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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  1. Book cover for Bantam

    Bantam

    Jackie Kay

  2. Book cover for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  3. Book cover for The Bees

    The Bees

    Carol Ann Duffy

  4. Book cover for The Other Country

    The Other Country

    Carol Ann Duffy

  5. Book cover for Rapture

    Rapture

    Carol Ann Duffy

  6. Book cover for One Thousand Nights and Counting

    One Thousand Nights and Counting

    Glyn Maxwell

  7. Book cover for Plum

    Plum

    Hollie McNish

  8. Book cover for Mean Time

    Mean Time

    Carol Ann Duffy

  9. Book cover for Poems of Thomas Hardy

    Poems of Thomas Hardy

    Thomas Hardy

    Ned Halley

  10. Book cover for Self-Portrait in the Dark

    Self-Portrait in the Dark

    Colette Bryce

  11. Book cover for Selected Poems

    Selected Poems

    Colette Bryce

  12. Book cover for Useful Verses

    Useful Verses

    Richard Osmond

  13. Book cover for The Rain in Portugal

    The Rain in Portugal

    Billy Collins

  14. Book cover for Void Studies

    Void Studies

    Rachael Boast

  15. Book cover for Afterlife

    Afterlife

    Sean O'Brien

  16. Book cover for Jackself

    Jackself

    Jacob Polley

  17. Book cover for Standing Female Nude

    Standing Female Nude

    Carol Ann Duffy

  18. Book cover for Selling Manhattan

    Selling Manhattan

    Carol Ann Duffy

  19. Book cover for The King of Christmas

    The King of Christmas

    Carol Ann Duffy

    Lara Hawthorne

  20. Book cover for Tales and Poems

    Tales and Poems

    Edgar Allan Poe

  21. Book cover for Let Them Eat Chaos

    Let Them Eat Chaos

    Kae Tempest

  22. Book cover for Poetry Notebook

    Poetry Notebook

    Clive James

  23. Book cover for Sentenced to Life

    Sentenced to Life

    Clive James

  24. Book cover for The Odyssey

    The Odyssey

    Homer

  25. Book cover for The Remedies

    The Remedies

    Katharine Towers

  26. Book cover for Selected Verse

    Selected Verse

    Rudyard Kipling

  27. Book cover for The Sonnets

    The Sonnets

    William Shakespeare

  28. Book cover for The Prophet

    The Prophet

    Kahlil Gibran

  29. Book cover for Collected Poems

    Collected Poems

    W B Yeats

  30. Book cover for Say Something Back

    Say Something Back

    Denise Riley

  31. Book cover for Selected Poems

    Selected Poems

    Gillian Clarke

  32. Book cover for Collected Poems

    Collected Poems

    Clive James

  33. Book cover for Gate of Lilacs

    Gate of Lilacs

    Clive James

  34. Book cover for Opal Sunset

    Opal Sunset

    Clive James

  35. Book cover for The Blind Roadmaker

    The Blind Roadmaker

    Ian Duhig

  36. Book cover for Drowning in Wheat

    Drowning in Wheat

    John Kinsella

  37. Book cover for Chorale at the Crossing

    Chorale at the Crossing

    Peter Porter

  38. Book cover for The Wren-Boys

    The Wren-Boys

    Carol Ann Duffy

    Dermot Flynn

  39. Book cover for The Bonniest Companie

    The Bonniest Companie

    Kathleen Jamie

  40. Book cover for The Golden Mean

    The Golden Mean

    John Glenday

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