Poetry

Classic and contemporary poems for all occasions and ages, from John Keats to John Cooper Clarke. Our range includes some of the most vital voices in contemporary poetry, such as Carol Ann Duffy, Kae Tempest and Clive James.

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238 books available
  1. Book cover for Rock, Paper, Scissors

    Rock, Paper, Scissors

    Richard Osmond

  2. Book cover for The Caiplie Caves

    The Caiplie Caves

    Karen Solie

  3. Book cover for Whereas

    Whereas

    Layli Long Soldier

  4. Book cover for Collected Poems

    Collected Poems

    Carol Ann Duffy

  5. Book cover for Search Party

    Search Party

    Richard Meier

  6. Book cover for The Long Take: Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize

    The Long Take: Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize

    Robin Robertson

  7. Book cover for Insomnia

    Insomnia

    John Kinsella

  8. Book cover for Selected Poems

    Selected Poems

    John Keats

  9. Book cover for Leaves of Grass

    Leaves of Grass

    Walt Whitman

  10. Book cover for Selected Poems

    Selected Poems

    Kathleen Jamie

  11. Book cover for Poems to Live Your Life By

    Poems to Live Your Life By

    Chris Riddell

  12. Book cover for Running Upon The Wires

    Running Upon The Wires

    Kae Tempest

  13. Book cover for Injury Time

    Injury Time

    Clive James

  14. Book cover for Off The Shelf

    Off The Shelf

    Carol Ann Duffy

  15. Book cover for The New Testament

    The New Testament

    Jericho Brown

  16. Book cover for Aimless Love

    Aimless Love

    Billy Collins

  17. Book cover for The Last Hedgehog

    The Last Hedgehog

    Pam Ayres

    Alice Tait

  18. Book cover for Europa

    Europa

    Sean O'Brien

  19. Book cover for Pandorama

    Pandorama

    Ian Duhig

  20. Book cover for The Tree House

    The Tree House

    Kathleen Jamie

  21. Book cover for Poems for Love

    Poems for Love

  22. Book cover for Pablo Picasso's Noël

    Pablo Picasso's Noël

    Carol Ann Duffy

  23. Book cover for Poetry of the First World War

    Poetry of the First World War

    Marcus Clapham

  24. Book cover for Bantam

    Bantam

    Jackie Kay

  25. Book cover for Bantam

    Bantam

    Jackie Kay

  26. Book cover for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  27. Book cover for The Bees

    The Bees

    Carol Ann Duffy

  28. Book cover for The Other Country

    The Other Country

    Carol Ann Duffy

  29. Book cover for The World's Wife

    The World's Wife

    Carol Ann Duffy

  30. Book cover for Feminine Gospels

    Feminine Gospels

    Carol Ann Duffy

  31. Book cover for One Thousand Nights and Counting

    One Thousand Nights and Counting

    Glyn Maxwell

  32. Book cover for Rapture

    Rapture

    Carol Ann Duffy

  33. Book cover for Plum

    Plum

    Hollie McNish

  34. Book cover for Mean Time

    Mean Time

    Carol Ann Duffy

  35. Book cover for Poems of Thomas Hardy

    Poems of Thomas Hardy

    Thomas Hardy

  36. Book cover for Self-Portrait in the Dark

    Self-Portrait in the Dark

    Colette Bryce

  37. Book cover for Selected Poems

    Selected Poems

    Colette Bryce

  38. Book cover for Useful Verses

    Useful Verses

    Richard Osmond

  39. Book cover for The Rain in Portugal

    The Rain in Portugal

    Billy Collins

  40. Book cover for Poems for Travellers

    Poems for Travellers

    Gaby Morgan

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