36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem by Nam Le
$26.99 AUD
Category: Poetry & Plays
Fifteen years after his best-selling, award-winning collection of stories The Boat, Nam Le returns to his great themes of identity and representation in a virtuosic debut book of poetry 36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem, says Le, a Vietnamese refugee to Australia, is ‘the book I need to write. The b ...Show more
The Book of Tree Poems by Ana Sampson
$35.00 AUD
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
Pretty Boys Are Poisonous: Poems by Megan Fox
$39.99 AUD
Category: Poetry & Plays
Megan Fox showcases her wicked humor throughout a heartbreaking and dark collection of poetry. Over the course of more than 80 poems, Fox chronicles all the ways in which we fit ourselves into the shape of the ones we love, even if it means losing ourselves in the process. "These poems were written in a ...Show more
New and Selected Poems by Jennifer Clement
$34.99 AUD
Category: Poetry & Plays
Jennifer Clement studied English Literature and Anthropology at New York University and French Literature in Paris. Clement is the author of the memoir 'Widow Basquiat', which made the UK Booksellers' Choice list, and a novel 'A True Story Based on Lies', which was a finalist in the Orange Prize for Fic ...Show more
The Purity of Desire: 100 Poems of Rumi by Daniel James Ladinsky
$29.99 AUD
Category: Poetry & Plays
Renowned for his poignant renderings of Hafiz's mystical texts, Daniel Ladinsky here captures the beauty, intimacy, and musicality of Jalaluddin Rumi, one of the world's most revered and widely read poets. Rumi was born in 1207 on the eastern edge of the Persian Empire. Fleeing from the invasion of the ...Show more
Is This a Dagger Which I See Before Me? : Little Black Classic by William Shakespeare
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Category: Poetry & Plays | Series: Penguin Little Black Classics
'And when I shall die,Take him and cut him out in little stars.' This collection of Shakespeare's soliloquies, including both old favourites and lesser-known pieces, shows him at his dazzling best. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin ...Show more
River Flow: New and Selected Poems (Revised) by David Whyte
$44.00 AUD
Category: Poetry & Plays
River Flow contains over one hundred poems selected from five previously published works, together with 23 new poems, including a tribute to an Ethiopian woman navigating her first escalator, a meditation of love and benediction for his young daughter, and a cycle of Irish poems that convey David's deep ...Show more
A Foul Wind by Justin Clemens
$24.95 AUD
Category: Poetry & Plays
A Foul Wind is a nautical term. Its a wind that blows you off-course and into misadventure. With a nod to Restoration drama and contemporary philosophy, this new collection of poems by Justin Clemens is a tour-de-force of morality, politics, and love.
Selfies With Komodos by Brian Moses
$19.99 AUD
Category: Poetry & Plays
Every day is an adventure in this brilliant, eagerly awaited collection from one of the UK's best loved poets. Find cats, dogs and dragons, a rock'n'roll iguana and the Rescue Centre for Mythical Beasts. Take the night train to Transylvania, learn to fly or send a postcard from Pluto - but never tak ...Show more
Let the Light Pour In by Lemn Sissay
$26.99 AUD
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
The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches by Matsuo Basho
$14.99 AUD
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 Essential Rumi Revised by Coleman Barks
$27.99 AUD
Category: Poetry & Plays
This revised and expanded edition of The Essential Rumi includes a new introduction by Coleman Barks and more than 80 never-before-published poems. Through his lyrical translations, Coleman Barks has been instrumental in bringing this exquisite literature to a remarkably wide range of readers, making th ...Show more