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Poetry Books
The Conrad Press The Monsters of Maumbury Rings: and other poems
Book SynopsisEven those put off by the word 'poetry' will find this a box of treasures. Each poem is expertly crafted in a style to suit it, starting with a thrilling adventure, followed by what children think of adults, Christmas lights gone mad, an unforgettable culinary disaster, a restaurant so bad it succeeds, the climate crisis in a nutshell, a disastrous school outing, the joys of becoming a grandmother, an island that moves, what tummy buttons are for, as well as nonsense, rhyme and tongue-twisters, all enlivened by Jim Housego's crisp and witty line drawings.Table of ContentsContents Introduction 3 The Monsters of Maumbury Rings 9 Adults 19 Albatross 22 Blindingly Obvious 23 Everyone's an Oddity 26 Homo not so Sapiens 30 How The Turkey Cooked my Goose 31 Poole and her Lighthouse 33 Recycling the Cycle of Spiky Mike Sykes 35 Silly Soppy Sausages 38 The Cafe Ole 41 The Earwig in my Pencil Case 44 The Iron Ball 47 Their very own Island 51 The Poetry Competition 66 The School Outing 67 The Student Volunteer 71 The Unwanted Visitor 81 To a new Grandmother 82 Trees 84 What are Tummy Buttons for? 86 When are you going to Die, Great-Granny? 88 When the Pirates come 91 About the Author 93
£9.49
Playdead Press Encompass: Three plays
Book SynopsisEncompass is a collection of three plays set in the past, the present and the future.Featuring The Deserter and Birth by Roger Goldsmith and 2049 AD by Janet Rawson.The Deserter The First World War over. Jack Smith is back on civvy street. He dreams of his dead Mother. And of the war, and the deserter they found in a barn.Birth Sybil reflects on how her life has changed since the birth of Rose. ''My Rose of England''. And how happy she is. And of a man she visits in prison.2049 AD Derek is having an interview for an unusual and important
£9.49
Playdead Press The Chaos That Has Been and Will No Doubt Return
£10.44
Shoestring Press Korah's Daughter
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£9.00
Shoestring Press Hubert Moore: Selected Poems
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£14.25
Shoestring Press What To Do Next
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£9.50
Shoestring Press Identified Flying Objects
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£9.50
Shoestring Press Alighting in Time
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Valley Press The Hauntings
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£9.89
Valley Press Dorothy
Book SynopsisOne eveningwhen they are sitting quietly togethershe breaks the silenceand starts to talkDorothy tells the complete story of a Yorkshire woman, in verse, from her birth early in the last century to her death in the first years of this. Like so many of her generation, she lived a life both ordinary and extraordinary; shaded by grief, troubled by family dynamics, and restricted by the realities of class, location and gender. Hers was a life where survival itself, the simple act of continuing, was a victory to be celebrated but one where the reminders of why we continue, the blinding moments of sunshine when the clouds part, were that much sweeter because of it.Tender and insightful, harrowing and uplifting, Dorothy is a stunning act of empathy from a son towards his mother. Her story, told through the author's assured, unpretentious verse, is both specific and universal enough to resonate with all who encounter it; to challenge some, heal others, and leave a lasting impression on the world Dorothy came to love.
£13.50
Valley Press Queen Palm: A Bermuda Christmas
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£10.80
The Emma Press Blood & Cord: Writers on Early Parenthood
Book SynopsisA child is born and everything is made anew. In this blur of new beginnings there are tears and laughter, new words and new silences: this is an unmaking and remaking of the self. From short stories about unnerved fathers and lost mothers, to poems about 'half-built Lego palaces' and friends who share their deepest secrets, Blood & Cord is a raw exploration of new parenthood. Voicing silenced conversations about loss, grief, and loneliness, as well as the joys and laughter that are part and parcel of becoming a parent, the stories told within offer a refreshingly honest account of life after new life. This collection is a hand in the dark, offering comfort and solidarity to any new parent. Edited by Abi Curtis, with prose pieces from Naomi Booth, Jennifer Cooke, Rebecca Goss, Daisy Hildyard, Caleb Klaces and Malcolm Taylor, and poems from Liz Berry, Rachel Bower, Tommy Brad, Janine Bradbury, Ruth Charnock, Abi Curtis, Paige Davis, Gail McConnell, Elizabeth Hogarth, Alex McRae Dimsdale, Sandra Simonds and Sylvie Simonds.Trade Review'Many kinds of parenthood are presented in this superb new collection of poems and stories. Mothers and fathers convey the spectrum of ways in which the self is remade by parenthood, the 'complete subjugation' of this task - bodily, mentally, spiritually - tearing apart the boundaries of love for which new language is required. Thankfully, the writers herein are more than up to this otherwise monumental task. New and experienced parents alike will find solace and resonance in this wonderful book.' - Carolyn Jess-Cooke
£10.79
The Emma Press Mother Night
Book SynopsisA poetry pamphlet by queer, neurodivergent poet Serge ? Neptune. Mother Night is a hallucinogenic journey across a city with too many alleyways and across a life surviving childhood sexual assault.
£7.00
The Emma Press After the Rites and Sandwiches
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£7.59
Dedalus Press Once Was A Boy
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£10.45
Dedalus Press Tattoos
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£10.45
Futa Fata Mainistir na Feola
£13.95
Fly on the Wall Press Secrets of the Dictator's Wife
Book Synopsis"There was a time when I was not the Dictator's Wife though I'm not supposed to talk about it." The Dictator's Wife confides this in you: her husband has blind spots. Any day now, he may be overthrown. And what of love? It is paling her, until she fears her own transparency. Who is this father of her children, this man who does not smile? Through the eyes of the dictator's wife, Aryamati Prize winner Katrina Dybzynska paints a world of mystery and intrigue, where the lines between loyalty and betrayal are blurred, and the true nature of power is constantly called into question.Trade Review"A stunning, lyrical work. Secrets of the Dictator's Wife goes through the looking glass of power and beautifully, unflinchingly, records what it finds there." - Freya Berry, Author of The Dictator's Wife;"In 'Secrets of A Dictator’s Wife,' Katrina Dybzynska charts the subversive inner life of the title character, who has ‘learnt to weaponize/ endurance’. The wry, subtle voice, revealed through this often compelling series of poems is alert to the peril of her situation as well as her own complicity: '…all the thin lines I balance on’." - Nell Regan, Poet
£6.99
Fly on the Wall Press And I Will Make of You a Vowel Sound
Book SynopsisIn her second chapbook, *And I Will Make of You a Vowel Sound*, Morag Anderson places centre stage an unlikely cast of neglected, exploited, and unsung characters. As 2023 Makar of the Federation of Writers (Scotland) and Poet in Residence at the 2023 Birnam Book Festival, Anderson is an acclaimed poet and performer.
£7.59
Smokestack Books Vasili Tyorkin
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£10.44
Smokestack Books Russia is Burning: Poems of the Great Patriotic
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£12.59
Smokestack Books Mr Mensh
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£8.50
Offord Road Books Country Music
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£9.50
Out-Spoken Press EPIPHANEIA
Book Synopsis‘They say birds always find their way back home but home is a nowhere — a memory; a never was.’Set in the immediate aftermath of 2017’s Hurricane Irma, the most catastrophic storm to strike the British Virgin Islands, Richard Georges’ Epiphaneia stands as a collection of rich, transcendental verse. Beyond the loss and devastation that such a natural disaster brings, Georges’ ideas span beyond the physical world, asking us to consider the ways in which families and communities come together amidst such tragedy.
£10.79
Out-Spoken Press Contains Mild Peril
Book SynopsisContains Mild Peril is a book permeated by anxiety, not fatal threat, but the ambient manic hum of daily life. Precarity does something to us at the level of language; it shapes the ways we see and say. Our current climate – political, environmental, economic – engenders its own nervy music. These poems channel this collective apprehension in ways both deeply personal and instantly familiar. It is a collection that abounds in loss, in a sense of being lost, and in the gnawing fear of losing, yet its speakers address us with urgency. This is language in the throes of fighting back.
£9.50
Prototype Publishing Ltd. alphabet poem: for kids!
Book Synopsisalphabet poem: for kids! is a collaborative, experimental book of poems and collages. For children seeking their first book of poetry, or adults looking to rediscover a language they have lost, this playful reimagining of an ABC book is for youngsters of all ages.Written for and dedicated to the authors’ children, these poems are love letters to the English language, drawing on avant-garde poetic traditions to celebrate the sounds and imagery of letters and words as they emerge into meaning. Moving through the alphabet – each letter illustrated with a beautiful collage – this book is a journey through the foundations of our language. Surreal, imaginative, playful and unlike any picture book of poetry you’ve read or seen before, alphabet poem is absolutely for kids!, no matter how old they really are.
£10.80
Prototype Publishing Ltd. The Sea is Spread and Cleaved and Furled
Book SynopsisThe sea is spread and cleaved and furled is an interdisciplinary book and film-work by poet and visual artist Ahren Warner. It is a sequence of lyric poems, a narrative, voice-over and compendium of notes-to-the-self. Written and filmed across thirteen countries, from the Greek Islands to South East Asia to the Black Sea, the Balkans and the Baltic, it is at once a travelogue and an exploration of stagnating memory, of mental fracturing and its corollary: the exuberant performance of the self. It is both a love poem, an intermedia obsession with *cats*, and the personal and philosophical exploration of alienation, moving from Andrew Marvell to Cardi B, from Foucault and Back to the Future to the inane and repetitive close reading of Drake. The sea is spread and cleaved and furled is a poem and a film about the veneer of dialogue, narcissism and pleasure, about contemporary economies of capital, human movement and desire, and the resistance of the sensible or affective world to language itself.
£10.80
Makina Books Glass
Book Synopsis'Glass' is the debut poetry title from Emily Cooper, a writer and poet from Ireland. Cooper's poetics masterfully create a compelling space that deliberately excludes wide views-instead bringing her pen up close to a dilapidated house in a small rural town with its own personality. The traces and presence of those who have existed in those spaces-real and imagined-become interdependent in the narrative. Rural, intimate, isolated and hospitable, she ponders the context of ownership of buildings in 'A fountain pen slices my leg through a bin bag as I move into my new house', and celebrates the old ones collapsing along with their social history. A tunnel of light, the vulnerability of garlic charcoaling in hot oil and the layering dust in-between floorboards are intercut with quiet moments of solitude, affection, disappointment and intimacy. Outside of these spaces of physical realities, there is a strong sense of affection for the enduring landscape of Donegal. Her poems are peppered with the idea of possibilities, of parallel lives and the potential for futures unknown and unseen.Trade Review'Cooper is a poet of impressive deftness and idea' -Jack Underwood, author of 'Happiness'; 'Emily Cooper's voice shines with honesty and beauty' -Francine Toon, author of 'Pine'; 'If there is ever bad news, have it delivered to me in an Emily Cooper poem' -Ella Frears, author of 'Shine, Darling'; 'I wanted to live inside the delicacy of these poems forever' -Lucia Osborne-Crowley, author of 'My Body Keeps Your Secrets'; 'These poems ask can we ever really own anything other than how we feel; our memories; and sometimes not even those' -Amy Key, author of 'Isn't Forever'; 'In this stunning and original poetry collection, I would follow Cooper anywhere.' -Victoria Kennefick, author of 'Eat Or We Both Starve; 'Glass rethinks the concept of home as a transient but intimate space' -Livia Franchini, author of 'Shelf Life'; 'Glass chronicles the quotidian making and unmaking of permanence with a deft, impressive touch' -Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe, author of 'Auguries of a Minor God'; 'left me aware of every breath in my body, and somehow, suddenly feeling breathless!' -Abi Palmer, author of 'Sanatorium'; 'Formally inventive, engaging, and driven by a restless curiosity'-Jessica Traynor, author of 'The Quick'Table of Contents1. The First Casualty of the Summer--2. A fountain pen slices my leg through a bin bag as I move into my new house--3. The Misinterpretation of Ripeness--4. Notions of Sex--5. Dinner with Raymona--6. The Greek Owls--7. Glass--8. Minotaur By Proxy--9. Old Lives--10. Garlicking--11. Io At The Table--12. Bradycardic Response--13. Theseus Returns From Crete 38 The Catsitter--14.Love is All Consuming--15. Incredible Things Do Happen
£9.50
The Poetry Translation Centre Aulò! Aulò! Aulò!
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£8.66
The Poetry Translation Centre Sarah Maguire Prize Anthology 2020
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£10.80
The Poetry Translation Centre To Love a Woman
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£7.00
Smokestack Books Accursed Poets: Dissident Poetry from Soviet
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£8.54
Flapjack Press Read 'em and Weep
Book SynopsisFilled with acerbic humour and cynical, lyrical, well-crafted verse, Read 'em and Weep is a poetic diatribe, issuing challenges to political governance, corporate greed, unwarranted entitlement and the North/South divide.Trade Review"With more bile than an overactive gall bladder, Thick Richard is back to put the doss in dossier." - Marvin Cheeseman, poet, raconteur, bon-viveur & lepidopterist; "His work splits sides and rallies spirits in equal measure." - Rob Steventon, Punk in Drublic; "Searing and satirical; he is at once voracious, vehemently opinionated and very very good." - ARGH KiD, wordsmith sensation; "Not just a collection of verse, but a manual for survival." - Dominic Berry, Glastonbury Festival poet-in-residence; "His wit, humour and pinpoint observation, provide a poetic hammer to smash down on all those heart-shaped fingers which perpetuate our oven-ready, sanitised culture." - Andrew Graves, Mulletproof poet; Praise for the author: "Much funnier than William Wordsworth." - Arthur Smith; "His words are rattling and brilliant and shoot life back at you in all its futility and chaos and wonder." - Kae Tempest; "John Cooper Clarke channelling the spirit of Frankie Boyle." - Terry Christian; "I like a bit of fun, but this is ridiculous." - Dr John Cooper Clarke; "Uncompromising biting wit, brutally funny and true. An angry orator, a comedy wiz and super-talented wordsmith!" - Sophie Willan; "His fierce, funny diatribes offer an essential antidote to an ever more sanitised and derivative culture. A unique and authentic working-class voice." - Byron Vincent
£9.50
Poems and Pictures Ltd The Virus Poems
Book SynopsisThe Covid-19 virus outbreak of 2020 will forever be a pivotal part of human history. The impact was global and affected everyone on the planet. Here, in the UK, we managed the coronavirus in similar ways to other countries but also with a degree of Britishness that has defined us for centuries. Not that it was all good and it raised many issues about our culture and values. Hundreds of thousands caught the virus and many thousands died. The impact on the nation, on families and our very own NHS was palpable and at times, almost too much to bear. A Facebook group in Marlow was set up to help people, to communicate and provide support to anyone that might need it. It became incredibly important for many and it was here that Mike started writing 'The Virus Poems'. The journey began and ended sixty seven days later on the 31st May 2020. When you read just one poem it might touch you or amuse you. It is when you consider every subject that, without knowing, this has become a walk through our time in 'Lockdown' as this period will be forever known. We have also included alongside every poem an extract of the news headlines of the day to help you put the poems into some context.
£9.74
Backlash Press Backlash Journal: Isolation
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£5.65
Smokestack Books Nomad
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£7.59
Sunesis Ministries Ltd Silhouette of a Songbird
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£8.99
The 87 Press Novelty Theory
Book SynopsisNovelty Theory is the fiery debut collection of poetry by Caspar Heinemann. Described by Bhanu Kapil as follows: “Caspar Heinemann has written an anthem for alien beloveds everywhere, in the time before rising up and where the “pre-nothings” burn up as soon as you touch them. Reading this book burst adhesions in my outlook, which is what I want (always). A book without an afterwards or a before, Novelty Theory occupies an intense present that does not console its readers. Can poetry be a form of cultural revenge?”
£11.69
Dempsey & Windle Wise as Water
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Tilted Axis Press My Dream Job
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£11.69
Parthian Books Street Fighting and Other Past Times
Book SynopsisAn essential collection, Street Fighting and Other Past Times is a moving study of life, love, memory and loss. A late, but not too late, first poetry collection, from one of the leading literary interpreters of the South Welsh experience.
£8.55
Stairwell Books Here be Monsters
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£9.00
The Conrad Press Youll Fall in Love And Not Know Why
£10.44
bog bodies press mnemotope 007
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£11.50
SmithDoorstop Books Michael Laskey Collected Poems
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£999.99
University of Massachusetts Press Poems in Absentia & Poems from The Island and the
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£17.19
Wave Books Shelley Gave Jane A Guitar
Book Synopsis"Basking in the twilight of Late Romanticism, Meier ...finds the rays seductive but damaging ...Meier's sophisticated debut promises further developments."-Publishers Weekly on Terrain Vague Domesticity, nature, and heartbreak inhabit this seriously playful second collection. Through precise description and inventive vocabulary, Meier's poems are relentless in their efforts to sincerely address contemporary uncertainty and love. A great book for readers looking to rediscover Romantic poetry: "Embrace was a word first used of forts, / until the one body fell down inside the other body, and was lost."
£8.99
Wave Books The Book of Frank
Book SynopsisWinner of the 2009 Gil Ott Book Award, this expanded edition of The Book of Frank features additional "Frank" poems and an essay by Eileen Myles. Praised by poet Anne Waldman as a "voyeuresque surreal portrait," The Book of Frank is also, in the words of poet-critic Alan Gilbert, a "candid portrayal of human cruelty and its resultant fantasies of escape."Trade Review"The poems capture moments, and they don't explain themselves. But, cumulatively, they invoke a sense of what it is like to be almost supernaturally sensitive, empathic, curious, responsive. In short: what it feels like to be a poet, possessed by a muse." --Charles Kruger, The Rumpus "I've grown to love CA Conrad--the man, the work, and all he attempts and represents--because he always argues (from the inside of his poems) for a poetry of radical inclusivity while keeping a very queer shoulder to the wheel. His kind of queerness strikes me as nonpolarizing, not intentionally but because of the fullness of his exposition, a kind of gigantism that seems to me to be most deeply informed by love, and a tenderness for the ravages and tumult of existence." --Eileen Myles "Conrad's construction and airing of Frank's reality isn't just dream tittering. Instead, these poems show imagination as a vehicle of outright salvation..." --Mike Young, NOO Journal "At once charming and frightening, The Book of Frank will certainly take the top of your head off, and it might just replace it with something better." --Noah Eli Gordon, Boston Review "Conrad's approach is a welcome change from high-minded poetry that steadfastly ignores the body in all its dumb, limiting materiality...Only by engaging this body, by forcing ourselves to travel through the shames and humiliations of its portals, can we achieve transport." --Christopher Schmidt, BookForum
£11.39
