Modern & contemporary poetry (c 1900 onwards)

  • The wickedest

    £14.99

    ‘Atmospheric and intoxicating ? The Wickedest is a heady night in the dance’ CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS

    Caleb Femi returns with a landmark, life-affirming new poetry collection, The Wickedest.

  • Autobiography of Red

    £9.99

    Written in the form of an epic poem, Anne Carson’s story tells of how a young boy, Geryon, escapes to a parallel world of photography and falls in love with Herakles, a golden young man who leaves Geryon at the point of infatuation.

  • Return to my native land

    £10.99

    A work of immense cultural significance and beauty, this long poem became an anthem for the African diaspora and the birth of the Negritude movement. With unusual juxtapositions of object and metaphor, a bouquet of language-play, and deeply resonant rhythms, Césaire considered this work a ‘break into the forbidden’, at once a cry of rebellion and a celebration of Black identity.

  • Goldenrod

    £9.99

    With her breakout bestseller ‘Keep Moving’, Maggie Smith captured the nation with her ‘meditations on kindness and hope’ (NPR). Now, with ‘Goldenrod’, the award-winning poet returns with a powerful collection of poems that look at parenthood, solitude, love, and memory.

  • I wish I knew

    £8.99

    ‘I Wish I Knew’ is a very personal collection of poems, for young women in particular who are navigating their bodies, emotions, mental health and growth in this fast-paced world. Having struggled in her teenage years w ith perfectionism, eating disorders and depression, for Donna this a very personal passion project. This is a book that will bring comfort, confidence, sisterhood and acceptance into the hearts of young women, and is also relevant for young men. Daily interaction with her followers has shown the dire need for a book to shine a light on these issues, further exacerbated by the pandemic which has been so tough on many young people and is proving to have long lasting effects. This book will start conversations and open discussions on the serious issues young people are facing today.

  • The poetry pharmacy forever

    £14.99

    After the tumult of the last few years, William Sieghart is back to prescribe the perfect poem for a variety of life’s ailments, offering hope and comfort to readers in need. Here, he draws on the emails from the public he received during multiple lockdowns, as well as tried-and-true classics from his in-person pharmacies, to create an essential anthology of poetry for our times. Through his expert curation and insightful commentary, he reminds us of the power of words to help us heal, to reconnect us with the world and to recover what has been lost. From weathering sorrow and sudden loss, to dealing with environmental despair and burnout, this new selection speaks directly to a society in greater need of comfort and compassion than ever before.

  • Serious Concerns

    £10.99

    This is a collection of poems featuring works by Cope such as Bloody Men, Men and the Boring Arguments, and Two Cures for Love.

  • Autobiography of Red

    £15.00

    Written in the form of an epic poem, Anne Carson’s story tells of how a young boy, Geryon, escapes to a parallel world of photography and falls in love with Herakles, a golden young man who leaves Geryon at the point of infatuation.

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