Paradise by Kae Tempest
$21.43 NZD
Category: Poetry
Lyricist, novelist, poet and playwright Kate Tempest will make her National Theatre debut in June with Paradise, a potent and dynamic reimagining of the Greek classic Philoctetes by Sophocles. Once comrades, now enemies after Odysseus abandoned Philoctetes to suffer a terrible wound alone, Odysseus is p ...Show more
Averno by Louise Gluck
$26.00 NZD
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
Penguin Book Of First World War Poetry by Matthew George Walter
$21.00 NZD
Category: Poetry | Series: Penguin Classics Ser.
Unrivaled in its range and intensity, the poetry of World War I continues to have a powerful effect on readers. This newly edited anthology reflects the diverse experiences of those who lived through the war, bringing together the words of poets, soldiers, and civilians affected by the conflict. Here ar ...Show more
A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver
$25.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
I go down to the shore in the morning and depending on the hour the waves are rolling in or moving out, and I say, oh, I am miserable, what shall- what should I do? And the sea says in its lovely voice: Excuse me, I have work to do. Whether studying the leaves of a tree or mourning her treasured dog Per ...Show more
The Golden Treasury of Scottish Verse by Kathleen Jamie (Editor); Don Paterson (Editor)
$55.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
A timeless gift edition of the greatest poetic works from Scotland's literary past, present and future. Edited by award-winning poets Kathleen Jamie, Don Paterson and Peter Mackay.
Brown Girls in Bright Red Lipstick by Meredith Courtney Sina
$30.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
Brown Girls in Bright Red Lipstick is a collection of poetry by Courtney Sina Meredith. Meredith has established a local and international reputation as a performer, poet, musician and playwright. Her work is an on-going discussion of contemporary urban life with an underlying Pacific politique and an e ...Show more
Classic Poems (HB) by Jackie Morris
$37.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
Inspire a lifelong love of language--and give kids a head start in school!--with this outstanding poetry collection. To improve reading comprehension, luminous watercolor paintings illustrate the 70 famous poems, which are arranged by life stages and cover a wide range of common human experiences. From ...Show more
Rachel McAlpine - How To Be Old by Rachel McAlpine
$25.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
Wellington writer Rachel McAlpine blogs and podcasts about living and ageing and is celebrating her 80th birthday with a book of poems. How to Be Old is an explosion of humanity on the page with some practical tips from the author and sage advice from Elsie aged five. Rachel has also written novels, son ...Show more
Mrs Caliban by Rachel Ingalls; Irenosen Okojie
$23.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
The amphibious cult classic: a magical tale of a housewife's affair with a frogman ... 'Still outpaces, out-weirds, and out-romances anything today.' Marlon James ''Genius ... A broadcast from a stranger and more dazzling dimension.' Patricia Lockwood 'So curiously right, so romantically obverse, that i ...Show more
AUP New Poets 8 by Lily Holloway & Modi Deng & Tru Paraha
$30.00 NZD
Category: Poetry | Series: AUP New Poets Ser.
Lilting bees and unidentifiable birds, long-division problems and continental cornflakes: three remarkable voices arrive in AUP New Poets 8. In AUP New Poets 8, Lily Holloway, Tru Paraha and Modi Deng come together to produce a volume of remarkable inventions and intoxications. Lily Holloway leads off w ...Show more
Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things by Amanda Lovelace
$35.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
in her new standalone poetry collection, flower crowns & fearsome things, bestselling & award-winning poetess amanda lovelace explores the complexity of femininity through alternating wildflower & wildfire poems.within these pages, you will find that each of us has the ability to be both sof ...Show more