Other Men's Flowers: An Anthology of Poetry by A P Wavell
39.99 NZD
Category: Poetry | Reading Level: very good
First published in 1944, during the darkest days of the war, Lord Wavell's great anthology of English poetry - enhanced by his own introduction and annotations - encouraged and delighted many thousands of readers. It has remained in print every since, proving beyond doubt that, whatever the fashion of t ...Show more
Penguin Book Of First World War Poetry by Matthew George Walter
20.99 NZD
Category: Poetry | Series: Penguin Classics Ser. | Reading Level: General Adult
Unrivaled in its range and intensity, the poetry of World War I continues to have a powerful effect on readers. This newly edited anthology reflects the diverse experiences of those who lived through the war, bringing together the words of poets, soldiers, and civilians affected by the conflict. Here ar ...Show more
A Golden Treasury of Irish Verse by Lennox Robinson
24.99 NZD
Category: Poetry | Series: Macmillan Collector's Library
Originally published in 1925, A Golden Treasury of Irish Verse is an impressive and beautifully crafted collection of the best of Irish poetry from ancient times to the early twentieth century. It features folklore and legend, often beautifully translated from Gaelic together with contributions from Wil ...Show more
Oaths: Poems by F.S. Yousaf
27.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
The poems within Oaths contain a promise made to oneself for a better future. Read with all the hope you can muster. A stunning and emotional follow-up to 2022’s Serenity, poet F.S. Yousaf continues his exploration of the self along the journey into adulthood in Oaths. This earnest collection picks up w ...Show more
The Poetry of Emily Dickinson by Emily Dickinson
21.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
This elegant hardback edition presents Emily Dickinson's best loved work, featuring a silver-embossed cover design, gilded page edges and beautiful patterned endpapers. A deeply personal collection of poetry, the raw emotion and mastery of Emily Dickinson's poems cannot be denied. Her unique style ...Show more
Shakespeare for Every Night of the Year by Colin Salter (Editor)
52.99 NZD
Category: Poetry | Series: Batsford Poetry Anthologies Ser.
Immerse yourself in the sublime words of the Bard with this sumptuous anthology of Shakespearean snippets, with one extract for every night of the year. Chosen especially by a Shakespeare fanatic to reflect the changing seasons and yearly events, the entries in this glorious book include Romeo and Ju ...Show more
The Great Modern Poets - An Anthology of the Best Poets and Poetry Since 1900 by Michael Schmidt (Editor)
29.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
Reproduced within this book are the essential poems of Thomas Hardy, A.E. Housman, W.B. Yeats, Rudyard Kipling, Robert Frost, D.H. Lawrence, Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot, Wilfred Owen, John Betjeman, W.H. Auden, Dylan Thomas, Philip Larkin, Allen Ginsberg, Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath, Seamus Heaney and many othe ...Show more
The Poetry Pharmacy Forever: New Prescriptions to Soothe, Revive and Inspire by William Sieghart
39.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
After the tumult of the last years, William Sieghart is back to prescribe the perfect poem for a variety of life's ailments, offering hope and comfort to readers in need. Here, he draws on the emails he received from the public during multiple lockdowns, as well as tried-and-true classics from his in-pe ...Show more
Jane Austen: Poems both inspiring and witty from the author of 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Emma' by Jane Austen
27.99 NZD
Category: Poetry | Series: The\Great Poets Ser.
'Another world must be unfurled, Another language known'Best known - and beloved - for her highly popular novels including Pride and Prejudice, Emma and Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen was also an accomplished, and often witty, poet:'I am going to have my dinner, after which I shan't be thinner'This ...Show more
The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Matsuo Basho
30.00 NZD
Category: Poetry | Series: Penguin Pocket Hardbacks Ser.
In his perfectly crafted haiku poems, Basho described the natural world with great simplicity and delicacy of feeling. When he composed The Narrow Road to the Deep North he was a serious student of Zen Buddhism setting off on a series of travels designed to strip away the trappings of the material world ...Show more
Ten Poems of Hope by ANNIE-SOPHIE CASPER
15.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
We couldn't survive without hope that light at the end of the tunnel which seems to promise 'this will pass' when times are hard. These poems offer hope in a whole range of guises from the uplift of the first signs of spring to the infectious optimism of a child who believes he will live for ever if he ...Show more