Poetry

Paradise Lost

by William Kerrigan, John Rumrich & Stephen M. Fallon

Edited by William Kerrigan, John Rumrich, and Stephen M. Fallon

John Milton’s Paradise Lost, an epic poem on the clash between God and his fallen angel, Satan, is a profound meditation on fate, free will, and...

Come, Thief: Poems

by Jane Hirshfield

A revelatory, indispensable collection of poems from Jane Hirshfield that centers on beauty, time, and the full embrace of an existence that time cannot help but steal from our arms.

Hirshfield is unsurpassed...

Wheeling Motel

by Franz Wright

In his tenth collection of poetry, Franz Wright gives us an exquisite book of reconciliation with the past and acceptance of what may come in the future.

From his earliest years, he writes in “Will,” he...

I Shall Not Be Moved: Poems

by Maya Angelou

The best selling author presents a new collection of poems. This new volume of poetry captures the pain and triumph of being black and speaks out about history, heartbreak and love.

From the Hardcover edition....

And Still I Rise

by Maya Angelou

These new poems are powerful, distinctive and as always, full of lifting rhythms of love and remembering.

From the Hardcover edition.

Absentia

by William Stobb

New from the author of Nervous Systems, winner of the National Poetry Series.

William Stobb has won acclaim for wide-ranging poetry that features tender realism, jazzy dissonance, luminous descriptions, and,...

Dinosaur Bones

by Elaine Whybro

A debut collection of modern contemporary poetry covering subjects of "Parenthood", "Politics" and "Funny Old World". The 30 poems cover many aspects of modern day life including "Facebook", "Haldron Collider",...

Selected Poems of Edward Thomas

by Matthew Hollis

When Edward Thomas was killed at the Battle of Arras in 1917 his poems were largely unpublished. But in the years since his death, his work has come to be cherished for its rare, sustained vision of the natural...

Tippoo Sultan's Incredible White-Man-Eating Tiger Toy-Machine!!!

by Daljit Nagra

Look We Have Coming to Dover!, the remarkable debut by Daljit Nagra, marked the arrival of a thrilling new voice in poetry and won the Forward Prize for Best First Collection along the way. In this, his second...

A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant, and a Prayer

by Eve Ensler

Selections from the “Until the Violence Stops” Festival

Featuring writings by Abiola Abrams • Edward Albee • Tariq Ali • Maya Angelou • Periel Aschenbrand • Patricia Bosworth • Nicole Burdette...

We Had More To Say: Poems from the Pilgrimage Road

by Raymond Zachary Ortiz

Ortiz's poems expand the idea of pilgrimage to include those experiences which touch some profound dimension within, when connections are made with what might be called "soul" or "spirit," when the tourist becomes...

I Ask the Impossible: Poems

by Ana Castillo

An Anchor Books Original

Cherished for her passionate fiction and exuberant essays, the author hailed by Julia Alvarez as ?una storyteller de primera,? and by Barbara Kingsolver in The Los Angeles Times as ?impossible...

Propa Propaganda

by Benjamin Zephaniah

Benjamin Zephaniah is an oral poet, novelist, playwright, children’s writer and reggae artist. Born in 1958 in Birmingham, he grew up in Jamaica and in Handsworth, where he was sent to an approved school for...

The Water Table

by Philip Gross

Winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize. A powerful and ambiguous body of water lies at the heart of these poems, with shoals and channels that change with the forty-foot tide. Even the name is fluid – from one shore,...

The Cinnamon Peeler

by Michael Ondaatje

Michael Ondaatje’s selected poems, The Cinnamon Peeler, brings together poems written between 1963 and 1990, including work from his most recent collection, Secular Love. These poems bear witness to the...

Handwriting

by Michael Ondaatje

"Tumultuous, vibrant, tragic and over too soon." --Newsday

Handwriting is Michael Ondaatje's first new book of poetry since The Cinnamon Peeler. The exquisite poems collected here draw on history, mythology,...

Seeing Stars

by Simon Armitage

A thrilling new collection from the hugely acclaimed British poet Simon Armitage. With its vivid array of dramatic monologues, allegories, and tall tales, this absurdist, unreal exploration of modern society...

William McGonagall

by Colin Walker

William McGonagall was born in Edinburgh in 1830. His father was a poor hand-loom weaver, and his work took his family to Glasgow, then to Dundee. William attended school for eighteen months before the age of...

Ink Stone

by Jamie McKendrick

The best ink stones are slates from Chinese riverbeds, but in the long history of their use these have all been found. As one expert writes, 'the better the stone, the smaller and more consistent the particles...

Shining Brow

by Paul Muldoon

Originally commissioned by Madison Opera as a libretto for American composer Daron Aric Hagen, Shining Brow can be read as a dramatic poem in its own right. Displaying all the structural ingenuity and subtle...