Birds by Judith Wright
$24.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
Judith Wright (1915—2000) was one of Australia’s most celebrated poets and one of only two to be considered for the Nobel prize. Her volume Birds was first published in 1962, and 60 years on the National Library of Australia is proud to be bringing this precious collection to today’s audience in this m ...Show more
The Book of Tree Poems by Ana Sampson
$35.00 AUD
Category: Poetry
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
Let the Light Pour In by Lemn Sissay
$26.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
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
A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver
$19.99 AUD
Category: Poetry | Reading Level: very good
I go down to the shore in the morning and depending on the hour the waves are rolling in or moving out, and I say, oh, I am miserable, what shall- what should I do? And the sea says in its lovely voice: Excuse me, I have work to do. Whether studying the leaves of a tree or mourning her treasured dog Per ...Show more
A Quiet Sorcery by Ovidian
$35.00 AUD
Category: Poetry
A Quiet Sorcery weaves a calming tapestry of text and image. Gentle on the eye and mind alike, this book features original poetry by Jo Ward alongside a carefully curated selection of imagery by photographers and artists from around the world. The guiding idea is to create a visual form of poetry that f ...Show more
How to be Invisible: Selected Lyrics by Kate Bush
$24.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
Kate Bush is a true iconoclast and one of the most revered contemporary musical artists of recent years. Since her emergence in 1978 she has forged a creative path which has proved to be both highly innovative and hugely inspiring. Her artistic achievements have helped shape our cultural landscape and h ...Show more
The Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas: The Centenary Edition by Dylan Thomas
$37.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
Like Shakespeare and Joyce before him, Dylan Thomas expanded our sense of what the English language can do. Rhythmically forceful yet subtly musical and full of memorable lines, his poems are anthology favourites; his 'play for voices' Under Milk Wood a modern classic. Much loved by The Beatles and Bob ...Show more
Samuel Taylor Coleridge: An inspiring collection from the great Romantic and Lakeland poet by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
$24.99 AUD
Category: Poetry | Series: The\Great Poets Ser.
One of the highly praised Lakeland poets, alongside his friend William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge was a founder of the Romantic movement in England. His work - still popular today - includes such classics as The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan as well as the beautiful early poem Fros ...Show more
The Best 100 Poems of Gwen Harwood by Gwen Harwood
$22.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
A must-have collection from one of Australia's finest poets'The outstanding Australian poet of the twentieth century' -Peter Porter O could one write as one makes lovewhen all is given and nothing kept,then language might put by at lastits coy elisions and ineptwithdrawals, yield, and yielding castaside ...Show more
The Uncommon Feast by Eileen Chong
$12.95 AUD
Category: Poetry
In The Uncommon Feast, Eileen Chong gives us a collection of poetry, essays and recipes that remark on how food has shaped her life, her way of understanding her world, and the world of connections with those around her. For Chong, food is an act of sharing and an act of generosity. Here, she shares wit ...Show more
Alfred, Lord Tennyson: The Great Poets Series by Alfred Tennyson
$19.99 AUD
Category: Poetry | Series: The\Great Poets Ser.
Tennyson was one of the true great Victorian poets - much of his work is known throughout the world: 'Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die' 'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all' His genius is expressed through the precision and delicacy of the language o ...Show more