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Poetry Books
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A Scattering
Christopher Reid
Winner of the Costa Book of the Year Award 2009.
Josephine Hart, chair of the final judges, said: ”Out of a personal tragedy, Christopher Reid has written a masterwork which has universal power. Austere, beautiful and moving – we all felt...
Format: Paperback - Released: 17/01/2009
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Darwin: A Life in Poems
Ruth Padel
Shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Award 2009.
Costa Book Awards 2009 Judges' comment: "A fascinating and original work that recreates the life of its subject in rich, diverse language."
Format: Hardback - Released: 12/02/2009
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One Eye'd Leigh
Katharine Kilalea
Shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Award 2009.
Costa Book Awards 2009 Judges' comment: "A humorous, unpredictable and imaginative debut. Kilalea makes deceptively well-crafted poems that are like sculptures."
Format: Paperback - Released: 24/04/2009
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Angels Over Elsinore
Clive James
Shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Award 2009.
Costa Book Awards 2009 Judges' comment: "Beautifully written, intelligent, full of ideas clearly communicated and feelings perfectly encapsulated - these are proper poems with musical structure that are clever, moving and memorable."
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Format: Hardback - Released: 07/11/2008
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Death of a Naturalist
Seamus Heaney
First published in 1966 this is the debut offering from Seamus Heaney which went on to win numerous awards. The talent was there to see from the start. Simple and observant these are a joy to read.
March 2010 Guest Editor...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/04/2006
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As Carol Ann Duffy says in her introduction to The Barefoot Book of Classic Poems : ‘The best of poetry is memorable, as prayers are, and in this wonderful selection of classic poems both young and older readers will find something that will stay with them, or has stayed with them, all of their lives’. Feeling in need of some inspiration? Poetry can often reach those
literary parts that other genres can't quite get to. Whether you are
hoping to ruminate on life's complexity or are looking to have your
funnybone ticked, we've got a selection of titles to appeal to all
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Dear Room
Hugo Williams
Shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Award 2006.
Costa Book Awards 2006 Judges' comment: "Elegantly crafted poems which have an emotional narrative that is both wistful and raw."
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That Awkward Age
Roger Mcgough
A new collection of poems from one of the country's best loved and revered poets. Confronting the awkward periods between life and death...we're sure you get the picture. Brilliant, funny,...
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Book of Longing
Leonard Cohen
You may know his music, you may not, but if you want to have a taste of what a superb writer, lyricist and poet this man is then dip in...
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The Month Before's Featured Books
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The Broken Word
Adam Foulds
Winner of the Costa Poetry Award 2008.Costa Book Awards 2008 Judges' comment: "This heart-stopping story about the Mau Mau uprising brings hidden conflicts of conscience, race and class...
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Sunday at the Skin Launderette
Kathryn Simmonds
Shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Award 2008.Costa Book Awards 2008 Judges' comment: "This first collection is witty, humane, confident, full of everyday details but with a capacity to...
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Salvation Jane
Greta Stoddart
Shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Award 2008.Costa Book Awards 2008 Judges' comment: "Honest, observant poems from a collection which is both wonderfully unsettling and deeply life-affirming."
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For All We Know
Ciaran Carson
Shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Award 2008.Costa Book Awards 2008 Judges' comment: "The voices in this film noir poem - confident, seductive and hypnotic - draw the reader...
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