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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Bethlehem
Carol Ann Duffy
Alice Stevenson

Pilgrim's Flower
Rachael Boast

The Book of My Enemy
Clive James

Brand New Ancients
Kae Tempest

The Heel of Bernadette
Colette Bryce

The Lammas Hireling
Ian Duhig

Better Than God
Peter Porter

The Talking Horse and the Sad Girl and the Village Under the Sea
Mark Haddon

Pluto
Glyn Maxwell

Hill of Doors
Robin Robertson

Collected Poems
Sean O'Brien

The Havocs
Jacob Polley

Wenceslas
Carol Ann Duffy
Stuart Kolakovic

The Overhaul
Kathleen Jamie

The Seacunny
Gerard Woodward

Banjo
Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch

The Dark Film
Paul Farley

Nefertiti in the Flak Tower
Clive James

Misadventure
Richard Meier

The Picador Book of Wedding Poems
Peter Forbes

The Picador Book of Funeral Poems
Don Paterson

The Picador Book of Love Poems
John Stammers

Armour
John Kinsella

The Cloud Corporation
Timothy Donnelly

New Selected Poems
Carol Ann Duffy

Horoscopes for the Dead
Billy Collins

Sidereal
Rachael Boast

November
Sean O'Brien

Fiere
Jackie Kay

Love Poems
Carol Ann Duffy

The Floating Man
Katharine Towers

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

Ballistics
Billy Collins

Furniture
Lorraine Mariner

The Shape of the Dance
Michael Donaghy

Answering Back
Carol Ann Duffy