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The Poetry Exchange is an award-winning podcast and project that celebrates the role poetry plays in people’s lives. In their first anthology, Fiona Bennett and Michael Shaeffer draw on ten years of archival material to bring together a collection of poems chosen by readers that know them as friends, presented alongside their personal stories of connection. Featuring Brian Cox on John Clare, Andrew Scott on George Herbert, Maxine Peake on Tony Harrison and many more, in this gathering of poems you can reacquaint yourself with old friends, perhaps make some new ones, and enjoy the companionship poetry can offer us.
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Whether it’s a soul-stirring song to commemorate Burns Night or Shakespeare’s engaging sea shanty in The Tempest, this book promises to make every month feel extraordinary. In addition to the diverse range of songs and stories, this book offers a cultural journey with tales from various traditions. Get ready to be captivated by an enchanting Irish Catholic tale in March, a compelling Jewish tale in April, and an intriguing Cornish Folk tale in July. This Almanac is not just a one-time read but a treasured companion that you’ll find yourself revisiting throughout the year.
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A delightful collection of nature poems introduced by author Helen Macdonald.
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A collection of classic travel poems introduced by novelist and prize-winning travel writer, Paul Theroux.
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This inspiring collection, edited by Pádraig O Tuama, presents fifty poems about what it means to be alive in the world today. Each poem is paired with Pádraig’s illuminating commentary that offers personal anecdotes and generous insights into the content of the poem. Engaging, accessible, and inviting, ‘Poetry Unbound’ is the perfect companion for everyone who loves poetry and for anyone who wants to go deeper into poetry but doesn’t necessarily know how to do so.
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The Second World War has shaped the modern world more than any other single event. This generous and haunting selection of English-language and translated poems includes verse written by servicemen who participated in the war – Keith Douglas, Alun Lewis, Randall Jarrell – as well as by survivors and witnesses of the Holocaust – Primo Levi, Nelly Sachs, Paul Celan – and civilians across Europe and beyond. It features work by important women poets – Elizabeth Bishop, H.D., Anna Akhmatova – exiles such as W. H. Auden and Berthold Brecht, and writers reporting from London, Paris, Warsaw, Moscow and New York, dealing with the terrifying impact and legacy of the conflict. Presented with a historical critical introduction and biographical notes, the result is a vital lyric testimony to the tragic global theatre of the war.
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Ground-breaking anthology of poets of colour from The Complete Works, the most successful collective ever formed in British poetry, who have helped to bring about a more diverse and representative publishing landscape. The book includes new poetry by all 30 poets together with highly personal and politically engaged essays by 10 of the writers.
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“A ‘best’ anthology that really lives up to its title.”-Chicago Tribune
Guest edited by award-winning poet Elaine Equi, the leading anthology of contemporary American poetry returns.
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365 Poems for Life is an uplifting poem-a-day collection to nourish your mind and soothe your soul, featuring work by the world’s most beloved classic and contemporary poets.
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‘The Forward Book of Poetry’ is an annual guide to contemporary poetry. In bringing together the best new work published in the UK and Ireland, as chosen by the jury of the annual Forward Prizes, this anthology offers an overview of the literary horizon to seasoned poetry lovers and new readers alike.
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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.
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A gorgeous, heart-warming anthology of poems about love and romance selected and illustrated by Chris Riddell.
