The Picador Book of Love Poems by John Stammers
$24.99 NZD
Category: Poetry | Reading Level: 16
A dazzling anthology of classic and contemporary love poems selected by an award-winning poet. With The Picador Book of Love Poems, award-winning poet John Stammers has created a unique collection: by pairing some of the finest love poems from centuries past with modern counterparts, he presents a bo ...Show more
Waiting for the Past by Les Murray
$30.00 NZD
Category: Poetry | Series: Australian
Les Murray's new volume of poems - his first in five years - continues his use of molten language. From 'The Black Beaches' to 'Radiant Pleats, Mulgoa', from 'High Speed Trap Space' to 'The Electric, 1960', this is verse that renews and transforms our sense of the world. 'No poet has ever travelled lik ...Show more
The White Clock: Poems by Owen Marshall by Owen Marshall
$25.00 NZD
Category: Poetry | Reading Level: Very Good
Delving both into 'the worlds of the mind' and 'where he happens to be', Owen Marshall brings us poetry that is steeped in the Classics, history and literature, and yet is alive with the vivid particulars of damp duffle-coats and hot-air balloons, beer and bicycles, willows and skylarks, kauri gum and l ...Show more
Dumpty: The Age of Trump in Verse by John Lithgow
$39.99 NZD
Category: Poetry | Series: Dumpty
Award-winning actor and bestselling author John Lithgow wields a whip-smart, satirical pen in this poetic diatribe chronicling the last few abysmal years in politics. With lacerating wit, he takes readers verse by verse through the history of Donald Trump's presidency, lampooning the likes of Betsy DeVo ...Show more
Warning - When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple by Jenny Joseph
$14.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
Twice-voted poem of the year, Warning is an uplifting poem about growing older - now beautifully redesigned with new illustrations.
Throw the Damn Ball: Classic Poetry by Dogs by R D Rosen
$26.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
A hilarious collection of poetry by dogs- perfect for lovers of literature and pups alike "Dogs seldom make passes At dogs passing gasses." Are these the words of Dorothy Parker? Ogden Nash? Nope, the author is Sparky from Milton, Pennsylvania. Sparky, Snowy, Tucker, Louie, these canine laureates hav ...Show more
Classic Penguin - Cover to Cover by Paul Buckley (Editor, Introduction by); Audrey Niffenegger (Foreword by); Elda Rotor (Preface by)
$50.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
From Drop Caps to Deluxes, Penguin Creative Director Paul Buckley presents a visual overview of the innovative covers that have put Penguin Classics at the forefront of the book design world Winner of the 2016 AIGA + Design Observer 50 Books - 50 Covers competition Since the launch of Penguin Cl ...Show more
Favourite: Poems by George Davidson
$24.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
From verse of the past to modern classics, this anthology of poetry has words for every occasion: about youth and age, nature, musings on life and death, wisdom, nonsense, romance and much besides. Each work has been specially chosen to complement the collection.
A Poem to Read Aloud Every Day of the Year by Liz Ison
$52.99 NZD
Category: Poetry | Series: Batsford Poetry Anthologies Ser.
A beautifully packaged anthology of poems from around the world and throughout history, all especially selected for reading aloud, with one glorious poem for every day of the year. Everyone benefits from reading aloud, whether it's a bedtime story with Dad or Granny, an intimate moment with a loved one ...Show more
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
$29.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
"The Prophet" is known and loved by readers all over the world. It is a wise and warm testimony to life, whose wisdom speaks to us all. This beautiful edition of Kahlil Gibran's timeless classic is illustrated with the author's own mystical drawings.
Friends: A Poem for Every Day of the Year (HB) by Jane McMorland Hunter (Editor)
$45.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
365 classic poems celebrating friendship, love, and constancy.Some of the most beautiful poems ever written give us insight into the important things in life: the joys of companionship, encouragement, consolation, humor, and love. Friends: A Poem for Every Day of the Year features works by John Boswell, ...Show more
The Artist by Ruby Solly
$30.00 NZD
Category: Poetry | Reading Level: near fine
At first there is nothing but black sand, then something begins to grow; a gentle song emerges so bright that sound becomes sight . . . And so from the black the world is sung into being, not for us, but for itself, but for the song. In a Southern land, where the veil of time and space has worn thin, tw ...Show more