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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Fiere
Jackie Kay
Love Poems
Carol Ann Duffy
The Floating Man
Katharine Towers
Amulet
Roberto Bolaño
The Rest on the Flight
Peter Porter
Talk of the Town
Jacob Polley
Interior Night
John Stammers
Grain
John Glenday
Mrs Scrooge
Carol Ann Duffy
Posy Simmonds
The Savage Detectives
Roberto Bolaño
Ballistics
Billy Collins
Furniture
Lorraine Mariner
The Shape of the Dance
Michael Donaghy
Answering Back
Carol Ann Duffy
Hide Now
Glyn Maxwell
Not In These Shoes
Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch
Shades of the Sublime & Beautiful
John Kinsella
Public Dream
Frances Leviston
The Best Man That Ever Was
Annie Freud
The Speed of Dark
Ian Duhig
Little Gods
Jacob Polley
Tramp in Flames
Paul Farley
The Trouble with Poetry and Other Poems
Billy Collins
Swithering
Robin Robertson
The Book of Shadows
Don Paterson
The Sugar Mile
Glyn Maxwell
Afterburner
Peter Porter
The Full Indian Rope Trick
Colette Bryce
A Painted Field
Robin Robertson
The Brink
Jacob Polley
Nine Horses
Billy Collins
Cousin Coat
Sean O'Brien
The Ice Age
Paul Farley
Slow Air
Robin Robertson
Max is Missing
Peter Porter
Downriver
Sean O'Brien
Panoramic Lounge Bar
John Stammers
Hand in Hand
Carol Ann Duffy
Conjure
Michael Donaghy
Taking Off Emily Dickinson's Clothes
Billy Collins