Poetry anthologies (various poets)
Ebury Publishing Dont Grow Up Its a Trap
£18.70
Atlantic Publishing, Croxley Green A Corner of a Foreign Field
£21.25
Batsford A Nature Poem for Every Night of the Year
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£21.25
Batsford A Nature Poem for Every Day of the Year
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£21.25
Faber & Faber Faber Poetry Diary 2026
Book SynopsisThe Faber Poetry list, originally founded in the 1920s, was shaped by the taste of T. S. Eliot, who was its guiding light for nearly forty years. Each passing decade has seen it grow with the addition of poets who are among the finest of their generation. The Faber Poetry Diary is a celebration of this remarkable Faber list.Victoria Adukwei Bulley Simon ArmitageGeorge BarkerEmily BerryWilliam BlakeMary Jean ChanJohn ClareGillian ClarkeWendy CopeJulia CopusStephen CraneJohn DonneT.S. EliotMatthew FrancisLavinia GreenlawThomas HardySeamus HeaneyGerard Manley HopkinsTed HughesIshion HutchinsonBen JonsonJohn KeatsZaffar KunialPhilip LarkinD.H. LawrenceLachlan MackinnonAnge MlinkoDaljit NagraSylvia PlathCamille RalphsRichard ScottWilliam ShakespearePercy Bysshe ShelleyStevie SmithWislawa SzymborskaEdward ThomasDerek WalcottWalt WhitmanWilliam WordsworthW.B. Yeats
£999.99
Penguin Books Ltd A History of England in 25 Poems
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£21.25
Candlestick Press Ten Poems about Cats
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£6.95
Faber & Faber Poems of the Decade An Anthology of the Forward
Book SynopsisAgbabi, Armitage, Burnside, Duffy, Dunmore, Fanthorpe, Heaney, Motion, Nagra, O''Brien and more Poems of the Decade brings together more than one hundred poems from the many thousands submitted to the Forward Prizes for Poetry in the first decade of the 21st century.The Forwards are among the world''s most coveted poetry honours. They have been awarded annually since 1992 for the Best Collection, Best First Collection and Best Single Poem published in Britain and Ireland, and the roster of winning, shortlisted and highly commended poets regularly juxtaposes familiar canonical names with fresh voices.This anthology of anthologies draws on the ten Forward Books of Poetry published to accompany the prizes between 2001 and 2010. It is the perfect introduction to a wide range of contemporary poetry: works that speak of violence, danger and fear, of love and all that opposes love, in forms of language broken and reshaped by the need to communicate what it
£9.49
Arcturus Publishing BestLoved Poems
Book SynopsisJohn Boyes (ed.) has written for television, radio and several British, American and Canadian periodicals. His most recent titles are Character Parts, a study of characters in Canadian literature, and a children's book on Canada. He is the editor of six previous literary anthologies.This collection includes a number of celebrated poets, including William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson, William Blake, Walt Whitman, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
£8.54
Candlestick Press Ten Poems about Love
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£7.41
Candlestick Press Ten Poems about Bicycles
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£7.41
Candlestick Press Ten Poems about Walking
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£7.41
Candlestick Press Ten Poems about Swimming
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£7.41
Penguin Books Ltd The Poetry Pharmacy: Tried-and-True Prescriptions
Book Synopsis'Truly a marvellous collection ... There is balm for the soul, fire for the belly, a cooling compress for the fevered brow, solace for the wounded, an arm around the lonely shoulder - the whole collection is a matchless compound of hug, tonic and kiss' Stephen FrySometimes only a poem will do. These poetic prescriptions and wise words of advice offer comfort, delight and inspiration for all; a space for reflection, and that precious realization - I'm not the only one who feels like this.In the years since he first had the idea of prescribing short, powerful poems for all manner of spiritual ailments, William Sieghart has taken his Poetry Pharmacy around the length and breadth of Britain, into the pages of the Guardian, onto BBC Radio 4 and onto the television, honing his prescriptions all the time. This pocket-sized book presents the most essential poems in his dispensary: those which, again and again, have really shown themselves to work. Whether you are suffering from loneliness, lack of courage, heartbreak, hopelessness, or even from an excess of ego, there is something here to ease your pain.'The book is delightful; it rightly resituates poetry in relation to its biggest and most serious task: helping us to live and die well' Alain de Botton
£13.49
Fingerprint! Publishing Humsafar
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£999.99
Finks Publishing Ltd The Swallow the Owl and the Sandpiper Words of
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£14.24
Candlestick Press Ten Poems about Flowers
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£7.41
Pan Macmillan Poetry Prescription Comfort
Book SynopsisDeborah Alma is a UK poet and editor. She has worked using poetry with people with dementia, in hospice care, with women's groups and with children in schools. From 2012 she was the Emergency Poet offering poetry on prescription from her vintage ambulance. She co-founded the world's first walk-in Poetry Pharmacy in Shropshire with her partner the poet James Sheard in 2019 and in June 2024 opened a second Poetry Pharmacy inside the Lush Spa on Oxford Street.She is editor of Emergency Poet-an anti-stress poetry anthology, #Me Too rallying against sexual harassment- a women's poetry anthology, Ten Poems of Happiness from Candlestick Press, The National Trust Book of Nature Poems and Poetry Projects to Make and Do, and co-edited with Dr Katie Amiel These Are the Hands-Poems from the Heart of the NHS. Her collection Dirty Laundry is published by Nine Arches Press.
£9.50
Candlestick Press Ten Poems of Happiness
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£7.41
Candlestick Press Ten Poems about Gardens
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£7.41
O'Brien Press A Terrible Beauty
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£13.49
Candlestick Press Ten Poems about Daughters
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£7.41
Batsford An Animal Poem for Every Day of the Year
Book Synopsis Celebrate animals with this daily anthology of poetry with one entry for every day of the year. From well-known classics to modern fresh takes, An Animal Poem for Every Day of the Year brings to life a huge range of our animal counterparts. From beloved pets to majestic wildlife, and even the first dog in space, animals have long been a source of inspiration for poets across the ages. Animals are evocative of so much the awe we feel seeing a skylark soaring along a thermal, the fear instilled in us by predators hunting big game or the deep love we might feel for a pet. Our relationship with the animal world is a diverse and complex subject, which is what makes this collection so fascinating. Among the 366 poems are T.S. Eliot's Macavity: The Mystery Cat', Robert Frost's reflections on wildlife in rural America, Wendy Cope observing the livestock at a country fair, Lemn Sissay's observations on birds, and much, much more. With a wide range of voices spanning across the world through many centuries, this anthology explores how animals have been a timeless source of joy, love, reverence and inspiration. This is the newest title in Batsford''s highly popular Poetry Anthology series, and is the perfect bedside companion for late night reading or morning meditation.
£21.25
Penguin Books Ltd English Romantic Verse Penguin Classics
Book SynopsisEnglish Romantic poetry from its beginnings and its flowering to the first signs of its decadenceNearly all the famous piéces de résistance will be found here—Intimations of Immortality, The Ancient Mariner, The Tyger, excerpts from Don Juan—s well as some less familiar poems. As muchas possible, the poets are arranged in chronological order, and their poems in order of composition, beginning with eighteenth-century precursors such as Gray, Cowper, Burns, and Chatterton. Naturally, most space has been given over to the major Romantics—Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, Clare, and Keats—although their successors, poets such as Beddoes and Poe, are included, too, as well as early poems by Tennyson and Browning. In an excellent introduction, David Wright discusses the Romantics as a historical phenomenon, and points out their central ideals and themes.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
£11.69
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd 100 Poems to Live By
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£11.69
Candlestick Press Ten Poems about Friendship
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£7.41
Pan Macmillan Poetry Prescription Words for Love
Book SynopsisA small but significant, inspiring anthology from Deborah Alma, the founder of the Poetry Pharmacy.
£8.54
Candlestick Press Ten Poems about Bees
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£7.41
Candlestick Press Ten Poems about Babies
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£7.41
Pan Macmillan Poetry Prescription Joy
Book SynopsisA small but significant, inspiring anthology from Deborah Alma, the founder of the Poetry Pharmacy.
£11.20
Pan Macmillan Earth Prayers
£11.69
Candlestick Press Ten Poems from Yorkshire
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£7.41
Candlestick Press Ten Poems of Hope
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£7.41
Candlestick Press Ten Poems about Mountains
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£7.41
Pan Macmillan 365 Poems for Life: An Uplifting Collection for
Book SynopsisDiscover 365 Poems for Life, an uplifting poem-a-day collection from award-winning curator Allie Esiri.This nourishing poem-a-day collection offers readers a brief moment of escape from daily life through some of the warmest words in the English language. Whether you’re searching for wisdom or looking to boost your wellbeing, dip into this anthology to share with others or enjoy a quiet moment of calm every day of the year.Explore a wide range of poets, including Maya Angelou, Carol Ann Duffy, Kae Tempest, Dylan Thomas, Ocean Vuong and many more. The perfect gift for poetry lovers and newbies alike, this beautiful anthology brings a moment of solace every day of the year.Trade ReviewThis book will bring a little magic into your day and your heart. * Helena Bonham Carter on Allie Esiri's A Poem for Every Night of The Year *Verse from ancient times to the present to soothe the spirit at the end of a fractious day. * You Magazine on Allie Esiri's A Poem for Every Night of The Year *If you feel as though your life is lacking a little poetry, this is an excellent place to start. * Best Poetry Books of the Year, The Times on Allie Esiri's A Poet for Every Day of the Year *
£18.70
Candlestick Press Ten Poems about Music: The Blue Album
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£7.41
The Emma Press Second Place Rosette: Poems about Britain
Book SynopsisSecond Place Rosette is a calendar of the customs, rituals and practices that make up life in modern Britain. The poems take in maypole dancing, mehndi painting, and medical prescriptions. Some events, like the Jewish Sabbath, happen every week; some, like the putting away of Christmas decorations, thankfully come only once a year. The subjects range from the universal to the personal: every family might have its own ritual, and each culture its own important figures to remember and commemorate. In the introduction, co-editor Emma Wright notes how, as the daughter of a refugee, she felt ‘deeply disturbed by current discourse about Britishness and how it seems impossible to separate talk of national identity and pride from talk of exclusion and isolation.’ Against that divisive rhetoric, Wright and co-editor Richard O’Brien have assembled a refreshingly inclusive take on national identity. Poets from different cultural backgrounds speak to their sense of what Britain means through their own daily lived experience, through what they care about on a grass-roots level. The nation which emerges from the poems is a patchwork quilt of betting tips and TV dinners, nights out on Bold Street and strolls in the park. While the years pass, the seasons cycle, and the people who make up the country change, these poets reveal how much stays the same. In Britain, there will always be a man running late who really should have been allowed to get the bus, and a warm spot by the fire in a pub in December. Much of the book displays an ambivalence towards the land and its rituals, but there is also love, affection and pride. Mixed feelings: what could be more British than that?Trade Review'The poems here are united by their explorations of British traditions and, in the present climate, they symbolise something very much needed: togetherness. Poems for each month of the year neatly lead the reader through our annual calendar and in so doing, visit traditions old and new along the way. The voices here are startlingly clear celebrating the ordinary routines we find ourselves in.' Michelle Phillips, Literature Works -- Literature Works * Literature Works *'I’m not sure it is a response as much as a reminder of what this country is really about. Not the negative ideology, the have and have nots, the simmering hate or a nostalgia for something that never really existed; but a celebration of the huge melting pot of cultures, traditions and oddities that we all can relate to or recognise as being peculiarly British. Family, festivities, rainy days, cooking food, the seaside, bus rides and the pub. The book is more muddy fields and warming soup than it is ‘this green and pleasant land’, and it’s all the more comforting for it.' -- Contrary Life * Contrary Life *"I think the idea was to create an anthology with an inclusive sense of British identity, perhaps particularly with the feelings of divisiveness with Brexit. The book works its way through the year so you have a few poems for each month of the year and they’re all rituals or ceremonies, [whether] attached to a particular region or cultural group... Somebody described it as a patchwork quilt of Britain so all the differences are there but somehow we're all united." Louise Walker * This Is Scilly News *
£9.00
Candlestick Press Ten Poems about Art
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£7.41
Candlestick Press Ten Poems about Daffodils
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£6.95
Candlestick Press Ten Poems for Wellbeing
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£6.95
Candlestick Press Ten Poems about Journeys
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£7.41
Candlestick Press Ten Poems about Wine
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£7.41
Faber & Faber A Choice of AngloSaxon Verse
Book SynopsisA Choice of Anglo-Saxon Verse contains the Old English texts of all the major short poems, such as ''The Battle of Maldon'', ''The Dream of the Rood'', ''The Wanderer'' and ''The Seafarer'', as well as a generous representation of the many important fragments, riddles and gnomic verses that survive from the seventh to the twelfth centuries, with facing-page verse translations. These poems are the well-spring of the English poetic tradition, and this anthology provides a unique window into the mind and culture of the Anglo-Saxons.The volume is an essential companion to Faber''s edition of Beowulf, translated by Seamus Heaney.
£11.69
Candlestick Press Ten Poems about Trees
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£7.41
Candlestick Press Ten Poems about Getting Older
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£7.41
Candlestick Press Ten Poems for a Wedding
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£7.41
Canelo Good Occasionally Rhyming
Book SynopsisA celebration of the Shipping Forecast in poetry and prose
£11.69
Pan Macmillan Poetry Prescription Calm
Book SynopsisA small but significant, inspiring anthology from Deborah Alma, the founder of the Poetry Pharmacy.
£9.50
