Selected Poems and Fragments: Holderlin by Jeremy Michael; Adler Michael (TRN); Hamburger Jeremy (EDT); Hamburger Friedrich; Adler Holderlin

$10.00 NZD

Category: Poetry | Series: Penguin Classics | Reading Level: very good

Friedrich Holderlin (1770-1843) is now recognized as one of Europe's supreme poets. He first found his true voice in the epigrams and odes he wrote when transfigured by his love for the wife of a rich banker. He later embarked on an extraordinarily ambitious sequence of hymns exploring cosmology and his tory, from mythological times to the discovery of America and his own era. The 'Canticles of Night', by contrast, include enigmatic fragments in an unprecedented style, which anticipates the Symbolists and Surrealists. Together the works collected here show Holderlin's use of Classical and Christian imagery and his exploration of cosmology and history in an attempt to find meaning in an uncertain world. ...Show more

Mornings Like This - Found Poems by Annie Dillard

$15.00 NZD

Category: Poetry | Reading Level: good-very good

In Mornings Like This, beloved author Annie Dillard has given us a witty and moving collection of poems in a wholly original form, sure to charm her fans, both old and new. Extracting and rearranging sentences from old and odd books, Dillard has composed ironic poems--some serious, some light--on poetr y's most heartfelt themes of love, nature, nostalgia, and death. A unique, clever, and original collection, Dillard's characteristic voice sounds throughout the pages. ...Show more

In Memoriam by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

$6.00 NZD

Category: Poetry | Series: The Carlton Classics | Reading Level: good

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by Translated by Edward Fitzgerald

$8.00 NZD

Category: Poetry | Reading Level: very good

The Twelve Poems of Christmas by Selected and Introduced by Carol Ann Duffy

$10.00 NZD

Category: Poetry | Reading Level: very good

Ten Poems from Scotland by Don Paterson (Editor)

$6.00 NZD

Category: Poetry | Reading Level: very good

Candlestick Press offers completely unique and beautiful poetry chapbooks, which can to be given instead of a greeting card. The chapbooks are designed and printed in the UK on high quality, tactile paper and are packaged with a bookmark `left blank

Twelve Poems about Birds by Edited by Jenny Swan

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Category: Poetry | Reading Level: very good

12 Poems written by; Bishop; Hardy; Wycherley; Clare

Ten Poems by Walter de la Mare

$8.00 NZD

Category: Poetry | Reading Level: very good

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of t he original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ...Show more

Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot

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Category: Poetry | Reading Level: very good

A lovely new hardback edition of T.S. Eliot's beloved cat poems with colourful illustrations by Axel Scheffler, the award-winning illustrator. Jellicle Cats come out tonight. Jellicle Cats come one come all: The Jellicle Moon is shining bright - Jellicles come to the Jellicle Ball. Cats! Some are sane, some are mad and some are good and some are bad. Meet magical Mr Mistoffelees, sleepy Old Deuteronomy and curious Rum Tum Tugger. But you'll be lucky to meet Macavity because Macavity's not there! In 1925 T.S. Eliot became co-director of Faber and Faber, who remain his publishers to this day. Throughout the 1930s he composed the now famous poems about Macavity, Old Deuteronomy, Mr Mistoffelees and many other cats, under the name of 'Old Possum', and included them in letters to his godchildren. In 1939 they were collected and published as Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats with cover illustrations by Eliot himself. They have since been re-published with illustrations by Nicolas Bentley and Edward Gorey. In 1981 Eliot's poems were set to music by Andrew Lloyd Webber as the musical Cats which went on to become the longest-running Broadway musical in history. ...Show more

Scattered Poems by Jack Kerouac

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Category: Poetry | Reading Level: very good

Spontaneous poetry by the author of On the Road, gathered from underground and ephemeral publications; including "San Francisco Blues," the variant texts of "Pull My Daisy," and American haiku.HERE DOWN ON DARK EARTHbefore we all go to HeavenVISIONS OF AMERICAAll that hitchhikinAll that railroadinAll th at comin backto America -Jack Kerouac ...Show more

John Donne: Poems by Paul Muldoon

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Category: Poetry | Series: Poet to Poet S. | Reading Level: very good

John Donne (1572-1631) forfeited his Parliamentary seat and was briefly imprisoned when his secret marriage to Ann More was uncovered in 1601. He spent the subsequent decade in poverty, trying to rehabilitate his reputation. He entered the Church in 1615, and become Dean of St Paul's. His first volume o f poetry was published posthumously in 1633. In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to some of the greatest poets of our literature. ...Show more

Run with the Hunted: A Charles Bukowski Reader by Charles Bukowski; John Martin (Editor)

$25.00 NZD

Category: Hardback fiction | Reading Level: very good

To his legions of fans, Charles Bukowski was counterculture icon. From his odd jobs and wanderings to his drunken debauches and literary successes, his unique personality came alive.Here in the first and only audio anthology of his writing, Bukowski reads memorable selections of his own work. These poem s and short stories serve as an autobiographical account of Bukowski's extreme life. With his gift of observation and view from the rough and raw side of life, this recording gives us the dark, literary explorations of this remarkable writer. ...Show more