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Poetry by individual poets

Paperback. A first collection from Jeremy Over in which he manages to retain a narrative core, yet challenge the current orthodoxy of poetry as storytelling on every level. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 216 x 5. Weight in Grams: 94.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857545272
ISBN
9781857545272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.67

Paperback. In 1997 Matthew Welton received an Eric Gregory award for his poetry, the next day he threw his only copies of the prize winning poems into the Thames, he took the train back to Manchester and started writing again. This book includes everything he has written since. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 143 x 6. Weight in Grams: 116.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857546439
ISBN
9781857546439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.59

Paperback. This title is a selection of the poetry of John Gay (1685-1732) who was part of the 'association of wits' that included Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift. His wit is characterised by a benign and ironic sense of the fallibility of humankind. Num Pages: 95 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 158.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
95
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857547023
ISBN
9781857547023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.44

Paperback. Approach places, times and states of mind in a mosaic of knowledge, invention, memory and entertainment with this collection of poems. The personal and the public interact in many poems and others address personal histories and their creative consequences, alongside mythological motifs. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 135 x 6. Weight in Grams: 109.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857547528
ISBN
9781857547528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 136 x 216 x 5. Weight in Grams: 86.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857547672
ISBN
9781857547672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 5. Weight in Grams: 88.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857547726
ISBN
9781857547726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.16

Paperback. Beginning in America, this is a sensual celebration of the varied relationships that make up lives richly lived: from the subtle, intimate interactions of close family members and lovers, to the mutual rewards and stresses of relationships with friends, therapists, students and housemates. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857548679
ISBN
9781857548679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.62

Paperback. A collection of poems exploring Peter McDonald's Belfast childhood during the troubled 1970s. The poems in this work also draw upon the Middle East and upon Greek and Latin sources. Num Pages: 71 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 6. Weight in Grams: 104.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
71
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857548716
ISBN
9781857548716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.70

Paperback. Tells the story of the poet's experience of in vitro fertilisation. This book presents a sequence of poems underscored by the seasons and by the biological clock of a woman in her forties as she navigates the risks and choices, the drugs and rituals of fertility treatment. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 6. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857548884
ISBN
9781857548884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. Features five poems that develop the physicist Richard Feynman's proposition that through scientific study 'we may be able to reduce the number of different things'. This title also includes other poems that ponder infinity and number. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857549126
ISBN
9781857549126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.82

Paperback. Peter Pindar (1738-1819), the pen name of John Wolcot, dared to ridicule the foibles, corruptions and misdemeanours of King George III and those in power in his kingdom. This book illuminates social and literary contexts of Pindar's writing. Editor(s): Copplestone, Fenella. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857549379
ISBN
9781857549379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.90

Paperback. A selection from the poems Grey Gowrie has written since 1958. This work draws on the best part of a year spent in hospital when the author, dying of a virus on the heart, was jolted back to life and writing by the surgical gift of a heart from a living donor. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857549669
ISBN
9781857549669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.78

Paperback. The poet went to hospital for a scan. By Magnetic Resonance Imaging it was possible for doctors to look through his skull and spine, into his brain and spinal cord. The author's poems emerge from his engagement with this experience and its aftermaths, and the readings it provides. Num Pages: 94 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 132.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
94
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857549676
ISBN
9781857549676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900715379
ISBN
9781900715379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.18

paperback. Num Pages: 76 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 136 x 6. Weight in Grams: 91.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd. United Kingdom
Number of pages
76
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900715447
ISBN
9781900715447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 136 x 8. Weight in Grams: 118.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900715751
ISBN
9781900715751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 136 x 6. Weight in Grams: 91.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900715768
ISBN
9781900715768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.21

Paperback. Antony Dunn's second collection of poems glimpses "the other life" of things caught out of their own element. The poems in "Flying Fish" wrestle with our fascination with the sea, our helplessness in the face of love and loss, and our fear of age and all that lies beyond. Series: Oxford Poets S. Num Pages: 61 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 166 x 5. Weight in Grams: 94.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
61
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903039564
ISBN
9781903039564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.83

Paperback. An elaborate poetic weave of fact and fiction, rich in incident, enigma, wit and feeling - starting with a murder in China in the age of Confucius and ending with a sestina about a difficult family Christmas in front of the TV. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 183.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903039717
ISBN
9781903039717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.13

Paperback. Contains poems, which explore the mysterious solitudes of individual lives. The book opens with a sequence written at the Pushkin family estate. The great Russian poet, setting out to St Petersburg, turns back when a hare runs in front of his horse - an act which saves his life. The poems reflect on such chance or fated moments where paths cross. Num Pages: 70 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 6. Weight in Grams: 104.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
70
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903039809
ISBN
9781903039809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.62

Paperback. Contains poems that look at the layers of the pasts which create a life, of the sources of self and creativity, of the structures beneath the surface. While the poems portray the sense of incompleteness, the shadow that loss casts, a later sequence suggests how the missing pieces may be recovered from the depths. Num Pages: 59 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 5. Weight in Grams: 96.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
59
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903039816
ISBN
9781903039816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.78

Paperback. Exploring the mystifying link between sacred and erotic love, the author identifies the source of art itself, a place of creation and refuge, the yellow studio of the title poem, which is the lighted room of childhood, a vulnerable private place the adult tries to recreate. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 215 x 10. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903039854
ISBN
9781903039854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.95

Hardcover. The Undressed is a poetry collection inspired by a cache of antique nude photographs of women. King studied the photographs ranging from the 1840s to the 1930s and attempted to return voices to these mostly anonymous women lost to history. Num Pages: 100 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Parthian Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909844803
ISBN
9781909844803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.24

Paperback. A four-volume collection of spiritual poetry by Frithjof Schuon who wrote approximately 3,500 poems in his mother tongue German. These poems express our experience of the sacred through the medium of poetry. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
World Wisdom Books United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933316239
ISBN
9781933316239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.35

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