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Paperback. Presents the Irish tradition as a unity: verse in Irish and English, usually regarded separately, are shown as elements in a shared and often painful history. This selection begins in pre-Christian times and closes with nineteenth- and twentieth-century verse. Poets featured include Swift, Goldsmith, WB Yeats, Patrick Kavanagh, and Seamus Heaney. Editor(s): Kinsella, Thomas. Series: Oxford Books of Verse. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 306
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Condition
New
SKU
9780192801920
ISBN
9780192801920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.93

Paperback. To make a testament is to attempt to pass on what matters most. This book opens with a sequence of love poems, and closes with 'Testament', a startlingly fresh gathering of deftly rhymed paraphrases based on the New Testament. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 7. Weight in Grams: 102.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Condition
New
SKU
9780224098076
ISBN
9780224098076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811218726
ISBN
9780811218726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.63

Paperback. John Agard has been broadening the canvas of British poetry over the years with his mischievous, satirical fables. This book plays havoc with biology and makes a monkey out of Darwinian evolution - on the occasion of the bicentenary of Charles Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his "Origin of Species". Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 104. 72 pages. John Agard has been broadening the canvas of British poetry over the years with his mischievous, satirical fables. This book plays havoc with biology and makes a monkey out of Darwinian evolution - on the occasion of the bicentenary of Charles Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his "Origin of Species". Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 7. Weight: 104.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852248222
ISBN
9781852248222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 850.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802124685
ISBN
9780802124685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Vehicule Press Canada
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550652086
ISBN
9781550652086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.09

Paperback. Alistair Findlay's compilation of poems about social work shows the reader that the world they are living in is often shaped by poverty. Not much has been written about the stories that fill social worker's lives, and Findlay offers sad, sometimes absurd, insights. He creates poems for everyone who wants to know what goes on behind closed doors. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 135 x 7. Weight in Grams: 110.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906817282
ISBN
9781906817282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.46

Paperback. The Second Edition of this Norton Critical Edition continues to be based on Albert Cook's translation, widely acclaimed for its poetic phrasing and linguistic accuracy. Editor(s): Cook, Albert. Translator(s): Cook, Albert. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 432 pages, map, glossary. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393964059
ISBN
9780393964059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.39

Paperback. Considered the leading poet on the South Asian subcontinent, Faiz Ahmed Faiz (1911-1984), winner of the 1962 Lenin Peace Prize, was an outspoken opponent of the Pakistani government. This volume offers a selection of Faiz's poetry. Translator(s): Ali, Agha Shahid. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Edition
Rev Sub
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870239755
ISBN
9780870239755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.40

Paperback. This Second Edition is based on the authoritative texts chosen by the editors from their scholarly edition of The Complete Poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 816 pages, 5 illustrations, index, bibliog. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393977523
ISBN
9780393977523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.75

Hardcover. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Beacon Press United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807068823
ISBN
9780807068823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.64

Paperback. "Revolutionary Sonnets" explores themes of violence and love, pretensions and emotion, sex and war and is both sobering and funny. Num Pages: 130 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 133 x 213 x 9. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781857546163
ISBN
9781857546163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.95

Hardcover. MawlanaJalal al-Din Rumi's poem, the Mathnawi, is one of the best known and most influential works of Muslim mysticism. Nicholson's critical edition is based on the oldest known manuscript, including the earliest, dated 1278, and preserved in the Mawlana Museum at Qonya. Editor(s): Nicholson, Reynold A. Num Pages: notes, translation, commentary. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DCQ; DSBB; DSC; HRH; HRLK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 158. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
Gibb Memorial Trust United Kingdom
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718902056
ISBN
9780718902056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.49
€ 53.08

Paperback. Editor(s): Greenblatt, Stephen; Targoff, Ramie. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Condition
New
SKU
9781590174883
ISBN
9781590174883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.87

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The Gallery Press Ireland
Condition
New
SKU
9781852352691
ISBN
9781852352691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.76

Paperback. Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt (1836-1919) ranks as the important American woman poet of the nineteenth-century after Emily Dickinson. This title reveals Piatt's ironic, experimental, and pushing the limits of Victorian language, the sentimental female persona, and what women's poetry could say. Editor(s): Bennett, Paula Bernat. Series: American Poetry Recovery Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252072819
ISBN
9780252072819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.17

Paperback. 'Rough music' is the old English name for a custom of public scapegoating. This book features disturbing musical echoes, in which brilliant renewals of carol, charm, folksong and ballad explore themes of violence, loss and belonging. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 6. Weight in Grams: 92.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847770455
ISBN
9781847770455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.80

Paperback. Meditations on the actuality of sickness and bereavement move outward through narratives of the broken body of Europe's violent twentieth century. This work offers a liturgy for a world in crisis. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 6. Weight in Grams: 110.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857549423
ISBN
9781857549423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.18

Paperback. Rooted in an ancient folk song tradition, Ehin's poetry is both universal and deeply personal; her language is direct and simple, yet she expresses herself so vividly that her joys and sorrows become the reader's own. These poems, selected from her most recent collection, were written over 2 years, beginning shortly before the birth of her son. Translator(s): Lehtpere, Ilmar. Series: Visible Poets. Num Pages: 110 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Arc Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
110
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906570538
ISBN
9781906570538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. The poems of Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) are among the most haunting and tender in Indian and in world literature, expressing a profound and passionate human yearning. This title includes his poems such as "Earth", "In the Eyes of a Peacock", "Recovery - 14", "New Rain", and "Grandfather's Holiday". Editor(s): Radice, William. Translator(s): Radice, William. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140449884
ISBN
9780140449884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Fascinating conversations with contemporary poets from around the world. Editor(s): Henry, Brian; Zawacki, Andrew. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: CBW; DCQ; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Wave Books United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780974635354
ISBN
9780974635354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.86

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Omnidawn Publishing United States
Edition
1st Ed.
Number of pages
67
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890650155
ISBN
9781890650155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.50

paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; DCF; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 369.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nightboat Books United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
New
SKU
V9780984459872
ISBN
9780984459872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.62

Paperback. Since the discovery over one hundred years ago of a body of Mesopotamian poetry preserved on clay tablets, what has come to be known as the Epic of Gilgamesh has been considered a masterpiece of ancient literature. This title presents the Epic to the general reader in a clear narrative. Translator(s): Kovacs, Maureen Gallery. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSB; DCF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804717113
ISBN
9780804717113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.47

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