The Space Between Us by Courtney Peppernell; Zack Grey
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Category: Poetry
The Space Between Us explores the trials of love and what it's like to live a life separated by distance from someone you care about. Its content is thoughtfully divided into five chapters, or phases, of the long-distance experience: At First Glance, Living for Tomorrow, Lonely Nights, Grow Together/Gro ...Show more
Selected Poems by Rudyard Kipling
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Category: Poetry | Series: Penguin Classics | Reading Level: very good
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) is often regarded as the unofficial Laureate of the British Empire. Yet, his writing reveals a ferociously independent figure at times violently opposed to the dominant political and literary tendencies of his age. Arranged in chronological order, this diverse selection of hi ...Show more
Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams by Sylvia Plath
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Category: Poetry
Every day from nine to five I sit at my desk facing the door of the office and type up other people's dreams.An office assistant in a hospital pursues a secret vocation. A girl endures a series of initiation ceremonies to join her high school sorority. A married woman seeks relief from the dull realitie ...Show more
ART by Charmaine Papertalk Green, John Kinsella
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Category: Poetry
ART is the second collaborative poetry work from Charmaine Papertalk Green and John Kinsella. It is a formidable call and response piece that builds on the stunning dialogue the two authors began on paper in False Claims of Colonial Thieves (2018). While ART is a collaborative work, each poet’s contribu ...Show more
The Penguin Book of Elegy by Andrew Motion; Stephen Regan
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Category: Poetry
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
Averno by Louise Gluck
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Category: Poetry | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
This startlingly original reworking of the Persephone myth takes us to the icy shores of Averno, the crater lake regarded by the ancient Romans as the entrance to the underworld. Here, the consolations of rebirth and renewal are eclipsed by the immediacy of loss - by a mother's possessive grief, an abdu ...Show more
Duino Elegies: The Original English translation of the Classic Poetry Cycle by Rainer Maria Rilke
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Category: Poetry
Duineser Elegien Elegies from the Castle of Duino. The original English translation of Rilke's landmark poetry cycle, translated from the German by Vita and Edward Sackville-West. With an Introduction by Lesley Chamberlain.
Orlam by PJ Harvey, Polly Jean Harvey
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Category: Poetry
Nine-year-old Ira-Abel Rawles lives on Hook Farm in the village of UNDERWHELEM. Next to the farm is Gore Woods, Ira's sanctuary, overseen by Orlam, the all-seeing lamb's eyeball who is Ira-Abel's guardian and protector. Here, drawing on the rituals, children's songs, chants and superstitions of the rura ...Show more
100 Poets - A Little Anthology by John Carey
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Category: Poetry
A wonderfully readable anthology of our greatest poetry, chosen by the author of A Little History of Poetry A poem seems a fragile thing. Change a word and it is broken. But poems outlive empires and survive the devastation of conquests. Celebrated author John Carey here presents a uniquely valuable ...Show more
Reliefs by Jarad Bruinstroop
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Category: Poetry
Winner of the 2022 Thomas Shapcott AwardTo be a man is to scrutinise all men. And then lie about it.In this striking debut, Jarad Bruinstroop offers a frank and tender exploration of Queer history, art, beauty and pain. These poems delight in the audacious power of vulnerability and the revolutionary po ...Show more
Oaths: Poems by F.S. Yousaf
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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 Strength in Our Scars by Bianca Sparacino
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Category: Poetry
Through poetry, prose, and compassionate encouragement you would expect from someone who knows exactly what you?re working through, Sparacino is here with the words you need. ?The Strength In Our Scars? tackles the gut-wrenching but relatable experiences of moving on, self-love, and ultimately learning ...Show more