid in generations, and as a major book in Ted Hughes's oeuvre. The Metamorphoses of O ...Show more
Ten Poems about Trees by KATHARINE TOERS
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Category: Poetry
A beautiful alternative to a greeting card, this lovely collection of ten poems comes complete with an envelope - perfect to accompany a gift, or unusual enough to be a gift on its own.
The Poetry Pharmacy Returns: More Prescriptions for Courage, Healing and Hope by William Sieghart
$27.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
The Poetry Pharmacy is one of the best-selling (and most giftable) poetry anthologies of recent decades. Now, after huge demand for more prescriptions from readers and 'patients' alike, William Sieghart is back. This time, tried-and-true classics from his in-person pharmacies are joined by readers' favo ...Show more
Calling a Wolf a Wolf by Kaveh Akbar
$22.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
A POETRY BOOK SOCIETY RECOMMENDATION SHORTLISTED FOR THE FELIX DENNIS PRIZE FOR BEST FIRST COLLECTION 2018 I could not be held responsible for desire he could not be held at all Tracking the joys and pains of the path through addiction, and wrestling with desire, inheritance and faith, Calling a Wolf a ...Show more