The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches by Matsuo Basho
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Category: Poetry & Plays | Series: Classics Ser. | Reading Level: good
In later life Basho turned to Zen Buddhism, and the travel sketched in this volume relfect his attempts to cast off earthly attachments and reach out to spiritual fulfillment. The sketches are written in the "haibun" style--a linking of verse and prose. The title piece, in particular, reveals Basho stri ...Show more
The Penguin Book of Elegy by Andrew Motion; Stephen Regan
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Category: Poetry & Plays
The comprehensive guide to a deeply human tradition of memory, mourning and consolationElegy is among the world's oldest forms of literature- a continuous poetic tradition which stretches back beyond the time of Virgil and Horace to Ancient Greece, speaking eloquently and movingly of the experience of l ...Show more
The Book of Tree Poems by Ana Sampson
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Category: Poetry & Plays
Could there be a more pleasant way to spend a warm afternoon than lazing under a tree reading poetry inspired by these shade-giving wonders of the world? Trees have sparked some of the biggest literary imaginations over the ages and - as the climate emergency escalates - it has never been more important ...Show more
Blue Horses by Mary Oliver
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Category: Poetry & Plays | Reading Level: very good
Maybe our world will grow kinder eventually. Maybe the desire to make something beautiful is the piece of God that is inside each of us. In this stunning collection, Mary Oliver returns to the imagery that has defined her life's work. Herons, sparrows, owls and kingfishers flit across the page in medita ...Show more
Let the Light Pour In by Lemn Sissay
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Category: Poetry & Plays
For the past decade, Lemn Sissay has composed a short poem as dawn breaks each morning. Life-affirming, witty and full of wonder, these poems chronicle his own battle with the dark and are fuelled by resilience and defiant joy. Let the Light Pour In is a collection of the best of these poems, and a book ...Show more
Twelfth Night: Illustrated by Eric Ravilious by William Shakespeare
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Category: Poetry & Plays
A stunning facsimile of the 1932 edition of Twelfth Night illustrated by Eric Ravilious. Together with a newly commissioned introduction, this book includes a facsimile of one of Eric Ravilious’s finest illustrated works, first published by the Golden Cockerel Press in 1932 in a limited print run and no ...Show more
Brand New Ancients by Kae Tempest
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Category: Poetry & Plays
Kate Tempest is one of the most exciting and innovative performers to have emerged in spoken-word poetry in many years; her dramatic poem Brand New Ancients won the prestigious Ted Hughes Prize for innovation in poetry. Tempest's wholly unique blend of street poetry, rap and storytelling - combined with ...Show more
Planting Gardens in Graves II by R. H. Sin
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Category: Poetry & Plays
r.h. Sin continues his bestselling series with Planting Gardens in Graves II, another powerful collection of poetry that hones in on the themes dearest to his readers. This series celebrates connection, mourns heartbreak, and above all, empowers its readers to seek the love they deserve.
Wrecked by Louisa Reid
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Category: Poetry & Plays
Joe and Imogen seem like the perfect couple - they've been in a relationship for years and are the envy of their friends at school. But after accidentally becoming involved a tragic fatal accident, they become embroiled in a situation out of their control, and Joe and Imogen's relationship becomes slowl ...Show more
Villain by Justin Clemens
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Category: Poetry & Plays
VILLAIN is a new collection by Justin Clemens. Invoking the spirit of celebrated French poet, vagabond and thief Francois Villon – some of whose ballads are translated here – these poems range from the violent and obscene to the lyrical and sublime, sometimes within a single verse. Villain unleashes a w ...Show more
This Day Is Dark by r.h. Sin
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Category: Poetry & Plays
r.h. Sin’s This Day Is Dark is a blistering case study of when red flags are mistaken for passion and love falls in the hands of the wrong people, as explored in his signature poetic voice. From New York Times bestselling author r.h. Sin comes This Day Is Dark, a heartbreakingly relatable collection of ...Show more
Hafiz: Wisdom of Madness by Hafiz; Rassouli (Artist)
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Category: Poetry & Plays
Described as a literary wonder and a poet for poets, Hafiz has been lauded by Emerson, Goethe, Brahms and Nietzsche. Now, renowned artist and writer, Rassouli has dived heart first intothe Divan of Hafiz to offer you fresh, careful and devoted translations so you can take your own journey into the Wisdo ...Show more