Penguin's Poems for Life by Edited by Laura Barber
55.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
Taking its inspiration from Shakespeare's idea of the 'seven ages' of a human life, this new anthology brings together the best-loved poems in English to inspire, comfort and delight readers for a lifetime. Beginning with babies, the book is divided into sections on childhood, growing up, making a livin ...Show more
Hark the Herald Angels Sing by Barrie Carson Turner
19.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
A collection of 18 traditional and modern carols celebrating the joy of Christmas, illustrated with some of the finest paintings from the National Gallery, London. The carols have been arranged for easy playing of piano, recorder or guitar, and are all in traditional singing keys.
His Name in Fire by Catherine Bateson
19.95 NZD
Category: Poetry
A celebration of community in a country town. A beautiful novel about love, relationships and trust, with each of the characters confronting a major crisis in their lives and trying to make sense out of it.
Strange Meetings: The Poets of the Great War by Harry Ricketts
59.99 NZD
Category: Poetry | Reading Level: Very Good
"Strange Meetings provides a highly original account of the War Poets of 1914 -1919, written through a series of actual encounters, or near-encounters, from Siegfried Sassoon's first, blushing meeting with Rupert Brooke over kidneys and bacon at Eddie Marsh's breakfasts before the war, through famous mo ...Show more
This Craft of Verse by Jorge Luis Borges
40.95 NZD
Category: Poetry
Through a twist of fate that the author of "Labyrinths" himself would have relished, these lost lectures given in English at Harvard in 1967-1968 by Jorge Luis Borges return to us now, a recovered tale of a life-long love affair with literature and the English language. Transcribed from tapes only recen ...Show more
Rose That Grew From Concrete by Tupac Shakur
39.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
This collection of more than 100 poems that honestly and artfully confront topics ranging from poverty and motherhood to Van Gogh and Mandela is presented in Tupac Shakur's own handwriting on one side of the page, with a typed version on the opposite side. His talent was unbounded, a raw force that comm ...Show more
Rose That Grew From Concrete by Tupac Shakur
26.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
Tupac Shakur's most intimate and honest thoughts were uncovered only after his death with the instant classic The Rose That Grew from Concrete. His talent was unbounded, a raw force that commanded attention and respect.His death was tragic -- a violent homage to the power of his voice.His legacy is ind ...Show more
The Book of Longing by Leonard Cohen
45.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
This edition is out of print. Internationally celebrated for his writing and his music, Leonard Cohen is one of the great writers, performers, and most consistently daring artists of our time. Book of Longing is his eagerly awaited new collection of poems, following his highly acclaimed 1984 title ...Show more
Banjo Paterson's Bush Ballads by Banjo Paterson
28.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
Banjo Paterson is Australia's greatest balladist and folk poet. His work captures the spirit of the Australian bush. This attractive collection contains all of Banjo's bush ballads in one volume. Relive such classics as The Man from Snowy River, Clancy of the Overflow and Waltzing Matilda, as well as so ...Show more
Michael Leunig Poems 1972-2002 by MICHAEL LEUNIG
24.95 NZD
29.95 (16% off)
Category: Poetry
This edition is out of print. This elegant volume focuses on Michael Leunig's brilliant texts (not his drawings), with all their absurdity, hilarity, poignancy and joy. Leunig pokes fun at human folly and pretentiousness, deplores the idiocy of war, and revels in the redeeming power of love.
Buddhist Scriptures by Various
25.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
Striving to understand the truth of the human condition and determining the path to spiritual enlightenment is the fundamental nature of Buddhism. Lighting this path is the Buddha, committed to guiding human beings to pure and happy lives. Buddhist Scriptures presents a collection of various teachings ...Show more