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Hardback. Features a collection of poems from metaphysical epigrams, and lyrical odes to blank-verse sonnets, on topics from Roman busts to Lucian Freud to postage stamps. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 240 x 30. Weight in Grams: 738.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241249390
ISBN
9780241249390
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.55

Paperback. First UK Selected Poems by one of America's leading poets, known for his highly entertaining and provocative poetry. Launched with a UK reading tour. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780371153
ISBN
9781780371153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.72

Paperback. Wallace Stevens is for many readers the supreme poet of twentieth century America, his voice combining meditative speculation with what he called 'the essential gaudiness of poetry'. This book represents the range of his acheievement, from the lyrical inventions of Harmonium to the pondered large-scale and crafted masterpieces of his middle years. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571260089
ISBN
9780571260089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.44

Paperback. The poems of Charles Baudelaire are filled with explicit and unsettling imagery, depicting with intensity every day subjects ignored by French literary conventions of his time. This title intends to show Baudelaire as one of the most influential poets of the nineteenth century. Editor(s): Clark, Carol. Translator(s): Clark, Carol. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140446241
ISBN
9780140446241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.97

Paperback. An ideal introduction to the poetry of one of this country's finest ever poets and featuring a bold new livery in celebration of the Dylan Thomas centenary. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780227290
ISBN
9781780227290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.93

Paperback. Presents a selection of poems by the author. This book contains such poems as "My Last Duchess", "Fra Lippo Lippi" and "The Pied Piper of Hamelin". It displays the author's innovative techniques of diction, rhythm and symbol, which transformed Victorian poetry and influenced major poets of the twentieth century such as Ezra Pound, and T S Eliot. Num Pages: 352 pages, notes, glossary, indexes. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140437263
ISBN
9780140437263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. A reprinted selection of the earliest work of Ted Hughes and Thom Gunn which should be valuable as a historical document. It shows certain shared features and also serves to demonstrate, with the benefit of hindsight, how distinct these two talents were from the outset. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 185 x 121 x 4. Weight in Grams: 72.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571130948
ISBN
9780571130948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.99
€ 6.79

Paperback. Anna Akhmatova is one of the most accomplished and well loved poets Russia has ever produced. Her passionate writing has won her an ardent readership all over the world. This title illustrates her broad scope and brilliant imaginative gifts. It covers her earlier work and the poems she produced during her persecution by the Russian authorities. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099540878
ISBN
9780099540878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. This edition contains some of his best-known pieces, including the elegiac 'Easter 1916', the apocalyptic "The Second Coming" and the reflective and spiritual "Sailing to Byzantium". Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494412
ISBN
9781847494412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.50

Paperback. During his career John Ashbery has been hailed as the "eminence grise" of postmodernism, championed by W.H. Auden and has carried off every major literary prize. Drawn from the work he published up to 1984, this collection makes a wide range of this poet's writing available. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 144 x 28. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
348
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857544121
ISBN
9781857544121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 116 x 14. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811221627
ISBN
9780811221627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.87

Paperback. The peerless U. A. Fanthorpe roots herself in the very earth of English poetry, connecting herself to Hughes and Browning, but also and more pertinently to the real experience of English living.. so clear-eyed and so, well, completely poetic. -Stephen Fry. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Enitharmon Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907587269
ISBN
9781907587269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Swedish poet, novelist and philosopher Lars Gustafsson is one of Europe's leading literary figures. Much of his writing is concerned with the search for moral consciousness. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852249977
ISBN
9781852249977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.72

Hardcover. Part of a series of small hardcover volumes devoted to the world's classic poets, with silk ribbon markers and headbands and gold stamping on the front and spine. This book contains a selection of the work of Emily Dickinson, one of America's most original and powerful female writers. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 115 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857157048
ISBN
9781857157048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.24

Paperback. Michael Ondaatje has called Sharon Olds's poetry 'pure fire in the hands', and cheered the 'roughness and humour and brag and tenderness and completion in her work as she carries the reader through rooms of passion and loss'. This work exhibits those qualities in poems, reflecting an experimentation with rhythm and language. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224076883
ISBN
9780224076883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.48

Paperback. RS Thomas was the greatest religious poet writing in English in the 20th century. His poems are an expression of his lifelong argument with himself, and of his insistent search for God. This title presents a selection of his poems that reveal a wide range of themes and concerns. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140188905
ISBN
9780140188905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. A selection of poems by DH Lawrence selected by James Fenton. Editor(s): Fenton, James. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140424584
ISBN
9780140424584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. Introduced by Rowan Williams Editor(s): Thompson, Luke. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Enitharmon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910392065
ISBN
9781910392065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.32

Paperback. Reflects the wealth of forms, the rhetorical and tonal range, and the variousness of content in Auden's poetry. This volume also includes examples of Auden's mastery of light verse: the self-descriptive sequence of haiku called 'Profiles', the barbed wartime quatrains of 'Leap Before You Look', or 'Funeral Blues' itself. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571241538
ISBN
9780571241538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.44

Paperback. Presents poetry drawn from the author's experiences, particularly of the war years and the loss of his parents in the death camps. Translator(s): Hamburger, Michael. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140189209
ISBN
9780140189209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.96

Paperback. Contains a collection of poems of John Burnside. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224078030
ISBN
9780224078030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.96

Paperback. "No one else has ever made avant-garde, experimental poems so attractive to both the general and the special reader."-Randall Jarrell Num Pages: 208 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 209 x 13. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Liveright
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871401540
ISBN
9780871401540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509821921
ISBN
9781509821921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.30

Paperback. Editor(s): Sorrell, Martin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199554010
ISBN
9780199554010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.14

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