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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Ten inspiring poems by female poets.
Perfect wedding poems to suit any couple.
The most beautiful poems for funerals.
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The Picador Book of Funeral Poems
Don Paterson
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The Picador Book of Love Poems
John Stammers
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The Picador Book of Wedding Poems
Peter Forbes
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The Picador Book of Birth Poems
Kate Clanchy
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Armour
John Kinsella
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The Christmas Truce
Carol Ann Duffy
David Roberts
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The Cloud Corporation
Timothy Donnelly
New Selected Poems
Carol Ann Duffy
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Horoscopes for the Dead
Billy Collins
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Sidereal
Rachael Boast
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November
Sean O'Brien
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Fiere
Jackie Kay
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Love Poems
Carol Ann Duffy
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The Floating Man
Katharine Towers
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Amulet
Roberto Bolaño
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The Rest on the Flight
Peter Porter
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Talk of the Town
Jacob Polley
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Interior Night
John Stammers
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Grain
John Glenday
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Mrs Scrooge
Carol Ann Duffy
Posy Simmonds
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Antigona and Me
Kate Clanchy
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The Savage Detectives
Roberto Bolaño
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Ballistics
Billy Collins
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Furniture
Lorraine Mariner
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The Shape of the Dance
Michael Donaghy
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Answering Back
Carol Ann Duffy
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Hide Now
Glyn Maxwell
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Not In These Shoes
Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch
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Shades of the Sublime & Beautiful
John Kinsella
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Public Dream
Frances Leviston
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The Speed of Dark
Ian Duhig
Tramp in Flames
Paul Farley
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The Trouble with Poetry and Other Poems
Billy Collins
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Swithering
Robin Robertson
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The Sugar Mile
Glyn Maxwell
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Nine Horses
Billy Collins
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Cousin Coat
Sean O'Brien
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The Ice Age
Paul Farley
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Max is Missing
Peter Porter
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Panoramic Lounge Bar
John Stammers
